Showing posts with label Raymond Bagatsing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Raymond Bagatsing. Show all posts

Monday, January 27, 2020

Critically acclaimed Filipino film “Quezon’s Game” screening in EU, to premiere via ‘film in concert’ event

More than eight decades ago, the then President Manuel L. Quezon opened the Philippine shores to about 1,200 Jewish refugees who are escaping from the wrath of the Nazis—a part of the Philippine history that is unknown to many but is made realized by the film “Quezon’s Game”.

“Quezon’s Game”, which was produced by ABS-CBN Films Star Cinema in association with iWant and Kinetek, is a film that tells the story of how Philippine President Manuel Quezon, future U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower, and several other notable figures set out to rescue Jewish refugees from the ghettos of Germany and Austria. What seems within their power at first, turns out to be fraught with astronomical obstacles. On top of this, Quezon must battle a relapse of tuberculosis. In his final days, Quezon asks the question "Could I have done more?" before recollecting one of the least known, but most uplifting stories in Philippine history.

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

50-plus shades of grey with Sunshine, Enzo and Raymond in "Malamaya"

What's in a title? In the case of the upcoming Cinemalaya 2019 competition film, "Malamaya," starring Sunshine Cruz, Enzo Pineda, with the special participation of Raymond Bagatsing, the title means a lot.

"Malamaya is a Tagalog term for the color of ash or gray," directors Danica Sta. Lucia and Leilani Chavez explain. Danica, a producer and video editor, and Leilani, a soap opera writer and journalist, are making their full-length directorial debut with this sexy romance about love and art produced by Spears Films, ALV Films and Cine Likha.

YARA steps into R&B/hip-hop territory with sultry banger “Sabi Ko Na”

YARA reintroduces themselves as a fearless force in the local urban music scene YARA steps boldly into a new era with a new sound that fuses...