‘Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank 2’: Wacky first teaser is here!

Guess who’s back? [dropcap size=big]Q[/dropcap]uantum Films just released the teaser for the much-anticipated meta-comedy, Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank 2 (#ForeverIsNotEnough). Written by Chris Martinez and directed by Marlon Rivera, the film follows Eugene Domingo (who, in the film, plays a parodical version of herself), a bigger film and television star

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Viola Davis to star in Steve McQueen’s female heist thriller ‘Widows’

Viola Davis has been tapped to topbill Steve McQueen’s new film Widows. The acclaimed The Help-actress also stars in Fences, the latest from actor-filmmaker Denzel Washington. [dropcap size=big]A[/dropcap]cclaimed filmmaker Steve McQueen is working on a new heist thriller called Widows directing a screenplay written by Gone Girl-author/screenwriter, Gillian Flynn. The story follows a quartet of widows

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Filipino filmmakers to get travel assistance from FDCP

Yeshua listens. [dropcap size=big]V[/dropcap]ia Inquirer.net, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (F.D.C.P.) has announced a travel assistance program that promises a standardized incentive scheme for filmmakers who require financial aid to attend international, outside-the-country film festivals that their films are competing in. The timing of this news—while doubtless welcome—to me,

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‘Smaller and Smaller Circles’ co-writer Ria Limjap on the book, the film, and everything in between

[et_pb_section admin_label=”Section” fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label=”Section” fullwidth=”on” specialty=”off”][et_pb_fullwidth_image admin_label=”Fullwidth Image” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” animation=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” src=”https://www.filmpolicereviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/JOANNA-2.jpg”] [/et_pb_fullwidth_image][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Intro Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” text_font=”Crimson Text||||” text_font_size=”20″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Lino Brocka famously said: “life in the Philippines is cheap”. These words seem to echo in Raya Martin’s

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