Saturday 31 December 2016

Philippine Cinema: Best Films for 2016


My Verdict For Metro Manila Film Festval 2016 Short Films



Friday 30 December 2016

Metro Manila Film Festival 2016 List of Winners


Wednesday 28 December 2016

My Verdict for Metro Manila Film Festival 2016


Tuesday 27 December 2016

Movie Review: Vince & Kath & James

Vince and Kath and James” is a teen romance movie that shows how to love with #NoFilter. When Kath (Julia Barretto) starts receiving sweet, anonymous texts, she wonders who they might be from. Could it be from Vince (Joshua Garcia), the nerdy, torpe guy she can’t stand, or James (Ronnie Alonte), the cute varsity player she likes? How will her love story unfold? Will someone love her in real life, beyond the bright screen of her phone? 

Movie Review: Die Beautiful

Trisha, a Filipino transgender woman, suddenly dies while being crowned in a beauty pageant. Her last wish was to be presented as a different celebrity on each night of her wake, but her conservative father wants to bury her as a man. Trisha's friends are left with no choice but to steal her body and hold the wake in a secret location. And as Trisha is transformed to look like different celebrities, they also look back at the colorful and extraordinary life that she has led - being a son, a sister, a mother, a friend, a lover, a wife, and ultimately, a queen. 


Movie Review: Kabisera

Inspired by true story, Kabisera is a film about a tightly knit family whose lives fall apart after a tragic incident. Mercy, Nora Aunor’s character takes the central seat (Kabisera) to hold her family together.

Monday 26 December 2016

MMFF 2016 First Day Box Office Top Grossing Films



Sunday 25 December 2016

Movie Review: Seklusyon

Set in 1947, Seklusyon is about the aspiring priests that are sent to a remote convent to live in seclusion (Seklusyon) on the last day of their training. The purpose is to shield them from evil of the world. The plot thickens when a mysterious young girl comes to the convent but the question is whether she is really sent by God or by the Evil. This is the challenge awaits the candidates. 

Movie Review: Oro

The film is about the lives of simple folk caught between the crossfire of Kapitana accused of political patronage, and Patrol Kalikasan using the environment as a front for their own political and economic interests on the small mining community. As the provincial government and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) fight over the jurisdiction over small-scale mining operations, Elmer and Linda suffer the devastating consequences of the legacy of violence and corruption of the country’s turbulent political and ideological history.

Movie Review: Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank 2 #ForeverIsNotEnough

Eugene Domingo is back as “Eugene Domingo” in this much-anticipated follow-up to the independent box-office hit movie, Ang Babae sa Septic Tank. Together with her director/writer (Rainier), her line producer (Jocelyn) and their rookie production assistant (Lennon), Eugene prepares for her comeback vehicle after a long sabbatical from movie making. Rainier proposes “The Itinerary,” a heartbreaking anatomy of a crumbling marriage as told through a couple’s trip to Baguio, their former honeymoon location. Eugene Domingo is excited by the project but she has other ideas in mind. In the film-within-the-film, we see Eugene’s absurd suggestions and recommendations -- changing Rainier’s script by employing the poetics of the Pinoy romantic comedy genre into what is supposedly a realistic portrayal of love and marriage.

Saturday 24 December 2016

Movie Review: Saving Sally

Marty is an aspiring comic-book artist who is secretly in love with his beautiful best friend, Sally, the gadget inventor. Like every love story, there are complications: Sally has abusive monster parents and a literal dick for a boyfriend, while Marty has the innate ability to do nothing about everything despite his vivid fantasies of defending the love of his life from the big bad world.

Movie Review: Sunday Beauty Queen

Sunday Beauty Queen is a real-life Cinderella tale of a Filipina house helper who dreams to be a Beauty Queen in Hong Kong. Beneath Hong Kong's glittering facade, Filipinas working as domestic helpers work in relative anonymity and for near slave wages. In a beauty pageant like no other in the world, five helpers give themselves makeovers for a day and gleefully reclaim their dignity. 

MMFF 2016 Parade of Stars and Cinema Evaluation Board Ratings




Photos credit to Erickson Dela Cruz

Friday 23 December 2016

Watch: Stars of MMFF 2016 Entry Seklusyon Reaction After Watching Their Film


Thursday 22 December 2016

Watch: Stars of MMFF 2016 Entry Oro Reaction After Watching Their Film


Tuesday 20 December 2016

Rawr Awards 2016 List of Winners


Monday 19 December 2016

Nora Aunor's MMFF 2016 Entry Kabisera Tackles Family Ties and Extra Judicial Killings


Sunday 18 December 2016

MMFF 2016 Entry: Saving Sally Journeys From A Short Film To A Full Length Live Animated Film About Monster and Love


Stars of MMFF 2016 Entry Oro Share Experience On Doing The Film


MMFF 2016 Entry: Vince & Kath & James Takes On How Millennials Fall In Love


Saturday 17 December 2016

Movie Review: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

In a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire's ultimate weapon of destruction. This key event in the Star Wars timeline brings together ordinary people who choose to do extraordinary things, and in doing so, become part of something greater than themselves.

Mga Bitoon sa Siyudad - Metro Manila Film Festival 2016 Short Film Offcial Entry


Watch: Khalil Ramos' Reaction After Wacthing The Film Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank 2


Watch: Rhian Ramos' Reaction After Watching Saving Sally



Friday 16 December 2016

Movie Review: Mano Po 7 Chinoy

Mano Po Chinoy tackle family issues, relationships and present day scenario of Filipino-Chinese families and how they resolve conflicts and apprehensions within themselves. Richard Yap  plays a business tycoon who is overly protective and strict with his loved ones, including his wife (Jean Garcia) and kids (Enchong Dee, Janella Salvador, and Janna Agoncillo). But behiond the toughness is a family man full of love for his dear ones.
 

Sunday 11 December 2016

Poll: What films are you going to watch at the Metro Manila Film Festival 2016




Saturday 10 December 2016

Kabisera - On Honing Family Values and Knowing Your Role As A Member of the Family



Thursday 8 December 2016

Movie Review: The Super Parental Guardians

The Super Parental Guardians" is a hilarious family movie with a heart that revolves around unlikely "parents" Arci (Vice Ganda) and Paco (Coco Martin). Arci gains custody of his best friend's children Megan (Awra Briguela) and Ernie (Onyok Pineda) just before she dies. The children's uncle, Paco, has no choice but to join this newfound family. Arci and Paco will now embark on the craziest and greatest adventure of their lives as they play the roles of Momshie and Popshie to both Megan and Ernie.

Movie Review: Enteng Kabisote 10 and the Abangers

The comedy-adventure movie follows the reluctant hero in his latest fantastical escapade.  Through hard work and determination, Enteng Kabisote has used his talent to “butingting everything” to become an ironworks and robotics magnate. Since his last adventure in Engkantasya, he has settled down to becoming a successful businessman, community leader, and a doting grandfather to his cute and bubbly grandchild Benokis, as his son Benok (Oyo Boy Sotto) tackles fatherhood and his duty as a law enforcer.  Little does he know that trouble is brewing and he will be called on once again to save the world.


Mano Po 7 Chinoy - Country’s Biggest Film Franchise in Drama Opens In Cinemas December 14


Tuesday 6 December 2016

Die Beautiful Trailer and Poster - Metro Manila Film Festival 2016 Official Entry






Tuesday 29 November 2016

Saving Sally Trailer and Poster - Metro Manila Film Festival 2016 Official Entry






Oro Full Trailer and Poster - Metro Manila Film Festival 2016 Official Entry





Monday 28 November 2016

Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank 2 #ForeverIsNotEnough Full Trailer and Poster - Metro Manila Film Festival 2016 Official Entry







The Super Parental Guardians - Early Christmas Treat of Vice Ganda and Coco Martin For Moviegoers