Die Beautiful: More than a typical transgender’s story

Apple Ta-as 12/28/2016

EVEN before it hit the big screens on Christmas Day, Jun Robles Lana’s “Die Beautiful” had been the talk of the town, following its success in two international film festivals this year. The film’s lead star, Paolo…

MMFF 2016 reaches its opening day target ticket sales

Apple Ta-as 12/27/2016

EVEN without the usual blockbuster films in its lineup, this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) has reached its target ticket sales on the first day of screening on Christmas Day. According to a Bandera report, MMFF…

MMFF 2016’s Great 8

Apple Ta-as 12/22/2016

IT’S a leap of faith for this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF). With its diverse lineup of films competing this year, MMFF is testing the waters as it sets expectations for films higher, doing away with…

‘Die Beautiful’ gets an award in India

Apple Ta-as 12/17/2016

DAYS before Jun Robles Lana’s film hits the country’s cinemas for the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2016, “Die Beautiful” has received another recognition—the Special Jury Prize award at the Kerala International Film Festival in India held…

The Cinema 1 Originals’ ‘No Seguir’ and EJK

12/13/2016

The millennials were treated to an alternative way of understanding the issue of extrajudicial killing (EJK) in a medium that they like most, namely film. In a short forum held at the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJR)…

USJR senior high school bags four awards at AHD film fest

Apple Ta-as 12/07/2016

Student filmmakers from the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) senior high school department went home with four major awards at the recently concluded second Adolescent Health and Development (AHD) Film Festival held at University of the Philippines…

Angelica, Jennylyn, Liza, Barbie, Jodi lead Walk of Fame Philippines honorees

Apple Ta-as 12/02/2016

EASTWOOD City has become even brighter as new celebrities were honored, marking the pathways with new stars at the 11th anniversary of Walk of Fame Philippines in Eastwood Libis last December 1. The new inductees were Liza…

Vice Ganda’s new film rakes in P75M on opening day

Apple Ta-as 12/01/2016

VICE Ganda has earned another box office hit with his newest comedy film with Coco Martin “The Super Parental Guardians.” According to Star Cinema, the film has gained P75 million in ticket sales on its Nov. 30…

Welcome to indies at MMFF

Rina Jimenez-David 11/29/2016

Met up, quite by accident, with noted director/documentarist Tikoy Aguiluz this Sunday and we got to talking about the controversy surrounding the choice of eight movies for the Metro Manila Film Festival. The lineup of entries is…

Kathryn Bernardo, Daniel Padilla star in ‘Imortal’ sequel

Apple Ta-as 11/23/2016

MORE than five years since the last episode of the hit local supernatural series “Imortal” aired on primetime television, Kapamilya Network gears up for the third installment of the fantasy franchise next year. At ABS-CBN’s trade event…

Emma Watson wears shoes by Filipina designer Bianca Moran

Apple Ta-as 11/21/2016

AT THE MOMA Ninth Annual Film Benefit, actress and UN Global Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson paired her little black dress with shoes by Filipina designer and restaurateur Bianca Moran. Bianca was ecstatic learning that the actress wore…

‘Deepwater Horizon’

Jeff Ruffolo 10/06/2016

Can you imagine Hell on Earth? Can you imagine being on the helicopter pad of an oil rig — completely engulfed by fire — and you are stuck in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico with…

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