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Film: A gift to fans, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero opens with impressive numbers globally
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero topped the U.S. box office in its opening weekend, shattering expectations by…
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Film: Award-winning documentary on illegal logging in Palawan, Delikado, plays to a full house at Cinemalaya
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Closing film Delikado, a documentary on illegal logging in Palawan, screened last August 13, drew the biggest…
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Film: Paramount Pictures’ new horror flick Smile opens Fantastic Fest 2022 in September
TEXAS, USA — Paramount Pictures’ terrifying new horror feature Smile is set to make its world premiere as the opening…
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Cinemalaya’s best full-length feature film The Baseball Player is more than a coming-of-age film
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Cinemalaya continues to break the noise with its entries this year. Among the 11 full-length feature films…
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Film Review: This is not your ordinary road trip — The magic of Cinemalaya’s Angkas
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Cinemalaya continues to break the noise with this year’s entries. Among the 11 full-length feature films in…
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Awards: The Baseball Player by Carlo Obispo takes Best Film at Cinemalaya 2022
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — The Baseball Player by Carlo Obispo was named Best Film in the 18th Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film…
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Film: Hollywood-based international film festival to showcase 7 Filipino short films
MANILA, PHILIPINES — Hollywood-based international film festival HollyShorts Film Festival will be showcasing seven Filipino short films from August 11…
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Film Review: A large all-star cast delivers high-speed action in Bullet Train
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — The words “bullet train” immediately call to mind images of a high-speed transport rapidly carrying passengers around…
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Film: Hierarchies are turned upside down in award-winning dark comedy Triangle of Sadness
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — The worldwide trailer for “Triangle of Sadness“, this year’s Cannes Film Festival Palme D’Or winner, has just…
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Film: At this year’s festival, Cinemalaya pays tribute to outstanding artists
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Cinemalaya 2022 will honor the legacy of the late artists Benji Garcia, Flor Salanga, Sigfreid Barros-Sanchez, Joseph…
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Film: The Invitation is horror told from a female perspective
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Emmy-nominated filmmaker Jessica M. Thompson directs Columbia Pictures’ new horror thriller The Invitation starring Nathalie Emmanuel (Game…
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In memoriam: A farewell to Philippine’s La Primera Contravida, Cherie Gil
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Perhaps none is as recognizable in Philippine cinema as the formidable Evangeline Rose “Cherie Gil” Eigenmann. On…
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Film: Anima’s Leonor Will Never Die headlines 18th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Award-winning film Leonor Will Never Die (Filipino title: Ang Pagbabalik ng Kwago), produced by ANIMA and Arkeo…
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