Filipino actor Eddie Romero directs this arresting drama set during the Vietnam War. Read More »
Tag Archives: Philippines
Storm Children: Book One (2014) Lav Diaz
On 8 November 2013, the city Tacloban on Leyte Island, Philippines, was largely destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan, causing the death of 6,201 people. Read More »
The Ravagers (1965) Eddie Romero, John Saxon, Fernando Poe Jr., Bronwyn FitzSimons
The biggest war picture ever filmed in the Philippines, a savage, raw action-packed spectacle of men and woman in war Read More »
Outrages of the Orient (1948) Carlos Vander Tolosa, William H. Jansen, Linda Estrella, Fernando Royo, Mona Lisa
A docu-drama recreating the rape and plundering conducted by WWII Japanese troops against the Filipino people. Read More »
Child of the Sun (2009) Christopher Gozum, Lowell Conales, Che Ramos, Tristan Aguirre
An exiled poet returns to his native homeland of Pangasinan province after many years of absence. Read More »
Fight for Us (1989) Lino Brocka, Phillip Salvador, Dina Bonnevie, Gina Alajar
In 1985, in the obscure town of Santa Filomena, the Orapronobis, a cult under the leadership of Kumander Kontra (Roco) Read More »
James Batman (1966) Artemio Marquez, Dolphy, Shirley Moreno, Boy Alano
An evil syndicate is set to conquer the world, and the mission is to stop them from fulfilling their viscious plans. Read More »
Imburnal (2008) Sherad Anthony Sanchez, Brian Monterola, Jelieta Mariveles-Ruca, Allen Lumanog
An examination of poverty and violence and the influence it has on two boys who live in a slum. Read More »
Why Is Yellow the Middle of the Rainbow? (1994) Kidlat Tahimik
A unique collaboration between Tahimik and his eldest son Kidlat Gottlieb Kalayaan, Why is Yellow the Middle of the Rainbow? Read More »
Burger Boys (1999) Lav Diaz, Gerald Madrid, Marcus Madrigal, Marco Salvador, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Four high school friends hatch a plan for a farcical heist that sends them spiraling into a series of surreal events littered with clowns Read More »
Manila, Open City (1968) Eddie Romero, Charito Solis, James Shigeta, Alex Nicol, Drama, War
In early February 1945 as Allied Forces slowly closed the net around the Japanese army entrenched within the city ruins of Manila, the defeated Empire’s soldiers adopted a brutal and savage operation of persecution against the citizens. Read More »
Cavite (2005) Neill Dela Llana, Ian Gamazon, Edwin Lagda, Edgar Tancangco, Thriller
Adam, a security guard, travels from California to the Philippines, his native land, for his father’s funeral.
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Magnifico (2003) Maryo J. De Los Reyes, Lorna Tolentino, Albert Martinez, Gloria Romero, Drama
Even though he is not good in school and belongs to a poor and unfortunate family, Magnifico still have a big heart and a large amount of optimism that enabled him to help not only his family but also the community.
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Aberya (2012) Christian Linaban, Mercedes Cabral, Will Devaughn, Iwa Moto, Drama
A Filipino-American boxer on a pleasure trip, a prostitute on a mission, a local drug dealer experimenting with time travel, and a social climber all cross paths in Cebu, the beautiful Philippine southern island, in this deliriously imagined occult superhero movie.
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TNT Jackson (1974) Cirio H. Santiago, Jeannie Bell, Stan Shaw, Pat Anderson, Action
Her name is Diana Jackson, but you can call her T.N.T. When T.N.T.’s brother is killed by ruthless drug dealers, the beautiful young karate expert goes to the most dangerous part of Chinatown to find the killer.
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