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Movie review: 'Mia' deserves a chance at the box office

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 11:50 AM

"Mia" may have a rather unimaginative title, but this latest work by director Veronica Velasco is actually quite good and deserves to be given a chance to do well at the box office. Read more »

Imelda Marcos documentary ‘The Kingmaker’ to make PH premiere at CCP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 16 11:17 AM

The critically acclaimed documentary about former First Lady Imelda Marcos will make its Philippine premiere later this month.  Read more »

Billie Eilish to perform upcoming James Bond theme song

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 15 04:30 AM

The 18-year-old Grammy nominee is the youngest artist ever to write and record a James Bond title song. Read more »

U.S. director Spike Lee to head 2020 Cannes Film Festival jury

Reuters
Posted at Jan 14 03:40 PM

U.S. director Spike Lee has been named president of the jury for the 2020 Cannes Film Festival, organizers said on Tuesday. Read more »

Box office: '1917' defeats 'Star Wars' with $36.5 million weekend

Rebecca Rubin, Reuters
Posted at Jan 13 06:43 AM

LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) - Sam Mendes’ “1917” marched to box office victory, earning a solid $36.5 million from 3,434 theaters in its first weekend of wide release. Read more »

Pinay filmmaker Maria Diane Ventura makes international directorial debut

Leah C. Salterio
Posted at Jan 11 07:02 PM

From making award-winning music videos to acting as executive producer in sold-out arena concerts featuring Asian rock artists, Maria Diane Ventura shifted her focus into the world of film.   Read more »

Indie film festival in China shuts down, says 'impossible' to pursue independence

Reuters
Posted at Jan 11 04:30 PM

It did not provide more details of what pushed it to such a decision, but the move comes amid growing media censorship in China, which has seen regulators crack down on content they believe to violate "socialist core values." Read more »

‘Pare Ko is 25?!’ Joey Reyes reflects on the film that captured youth & friendship in the '90s

Jose Javier Reyes
Updated as of Jan 11 05:52 PM

On the occasion of the film's 25th anniversary, its writer and director looks back on an age of innocence — "when kids were still kids, when friendships were real and not virtual.” Read more »

DECADE IN REVIEW: How streaming changed Philippine cinema

Nikki Francisco
Updated as of Jan 10 08:03 PM

The rise of streaming services altered how Filipinos watched films and TV shows, and how we made content. Read more »

Movie review: Star-studded cast couldn't save 'Cats'

Fred Hawson
Posted at Jan 10 11:06 AM

Since it was released in the US last month, "Cats" has been receiving one scathing review after another. It has been called one of the worst movies not only of the year 2019, but also of the whole decade.  Read more »

Summer edition of MMFF to kick off in April

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 09 11:33 AM

A summer edition of the Metro Manila Film Festival will kick off this coming April. Read more »

ALAMIN: Mga pelikulang nanguna sa takilya sa MMFF 2019

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 08 08:19 PM

Umabot sa P995 milyon ang total gross box office receipts ng 2019 Metro Manila Film Festival, ayon sa komiteng may hawak sa taunang timpalak. Read more »

Awkwafina, 'Dunkirk' star Lowden among nominees for BAFTA Rising Star

Reuters
Posted at Jan 07 06:45 AM

LONDON (Reuters) - Golden Globe winner Awkwafina and “Dunkirk” actor Jack Lowden are among the nominees for this year’s EE Rising Star Award, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) said on Monday. Read more »

OPINION: The Indonesian film director that does it all

Karim Raslan - Ceritalah ASEAN
Posted at Jan 06 11:10 PM

For cinema lovers in Indonesia, Joko Anwar is very much a household name. Read more »

'Little Women' director 'sad' at awards snub of female filmmakers

Sophie Laubie and Fiachra Gibbons, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 04 12:30 AM

Top Hollywood woman director Greta Gerwig said she was "disappointed" that she had been snubbed by the Golden Globes, with the producer of her hit film "Little Women" blaming the "unconscious bias" of male movie critics. Read more »

Decade roundup: 30 best Filipino films of the 2010s

Fred Hawson
Posted at Dec 31 11:59 AM

Film critic Fred Hawson reveals his list of the best Filipino movies of the past decade.  Read more »

'Mindanao' hindi pinondohan ng PCOO: Direk Brillante

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 30 07:19 PM

Nilinaw naman ni 'Mindanao' director Brillante Mendoza na hindi pinondohan ng Presidential Communications Operations Office ang kaniyang pelikula.  Read more »

MMFF best picture 'Mindanao' nanawagan ng dagdag sinehan para sa pelikula

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 28 07:48 PM

Sa speech ni Brillante Mendoza nang tanggapin niya ang "best director" award, nakiusap ito na dagdagan ang mga sinehang nagpapalabas sa Mindanao. Read more »

Metro Manila Summer Film Festival confirmed for 2020

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 28 10:54 AM

'Sigurado akong ito ay makakatulong upang lalo nating maipaunlad ang industriyang Pilipino,' MMFF and MMDA chairman Danilo Lim said.  Read more »

'Mindanao' ni Judy Ann Santos, Best Picture sa MMFF 2019; big winner sa Gabi ng Parangal

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 28 10:54 AM

Mahina man sa takilya, ipinakita naman ng pelikulang "Mindanao" ang kanilang lakas sa dami ng nakuha nilang parangal sa Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2019. Read more »