Four Filipino short films showcased at a mini-film event in Barcelona SOMOS VIAJERXS The short film on screen before Spanish moviegoers. The works of four Filipino filmmakers were shown at the Casal de Barri del Raval recently in Barcelona. The films Somos Viajerxs (We Are Travellers) by AC Maria,...
Korean actor Jang Hyuk and actress Kim Hye-yoon, star of the movie “The Girl on a Bulldozer” and the drama “Snowdrop,” will be honored at the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) which will run from July 15 to 28, and on July 23 and July 28 to 31 at Asia Society The 20th edition of NYAFF is...
How the British in Manila commemorate Pride Month The British Embassy in Manila and the British Council in the Philippines, with support from the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), celebrated Pride month through an event called “The Road to Pride Continues.” The event brought...
The New York Asian Film Foundation and Film at Lincoln Center announced the first lineup of movies that will be screened at the 20th anniversary edition of the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF), which will start on July 15. After two years, the NYAFF will return as an in-person event with more...
Netflix and the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) have offered their condolences to Korean actress Kang Soo-youn who died on May 7 after suffering cardiac arrest. She was 55. She became the first Korean actor to win at the Venice International Film Festival. For her role in the movie “The...
ATHENS - American actress Emma Stone and Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos have teamed up once again for a new short, silent film shot on a Greek island in black and white. Tackling loss, necrophilia and rugged Greek landscapes, "Bleat" is the pair's first collaboration since their 2019 brush...
The upcoming Baz Luhrmann-directed "Elvis" biopic will release an accompanying original soundtrack that features Doja Cat, among others. Said movie’s original soundtrack features the lead single “Vegas” – performed by Doja Cat -- that incorporates elements off Elvis Presley’s early hit...
...animal villains, that is By Bill Urrutia I was never terrified of cartoon villains from the animated films of the ‘90s and early 2000s. In fact, the so-called anti-heroes are—in a lot of ways—more intriguing: They're almost always fashionable, deadly competent, have a knack for witty...
Clodualdo del Mundo, Jr. chooses not to forget ' Ang Daigdig ng mga Api ' We have read the newly launched book, " Ang Daigdig ng mga Api : Remembering a Lost Film" by Clodualdo “Doy” del Mundo, Jr., which he pursued against all odds with the help of Dik Trofeo, assistant director and script...
Literature, movies, and series about the imagined apocalypse and the post-apocalypse to keep our minds off this one Apocalyptic fiction challenges us to think of a far-fetched world, somewhere entirely different from reality. In the Covid era, however, most of the horrific, imagined narratives...
Yasujiro Ozu’s trilogy, comprising of Late Spring (1949), Early Summer (1951), and Tokyo Story (1953), is regarded by many as his magnum opus and some of the greatest works in cinema. By Josh Morente OZU'S FILMS Movie posters of (from left) Late Spring, Early Summer, and Tokyo Story Informal...
Renowned mountaineer Capt. Um Hong-gil, whose life was the subject of the film “The Himalayas," will become the first Korean to launch own DNA into space. This was announced by Celestis Inc., the pioneer of Memorial Spaceflight Services for those seeking to celebrate a life or the life of a loved...
