Esquire Philippines’ chief film critic sits down with the master of slow cinema, whose new historical epic ‘Magellan’ debuted to glowing reviews at Cannes, to talk about 11-hour films, historical revisionism, and quitting filmmaking to write the great Filipino novel. “I want to be part of the struggle to destroy the wall of ignorance,” Lav Diaz says.
Sixty-six-year old filmmaker Lavrente Indico Diaz has made some of the most critically acclaimed films in Philippine cinema. From the sprawling, 10-and-a-half hour generational epic Evolution of a Filipino Family to the five-hour crime drama Batang ...
Saltburn alums, Emma Stone, and Swift’s ex all head to the Croisette
lthough I do not believe that 2023 will go down as a stellar year for anyone - I asked six friends and they all agreed - there is something I cannot stop thinking about: Cannes 2023. We got The Zone of Interest, ...
Kylie Verzosa is a Woman We Love. As an Esquire cover star, Verzosa is always on our radar. Right now, we have to point out that it seems that summer 2023 belongs to the actress. Case in point: she just hit the ...
Anyone got a match?Some guests bring napkins, some guests are the disco ball.What I wouldn't give for a Will Smith smooch. Have you seen Concussion? Will Smith is divine. Also recommended: Hitch, The Pursuit of Happyness. We don't ...
Here's what we know so far about director Pedro Almodóvar's answer to Brokeback Mountain.
Pedro Almodóvar. Ethan Hawke. Pedro Pascal. Cowboys. Drama. Romance. Mother of god, are we not entertained?Strange Way of Life has already gotten quite the buzz since Almodóvar announced the shooting of his genre-breaking Western (at heart, he says) ...
Cannes-winning film Triangle of Sadness, suffice to say, has catapulted Dolly de Leon into international superstardom. With new projects in Hollywood coming up left and right, de Leon has proven that she can act with the best of them. So much ...
Dolly De Leon might just become the first Filipino actor to land a nomination in the most prestigious film awards of them all-the Oscars. At least, Variety seems to think so.The trade publication just released its predictions for who's ...
Park Ji-min delivers a stunning debut in her portrayal of Freddie, a South Korean-born adoptee who's raised, in all ways, French.
The story in Return to Seoul (French: Retour à Séoul) talks of the existential burden that comes with being a foreigner to one's own home, and by extension, to themselves. It follows Frédérique Benoît a.k.a Freddie ( ...
MIPCOM is the most extensive entertainment market in the world.
ABS-CBN brings Filipino content to an international audience with a premiere screening of a new drama series, Cattleya Killer, at this year's MIPCOM Cannes. The company will present the pilot of the six-part series to industry decision-makers, in ...
It's time to get reacquainted with the history of Filipino cinema, you cinephiles. Earlier this week, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) launched the FDCP Channel streaming platform at the Cannes Film Market.Featuring 100 titles from some of ...
With the number of great Palme d'Or winners too large to count, it's worth looking back at the best of the best over Cannes' 70-year history.
The Cannes Film Festival is about to head into its 70th year. That's seven decades of premiering some of the best films ever made, many of them vying for the festival's top prize: the coveted Palme d'Or.While most ...
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