Author: Jayson Laniba
The UK is in peril. Five days before the Prime Minister is to host her first G12 summit, MI7’s security is breached and every agent in the field identified and exposed. The only hope of finding the perpetrator is to bring an agent out of retirement, but with most of them either dead or close to it, the head of MI7 is left with only one choice, and his name is English… Johnny English. Originally starting out as a parody of a spy in a series of television advertisements for a credit card provider in the UK, the character of …
Cinema One Originals 2018 has finally kicked off. We give you 10 Reasons Why You Need To Catch Cinema One Originals 2018! Cinema One Originals 2018 has finally kicked off! The festival held a special star-studded opening night last Tuesday, October 9, 2018 with the screening of “A Star Is Born” at Gateway Cineplex, attended by participating filmmakers and actors, film industry stalwarts, and the media. Nine feature stories await moviegoers in the much-awaited Cinema One Originals 2018 along with restored Filipino classics, selected foreign films, best of C1 Originals, and exciting shorts as the festival starts on Friday (October 12). The fresh…
Sony’s Marvel Universe has finally kicked off with “Venom,” based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. Directed by Ruben Fleischer (‘Zombieland’), it stars Academy Award nominee Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock, an out of luck journalist who became the host for an alien symbiote that gives him superpowers. The film also stars Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze and Reid Scott, and is produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Marvel. The film begins with a space probe on its way back to Earth after discovering four symbiotic life forms. One of which escapes while in transit, causing…
Imus Productions was a brainchild of former senator and local cinema icon Ramon Revilla Sr. It produced some of the classics of our local action cinema, such as “Nardong Putik,” “Pepeng Agimat” and “Ang Panday” (the 2009 remake). This year, they are making a comeback with the action thriller anthology film “TRES” starring the Revilla Brothers: Bryan, Luigi and Ramon “Jolo” Revilla III. The anthology is composed of three separate segments under the direction of Richard Somes and Dondon Santos, and follows the lives of people who were affected or ruined by the influence of drugs. Produced by Imus Productions…
“Exes Baggage” is now showing in cinemas nationwide. It stars the one and only hugot queen Angelica Panganiban and one of today’s most sought-after leading men Carlo Aquino, under the helm of Dan Villegas. We give you our Top 10 Reasons Why We Can’t Move On From “Exes Baggage.” Everyone is already talking about the latest hugot film from Dan Villegas, the director who gave us some of the best local romance films in recent memory like “English Only Please,” “Walang Forever,” “Always Be My Maybe,” and “How To Be Yours.” His latest romcom, “Exes Baggage” brings back one of the popular…
ABS-CBN’s latest offering is finally here! Starring the undisputed Hugot Queen Angelica Panganiban and Zanjoe Marudo, “Playhouse” premiered on ABS-CBN’s PrimeTanghali noontime block and worldwide on The Filipino Channel last September 17, 2018, replacing “Sana Dalawa ang Puso”. We’re sure that this feel good romantic comedy will win everyone’s heart. So we give you the 10 Reasons Why We Love ABS-CBN’s “Playhouse”! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKlcROLFMpc 10. The Unique Story. Young married couple Patty and Marlon are on the brink of calling it quits when an unexpected need to parent a godchild forces them to be together again. In their parenthood journey, they will…
Filipinos will never run out of ‘hugot.’ This is proven by Fifth Solomon’s directorial debut “Nakalimutan Ko Nang Kalimutan Ka,” a romantic comedy starring Alex Gonzaga together with Vin Abrenica, Jerald Napoles and Candy Pangilinan. It also stars Rufa Mae Quinto, Jason Gainza, Alora Sasam, Joj Agpangan, Jai Agpangan, Ricci Chan, Juan Miguel Severo, Cai Cortez and Keiko Necesario, written by Fifth Solomon and produced by Wilbros Films. The film follows Jaz Cruz (Alex Gonzaga) in her quest to find a way to forget all her memories with her ex-lover (played by Vin Abrenica). She comes across a mysterious clinic…
Gore maestro Eli Roth tones it down in this kid-friendly dark fantasy comedy horror flick based on the 1973 novel of the same name by John Bellairs. “The House with a Clock in Its Walls” stars Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, Owen Vaccaro, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Sunny Suljic and Kyle MacLachlan. Produced by Amblin Entertainment, Reliance Entertainment and Mythology Entertainment, it is distributed by Universal Pictures. In the film set in 1955, we follow 10-year old Lewis Branavelt as he stays with his uncle in New Zebedee, Michigan after being recently orphaned. Unknown to him, his uncle Jonathan is actually a…
One of the greatest scifi franchises gets an explosive reinvention in Shane Black’s reboot/ sequel, “The Predator”. This time, the hunt comes home from the outer reaches of space to the backwoods of Southern Georgia, as the universe’s most lethal hunters are stronger, smarter and deadlier than ever before. Only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and an evolutionary biology professor can prevent the end of the human race in the fourth installment of the hit film series, following the first “Predator” back in 1987. The film stars Boyd Holbrook, Jacob Tremblay, Olivia Munn, Trevante Rhodes, Keegan-Michael Key, Thomas Jane, Alfie…
2018 is far from over. So here are just some of the upcoming Pinoy films that we are excited about this year. Check out these films from Vice Ganda, Richard Gutierrez, Dingdong Dantes, Maja Salvador, Coco Martin to Anne Curtis and many more. We just had two of the much-awaited film festivals of the country recently: the 14th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival and the second year of the Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino. We are already down to the second half of 2018 but the list of amazing local films debuting on our screens is quite long indeed. This October, we’ll have the…
Denzel Washington is back on the big screen for the sequel to the 2014 blockbuster action hit. In “The Equalizer 2,” we follow retired United States Marine and ex-DIA agent Robert McCall (played by Washington) who has been aiding the beaten, exploited, and oppressed by serving unflinching justice. But when McCall’s dangerous past cuts especially close to home, he will need all of his skills to settle the score. This time, he must come face to face with highly trained assassins who will stop at nothing to destroy him. Columbia Pictures presents this Escape Artists / Zhiv / Mace Neufeld production, starring…
Taking cue from 2015’s horror hit “Unfriended”, this mystery thriller ala-David Fincher’s “Gone Girl” is an hour and 42 minutes worth of mind-boggling twists and heartfelt family drama. In Columbia Pictures’ “Searching”, after David Kim (John Cho)’s 16-year old daughter goes missing, a local investigation is opened and a detective is assigned to the case. But 37 hours later and without a single lead, David decides to search the one place no one has looked yet, where all secrets are kept today: his daughter’s laptop. In a hyper-modern thriller told via the technology device we use every day to communicate,…
The lines of illusion and reality are blurred in this adaptation of Luigi Pirandello’s meta-theatrical masterpiece, “Six Characters in Search of an Author” (and its Filipino translation, “Anim na Tauhang Naghahanap ng May-Akda) which opens Dulaang UP’s 43rd Theater Season. Under the direction of Professor Emeritus Tony Mabesa, Founding Artistic Director of Dulaang UP, this seminal work of Modern theater will take audiences into a rumination on the distinction between illusion and reality. Joining Tony Mabesa is a formidable and talented artistic staff which include Rody Vera (translation), Ohm David (set design), Meliton Roxas, Jr. (technical direction and lights design),…
Cathy Garcia-Molina’s ‘The Hows Of Us’ starring Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla is still showing in theaters nationwide. The return of the phenomenal love team to the big screen is currently making waves among critics and fans alike. The film broke the previous KathNiel film with a box-office return of P35,938,622.74 million. Everybody is talking about the biggest romantic film of the year featuring none other than the phenomenal love team of Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla in a Cathy Garcia-Molina film titled ‘The Hows Of Us’. Director Garcia-Molina’s second collaboration with KathNiel tandem is also their biggest film-to-date after earning a…
Why should you watch JoshLia’s Ngayon at Kailanman? We give you 10 Reasons why we’re in love with their newest show! Everyone is already talking about ABS-CBN’s latest teleserye “Ngayon at Kailanman” starring the phenomenal love team of Julia Barretto and Joshua Garcia. The romantic drama series debuted on ABS-CBN’s Primetime Bida evening block and worldwide through The Filipino Channel last August 20, 2018 replacing the hit fantasy series Bagani. Let us share the Top 10 Reasons Why We’re In Love With JoshLia’s Ngayon at Kailanman. 10. It’s directed by Mae Cruz-Alviar. Our favorite director, Mae Cruz-Alviar who is behind some of the most…
From the producers of last year’s Asian box-office hit Bad Genius comes another Thai comedy, “Brother of the Year”. Directed by Vithaya Thungyuyong, “Brother of the Year” stars Thai actor Sunny Suwanmethanont as Chut and Urassaya Sperbund as his sister Jane. Ever since they were little, the two of them have always been in a cat-and-dog relationship as they end up fighting over almost everything due to their clashing personalities. Jane ends up being the perfect daughter while Chut becomes the burden to their family. Whether it’s their studies, sports, looks or personality, Jane is always ahead of him. Because…