Banner year for PH indie films in Cannes
By Bayani San Diego Jr.
Once a year, this sleepy resort town south of France transforms into a “mecca for cineastes,” in the words of internationally acclaimed Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz.
Once a year, this sleepy resort town south of France transforms into a “mecca for cineastes,” in the words of internationally acclaimed Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz.
The Hollywood film “Django Unchained” was pulled from Chinese theaters on its opening day Thursday, in a rare move despite weeks of promotion in the country for director Quentin Tarantino’s violent slave-revenge saga.
Christoph Waltz, the Austrian-German actor who successfully broke into Hollywood in recent years, has won his 2nd best supporting actor award on Sunday’s Oscars (Monday in Manila).
Perhaps it is no surprise, given that 2012 was a US election year, but this year’s Oscars crop includes a heavy dose of politics—which has arguably influenced Hollywood’s top awards race.
“Cinemanila!” Quentin Tarantino exclaimed in our recent encounter. “That was fun!” He was, of course, referring to the film festival in the Philippines that honored him in 2007.
Quentin Tarantino won the best screenplay Golden Globe on Sunday for his blood-spattered spaghetti Western tribute “Django Unchained.”
Steven Spielberg is hoping for Golden Globes glory for his political drama “Lincoln” on Sunday, as Hollywood hits the red carpet for its biggest pre-Oscars awards show.
Quentin Tarantino says the brutal abuse of black slaves shown in his latest movie “Django Unchained” pales in comparison to the violence that was commonplace during the slavery era.
LOS ANGELES—Samuel Jackson predicted that “Django Unchained,” which reunites him with director Quentin Tarantino, may stir “some amount of controversy.” The fuss might come from Quentin’s take on racism and slavery in the revenge film, which is set two years before the US Civil War. In our recent interview, Samuel also talked about his current [...]
