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In “Green Bones” (2024), a prison guard is willing to go to any lengths to stop a convict from leaving the prison. He thinks that’s how he can free himself from the emotional pain and burden of his past. Yet, over time, he learns the harsh truth about the prisoner and a system that benefits from keeping him behind bars. Written by Angeli Guidaya-Atienza and Ricky Lee, the screenplay navigates his moral dilemma as he starts to question the nature of their actions. This Zig Madamba Dulay film is about moral awakening under the structure of a deeply sentimental and fairly conventional prison break drama. Starring Dennis Trillo and Ruru Madrid in the lead roles, it is now streaming on Netflix.

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“Green Bones” follows Xavier Gonzaga, who is determined to keep Domingo Zamora inside the prison. This 100-minute-long film from the...

Exclusive: Los Angeles-based sales, production and finance company Est N8 has acquired international sales rights for Philippine eco-horror film The Caretakers.

The film is written and directed by Shugo Praico and produced by Regal Entertainment and Rein Entertainment in the Philippines.

Starring Iza Calzado (The Echo) and Dimples Romana (Viral Scandal), the eco-horror film follows a young mother Audrey (played by Calzado) who takes her two children to fix up an old estate belonging to her husband’s family. Upon arrival, she discovers that there are many sinister secrets in the hallowed walls of the house, including the foreboding warning of the estate’s caretaker, Lydia (played by Romana) to respect the local nature and keep the house intact or face what dwells in it. As darkness consumes them, and the horrors push them to their limits, they must confront the evils within before it destroys them and their families.

As I have mentioned many times before, the best aspect added to horror in recent years is the intense social commentary, which has truly elevated a genre that had become as preterit as it was flicky. Shugo Praico attempts something similar in his latest movie, “The Caretakers,” which also incorporates themes of ecology and a rather dramatic core in its narrative.

The Caretakers is available from Est Studios

City dweller Audrey arrives in the rural area where her late husband was born, accompanied by her two daughters, Ali and Agatha. Her purpose is to sell his estate and convince his relatives, Lydia and her children, that the sale would benefit everyone. However, things do not go as planned from the start. A disappointed Ali eventually learns the truth about her parents’ marriage, which fuels her resentment. At the same time, supernatural events begin to unfold, with Lydia warning Audrey about the power of Mayang,...

“Lolo and the Kid” is one of those films that we have all seen umpteen times, but still have an impact. One way to tell is that the film topped the Filipino (and Peruvian!) Netflix charts after just a few days last summer. It was in the Netflix top ten in 38 other countries. Its success in its home country is of course due to the popular stars that appear in the film, including Joel Torre as Lolo (“Grandpa”), Iza Calzado, Joem Bascon, Markki Stroem, Juan Karlos and many others, as well as the wonderful child actor Euwenn Mikaell. And last but not least, it is due to the very simple but heartwarming story that we could all write in a sleepless night – only we don’t.

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It was written, however, by Benedict Mique, who has worked in all sorts...

Exclusive: Following its work on premium series The Bagman, Philippines production outfit Rein Entertainment is launching a slate of films and series here at Busan’s Asian Contents and Film Market (Acfm) headed by crime drama series Drug War: A Conspiracy Of Silence and Lino Cayetano’s ‘Neo-Western’ movie Salvageland.

Drug War: A Conspiracy Of Silence, directed by Shugo Praico, follows a sharp-minded priest from a privileged background who works with a conscience-stricken policewoman to uncover the circumstances behind the death of his missing protégé.

Currently in production, the 6 x 60-minute series stars Ian Veneracion, who won best actor at the 2022 Metro Manila Film Festival for Rein Entertainment’s A Silent Night (Nanahimik Ang Gabi), also directed by Praico.

Salvageland stars Richard Gomez and Elijah Canlas in the story of an idealistic police officer and his father, a cynical veteran of the force. Father and son are forced to confront...

In Lolo and the Kid, we have seen there are some characters who have significantly impacted the lives of the grandfather and grandson duo: Lolo and Kid. Let’s delve into this through the cast and character guide of the film directed by Benedict Mique.

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Lolo, played by Joel Torre, is a complex character deeply shaped by his past. He’s an old man who saw hard times when he struggled with addiction and lived on the streets. His character shows a mix of deep-seated pain and an intense, albeit flawed, sense of responsibility. Lolo’s relationship with Kid is both tender and troubled. On one hand, he is a protective and caring figure. Despite his own struggles, Lolo takes Kid in and tries to shield him from the worst of the harsh reality of life on the streets. He looks after him and even involves him in their daily survival tactics.

The Iconic Horror Movie Franchise is back, and this time it's even more Extreme! #SRRExtremeMidnightTrailer

Experience the Extreme this November 29, 2023, exclusively in cinemas!

From master directors Jerrold Tarog, Joey De Guzman and Richard V. Somes comes this year's Epic Horror Movie event of 2023!

Starring Iza Calzado, Jane De Leon, Jane Oineza, Rk Bagatsing, Paul Salas, Paolo Gumabao, Miggs Cuaderno, AC Bonifacio, Elle Villanueva, Rob Gomez, Ninong Ry, Donna Cariaga, Angel Guardian, Phi Palmos, Esnyr Ranollo, Sarah Edwards, Bryce Eusebio, Dustin Yu, Mika Reins, Jana Taladro, Jewel Milag, Francis Mata, Girlie Ejercito, Jericho Ejercito, Ian Gimena,...

The Hallyu Wave has swept over the world in the last few years, with South Korea exporting quality entertainment on every level from music to movies. But while groups like BTS and films like Parasite have become mainstream enough to receive awards on a global scale, the magic of K-dramas is still often talked about in hushed whispers. Not so at Viu, the leading on-demand streaming site for Asian content in the region, however. K-dramas are especially popular in the Philippines, where they not only number among the most popular shows in the country but have also inspired original content modeled after them.

As Head of Originals for Viu Philippines, Corinna Vistan recently created and produced a Filipino drama called K-Love that is based entirely on the phenomenon of Korean dramas inspiring fans. Currently a Viu exclusive, the series is an homage to K-dramas that stars some of the hottest...

Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story and other winners of the 2011 Metro Manila Film Festival-Philippines (Mmff-p) Awards have been released. The 37th Annual Metro Manila Film Festival-Philippines “is the annual film festival held in Manila. The festival, which runs from the 25th of December to the first week of January, focuses on locally-produced films…During the course of the festival, no foreign movies are shown across the Philippines. Moreover, only films approved by the jurors of the Mmff will be shown. One of the festival highlights is the parade of floats during the opening of the festival. The floats, each one representing a movie entry for the festival, parade down Roxas Boulevard, while the stars for films ride on them.” This year’s awards ceremony was held at the “Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila in Pasay City”.

The full listing of the 2011 Metro Manila Film Festival Awards winners is below.

News sure to unleash an unstoppable barrage of insufferable board-game-into-movie jokes on your Twitter feed, the Ouija movie continues to move forward in its quest to bring Satanic dalliances with evil spirits to your local cineplex. Luckily, since McG is onboard as director, we can be assured that there will also be a fair bit of explosions, likely also Satanic in nature.

There have been some shakeups in the film's creative team, however, as original writers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz (Tron: Legacy) are reportedly going to be focusing on their television show Once Upon a Time. Their replacement? Evan Spiliotopolous, the writer of numerous Disney animated films.

Fingers crossed for an Iza Calzado cameo in the new flick.

When he's not teaching people how to spell his name, Spiliotopoulos keeps busy by working on mostly direct-to-dvd fare including Lion King 1 1/2, The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning and other movies watched...

Jose Javier Reyes' Working Girls is a disappointment. Just like the counterfeit bags one of Reyes' characters peddles to her internet clients, the film hardly matches the 1984 Ishmael Bernal satire with the same title that it supposedly updates. Even if independently assessed of Bernal's acclaimed urban comedy, Working Girls is still an unforgivably incoherent, annoyingly shallow, and ultimately pointless exercise. In an interview, Reyes admits that this film was made as a sort of tribute to Bernal and Amado Lacuesta, screenwriter of the 1984 comedy. Given Reyes' intentions for writing and directing this update of Bernal's classic, I can only conclude that this films' biggest achievement is that it will inevitably raise awareness of the existence of Bernal's film, and hopefully gain for it more followers.

 

Perhaps my displeasure for Reyes' film is a tad exaggerated. Reyes, I admit, is a very smart and able writer whose gift for gab...

Though it's been completed for nearly two years now, there hasn't been a single peep about any release plans for Yam Larana's American redux of his own film The Echo. Thankfully all that silence hasn't stopped several stills from popping up online at the film's Facebook page!

The film, starring Jesse Bradford, Amelia Warner, Iza Calzado, Louise Linton, Carlos Leon, and Kevin Durand, centers around a young ex-con who moves into an old apartment building, only to learn his neighbor is an abusive police officer who savagely beats his wife and daughter. When the ex-con tries to intervene, he becomes trapped in a curse.

Check out the stills by clicking the image below, and then dig on the special promotional trailer we've included as well. Stay tuned for news regarding the film's release. As soon as we get it, you will too!

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It's been a long, long, long time since The Echo, Yam Laranas' remake of his own horror film was completed. It's been nearly two years in fact, and there's been not a whisper of who will be releasing the film. While we wait for distribution news, inside you can chew on a new batch of stills from the story revolving around a young ex-con who moves into an old apartment building, only to learn his neighbor is an abusive police officer who savagely beats his wife and daughter. When the ex-con tries to intervene, he becomes trapped in a curse. Jesse Bradford, Amelia Warner, Iza Calzado, Louise Linton, Carlos Leon and Kevin Durand all star.

Get ready for an Asian horror remake that's as unconventional as can be, riddled with things we have never seen before! In The Echo we're just getting more unsuspecting people who put their noses where they shouldn't be and end up being fodder for a lingering curse! Nope. Nothing familiar about that plot at all!

The good news is at least the director of the original The Echo, Yam Larana, is back for the American redux starring Jesse Bradford, Amelia Warner, Iza Calzado, Louise Linton, Carlos Leon and Kevin Durand.

The plot centers around a young ex-con who moves into an old apartment building, only to learn his neighbor is an abusive police officer who savagely beats his wife and daughter. When the ex-con tries to intervene, he becomes trapped in a curse.

Dig on the trailer for the original and the new promo trailer below so you can compare notes.

Yam Laranas shot his original horror movie “The Echo” in 2004 and finished up an American remake of the same movie in 2008. The film stars Jesse Bradford as an ex-con who moves into a haunted apartment building and begins to hear sounds. A longer, more plot-heavy (i.e. voiceover narration) version of the trailer was posted last year (see that here). This one is a Korean version of the trailer, and is a slicker, less obvious but definitely more atmospheric cut. The bathroom stall scene creeps me the hell out, man. An ex-con moves into an old apartment building, where he encounters a domestic problem involving a police officer, his wife, and their daughter. When he tries to intervene, however, a mysterious curse entraps him. Starring Jamie Bloch, Jesse Bradford, Iza Calzado, Kevin Durand, Jayne Eastwood, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Carlos Leon, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Amelia Warner, and Louise Linton. Yam Laranas directs.

We've been bringing you all sorts of goodies from Yam Laranas' remake of The Echo, but why look at stills when you can feast your eyes on the trailer?! Read on for a look at the film, which stars Jesse Bradford, Amelia Warner, Iza Calzado, Louise Linton, Carlos Leon and Kevin Durand. The story revolves around a young ex-con who moves into an old apartment building, only to learn his neighbor is an abusive police officer who savagely beats his wife and daughter. When the ex-con tries to intervene, he becomes trapped in a curse. The film comes from the producer of The Ring and The Grudge.

Today we scored an exclusive look at a new teaser poster for Rightoff Entertainment and Vertigo Entertainment's remake of The Echo, which was directed by original helmer Yam Laranas and stars Jesse Bradford, Amelia Warner, Iza Calzado, Louise Linton, Carlos Leon and Kevin Durand. The story revolves around a young ex-con who moves into an old apartment building, only to learn his neighbor is an abusive police officer who savagely beats his wife and daughter. When the ex-con tries to intervene, he becomes trapped in a curse. Read on for the pic.