Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos has been using vlogs to reach as wide an audience as possible ahead of the May 9, 2022 elections. With now over 200 of these vlogs posted on his YouTube channel, a scouring of noteworthy snippets in these videos is in order. (Screenshot from Bongbong Marcos's...
'Leonor Will Never Die' (Carlos Mauricio/Sundance Institute) A "World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Innovative Spirit" was presented to Martika Ramirez Escobar, writer/director of "Leonor Will Never Die," the jury of the Sundance Film Festival announced on Jan. 29. "Leonor Will Never Die" is...
Filipina director Martika Ramirez Escobar carved a huge impact at this year's Sundance Film Festival with her film "Leonor Will Never Die" earning the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Innovative Spirit. The presenting juror, La Frances Hui, described the film as "a playful display of the...
A victory for the Filipino movie scene The Philippines’ entries to this year’s Sundance Film Festival bagged major nods. Martika Ramirez Escobar’s directorial debut film “ Ang Pagbabalik ng Kwago ” (“Leonor Will Never Die”) took home the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award:...
Procrastination in having your coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine will kill you. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) President Duterte gave this warning to Filipinos--particularly the hard-headed ones who keep refusing the jab--during his latest "Talk to the People" public briefing on...
PH wins Best ASEAN Short Film Award at 7th Bangkok ASEAN Film Festival The Philippine Embassy in Bangkok is pleased to announce that the Philippine entry entitled How to Die Young in Manila was given the Best ASEAN Short Film Award by the jury of the ASEAN Short Film Competition held during the 7th...
Taking Pinoy filmmaking to the world stage yet again “ Ang Pagbabalik ng Kwago ” (“Leonor Will Never Die”) is about to make its world premiere as it has been selected to compete in the World Cinema Dramatic competition of the Sundance Film Festival 2022. 'Ang Pagbabalik ng Kwago' ('Leonor...
A proper send-off for Daniel Craig and the birth of something new Daniel Craig as James Bond figuring out one of his final tasks Right off the bat, you’ll be greeted by a stirring event that leads to an interesting backstory. In “No Time To Die,” James Bond has left active service and is...
'No Time To Die' Any film that’s been billed and publicized as the last of its kind, will always carry a sense of finality, of closure, and ambivalence. In the case of this latest James Bond film, it’s Daniel Craig’s farewell to the character - his fifth and last outing as MI6’s 007, which...
Daniel Craig will star in his fifth and final James Bond film “No Time to Die,” which will open in Philippine cinemas on Dec. 15. “In No Time To Die,” Bond has left active service and is enjoying a quiet life in Jamaica. However, his peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter...
With the upcoming reopening of cinemas and movie houses in the Philippines, Universal Pictures International PH will release Daniel Craig’s James Bond film “No Time to Die” on Dec. 15. Craig is back for his fifth and final outing, bringing to a close a journey that has introduced the world to...
American films dominated the monthly box office in South Korea in October, according to numbers from the Korean Film Council (KOFIC). In the 10 top-grossing films in Korea in October, six were from the US, two from South Korea and two from Japan. (Clockwise from top left) “Venom: Let There Be...
