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By Rito P. Asilo
We lose our child-like sense of wonder during our alternately exhilarating and confounding transition to adulthood. In these amoral times, however, more and more kids succumb to cynicism long before they hit puberty—and, as dramatized in Peter Ramsey’s visually succulent animation, “Rise of the Guardians,” Santa Claus (voiced by Alec Baldwin) and his colleagues, the Easter Bunny (Hugh Jackman), Sandman, and the Tooth Fairy (Isla Fisher), are deeply concerned!
Posted: December 1st, 2012 | in Headlines,Latest Entertainment Stories,Photos & Videos | Read More »
By Rito P. Asilo
Sparks fly when Mario Maurer and Erich Gonzales’ paths cross in Rory Quintos’ cross-cultural romance, “Suddenly, It’s Magic.” Sadly, the Thai heartthrob and Filipino actress’ starrer is a classic case of selling the sizzle, not the steak—it’s delicious to look at, but its oft-told tale relies heavily on implausible resolutions as it swirls up to its requisite happily-ever-after ending.
Posted: November 9th, 2012 | in Featured Gallery,Headlines,Latest Entertainment Stories,Photos & Videos | Read More »
By Rito P. Asilo
Erik Matti’s “Tiktik: The Aswang Chronicles” benefits from its groundbreaking visual flair and knockabout humor more than its ability to scare. That’s not saying that the movie isn’t an effective chiller—in fact, the parallel reality Matti cogently brings to pulsating cinematic life reeks with a sinister sense of danger and the macabre, even as it pokes fun at the teleserye-like melodrama its protagonists, jobless city boy Makoy (Dingdong Dantes) and pregnant barrio lass Sonia (Lovi Poe), find themselves in.
Posted: October 19th, 2012 | in Editor's Pick,Featured Gallery,Headlines,Latest Entertainment Stories,Photos & Videos | Read More »
By Rito P. Asilo
Madonna’s second directorial effort, “W.E.,” has less “filth” and a little more “wisdom” and style than 2008’s “Filth and Wisdom,” her pretentious and incoherent feature-length debut as a filmmaker.
Posted: September 15th, 2012 | in Featured Gallery,Headlines,Latest Entertainment Stories,Photos & Videos | Read More »
By Rito P. Asilo
At long last, heto nApo ang “I Do Bidoo Bidoo,” the Filipino screen musical we’ve been wanting to watch. It isn’t perfect, but the season’s must-see film is rousing, heart-warming, entertaining and celebratory—a Pinoy production worthy of our music-making and music-loving people.
Posted: September 1st, 2012 | in Featured Gallery,Headlines,Latest Entertainment Stories,Photos & Videos | Read More »
By Rito P. Asilo
In “The Dark Knight Rises,” Christopher Nolan delivers a fitting valedictory for his genre-defining “Batman” trilogy. As the visionary director of “Inception” and “Memento” examines the conflicting motivations of his tortured superhero (Christian Bale), he smartly reintroduces a formidable moral provocateur in the Dark Knight’s parallel universe to further shake up Bruce Wayne’s chaotic world.
Posted: July 21st, 2012 | in Editor's Pick,Featured Gallery,Headlines,Latest Entertainment Stories,Photos & Videos | Read More »
By Rito P. Asilo
Braulia Santos, student: “I was impressed by Angelica Panganiban’s natural acting in ‘Every Breath U Take.’ But I was disappointed by Piolo Pascual’s portrayal—he didn’t exhibit the stamina and joie de vivre required by his character. He also gives a lackluster performance in ‘Dahil Sa Pag-ibig.’
Posted: May 25th, 2012 | in Headlines,Latest Entertainment Stories | Read More »
By Rito P. Asilo
Chris Hemsworth finished shooting Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard’s “The Cabin in the Woods” in 2009, long before he won the bragging rights to wear the God of Thunder’s cape and costume in “Thor” and “The Avengers.” But, like his unexpected jump to Hollywood’s A-list last year, nobody would have guessed that the long-shelved chiller he starred in would hit it big upon its release three years later—and even gain a cult following!
Posted: May 5th, 2012 | in Editor's Pick,Featured Gallery,Headlines,Latest Entertainment Stories,Photos & Videos | Read More »
By Rito P. Asilo
The star-studded alliance of Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) and Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), under the leadership of SHIELD’s Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), is the stuff that fanboys’ dreams are made of – and director Joss Whedon pulls off the high-wire act with flair, panache, and an exhilarating blend of action, comedy and movie magic.
Posted: April 27th, 2012 | in Editor's Pick,Featured Gallery,Headlines,Latest Entertainment Stories,Photos & Videos | Read More »
By Rito P. Asilo
The young protagonists of Gary Ross’ riveting sci-fi parable, “The Hunger Games,” may not have Edward Cullen’s tousled hair, Jacob Black’s six pack, or Bella Swan’s damsel-in-distress appeal—but, Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence), Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) and Gale Hawthorne (Liam Hemsworth) don’t need to take their shirts off or brood vacuously to keep viewers on the edge of their seats!
Posted: March 24th, 2012 | in Featured Gallery,Headlines,Latest Entertainment Stories,Photos & Videos | Read More »
By Rito P. Asilo
Has the local movie industry run out of ideas? You can’t sit through most of the seven entries of this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival and say that you’ve seen something fresh and truly original: As Enteng Kabisote (Vic Sotto) figures in an odd romance with Ina Montecillo (AiAi delas Alas), Flavio (“Panday 2”) finds himself entangled in a strange romantic three-way roundelay with—a “closeted” fairy (Iza Calzado) and a jealous, fire-breathing dragon (Marian Rivera)! Love knows no boundaries, indeed.
Posted: December 30th, 2011 | in Editor's Pick,Featured Gallery,Headlines,Latest Entertainment Stories,Photos & Videos | Read More »
By Rito P. Asilo
Their screenings may have been limited, but the entries to the indie division (full-length features and student shorts) of this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival are a satisfying mix of thematically significant dramas, darkly whimsical comedies and character studies. And, while they aren’t as well-realized as the films of Cinemalaya, it’s instructive to note that they’re better-crafted than the head-scratchers of Cinema One’s recent edition. A sad exception: Neil Tan’s “HIV (Si Aida, Si Ivy at Si V).”
Posted: December 23rd, 2011 | in Editor's Pick,Featured Gallery,Headlines,Latest Entertainment Stories,Photos & Videos | Read More »
