A void the ‘Void’ if you’re squeamish
Just a few minutes into Gaspar Noe's pretentious but absorbing Enter the Void, its hero is shot dead during a drug...
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Filmmaker-MTRCB board member Milo Sogueco remains hopeful for PNoy
MANILA, Philippines "“ While some are alarmed with the fluctuating approval rating of President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III, there are those...
Machete Maidens Really Edutainment?
Aussie documentarian Mark Hartley returns with another exploitation expose for the discriminating connoisseur of crap. Only this time around he emigrates...
Mother’s non-show biz address
What makes Mother Lily run? Every day, Regal Films producer Lily Monteverde takes a walk or jogs around a park adjacent...
Thriller Spiller: Joko Anwar Drops Hints About His Upcoming Movies
The Indonesian film industry is certainly not dead - especially not in the horror and thriller departments. Acclaimed director Joko Anwar...
Indonesians bemoan Hollywood blockbuster blackout
Indonesian moviegoers are facing a bleak year of second-rate foreign releases and lowbrow local productions as Hollywood studios, the government and...
Misfires and a ‘Fart’ in Local Holiday Films
With the school holidays in full swing and the usual flood of Hollywood blockbusters out of the picture with the ongoing...
Professors in Film, The Good, The Great and the Wacky
With school out and many of you done with college or preparing to head there or holding frond memories of your...
Cinemalaya promises a bounty of provoking films this year
FEED YOUR MIND, YOUR SPIRIT. This year, Cinemalaya offers films celebrating a distinctive Filipino milieu , one fraught with local context...
The DVD Wrapup: Barney’s Version, Season Of The Witch, Sucker Punch, Erasing David, Tetsuo, The Warrior’s Way, Camille 2000 “¦
Barney's Version: Blu-ray Although few things are certain in life, it's safe to say any movie in which Paul Giamatti appears...
80% Of Consumers Prefer Passive 3D Viewing: Study
Days after a Federal Court judge ruled on the proposed banning of LG passive 3D TV marketing following a bitter fight...
Bombshells and Boxers
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the New York Asian Film Festival has become something its gonzo founders never could have imagined: a...