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Films about filmmakers, both real and fictional, are all the rage right now. From Alejandro González Iñárritu’s “Bardo” to Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans,” the fall movie season features some of Hollywood’s biggest directors releasing movies about the journeys that their profession has taken them on. The films cover a wide range of genres, from stark realism to the very weird, but few are as unique as “Leonor Will Never Die.”

Martika Ramirez Escobar’s feature directorial debut, which won the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Innovative Spirit at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival before screening at the Toronto International Film Festival and Fantastic Fest, blurs the lines between fiction and reality while honoring the rich history of Filipino action cinema. The movie tells the story of a retired filmmaker who ends up as a character in her own unfinished screenplay after a falling television hits her on...

Nominated for seven awards at the 2019 Famas, “Ode to Nothing” is a rather unusual film that lingers between the black comedy and the drama and mostly focuses on the “relationship” between an embalmer and a cadaver.

“Ode to Nothing” is screening at Fantasia 2019

The embalmer mentioned is Sonya, a former maid who lives a life with no friends, desperately trying to keep her family-owned funeral home afloat, while living in a large house just with her rather strange father. Her financial situation is awful, and the presence of a constantly nagging usurer named Theodore, makes matters even harder. Sonya’s only solace is to hear the Chinese folk song “Mo Li Hua” over and over again.

Her luck, however, seems to change when a pair of strangers appears in the parlor with a bloodied corpse, and ask her to take care of it, no questions asked. Sonya reluctantly agrees, but...

“Respeto” is the directorial debut from Alberto “Treb” Monteras II. The story follows the journey of an aspiring rapper Hendrix (played by rapper Abra). We watch him hanging with his friends, getting in trouble with local gangs, falling in love, and most important of all trying out in the local underground rap battle scene. Although this synopsis makes it sound like a conventional coming-of-age story, it is not. The tropes are all here, yet Monteras is interested in something larger than just how an individual learn to express oneself.

Respeto is screening at the exground filmfest

At the beginning of the film, it does not only introduce us our hero, but also the town he inhabits. After taunting some local young delinquents, Hendrix has to run away from them. The mobile camera follows him swiftly while we follow him zigzagging through the crooked streets and alleys. The cinematographer Ike Avellana...

Graceland - Drafthouse Films - Blu-ray and DVD Directed by: Ron Morales Cast: Arnold Reyes, Menggie Cobarrubias, Dido Dela Paz,Leon Miguel, Marife Necisito. Full cast + crew Graceland is like the art-house version of Taken. Instead of having an ex-cia badass tearing through a foreign city to look for his kidnapped daughter who is about to be forced into prostitution, we've got a politician's poorly paid driver who goes on a mission through hell after his daughter is accidentally kidnapped in place of the politician's daughter. That's about where the similarities end, though. I just wanted to get the attention of anyone who otherwise may not pay attention to a Filipino thriller. Graceland is a dark, unflinching movie about the limits...

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The story of a man fighting for his loved ones, doing whatever it takes to better their lives or to save them from the peril they’re in, is far from revolutionary in film. In fact, some variation of that tale is at the core of almost any story. After all, what serves as a greater motivator than love? With Graceland, writer/director Ron Morales takes that story but puts a very dark and very haunting spin on it.

Arnold Reyes stars as Marlon, the driver/assistant to a powerful and corrupt congressman, Chango (Menggie Cobarrubias), who frequently solicits underage prostitutes. Marlon, though disgusted, goes along with Chango’s scummy behavior since he has little in the way of other options. Between a sick wife and a daughter he has to support, he’s barely getting by, and unemployment isn’t an option. When his daughter and the congressman’s daughter are kidnapped,...

Drafthouse Films does it again, scouring, quite literally, the entire planet for the very best films otherwise virtually unseen by the majority of film goers. In an ongoing effort to bring powerful, hard-hitting films closer to the forefront, Graceland caught the attention of savvy film enthusiasts and now has the opportunity to spread its wings amidst a larger audience. Will you be one amidst those many?

Graceland tells the story of a working class father, and honest and good young man named Marlon Villar, played by Arnold Reyes. Set in the Philippines, Marlon finds his world thrown into chaos when a kidnapping goes terribly wrong and he finds himself fighting for his daughter’s life. Torn between his love for his own family and the demand placed upon him by his employer, Marlon must juggle a dangerous balance between doing what’s right and doing what he must.

Written and directed by Ron Morales,...

This new clip from Drafthouse Films' Graceland shows a desperate father realizing that he must do whatever it takes to save his daughter. Arnold Reyes plays Marlon Villar, a lowly chauffeur to a politician who is ambushed in a chaotic attempt to kidnap his boss' daughter. When the plan goes awry, Marlon's own daughter is kidnapped. Take a look at this scene where Marlon speaks with his daughter's abductor in a tense phone conversation. This thriller from director Ron Morales is currently available on VOD formats before its theatrical debut on April 26.

Graceland - Don't Hurt My Daughter

In this tightly-paced, unpredictable thriller, family man Marlon Villar - a longtime chauffeur to corrupt Filipino politician Manuel Chango - faces an unthinkable predicament when he's ambushed while driving both his boss's daughter and his own child home from school. The chaotic kidnapping attempt goes horribly awry and Marlon's daughter is taken for ransom instead.

Drafthouse Films' Graceland directed by Ron Morales has a fresh clip called Unforseen Consequences from the crime thriller. The film stars Arnold Reyes, Menggie Cobarrubias, Dido De La Paz, Leon Miguel, Ella Guevara, Marife Necesito and Patricia Gayod. Pic finds theatrical release on April 26th, but is already available on now available on iTunes and VOD everywhere. Graceland thrusts viewers into the corrupt underbelly of the Philippines' capital, exposing a world of deceit, exploitation, and startling depravity. Written and directed by Morales, a veteran of Michael Clayton and The Departed, the film depicts a desperate man's infinite moral compromises amidst a tale of kidnapping gone horribly wrong.

Drafthouse Films' Graceland directed by Ron Morales has a fresh clip called Unforseen Consequences from the crime thriller. The film stars Arnold Reyes, Menggie Cobarrubias, Dido De La Paz, Leon Miguel, Ella Guevara, Marife Necesito and Patricia Gayod. Pic finds theatrical release on April 26th, but is already available on now available on iTunes and VOD everywhere. Graceland thrusts viewers into the corrupt underbelly of the Philippines' capital, exposing a world of deceit, exploitation, and startling depravity. Written and directed by Morales, a veteran of Michael Clayton and The Departed, the film depicts a desperate man's infinite moral compromises amidst a tale of kidnapping gone horribly wrong.

Check out images as well as the trailer for Drafthouse Films' Graceland directed by Ron Morales, starring Arnold Reyes, Menggie Cobarrubias, Dido De La Paz, Leon Miguel, Ella Guevara, Marife Necesito and Patricia Gayod. We've also included a soundtrack sampler download below as well. Graceland thrusts viewers into the corrupt underbelly of the Philippines' capital, exposing a world of deceit, exploitation, and startling depravity. Written and directed by Morales, a veteran of Michael Clayton and The Departed, the film depicts a desperate man's infinite moral compromises amidst a tale of kidnapping gone horribly wrong.

Check out images as well as the trailer for Drafthouse Films' Graceland directed by Ron Morales, starring Arnold Reyes, Menggie Cobarrubias, Dido De La Paz, Leon Miguel, Ella Guevara, Marife Necesito and Patricia Gayod. We've also included a soundtrack sampler download below as well. Graceland thrusts viewers into the corrupt underbelly of the Philippines' capital, exposing a world of deceit, exploitation, and startling depravity. Written and directed by Morales, a veteran of Michael Clayton and The Departed, the film depicts a desperate man's infinite moral compromises amidst a tale of kidnapping gone horribly wrong.

Drafthouse Films, the film distribution arm of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, announced today their acquisition of North American rights to breakout crime thriller Graceland. A riveting and unpredictable Filipino crime saga, Graceland thrusts viewers into the corrupt underbelly of the Philippines' capital, exposing a world of deceit, exploitation, and startling depravity. Written and directed by Ron Morales, this "lean and breathless thriller" (Complex Magazine) depicts a desperate man's infinite moral compromises amidst a tale of kidnapping gone horribly wrong. A limited theatrical and VOD release is planned for 2013. We have four new stills for you to check out.

Graceland comes to theaters in 2013 and stars Arnold Reyes, Menggie Cobarrubias, Dido De La Paz, Leon Miguel, Ella Guevara, Marife Necesito, Patricia Gayod, Archie Adamos. The film is directed by Ron Morales.

Title: Graceland Director: Ron Morales Cast: Arnold Reyes, Menggie Cobarrubias and Dido De La Paz It seems like crime, corruption and politicians go hand in hand. The idea that you are above the law is tempting to anyone who has a seat of power and authority, which is probably why it’s never shocking to hear news of a politician in trouble with the law. In the new film from filmmaker Ron Morales, “Graceland,” he explores what any man will do when his family is threatened, by severing all loyalties to protect your loved ones. “Graceland” follows the story of Marlon (Arnold Reyes), the assistant to local Congressman Manuel Chango (Menggie [ Read More ]...