Sunday 29 December 2019

Philippine Cinema: Best Films for 2019



Saturday 28 December 2019

Metro Manila Film Festival 2019 List of Winners



Friday 27 December 2019

My Verdict for Metro Manila Film Festival 2019




Movie Review: Mission Unstapabol: The Don Identity

Mission Unstapabol is centered on master strategist Don Robert Fortun (Sotto) who assembles a motley crew of experts collectively known as "The Dons" which consists of magician Zulueta (Pokwang), wrestler Johnson (Cuenca), car racer Kikong (Jelson Bay), and the mysterious master computer hacker Donna (Mendoza). the Dons, under the leadership of Don Robert, will pull-off the biggest plan to obtain the famed and heavily guarded Pearl of the Orient (Perlas ng Silangan) from the hands of Don Robert's scheming brother Benjamin "Benjie" Fortun (Manalo) and to vindicate his name from a henious crime he did not commit.


Movie Review: The Mall The Merrier

Vice Ganda and Anne Curtis play estranged and warring sisters, Moira Molina and Morissette Molina, whose battle with each other in renovating and resuscitating their now aging family mall to decipher who would inherit it begins after their parents died in a plane crash.

In the course of their topsy-turvy strife, they unleash an inevitable series of unfortunate events - the mall literally comes to life! They now have find the solution in order to stop the mannequins, models from posters and tarpaulins, movie characters, and other mall figures from creating more chaos.
 

Movie Review: 3Pol Trobol: Huli Ka Balbon

3Pol Trobol: Huli Ka Balbon tells the story of Apollo "Pol' Balbon (Coco Martin) who is a loving son to single mother Mary Balbon (Aiai delas Alas). Pol works as a bodyguard for the Executive Director of National Defense Agency who after discovering an anomaly on his agency, gets ambushed but manages to pass on what he knows to Pol before he dies. 

Tuesday 24 December 2019

MMFF 2019 Parade of Stars, Cinema Evaluation Board Ratings & MTRCB Ratings





Monday 23 December 2019

Movie Review: Culion

This is as much the story of three women as it is the story of Culion. In the 1940s, Anna, Doris, and Ditas are three leper patients who live in Culion at a time when the disease is practically a life sentence. No cure has yet been found, and no one is allowed to leave. You live and die there. It is why the place is called the Land of the Living Dead. Anna (Iza Calzado) never loses hope that soon a cure will be found, even when her baby is taken away from her. Doris (Jasmine Curtis-Smith) believes in the myth that a beautiful diwata will soon heal the place. Ditas (Meryll Soriano) keeps attempting to kill herself, helpless against the onslaught of memories from the outside world.


Sunday 22 December 2019

Movie Review: Miracle in Cell No.7

Aga Muhlach plays a mentally-ill man who is wrongfully charged with sexually assaulting and murdering a little girl who happens to be the daughter of a high-ranking official (Tirso Cruz III).   Joselito, the character played by Aga, has a very loving daughter named Yesha (Xia Vigor) who is left with nobody now that he is in prison. 

Movie Review: Sunod

Carmina Villaroel  plays a single mother named Olivia who accepts a high-paying but demanding job at a call center so she could pay for her sick daughter’s medical expenses. The new office is located in an old building in Manila. As Olivia tries to adjust to the strange environment, she also experiences a series of spooky events. When the pressures mount and affect her daughter’s behavior, Olivia is forced to uncover the mystery behind the office walls.
 

Saturday 21 December 2019

Movie Review: Mindanao

Mindanao is about Saima (Judy Ann Santos) who spends the final days of her sickly daughter Aisa at the House of Hope in Davao City while waiting for her husband Malang (Allen Dizon), a combat medic, to come back home from an offensive operation in the province of Maguindanao. Saima witnesses how other patients have triumphed over cancer while some did not. Malang witnesses how death awaits on the battlefield as he tries to save the wounded soldiers where some survived and some did not. 

Movie Review: Write About Love

An aspiring scriptwriter and hopeless romantic young female writer (Miles Ocampo) teams up with a seasoned male writer (Rocco Nacino) in creating the perfect romantic movie. As they go about their writing sessions, their progress and revisions are acted out by the characters, Joyce (Yeng Constantino) and Marco (Joem Bascon), who are celebrating their first 100 days as a couple. Their clashing personalities and different perspectives on relationships lead them towards a path of self-discovery, together realizing what it truly takes to write about love.


Friday 20 December 2019

Poll: What films are you going to watch at the Metro Manila Film Festival 2019?


Thursday 19 December 2019

Movie Review: Kalel, 15

Kalel knows a thing or two about secrets. His mother has an ongoing affair with a married man. His sister had undergone an abortion at a young age. And to top it all, he is the son of a priest. He grew up being told to be ashamed and apologize for sins he did not commit. Insecure about his past and upbringing, he winds up recklessly searching for love and validation from complete strangers he meets online. When, at age 15, he is diagnosed with HIV, Kalel thinks it will just be another secret that he has to keep. After all, he has mastered showing a carefree exterior while keeping his emotional and physical pain bottled up inside. This charade allows him to enjoy whatever precarious balance in life he can manage. But Kalel’s already fragile existence comes unhinged. Without any moral compass to restrain him, he is now in danger of sliding into a life of destruction and pain.

Finally! The T.E.A.M. To Beat!



Wednesday 18 December 2019

Miracle in Cell No. 7 Korean Director Lee Hwan- Kyung and Producer Kim Min-ki On Philippine Adaptation of Their Film



Star Magic Artists Ending The Decade With Thanksgiving in Star Magic Gives Back 2019



Sunday 15 December 2019

Gear Up For Bossing's Mission Unstapabol: The Don Identity



Coco Martin, Jennyln Mercardo & Aiai Delas - A Perfect Laughtrip Combination in 3Pol Trobol: Huli Ka Balbon


Wednesday 11 December 2019

Vice Ganda, Anne Curtis make madlang people's Christmas 2019 alive with 'The Mall The Merrier'


Tuesday 10 December 2019

Mindanao - A Found Story with Animation and Inteconnecting Plot on Love, Death and Reality


Miracle in Cell No. 7 - A Family Drama To Watch This Christmas


Sunday 8 December 2019

Culion Film, MMFF 2019 Entry - A Story Need to Be Told



Friday 6 December 2019

Write About Love - A Different Kind of Hugot Romantic Feels


Thursday 5 December 2019

MMFF 2019 Entry, Sunod - Not Just A Horror Film But Also A Tribute To Call Center Agents


Louise Delos Reyes Takes on Momentary Escape in My Bakit List


Love is Love Holds Successful Premiere Night


Daang Dokyu: A Festival of Philippine Documentaries Launched



Tuesday 3 December 2019

Movie Review: Mañanita

Mañanita is the story of Edilberta, an ex-military sniper who was honorably discharged and accepts a job that will change her life. It is a quiet character study of when your life's purpose is stripped away, but you still pursue it, only to realize that it could kill you. The story is based on "OPLAN  MAÑANITA", an anti drug campaign which started in Davao City in 2016. In the campaign, law enforcers would knock on the door of drug suspects and serenade them to turn their backs against illegal drugs.


Friday 29 November 2019

Movie Review: Wild Little Love

Sam (Andrea) is a spoiled, rich girl forced to attend a public high school as punishment for her wild, chaotic behavior. Having a hard time adjusting to her new environment, she gets help from hardworking chick magnet Jake (Seth), who teaches her the ways of the simple life. 

Thursday 28 November 2019

Movie Review: Unbreakable

Unbreakable revolves around the story of Deena Yambao (Angelica) and Mariel Salvador (Bea Alonzo) who have been best friends since college, seeing each other's ups and downs in life.

Their friendship is gradually challenged when they marry into the same family.

Will these two strong women's friendship survive tests to their friendship?


Movie Review: The Heiress

Maricel Sorinao plays LUNA, the aunt and surrogate mother of GUIA (Janella). Luna devotes her life to protect Guia, and shield her from those who want to harm and hurt her. Luna is a powerful "Mambabarang" (Demon Sorceress) who'd ruthlessly punish or kill anyone who would steal from her Guia's love and attention, including her biological mother, CARMEN (Sunshine), and her boyfriend, RENZ (Mccoy de Leon).

Dimples Romana Endorses New Personal Accident Insurance, Juan Life


Sunday 24 November 2019

Movie Review: Silly Red Shoes

Two long-time friends  navigate romance in KyCine’s “Silly Red Shoes,” which revolves around sweet and shy Chuck (Kyle) and simple and good-hearted Ashley (Francine). Planning to revive his family’s worn out shoe business, Chuck asks for the help of Ashley to model a new pair of shoes for a contest. Insecure of her “alien feet,” which change sizes every day, Ashley finds a reliable and determined shoemaker in Chuck. 

As the two grow closer, they discover a secret behind a mysterious pair of red shoes that seem to be too perfect for Ashley.



Angelica Panganiban, Bea Alonzo team up for November movie event 'Unbreakable'


CineFilipino Film Festival Year 4 Announces Finalists for Feature Length, Shorts, and Series Categories



Saturday 23 November 2019

Catch different Bela Padilla in MAÑANITA - Showing Dec 4 in PH Cinemas



Globe At Home and Disney make Christmas more magical and delightful

Entrance of Globe at Home's "Home of Wonders" activity center which is open until Sun, Nov 24 at the SM Mall of Asia Atrium. Globe at Home customers are given a fast pass to the event by showing their Globe at Home App at the registration booth.

Friday 22 November 2019

Prepare to Meet Malamarang, the newest horror icon in the horror movie, The Heiress



37th Luna Awards to hail the best of PH Cinema and laud Sine Sandaan



Thursday 21 November 2019

Movie Review: Damaso

Damaso features the story of writer Fernando Damaso (Marlo Mortel), who seeks to materialize his story to a film. At the same time, it goes back in the past, revealing that his book counterpart, Padre Damaso (Arnel Ignacio), is facing the same problems of his own. This musical-within-a-film shows how the struggles we (and the entertainment industry too) are facing today are no different from the abuse Filipinos encountered under the Spanish colonization. To have more in-depth and entertaining storytelling, the film showcases the character’s thoughts and feelings through singing and dancing. 

Step into the magical world of Frozen 2’s Enchanted Forest with Globe at Home and Disney



Wednesday 20 November 2019

Movie Review: Adan

Ellen (Rhen Escaῇo) and Marian (Cindy Miranda) are best friends who grew up together. Their friendship is the only thing that brings happiness to Ellen who yearns to be free from the clutches of her father, Amang Lucas (Bembol Roco), and their impoverished life in the countryside. 


Tuesday 19 November 2019

Adan - A Pinoy Erotic Thriller Film Showing On Cinemas Starting Nov 20


Arnel Pineda to stage a Valentine concert in February 2020


Kolkata International Film Festival Featured PH Films



Sunday 17 November 2019

Damaso - Isang Napapanahong Musikal Na Pelikulang Pilipino



Alessandra De Rossi, Gold Azeron, Sila-Sila, Metamorphosis Win Big at Cinema One Originals 2019 Awards Night