Through a film, historians rehabilitate the memory of the Philippines’ third President, seen as a wartime Japanese collaborator in popular memory IN BLACK AND WHITE The docu-drama, as the title suggests, revolves around the misunderstood nationalist and former Philippine President Jose P. Laurel....
Better grab your popcorns—well, maybe not After more than a year and a half, finally, Manila dwellers will get the chance to experience again the pleasure of watching movies on the big screen. "Dune," “Kun Maupay Man It Panahon,” and “Spider-Man: No Way Home” With Metro Manila now under...
IATF allows the re-opening of cinemas Finally, movie cinemas are given the go-signal by the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to operate at 30 percent indoor venue capacity. Are we ready to see "No Time to Die," "Eternals," "Spiderman: No Way Home," "Dune," and other local flicks on the big screen? We...
ABS-CBN Film Productions, a unit of ABS-CBN Corp. and the Philippines’ leading movie outfit, is exporting its box office hits to India for adaptation in Bollywood. In a statement, ABS-CBN said it is forging a deal with India’s Global One Studios for the adaptation of five of its box office hits...
The 26th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) ended on Oct. 15, wrapping up as the first international event in South Korea to be held during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Strict health and safety protocols were implemented to prevent the spread of COVID-19. It opened on Oct. 6...
Renowned Filipino director Brillante Mendoza's movie won an award at the 26th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), which ended on Oct. 15 in Busan, South Korea. Mendoza’s film “Gensan Punch,” which had its world premiere at BIFF, bagged the Kim Jiseok Award, “given to the most...
Korean actor Yoo Ah-in and Japanese actress Aoi Yu won the top acting prizes at the 15th Asian Film Awards (AFA) held on Oct. 8. The AFA was hosted Asian Film Awards Academy (AFAA) in conjunction with the 26th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) and Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) at...
Call him by his name Timothay Cartier has just announced actor Timothée Chalamet as the house’s newest “Friend of the House.” The Maison made the announcement on the occasion of the highly-anticipated Dune premiere, in which Chalamet stars, at the Venice International Film Festival, for...
Stars, directors and other key figures in the movie industry descended on Busan, South Korea as the 26th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) kicked off on Oct. 6. The opening ceremony was held at Busan Cinema Center with “Vincenzo” star Song Joong-ki and “Parasite” actress Park So-dam...
A celebration of dance—harnessing the time and isolation of the past year to mold temporal shapes of motion Dance master Martha Graham once said, “Dance is the hidden language of the soul.” And, ask anyone who has even the slightest familiarity with the art, it would seem to be the case....
Popular Korean actor Lee Byung-hun will receive an award at the 15th Asian Film Awards to be held alongside the 26th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) next month in Busan, South Korea. Lee Byung-hun, 51, will be presented the Excellence in Asian Cinema Award, the first in Korea to receive...
Korean stars Song Joong-ki of “Vincenzo” and Park So-dam of “Parasite’ will be the hosts of the opening ceremony of the 26th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF). BIFF announced on Sept. 16 that the two will emcee the BIFF opening ceremony to be held on Oct. 6 at the Busan Cinema Center...
