John Tawasil reviews Lem Lorca’s ‘Broken Hearts Trip’, one of the ten entries in this year’s MMFF 2023 Broken Hearts Trip opens with auditions for the titular reality show, where three “judgers” (Tart Carlos, Jacklyn Jose and Christian Bables) try to weed out contestants based on their sad stories. Many contestants
Tag: Metro Manila Film Festival
GOMBURZA Ignites Praises and Rave Reviews at its Star-studded Grand Red Carpet Premiere Night
MANILA, Philippines – As the countdown to the 49th Metro Manila Film Festival draws near, the historical biopic GOMBURZA receives an electrifying wave of enthusiasm during the star-studded red carpet premiere night at the Gateway Cineplex Cinema 5 on December 23. Heralded as the biggest historical film of the decade, GOMBURZA’s narrative has ignited conversations
Our best friends on which #MMFF2015 they are watching
The 41st Metro Manila Film Festival just kicked off. And while that Philbert Dy tweet is true, the communal feeling of every Filipino actually going to the theaters is a welcome one. We asked some people on which MMFF film they are catching. The turnaround isn’t surprising; they clearly still are looking
Here’s your ultimate guide to the Metro Manila Film Festival 2015
Cinephiles are spent in December. I know. I wish it’s from Black Friday sales, too! December means: Oscar predictions, and by extension Twitter wars; year-ender “best of” lists, and by extension comment wars; and MMFF, which inflicts you this internal war of whether to love or hate it. Needless to say,
Brace yourself, Here come the 2015 MMFF New Wave finalists
The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) just announced the lineup of films competing in their New Wave competition. The competition will be split into three categories: Full-Length Features, HOOQ Short Films, and Animation. All will be open-themed, making competition pretty steep as editors, writers, and directors — both old and new — are allowed
6 tips on surviving the ‘film festival’ season
As if Cinemalaya wasn’t enough… It’s been a long way down the road since Alexis Tioseco’s Wishful Thinking for Philippine Cinema in which he relays what Philippine Cinema has been missing out on in the last half century. But what I followed more closely in that long list was what he said
