Eight Filipino movies will be shown at the Asian Film Festival in Rome, at the Casa del Cinema, Largo Marcello Mastroianni 1 from July 30 to Aug. 5. Under the First Live Festival, these are: "Kaputol" by Mac Alejandre A movie within a movie starring Cherie Gil, Angel Aquino, and Alfred Vargas....
'Peninsula' stars Kang Dong-won (left) Lee Jung-hyun hold thank-you messages after their movie reached 2 million in total admissions on July 21 (Next Entertainment World) “Peninsula,” the sequel to the 2016 hit Korean zombie film “Train to Busan,” has reached 2 million in total...
Filipino fans give tribute to Italy’s greatest composer By Rica Arevalo Earlier this month, on July 6, world-renowned Italian composer Ennio Morricone bid adieu at the age of 91. He received his Academy Award for Quentin Tarantino ’s film The Hateful Eight in 2016, the oldest person to...
Korean actor Kang Dong Won (left) in 'Peninsula' (KOFIC, Red Peter Films, NEW) “Peninsula,” the much-awaited sequel to the 2016 hit Korean zombie movie “Train to Busan,” premiered on top of the box office in South Korea and continued its dominance on the second day. The 2020 Cannes...
Life in a vertical viewpoint. Illustration by Ariana Maralit Netflix has caused social backlash in 2016 after streaming an altered version of Xavier Dolan ’s 2014 feature film Mommy . No scenes were cut, slurs coming from the mouth of a mentally...
Poster for 'Life In A Day' project Oscar-winning director Kevin MacDonald and producer Ridley Scott are once again calling on people from all over the world to create a footage of a single day in their lives. Â The two first garnered snippets of people's lives a decade ago through the...
Yoo Ah-in (left) and Park Shin-hye in '#Alive' (Photos courtesy of Korean Film Council/Zip Cinema) The Korean zombie film “#Alive,” starring Yoo Ah-in and Park Shin-hye, has topped the box office in South Korea as cinema attendance continued to rise despite the ongoing coronavirus disease...
