Frederick Peralta proves to be a “˜natural’ on the big screen
Don't look now, but after making his acting debut on TV last year in the soap opera "Magkaribal," fashion designer Frederick...
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Transformers the Ride to come to Universal Studios Singapore
Sentosa, Singapore - A new 3D simulation ride is coming to Universal Singapore next summer, called Transformers The Ride. It is...
Three Chinese movies to vie for crown at Venice
The 68th annual Venice Film Festival held in Venice, Italy, is scheduled to open on Aug. 31 and will last until...
Chinese Movie Theaters To Present Live U.S. Operas
Movie theaters in China have been added to the National CineMedia (NCM) network that is scheduled to present 11 live and...
Indonesia’s Picture Perfect Director
Like many of us, filmmaker Garin Nugroho recently returned to his hometown for Idul Fitri to rejuvenate after a year of...
Fil-Am performers soar in Hollywood
Filipina-American Anna Maria Perez De Tagle is set to cross over from TV to theater as she marks her Broadway debut...
Film financing forum draws new insights
Last month, we attended Cinemalaya's first-ever Manila Film Financing Forum, organized by the Philippine Independent Filmmakers Multi-Purpose Cooperative (IFC) to gain...
SCTV Widely Criticized for Giving In to FPI
Harsh criticisms, including from moderate Muslims, of both the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) and SCTV's decision to cancel broadcasting the controversial...
People love movies about maids
I don't think anybody thought this weekend was going to be anything great in the first place, but with that bitch-and-a-half...
Tibaldo: Screen education and Luzon’s first cinematheque
ALMOST every child of the second half of the last century grew up in a world dominated by popular media such...
Roger Corman Presents ‘The Women in Cages Collection’ – Sex, Sadism, Group Showers & Pam Grier; or, WIP It Good
Can a film genre be disreputable, even reprehensible, yet beloved at the same time? Is "beloved" the right word? Does camp...
Besson’s Suu Kyi film “The Lady” to open Rome festival
Luc Besson's "The Lady," inspired by Myanmar pro-democracy leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, will open the International Rome...