An experience lost from the pandemic? It took a while for my eyes to get used to the dark. I’ve forgotten how that works inside a movie theater. I squinted, my hands groping for the rails as I took small and measured steps to make sure I didn't trip and disrupt the silence of the six other people...
Editor’s note: With the animated series Trese featuring Philippine mythology still making waves on Neflix, where it trended in at least 19 countries within three days of its release last month, allow us to share with you this list of other celebrated Filipino originals on the streaming site. The...
INDUSTRY DIRECTION This week's Philippine Panorama goes behind the scenes of the local film industry. Cover design by the author A year ago, at the height of the current health crisis, a couple of my friends in film were distressed as productions, like many other businesses, had to shut down due to...
The acclaimed director, Mamoru Hosoda, who’s known for his animated films like “The Girl Who Leapt Through Time,” “The Boy and the Beast,” and “Mirai” is set to premiere another film titled “Belle.” A snapshot of ‘Belle’ (photo from comicbook.com) Slated for theatrical release...
Soon this will all be over—Are we better now? The pandemic has hastened the world’s transition to the digital age. It has also given us more time to reflect and improve ourselves as we spend time in quarantine. Many things have changed, including the education sector. Learning, like a lot of...
What’s up, Gen Z? Raf (Rob Gomez) gatecrashing on Fiona's (Alexa Miro) birthday Since cinemas are still closed, movie watching takes a different turn with Erik Matti’s newest Generation Z romantic comedy, A Girl and A Guy , which began streaming on June 24, 2021 at https://upstream.ph/ . Casual...
This time, the gang is performing on a bigger stage! Still from 'Sing 2' Better do your vocal warm ups and get ready to sing along as Illumination and Universal Pictures finally drop the trailer of the sequel of its beloved animated musical comedy film “Sing” today. The latest feature, titled...
Since its fruition in 2005, the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival has been the most prominent film festival for indie films—often seen as the platform for rising filmmakers to share their art and vision. Cinemalaya, the most prominent film festival in the Philippines On its 17th...
Reconstructing pride in 'Breaking Fast' Mo and Kal go out on a date Queerness is everywhere. Since June is pride month, we got to see a different perspective from the Arab Film and Media Institute when they brought the cast and crew of “ Breaking Fast” to talk about the “Gay-rab”...
The Udine Far East Film Festival in Italy will pay homage to the late multi-awarded film actor, director Eddie Garcia on its 23rd year. It will run a special tribute section dubbed "Eddie Garcia: Life as a Film Epic (Ommagio a Eddie Garcia : La vita come un’epopea cinematografica)," from June 24...
Quiapo Church's use of "banderitas" made out of single-use plastic has rubbed an environmental group the wrong way. These trinkets made out of thin-film plastic have made the EcoWaste Coalition unhappy. (Photo from EcoWaste Coalition) EcoWaste Coalition has called out the Quiapo Church for...
Billionaire pugilist-senator and all-around entertainer Manny Pacquiao is back to doing movies. Out soon is "Zeus," a new film he co-produced with its star Chris Soriano who is also credited as its writer, director. Manny took to social media to promote the film. He wrote, "I believe this film will...
