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6th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival 2010 Entries

Here are the entries to the 6th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival 2010:
Open Category
“Ang Paglilitis ni Bonifacio” by Mario O’Hara
“Isang Pirasong Buhay” by Mark Meily
“Pink Halu-Halo” by Joselito Altarejos
“Sigaw” by Joel [...]

Top 10 All Time Top-Grossing Films Worldwide

1. Titanic (1997) – $1,835,300,000
2. Avatar (2009) – $1,135,245,852
3. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) – $1.12B
4. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006) [...]

MMFF 2009 Awards Winners

Here are the winners of the major awards in the recently concluded 35th Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2009 awards night:
Best Director – Joel Lamangan (Mano Po 6)
Gatpuno Antonio [...]

Top 10 Box-Office Movies of 2009

In 2009, giant robots, teen wizards and high-flying houses dominated the box-office, with moviegoers flocking to theaters to the tune of over $10 billion in ticket sales. Here are the [...]

MMFF Top Grosser 2009 (First Day)

Here are the top grossers of the opening day (December 25, 2009) of the 34th Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF 2009) based on the figures released by the National Cinema [...]

Cinemalaya finalists for 2010

Providing fertile soil for budding Filipino filmmakers, the Cinemalaya Foundation has named the ten finalists for the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival and Competition in 2010.
From 150 entries, the finalists [...]

This Is It out on DVD in January

NEW YORK – “Michael Jackson’s This Is It,” a film about the King of Pop’s final rehearsals before his death, will be released on DVD on Jan. 26, 2010.
The [...]

Michael Jackson reigns at box office

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Michael Jackson’s fans are ready to rock with him one last time, as next month’s “This Is It” movie about the late pop star breaks records [...]

Jackson film tickets sell out

(BBC NEWS) – Michael Jackson’s US fans have snapped up advance tickets for the documentary film This Is It in just two hours.
Fans had queued for up to three days [...]

Michael Jackson movie to get mass worldwide premiere

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Michael Jackson movie “This Is It” — based on footage from concert rehearsals before his death in June — will have simultaneous premieres in more [...]

Mad Men and 30 Rock win top Emmy Awards

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The low-rated shows “30 Rock” and “Mad Men” shared the spotlight at the Emmy Awards for a second year on Sunday, but most of their stars [...]

Ded Na Si Lolo for best foreign language film in the Oscars

Ded Na Si Lolo bested 12 other Filipino films for the singular honor of representing the country in the 82nd Academy Awards scheduled next year. This indie film will vie [...]

Hugh Jackman will resume his role of Wolverine

Australian actor Hugh Jackman will resume his role of Wolverine from the hit “X-Men” action movie series for the fifth time, Hollywood press said Friday.
The new installment, produced by Fox [...]

Harry Potter finale to be best yet

NEW YORK – The sixth “Harry Potter” film opens on Wednesday and is likely to be another hit for the boy wizard series, but with filming started on the finale, [...]

Transformers hold on to top spot

(BBC NEWS) – Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen kept its place at the top of the North American box office chart, taking $42.3m (£26.2m) over the weekend.
The robotic blockbuster sequel [...]