With the type of year we've had this 2020, perhaps the best antidote is some mindless comedy. This may be the motivation that compelled ABS-CBN Films and Cineko Productions to push through with another instalment of the Mang Kepweng franchise.
Synopsis: Mang Kepweng: Ang Lihim ng Bandanang...
Iza Calzado (left) and Charlie Dizon
Following the 46th Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2020 Virtual Awards ceremonies last Sunday, Dec. 27, actress Iza Calzado acknowledged Charlie Dizon's victory with a heartfelt post on Instagram.
Iza, one of the lead stars of "Tagpuan," expressed...
As the only horror entry in this year's Metro Manila Film Festival, Regal Films' The Missing certainly had to meet a lot of expectations from horror aficionados.
Unlike in previous years, the annual film festival is not shown on movie theaters, but rather employs the Upstream online...
Now that the outcome of the 46th annual Metro Manila Film Festival is finally out of the bag, with last night's staging of the virtual Gabi ng Parangal, showbiz insiders eagerly await the consequent reactions from various groups involved in this year's competition. For years, the...
Paulo Avelino (right) and Charlie Dizon
"Fan Girl," a story of an obsessed teenage girl who spent an unforgettable night with her idol, won Best Picture at the virtual 2020 Metro Manila Film Festival Awards ceremonies on Dec. 27.
Paulo Avelino and Charlie Dizon were named Best Actor and...
The 2020 Metro Manila Film Festival announced on Thursday, December 24, its nominees in 19 categories.
Films "The Boy Foretold By The Stars,"Magikland," and "The Missing" topped this year's nominees with 12 each. Ten movies are taking part in the first ever virtual MMFF.
Organizers said that...
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Elijah Alejo
Various GMA Artist Center talents make their way through the first-ever online edition of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) as they are set to appear in some of this year's entries, continuing the holiday tradition among Filipino families of watching local...
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The Metro Manila Film Festival has been part of our Christmas celebrations for decades. (naka 100 versions pa nga ata ang Shake Rattle and roll sa MMFF!) But obviously for this year, the pandemic is breaking the festival's tradition of making theatres and cinemas exclusive for the...
Alden Richards (right) and Derrick Monasterio
One of the most-awaited movies in the virtual 2020 Metro Manila Film Festival is "The Boy Foretold By The Stars" which made history as the first Filipino BL movie and the first BL rom-com to be part of annual filmfest.
Writer-director Dolly...
John Arcilla is 'Father Suarez: The Healing Priest'
Award-winning actor John Arcilla is all praises for the late Filipino Catholic healing priest Fr. Fernando Suarez for being humble and simple.
But Arcilla revealed that he almost backed out of the biopic "Father Suarez: The Healing Priest"...
John Arcilla as 'Fr. Suarez: The Healing Priest'
One of the most highly anticipated films in competition for the online edition of the Metro Manila Film Festival this holiday season is "Father Suarez, The Healing Priest." Joven Tan directs, screenplay by Bernard Canabral with Saranggola Media...
Metro Manila Film Festival 2020 entry "The Boy Foretold By The Stars" is not just a story about two boys discovering the thrill of young romance, but a movie that celebrates the reality that love is destined for each and everyone.
This rom-com movie is a collaboration of three...