James Cameron’s 1986 film Aliens is a continuation of the franchise’s thematic and conceptual tenacity. In it, a reversal of roles typically attributed to a certain gender makes
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Mike Cahill is tapped to helm film adaptation of ‘Doctors’
Dash Shaw’s graphic novel Doctors can be described, in a gist, as a story of the dead being haunted by the living. The story follows “a doctor
Disney is roaring waves in teaser for new animation feature ‘Moana’
These days I’m immediately sold whenever a trailer flashes the words “From Disney”. The film outfit has earned the reputation of producing films with really
Contemporary actors re-imagine iconic Alfred Hitchcock films in new Vanity Fair portfolio
Vanity Fair has released a portfolio of contemporary actors re-imagined as characters from Alfred Hitchcock films, and it’s glorious—I, of course, wouldn’t share if it
This Woodwork Artist Spliced Your Favorite Auteurs With Their Films
I’ve come across this astounding collection of woodwork art this morning. The pieces are created by a Seattle-based artist named Mike Leavitt, who, like any
Deathly Infatuated Kiray Celis in trailer for Miko Livelo’s horror-comedy ‘I Love You To Death’
Quickly dropping this fun trailer for the new horror rom-com I Love You To Death. The takeaway: Kiray Celis falls for a man who may
‘Heneral Luna’ announces Deluxe DVD, premiere on free television, online streaming, and more!
Just in time for Independence Day, T.B.A. (Tuko, Buchiboy, and Artikulo Uno) is rolling out a multi-media blitz for their so-far biggest film Heneral Luna. Jerrold
Charo Santos returns to acting in Lav Diaz’s new film ‘Ang Babaeng Humayo’
Charo Santos just dropped some major news today: she had just finished filming for Lav Diaz’s new film Ang Babaeng Humayo. The nonchalance with which
‘The Man From Earth’ sequel begins filming June
I’ve come to drop by quick on a Sunday, unsure if I bear good or not-so-good news. The 2007 cult-favorite science fiction film The Man
Akira Kurosawa storyboarded films in paint, take a look!
Guess what? Akira Kurosawa, a filmmaker revered by filmmakers you revere, used to be a terrific painter. An even bigger guess-what: he hand-painted storyboards for
Jake Gyllenhaal reunites with director Denis Villenueve for his new film
Jake Gyllenhaal’s last great film is Nightcrawler. (Spare us with your “what about Man Bites Dog” contradictions; Dan Gilroy’s 2014 film on the extremities of ruin media
Andrew Garfield stars in a noir crime thriller, ‘It Follows’ director at helm
The quiet and listlessness of American suburbia are a looming presence in the films of David Robert Mitchell, director of independent sleepers The Myth of
Cinema One Originals, QCinema reveal 2016 lineup
Major local indie film festivals Cinema One Originals and QCinema, via their respective Facebook pages, both announced on Wednesday their lineups of competing films for
Captain America: Civil War
Let me go just say it upfront — Captain America: Civil War is the best Marvel movie to date. It works so well not just as
This Week In Trailers: ‘The Neon Demon’, ‘Saving Sally’, ‘How to Build a Time Machine’, and more!
This week in trailers: Elle Fanning star in a Nicholas Winding-Refn drama about the dog-eat-dog world of modeling; Rhian Ramos falls for the geek in
HBO Films is making a new ‘Fahrenheit 451’
Science fiction fans, we’ve got news for you. Many years before The Hunger Games took millennials and youngsters to a chaotic dystopian world, a far
Cannes 2016 reveals Official Selection, Brillante Mendoza part of Main Competition
The Philippines is on a roll in the Big Three! Coming on the heels of Hele sa Hiwahang Hapis‘ inclusion in Berlinale’s Main Competition, Cannes Film Festival president
‘Godzilla Resurgence’ releases first trailer, and it’s glorious!
Folks, it’s here. The trailer for Hideako Anno and Shinji Higuchi’s Godzilla Resurgence (a.k.a. God Godzilla) has just been released, and it looks hands-down, glory-be-to-Godzilla
This Week In Trailers: ‘The B.F.G.’, ‘Just The 3 Of Us’; ‘Rogue One’; and more!
O.K., we have much to cover. This week in trailers is an interesting mix of stories of fatherhood: John Lloyd Cruz fathers Jennylyn Mercado’s child
10 Cloverfield Lane
Solving jigsaw puzzles begin by picking a piece out of a scattered mess. Each individual piece is conformed to a different shape, each edge retrofitted
Daniel Radcliffe’s farts and more in the ‘Swiss Army Man’ first trailer
A common topic among this year’s Sundance reviews and reportages is that of Daniel Radcliffe’s strangely practical flatulence in Swiss Army Man, a film that puts
This Week In Trailers: ‘Elemento’, ‘Lights Out’, ‘Patayin Sa Sindak Si Barbara’
This week in trailers, horror films spill. Chito Roño’s 1995 horror classic Patayin Sa Sindak Si Barbara gets restored; James Wan’s Conjuring 2 has the
Teaser for Quark Henares’ new film ‘My Candidate’ debuts
Quantum Films just debuted this teaser-trailer for Quark Henares’ latest My Candidate, a romantic-comedy set at the heart of a senatorial election. The film stars Derek
Oscar Isaac and Alex Garland reunite for Jeff Vandermeer adaptation ‘Annihilation’
Alex Garland’s Shelley-esque science fiction-thriller Ex Machina is one of the best to come out last year and surely is deserving of its acclaim and