Korean actress Park So-dam, 30, who starred in the Academy Award Best Picture “Parasite,” has been diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer. According to his agency, Artist Company, Park So-dam found out she has cancer during a health examination. “Actress Park So-dam was diagnosed with...
TANGHAL TAHIMIK From left: Ha-Ha-Hambog , Ang Pagsuyo sa Paru-paro ng Gabi , and Pagdadalaga ng Dalagang Bukid Frequently asked questions about silent films are “what is its relevance?” and “are there still silent movies to this day?” The International Silent Film Festival (ISFF)...
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...
After almost two years, local cinemas welcome moviegoers back This week, Filipinos in Metro Manila mark their return to the cinemas as protocols loosened, allowing them to see blockbuster films on huge screens and in surround sound with safety measures in mind, of course. How was it, you asked?...
Some movie theaters within and outside Metro Manila will resume operations on Nov. 10, the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) said Friday, Nov. 5. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP / FILE PHOTO) The regulatory body made the announcement after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the...
Suffice it to say that Dr. Tony Leachon's warnings against the reopening of cinemas mean nothing to Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) Spokesperson Harry Roque. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (Photo from Harry Roque's Facebook) "Hindi po kami...
For the first time since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Alert Level System (ALS) was implemented, Metro Manila residents will find out what it's like to live under alert level 3, which will be observed in the capital region from Oct. 16, 2021 to Oct. 31, 2021. (Erik Witsoe/ Unsplash) Alert...
Presidential Adviser on Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion has attested to the safety of cinemas as a venue when ti comes to controlling the spread of the dreaded coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Jonatan Moerman/ Unsplash) While cinemas and movie houses have remained closed for...
Will cinemas and amusement centers like arcades finally reopen these "ber" months considering Metro Manila's impending switch to the more lax general community quarantine (GCQ) this coming Wednesday, Sept. 8? (Photo by Erik Witsoe/ Unsplash) It's not likely, but there's a glimmer of hope according...
You’re going to hell because you’re gay! GAY TOGETHER Cast looks good onscreen and has rapport We have seen Gameboys The Movie on its third week at https://www.ktx.ph/ and it pretty satisfies our need for lockdown entertainment this ECQ. The voice of the young LGBTQ+ is loud and clear in a...
A look at the dialogues of different movie eras Motion picture was introduced in the country toward the end of the Spanish rule in the 1890s and it was during the American period in 1919 when the first Filipino film, Dalagang Bukid , directed by Jose Nepomuceno,was produced. Adapting film to a...
Thanks to celebrated filmmaker and documentarist Dr. Clodualdo Del Mundo’s curation Filipinos make the best documentaries. Pinoy-made documentaries are some of the most substantial, informative, and well-made programs in Philippine cinema and television. This has become more apparent now amid the...
