India women journalists take the spotlight in a male-dominated field A CALLING Suneeta works as a journalist We got to see the 2021 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award and World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award winner, Writing with Fire , one of 15 feature documentaries shortlisted at the...
TBA Studios celebrates Philippine film history with ‘ Habambuhay ’ While the pandemic has given the local film industry a great challenge, pushing local cinema theaters to close their doors, it still found its way to thrive through virtual streaming platforms and other online releases. But it...
FDCP Chair Liza Dino-Seguerra The good news is, says FDCP Chair Liza Dino-Seguerra, in the latest study released, there had been zero cases of Covid-19 transmission in cinemas. ‘’So, yes...it's safe, as long as everyone participates in the process,’’ writes Liza in a Facebook post. Chair...
SM Cinema SM Cinema re-opens its doors to movie enthusiasts with new cinemas, exclusive screenings, and new ways to watch movies. Selected cinemas have opened around the country since Nov. 17, along with a new Cineplex at the newly opened SM City Grand Central. SM Cinema Grand Central houses four...
Kusina Kween Home cooks can show off their prized Christmas recipes in Cinema One’s Noche Buena challenge, where a P50,000 cash prize is at stake and the first-ever “Cinema One Kusina Kween” will be hailed. “Kusina Kween: The Noche Buena Challenge Promo” is open to all moms, titas and...
The silence still roars at 15! Before all the detailed dialogue, roaring sound effects, and even 5D cinema that amplify our viewing experience, back in the “Silent Years” of 1910-1927’s, films only had picture and hold no synchronized recorded sound. A silent film follows a format invented in...
EDITORS DESK Robert Requintina Did you know that the first film showing in the Philippines happened in Intramuros, Manila in 1900? According to the National Commission for the Culture and the Arts, a British identified only as Walgrah opened the first hall exclusively for movie viewing at No. 60...
Kristine Stewart in 'Spencer' Cinema One is treating movie lovers to a drive-in screening of the critically-acclaimed film “Spencer” about a tense Christmas holiday in the life of the late Princess Diana as portrayed by American actress Kristen Stewart. Happening this Dec. 4 (Saturday) at the...
SM Cinemas welcome moviegoers back! More movie houses are opening in Metro Manila as the holidays draw closer by the day. Adding to the list are SM Cinemas as they welcome moviegoers back to the big screen experience. Photo from SM Cinemas Leading its return is the SM Cinema Aura Premier, which...
The Taguig City government has issued reminders on health and safety protocols as cinemas and movie houses reopened in Metro Manila and in the provinces. Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano, Chairman Benhur Abalos Jr. of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and Charmaine Bauzon, president of...
A toast to Southeast Asian cinema A Hero A champion of Southeast Asian independent cinema, the Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) returns for its 32nd edition in theater-only from Nov. 25 to Dec. 5. This year’s festival will present a diverse, inclusive range of over 100 films by...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will use a "cinema approach" in its operation of the Dolomite beach in the Manila Bay to avoid repeat of violations of health protocols against COVID-19, which were observed for the past two weeks since it reopened to the public. DENR Usec....
