Persistence is the main takeaway in John Paul Su’s Toto, which means you’re expected to forgive its inevitable Wizard Of Oz reference. Attuned to its hero’s spirits, the film is relentless at satirizing the notion of the American Dream, by way and form of its jocularly naive Filipino with an
Tag: MMFF New Wave 2015
Nico Antonio talks working with JM De Guzman and their new film ‘Tandem’
Nico Antonio has been around for as long as you can remember. From his roles on TV’s On The Wings Of Love and on the Cinemalaya film Posas (Shackled), he makes a full turn to a more mature role with JM de Guzman in King Palisoc‘s first feature, Tandem which tells the story of small-time crooks
The trailer for ‘Ari: My Life with a King’
These aren’t many films being made about poetry, which is why I’m glad to see that the [inlinetweet prefix=”The ” tweeter=”@FilmPoliceRevs” suffix=”. #MMFFNewWave”]Kapampangan drama Ari: My Life with a King is playing at the upcoming MMFF New Wave. Take a look at the trailer[/inlinetweet] above. The film is set in Pampanga, a city
Watch Sid Lucero do different levels of Tom Cruise in trailer for ‘Toto’
Different levels of Tom Cruise? Ha! Get it? Save for its protagonist’s knack for Cruise’s shades in movies, the new film Toto has nothing to do with the Dorian Gray of Hollywood Action. Instead, it pivots around a young man (played by Sid Lucero) who will do every thing that will get him a
