Are we expecting cinemagoers back with a vengeance at the 2022 Metro Manila Film Festival? If there is a tourism revenge, will the moviegoer return to the theaters with a vengeance for the 2022 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF)? Noel Trinidad and Liza Lorena, stars of 'Family Matters' film The past...
The Covidization of leisure and entertainment in the Philippines NEW KING OF VIDEOS Among the victors in the post-pandemic world are video-on-demand services In the past two years, do you remember how many shows you’ve streamed online? How many video calls have you attended? How many times have...
Chai Fonacier uses folk magic for revenge in the Irish-Filipino collaboration film Nocebo Nocebo is a revenge battle between successful children clothes’ designer Christine (Eva Green) and Filipina housekeeper Diana (Chai Fonacier) with Irish director Lorcan Finnegan using faith...
The American Film Institute (AFI), “a nonprofit organization with a mandate to champion the moving image as an art form” established in 1967, announced the 10 outstanding films and 10 outstanding TV programs selected as honorees of its AFI Awards 2022. “AFI AWARDS shines a light upon...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Pop megastar Taylor Swift is set to direct a feature-length film, US media reported Friday. The singer-songwriter behind hits like "Shake It Off" has written a script that will be produced by Searchlight Pictures, Variety and others reported. "Taylor is a once in a generation...
Soliman Cruz, Bart Guingona, and Noel Sto. Domingo give thrilling performances on international waters The pandemic has given our “small” actors big roles in the international art film arena. We have Dolly de Leon in Triangle of Sadness , Stefanie Arianne in Plan 75 , Chai Fonacier in Nocebo ,...
Cannes Film Festival best director Park Chan-wook’s “Decision to Leave” swept the awards again, this time at the 43rd Blue Dragon Film Awards held on Nov. 25 at KBS Hall in Seoul, South Korea. “Decision to Leave,” starring Chinese actress Tang Wei and Korean actor Park Hae-il, was...
Korean director Park Chan-wook’s film “Decision to Leave,” South Korea’s entry to the 95th Oscars, swept the 42nd Korean Association of Film Critics Awards held on Nov. 23 in Seoul. “Decision to Leave,” which was screened at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, bagged six awards. It won Best...
How Long Can a Memory Last Taking ahead its legacy of preserving memories, Kingston Technology, a world leader of memory products and technology solutions, today kick-started its 35th Year Anniversary celebrations with the premiere of micro-film How Long Can a Memory Last. The brand-new micro-film...
International Film Industry Conference 2022 aims to bring synergy to stakeholders Hearing film experts from neighboring ASEAN countries and bridging connections for progressive co-productions are the goals of the government to help the film industry rise against the economic slump caused by the...
Senator Jose ‘’Jinggoy’’ Ejercito Estrada, during Tuesday’s plenary session November 8, 2022, raised issues “plaguing the barely surviving” film industry in the country. Only nine local movies have been released out of 20 Filipino films reviewed by the Movie and Television Review and...
In memoriam From left: Benji Garcia, Joseph Israel Laban, and Siegfreid Barros-Sanchez Cinemalaya 2022 honored the legacy of the late artists Benji Garcia, Flor Salanga, Sigfreid Barros-Sanchez, Joseph Israel Laban, and Eduardo Roy Jr. at the just-concluded Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival....
