FILM Archives - newswatchplus.ph https://www.newswatchplus.ph/category/film/ Fri, 05 Jul 2024 12:56:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 /wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cropped-logo-nwp-32x32.png FILM Archives - newswatchplus.ph https://www.newswatchplus.ph/category/film/ 32 32 Breaking the Fifth Wall: The Philippines’ first dance film festival goes beyond the screen https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2022/10/14/breaking-the-fifth-wall-the-philippines-first-dance-film-festival-goes-beyond-the-screen/ Fri, 14 Oct 2022 17:52:17 +0000 https://newswatchplus-staging.azurewebsites.net/?p= At the peak of the pandemic in 2020, the performing arts world came to a halt. Shows were postponed, theaters closed their doors, and dancers had to hang up their pointe shoes temporarily. In the absence of a physical stage, Fifth Wall Fest built its own platform online, connecting dance communities here and around the

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]]> Saying goodbye to Cinema Centenario https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2020/10/08/saying-goodbye-to-cinema-centenario/ Thu, 08 Oct 2020 15:48:03 +0000 https://newswatchplus-staging.azurewebsites.net/?p= Cinema Centenario, named in celebration of 100 years of Philippine cinema, was conceived by Hector Calma during a trip to Taipei where he was inspired by buildings that were adaptively reused as cinemas. Photo by KITKAT PAJARO

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]]> 10 underseen Filipino films you can watch now on iflix https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2019/10/08/10-underseen-filipino-films-you-can-watch-now-on-iflix/ Tue, 08 Oct 2019 13:25:05 +0000 https://newswatchplus-staging.azurewebsites.net/?p= Carmelito Reyes, better known as Shalala, in "Echoserang Frog." Screengrab from SCENEMA CONCEPT INTERNATIONAL/YOUTUBE

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]]> 6 underrated Asian horror films https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2019/08/22/6-underrated-asian-horror-films/ Thu, 22 Aug 2019 13:21:24 +0000 https://newswatchplus-staging.azurewebsites.net/?p= Asian horror cinema is still an embarrassment of riches, if you know where to look and what to look for.

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]]> QCinema reviews: Circle Competition films https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2019/08/22/qcinema-reviews-circle-competition-films/ Thu, 22 Aug 2019 11:53:47 +0000 https://newswatchplus-staging.azurewebsites.net/?p= “The Chanters” focus on how our increasingly digital world is eroding our cultural roots, in this case the epic poems of the Panay-Bukidnon tribe. In photo are the film’s leads, Jally Nae Gilbaliga (who won Best Actress) and Romulo Caballero (who is the real life grandfather of Gilbaliga), who are both members of the Panay Bukidnon tribe. Photo from THE CHANTERS/FACEBOOK

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]]> SM’s special movie screening for the blind and deaf https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2019/08/09/sms-special-movie-screening-for-the-blind-and-deaf/ Fri, 09 Aug 2019 09:39:24 +0000 https://newswatchplus-staging.azurewebsites.net/?p= To provide greater accessibility of movies to PWDs in the Philippines, SM Cares relaunched their “Special Movie Screening for the Deaf and Blind” initiative as a way to advocate for the rights and welfare of PWDs. Photo by JACK ALINDAHAO

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]]> The state of Philippine cinema in 2017 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2017/12/30/the-state-of-philippine-cinema-in-2017/ Sat, 30 Dec 2017 23:00:11 +0000 https://newswatchplus-staging.azurewebsites.net/?p= If there is one film that managed to do the unexpected and earn more than what is expected of it given its roster of leads who have never been known to rake in profits, it is Sigrid Bernardo’s “Kita Kita” starring Alessandra de Rossi and Empoy. Screencap from SPRING FILMS

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]]> Get to know Joanna Ampil, this year’s MMFF Best Actress https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2017/12/29/get-to-know-joanna-ampil-this-years-mmff-best-actress/ Fri, 29 Dec 2017 18:48:34 +0000 https://newswatchplus-staging.azurewebsites.net/?p= As a theatre actress who has performed in West End musicals such as “Miss Saigon,” “Jesus Christ Superstar,” and “Les Misérables,” Ampil says that acting for the MMFF entry "Ang Larawan" was more challenging. Photo by JL JAVIER

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]]> From Brocka to Cannes: Jaclyn Jose’s cinematic journey https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2017/12/22/from-brocka-to-cannes-jaclyn-joses-cinematic-journey/ Fri, 22 Dec 2017 16:48:18 +0000 https://newswatchplus-staging.azurewebsites.net/?p= Jaclyn Jose has one of the most accomplished careers in Philippine cinema, having worked with National Artists such as Lino Brocka and Ishmael Bernal, as well as contemporary auteurs such as Chito Roño and Brillante Mendoza. Photo by JAN PINEDA

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]]> Review: ‘Smaller and Smaller Circles’ and the Filipino identity https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2017/12/12/review-smaller-and-smaller-circles-and-the-filipino-identity/ Tue, 12 Dec 2017 18:27:55 +0000 https://newswatchplus-staging.azurewebsites.net/?p= Raya Martin’s cinematic adaptation of F. H. Batacan’s “Smaller and Smaller Circles” takes on the nation’s historical trauma, injustice, political amnesia, and national debt, and shows how they have lasted until now. Photo courtesy of TBA STUDIOS

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