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Bakit kaya nagtataka 'yung iba kung bakit My Bebe Love at Beauty and the Bestie ang nangunguna sa takilya habang ang Nilalang at Honor Thy Father ay nangungulelat sa kabilang banda? Ilang puntos. Ang MMFF ay isinasagawa tuwing panahon ng Pasko at mahaba ang bakasyon.

The 41st Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) awards night was finally reveal last December 27, 2015 at the KIA Theater, Araneta Center, Quezon City. Here is the full list of winners of MMFF 2015: Mainstream Category      Best Actress: Jennylyn Mercado (#WalangForever)     Best Actor: Jericho Rosales (#WalangForever)     Best Picture:  #WalangForever     2nd Best Picture: Buy Now, Die Later     3rd Best Picture: My Bebe Love: #KiligPaMore

Haunted Mansion (formerly Retreat House) is a supernatural horror film. The film was directed and written by Jun Lana, starring Janella Salvador , Marlo Mortel and Jerome Ponce.

Plot: The story follows of estranged best friends Ericka (Vice Ganda) and Emman (Coco Martin) who will be "reunited" when the latter asks for the former's favor in connection to his mission as a spy agent.

All You Need Is Pag-Ibig (lit. "All You Need is Love") is a romantic comedy film produced and distributed by Star Cinema as their official entry to 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival.

Here the another notes of Jason Javier in the controversial Metro Manila Film Festival movie  "Honor Thy Father." My notes on Honor Thy Father: 1. Two of the best films I've seen this year started with a scene involving a stray dog and both ended with a tragedy. These canine metaphors (dog-eat-dog world? Oppression? Survival? Resiliency?) completely served their purpose and were the perfect jumping-off points for these gritty and brutal portraits of evil within our society. 2. I'm not a fan of networking and this made me think thrice on risking any investments involving fast money. For my friends that did get rich through this scheme though, it's never too late to send me a Christmas basket.

Here another notes from Jason Javier regarding on the blockbuster film My Bebe Love #KiligPaMore. My notes on My Bebe Love #KiligPaMore: 1. One of the first few scenes showed Vic Sotto looking at a mirror and combing his eyebrows. This was meant to be funny and it was the type of slapstick comedy that will be used all-throughout the movie. It felt dated (Pinoy comedy has not evolved much?) but still elicited laughs from the audience. A succeeding scene had Joey de Leon referring to Vic's "Sandata ni Hudas". Dated and recycled. 2. Aiai delas Alas, on the other hand, played her character really loud and broad (with matching frilly hair, pastel outfits, and purple & green eyeshadow in case it still wasn't loud enough for the viewers). She kept screaming all of her lines reminding me of my mom whenever I forget to place my clothes in the hamper. I think they would make the perfect BFFs. 3. I was thrown off by the ADHD-style editing with screens flipping a...

In rare occasions that an Erik Matti film opens with commercialized productions during the MMFF, the disqualification of Matti's Honor Thy Father starring John Lloyd Cruz stirs the festival with its controversial disqualification. Here is the full statement of Dondon Monteverde, CEO of Reality Entertainment statement regarding “Honor Thy Father.” When Reality Entertainment partnered with John Lloyd Cruz in producing “Honor Thy Father” we agreed to make a movie that would capture a small portion of the struggle of the Filipino as he tried to transcend the back-breaking realities and limitations of his life. We wanted to tell the story of Edgar, a Filipino who finally fights back. After putting up with so much oppression, he confronts the people that have made his life hell, people motivated by greed for money and lust for power.

Nilalang or Sonzai-sha (存在者 lit. Entity?) is an Filipino action horror film starring Cesar Montano and Maria Ozawa. Nilalang is about a local forensic expert who teams up with an heiress to a transnational organized crime syndicate originating from Japan.

Walang Forever (stylized as #WalangForever) is an upcoming 2015 Filipino romantic comedy film starring Jericho Rosales and Jennylyn Mercado. It is an official entry to the 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival.

My Bebe Love: #KiligPaMore is a 2015 Filipino romantic comedy film directed by Jose Javier Reyes starring Ai-Ai de las Alas and Vic Sotto with Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza.[3] Produced by Octo Arts Films, M - Zet Productions, APT Entertainment, GMA Films, and Ai-Ai's MEDA Productions, This film is an official entry to the 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival.

Honor Thy Father (also known as Con-Man) is a 2015 Philippine crime film directed and written by Erik Matti, starring John Lloyd Cruz.

Noong ika-11 ng Disyembre 2015 ang dulang “Si Maria Isabella at ang Guryon ng mga Tala” ay itinanghal sa PowerMac Theater sa siyudad ng Makati.

Last December 9, we invited to watch the theatre play “Prinsipe Munti” an adaptation of the book Le Petit Prince authored by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. “Prinsipe Munti” under Tanghalang Pilipino was performed inside the Cultural Center of the Philippines.

What makes the sun rise? Brahma What is higher than the sky? Father. What is heavier than Earth? Mother What is faster than the wind? Heart What is the unending disease of man? Greed These are some of the selected questions presented in the show--in a scene at the lake where Yama, the God of death, asked Yudhisthira before he can drink from the lake and make his dead brothers come to life after failing to answer to Yama.

Logline In the traffic-laden streets of Metro Manila, two brothers use the chaos of the city roads as a smokescreen for their shady occupation: tandem robbers on motorbike. But when a robbery goes sour, the brothers are forced to graduate from low-level thieves to high profile hit men in an act that tests both their resolve and their relationship.

CALL FOR AUDITION!!! PRODUCTION: CCP Tanghalang Pilipino’s MABINING MANDIRIGMA, A Steampunk Musical A contemporary musical foregrounding the intellectual heroism of Apolinario Mabini, who in the second phase of Philippine revolution, displayed an uncommon vision, a warrior’s spirit, and a principled character, as he struggled against all odds to enjoin his countrymen to go beyond considerations of class, clan, economic gain, and personal ambition, so they could think and act as citizens of one nation.  DETAILS: OPEN AUDITION on December 11, 2015 at 6:00PM – 10:00PM at the CCP

A Second Chance is a sequel from a very successful movie “One more chance” – the Hugot movie of all time, after 8 years of waiting Star Cinema and Direk Cathy Molina finally allow us to see again the story of Popoy and Basha in a new setup.

What happens when the country’s comedy giants - the undisputed Philippine box-office king of comedy Vic Sotto and box-office queen Ai-Ai delas Alas, join forces with the newest record-breaking, phenomenal loveteam Aldub in one groundbreaking movie during the holiday season?

STAR Cinema continues its tradition of non-stop fun and laughter for the whole family in this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) as it collaborates with Viva Films for its Merry Galo-- Wenn V. Deramas’ Beauty And The Bestie starring Vice Ganda and Coco Martin.

KRIS Aquino, Jodi Sta. Maria, Ian Veneracion, Kim Chiu, Xian Lim, Julia and Talia Concio, Bimby Aquino Yap, Ronaldo Valdez, Nova Villa, Pokwang and Derek Ramsay comprise the stellar line-up of All You Need Is Pag-Ibig – Star Cinema’s official entry to the upcoming 41st Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) its MerryGalo this December.

You may have seen Melissa Berglandin the 2nd Avenue series “Winners &Losers” (from Seven Networks). She plays the character of plus-sized‘Jenny Gross’ with her cherry-red hair and cat-eye glasses. Born in Adelaide, Australia, she has come a long way from down under but nonetheless, Bergland says she will not be shamed into getting thin as her star rises in Hollywood.

With the goal of making integrity everyone’s concern and part of daily life, the Integrity Initiative - spearheaded by the Makati Business Club, the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP), the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (AMCHAM), the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP), and Financial Executives of the Philippines (Finex)- is staging a historic run on December 12, 2015 at the CCP Complex, Pasay City.

 Independent film festival Sinag Maynila was born from the vision of Solar Entertainment Corporation, CEO Wilson Tieng and renowned festival director Brillante Mendoza’s wish to have a festival that not only inspires but educates and enlightens Filipino movie audiences. Made up of five homegrown filmmakers handpicked and closely collaborated with by Tieng and Mendoza, the festival produced feature films that presented social issues currently faced in Filipino culture. After a successful run last March, the films have gone on to garner attention both in the country and abroad thanks to their compelling narrative.

“Little Lights” is a story about being born with a lack of light. More importantly, it shows what happens when we, as individuals and as a community, discover what it means to be empowered by our differences and similarities.

“Wala na akong narinig. Wala na akong nakikita. Everything happened so fast.” Jason Dy’s still needs time to process the biggest moment of his life. The “The Voice of the Philippines” Season 2 champion had his eyes set on being the artist he has been dreaming to be for a long time – and it has finally come true.

The Secret Garden is a story of change and hope. Two child who gave life and spirit, and transformed their dull and misfortunate story. Mary Lennox, a troubled 10-year old British girl with parents too wrapped up with their own lives and never bothered about her. Although born and raised in India, she was forced to live in India with her Uncle after being found alone, and fortunately alive from the cholera epidemic which killed her parents and the servants.

Starring Andi Eigenmann, Paolo Contis, Epy Quizon, Polo Ravalez, Felix Rocco and Cj Caparas. Based on a novel written by Carlo J. Caparas in the mid 70's turned into an international award-winning movie directed by Lino Brocka in 1980, Angela Markado is captivating as it is disturbing.