WATCH: Jillian Ward to star with Bong Revilla in FPJ-inspired movie
MANILA, Philippines — Jillian Ward is excited to work with actor-politician Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr.
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Rachel Weisz's painful legacy of doing Bourne stunts
Rachel Weisz has revealed that she became a true action hero for the new Bourne spy movie — in a challenge that forced her well out of her comfort zone.The London-born star carries out nearly all her own stunts in The Bourne Legacy, which expands the Bourne world to reveal Edward Norton as a manipulative intelligence chief and Jeremy Renner, from The Hurt Locker, as an agent in peril.Weisz, 42, who plays a research scientist, said “99 per cent of the time” she and Renner are performing for real in the high-speed chases and crashes shot in locations including Canada, South Korea and the Philippines.“The stunts were the challenge. There are a lot in the film,” said the Oscar-winning actress who is married to another action hero in Daniel Craig — James Bond.“In Manila, we have this huge chase scene on a motorcycle and Jeremy and I did most of it. We drove through that city and jumped over bridges and crashed into buses.
Werner Herzog, Who Recorded the Audio Version of His Memoir, Insists His Words Will Outlive His Movies
Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic Werner Herzog has traveled to the ends of the earth for his art, rolling cameras in places rarely seen by human eyes — from rapids along the Amazon River for 1972’s “Aguirre, the Wrath of God” to the rim of an active volcano in Antarctica. But what’s inside Herzog’s head is what fascinates fans of the German director. As revealed in a new memoir, “Every Man for Himself and God Against All” (the phrase served as the original title of his 1974 film “The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser”), Herzog’s far-ranging filmography represents only a fraction of the encounters and adventures that have shaped his worldview.
‘Evil Does Not Exist’ Heads Asia Pacific Screen Awards Nominations
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Hamaguchi Ryusuke’s “Evil Does Not Exist” collected four nominations for the Asia Pacific Screen Awards, making it the narrow favorite ahead of the three times nominated “Snow Leopard,” by the late Pema Tseden. The narrow lead matches the overall pattern this year’s, where Japanese and Chinese films dominate APSA nominations proceedings. Nominations were announced at midnight on Thursday in Gold Coast, Queensland, where the final awards will be celebrated on Nov. 3. “Evil Does Not Exist,” an eco-drama that premiered in Venice, is nominated in best film, best director, best screenplay and cinematography categories.
Asia Pacific Screen Awards: Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s ‘Evil Does Not Exist’ Leads Nominations & First Round Winners Announced
Japanese filmmaker Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s latest feature, Evil Does Not Exist, leads this year’s Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) with four nods, including the gong for Best Film.
Breaking Baz: How “Scrappy Team” Behind ‘The Farewell’ Blossomed To Make ‘Expats’ With Nicole Kidman’s Blossom Films; Limited Series Gets Premiere Date & London Fest Slot
EXCLUSIVE: Producer Dani Melia describes how “a scrappy team” that made filmmaker Lulu Wang’s acclaimed low-budget feature The Farewell joined forces with Blossom Films’ Nicole Kidman and Per Saari to make “this big international production” Expats for Prime Video.
Press Release - With Big Project Looming, Robin Pushes Incentives for Location Filming in Philippines
Sen. Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla pushed Tuesday for incentives for foreign filmmakers doing location shooting in the Philippines, especially with a big Hollywood movie project looming.
Sexual well-being industry revels in swelling sales
(UPDATE) LONDON: From creams and oils promising to take the user to seventh heaven to multi-sensory vibration devices and erotic lingerie, the sex accessory market has become more feminine over the years, even feminist.