Launched on April 27 through the initiative of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) in partnership with the National Quincentennial Committee (NQC) is Kidlat Tahimik's inaugural Unsung Sariling Bayani (USB) Short Film Competition. In a recent press conference, Kidlat...
SCREENCRUNCH: Still, the film delivers on its promise of pure, wholesome, unadulterated violence—and more By now, you’ve probably seen the latest film remake of ‘90s video game title “Mortal Kombat.” You probably know (*SPOILER ALERT*) that there’s a chance it will get a second...
‘New director of the decade’ Ramin Bahrani makes his biggest film on Netflix Rag to riches story of an Indian driver We caught the live streaming of Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) Master Class with director Ramin Bahrani last week with TIFF executive director and co-head Cameron...
Kit Thompson was named best actor at the recent 54th WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival for his performance in "Belle Douleur." This was announced by festival organizers through Facebook, Tuesday. “Kit Thompson's charming performance in ‘Belle Douleur’ was easy to fall in love with...
Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety/REX/Shutterstock Being at 93, the Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, has definitely seen a lot—from racial discriminations to political assassinations and world wars. Now with the pandemic topping its list, it still remained true to its “the...
High school students from Alaminos, Pangasinan bagged the Best International Documentary Film award for their short film titled "Sa Layag ng Bangkang Paurong" (Boats that Sail Backward) during the recent Fresh International Film Festival in Limerick, Ireland. WORLD-BEATERS--Students of Alaminos...
The star-crossed lovers are coming back to the big screen Rachel Zegler as Maria (PHOTO BY NIKO TAVERNISE/TWENTIETH CENTURY STUDIOS) Are you ready to witness again one of the most iconic love stories ever depicted on stage and in film? Well, here’s a tease. On Oscars Sunday, April 25, 2021,...
Post-apocalyptic lessons for our seemingly apocalyptic times Just when the apocalypse seems closer than ever, here’s another flick to keep you grounded—er—entertained. When you’re already living in the apocalypse, who needs a film about it? Well, “Love and Monsters” (2020) isn’t so...
SPOILER ALERT: There’s not much Just this week, fans of the Gundam franchise received what is probably the best news from 2021 so far. A live action Gundam movie is in the works and it will be coming out on Netflix. The announcement came from a post from the official Twitter account of Sunrise,...
'Alon!' Director and Benildean educator Gabby Fernandez with Benilde Center for Partnership Advancement Director and Former Benilde Vice President for Advancement Robin Serrano at the 2020 London International Film Festival. The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) has recently...
The ‘Justice League’ director returns to his roots, but not with the kind of undead you are familiar with Zack Snyder on the set of ‘Army of the Dead’ (Netflix) After the success of the release of his originally intended version of the “Justice League” film, Zack Snyder is again making...
Even with the ongoing pandemic, the awards season carried on with the recent presentation of the British Academy Film Awards over the weekend. For the first time, the BAFTA Film Awards were held at the Royal Albert Hall in London, giving recognition to the past year’s honorable British and...
