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A character waking up in a different dimension or timeline isn’t a new plot in Filipino films. But the retro-homage, “Leonor Will Never Die,” delivers the same plot through a ‘film within a film’ approach, and gives a different flavor to local action flicks. The titular heroine in Martika Ramirez Escobar’s debut film, Leonor Reyes, […]
“Ang mahal mong mahalin,” Toto says to Candy. (You’re so expensive to love.) This is just one of the lines that drew the viewers’ attention to the upcoming movie by Julia Barretto and Carlo Aquino. On August 20, Viva Films posted the full trailer for Expensive Candy, a sexy romance film under the direction of […]
Nadine Lustre is all set to release her comeback movie, together with co-star Diego Loyzaga. Yam Laranas, ‘Greed’ film director, released a sneak peek of the upcoming movie on his Instagram post last February 9. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Yam Laranas (@yamlaranas) The 45-second teaser opens with romantic […]
J.E. Tiglao’s critically acclaimed debut feature Metamorphosis (2019) recently made its USA premiere last June 27, 2021 at the Frameline Film Festival. InqPOP! spoke with the writer-director to discuss what the story means to him, and where he hopes to take the medium in the future. As part of the 15th Cinema One Originals Film Festival, […]
Sundance Film Festival has just selected ‘Excuse Me, Miss, Miss, Miss’ to be screened under the short film category — a first for the Philippines. ‘Excuse Me, Miss, Miss, Miss’ is a social satire about the plight of contractual workers in the country. Directed by Sonny Calvento, the 15-minute film tells the story of a miserable sales […]
The Filipina-directed film ‘Lingua Franca’ has reached global audiences and critical acclaim — securing yet another nomination for a prestigious award. Since its premiere in Italy last 2019, Isabel Sandoval’s story of an undocumented trans Filipina immigrant continues to earn international recognition. ‘Lingua Franca’ was recently nominated for the 2021 Independent Spirit Awards, the very same […]