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Janine Gutierrez and JC Santos in the official poster for JP Habac’s “Dito at Doon” (Image: Twitter/@TBAStudiosPH) JP Habac’s “Dito at Doon” (Here and There) starring Janine Gutierrez and JC Santos is set to have its world premiere at this year’s Osaka Asian Film Festival. “Dito at Doon” will be shown on March 5 to 14 at the said film fest, Gutierrez announced on Instagram last Wednesday, Feb. 10. “Before we show this film here in the Philippines, TBA Studios’ #DitoAtDoon (Here and There) will have its world premiere at the 大阪アジアン映画祭 Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021,” she said. View this post on Instagram A post shared by JANINE ✨ (@janinegutierrez) “Soooo happy about the news!! I wiiiish we could be there to attend but just very grateful that we got in at wala nang mas makapagpapasaya sakin kundi ang mapanood niyo ang aming pelikula (and nothing will make me happier other than you watching our film),” Gutierrez … [Read more...] about Janine Gutierrez, JC Santos starrer ‘Dito at Doon’ to premiere at Osaka Asian Film Festival

FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – It’s a world most of us have never seen as “Ancient Caves” takes viewers far beneath the surface of the Earth. The epic and beautiful IMAX film is narrated by Bryan Cranston and is directed by Jonathan Bird. It took four years to make, shooting all over and under the world. “We ended up in caves in Mexico and the Bahamas, France, and even in caves under Death Valley in Nevada,” said Bird. “They are one of the most precious places to find information to find about the ancient climate.” READ MORE: Street Flooding, Power Outages Reported Following Heavy Rain Moving Through South Florida “One visionary scientist is on an epic quest to understand Earth’s climate,” said Cranston during the narration. “Ancient Caves” follows Dr. Gina Mosley as she explores stalagmites one thousand years old. “She just has great adventures and we get to follow along to places most of us will never ever get to go. You get to experience these places and learn about … [Read more...] about New IMAX Film Explores The Breathtaking Beauty Of “Ancient Caves”

“Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn” by Radu Jude. Image: Silviu Ghetie/microFilm via AFP The 71st Berlin film festival awarded its Golden Bear top prize Friday to “Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn” by Romania’s Radu Jude, a satire skewering pandemic-era social hypocrisy with the story of a teacher whose sex tape winds up on the internet. This year’s event was held entirely online for critics and industry buyers but judged by a jury made up of previous winners, who watched the 15 contenders in a specially reserved cinema in the German capital. Israeli director Nadav Lapid announced the award for Jude, one of Eastern Europe’s most acclaimed directors, saying his movie had the “rare and essential quality of a lasting artwork.” For the first time, the Berlinale awarded a “gender neutral” best acting prize, to Germany’s Maren Eggert for her performance in the sci-fi comedy “I’m Your Man.” In the film by “Unorthodox” director Maria Schrader, Eggert plays a museum researcher who signs … [Read more...] about Sex tape satire ‘Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn’ wins Berlinale Golden Bear

JC Santos (left) as Cabs and Janine Gutierrez as Len in “Dito at Doon” (Image: screengrab from YouTube/TBA Studios) JC Santos and Janine Gutierrez struggle in their lockdown romance in the recently released trailer of JP Habac’s “Dito at Doon” (Here and There), which is currently participating in the Osaka Asian Film Festival. Len (Gutierrez) and Cabs (Santos), two friends who apparently often annoy each other, develop a romantic relationship amid the pandemic, as seen in the official trailer of “Dito at Doon” released by TBA on YouTube last Thursday, March 4. While they initially find each other intolerable, especially on social media, Len and Cabs slowly get on each other’s good side as they go through the lockdown with video calls and chats. Meanwhile, Ben&Ben’s “Nakikinig Ka ba sa Akin?” accompanies the bantering and the flirting of the two main characters throughout the trailer. Toward the end, the trailer gives a glimpse of the conflict Len and Cabs will face as … [Read more...] about WATCH: JC Santos, Janine Gutierrez’s struggling lockdown romance in ‘Dito at Doon’ trailer

Whoa, hold up! They Live and Hell Comes to Frogtown may not be the defining moments in 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper 's film career . Like many actors and performers who leave us too soon, the WWE legend still has a few more unreleased projects under his belt. And today, we have the first trailer for his final screen performance! Vivieno Caldinelli 's 11-minute short Portal to Hell!!! is heading to the Toronto International Film Festival. And while it is a horror short, it's getting a lot of attention for bringing a very interesting career to a close for Roddy Piper. The wrestling Superstar passed away last July, but he left this one gift behind, making it one of the most in demand shorts at TIFF this year. Portal to Hell!!! follows the apartment-superintendent hero in what is loving referred to as a 'primo slice of Canuxploitation'. He has enough on his plate, what with all the plumbing and electrical problems and high-maintenance tenants. But then some jerks open up … [Read more...] about Watch ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper’s Final Performance in Portal to Hell Trailer

Priyanka Chopra has announced that she will be opening a restaurant called SONA in New York City at the end of March. The 38-year-old actress made the news public by posting a trio of images to her Instagram account on Saturday. Priyanka wrote a lengthy message in the post's caption where she expressed enthusiasm OVER her new business venture, which is based at 36 East 20th Street in the city's Flatiron district. Trying something new: Priyanka Chopra announced that she would be opening a restaurant in New York City called SONA in a post made to her Instagram account on Saturday Chopra began her message by writing, 'I'm thrilled to present to you SONA, a new restaurant in NYC that I poured my love for Indian food into.' She then explained the concept behind her restaurant and noted that 'SONA is the very embodiment of timeless India and the flavours I grew up with.' RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next 'People pick on me for no reason': … [Read more...] about Priyanka Chopra announces that she will be opening an Indian restaurant in New York City: ‘I’m thrilled to present to you SONA’