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While the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815 had to contend with smoke monsters and polar bears, the most sinister Lost villains proved that the human element they dealt with could be just as dangerous. The survivors on Lost were made up of an eclectic group of people, some more heroic than others. However, there were many figures who appeared throughout the series that showed real villainy, with various motives and means of following their dark plans.

The level of evil with these characters differed greatly, with some of the Lost villains simply coming off as self-centered and meanspirited, but there were others who were murderous and truly corrupt. Many of these villains took interesting paths throughout the series. There were some who found redemption and others who got the comeuppance that was owed to them. As much as fans hate these characters and the things they did, they all helped to...

The Filipino crime thriller has a unique approach that includes documentary-like realism in the narrative, in the style dictated by the likes of Lino Brocka, Mike De Leon, Brillante Mendoza and Erik Matti. Sonny Calvento, in his feature debut back in 2017, implemented a similar approach in “The Decaying” a film that won an award for its production design in the 2017 Cinemalaya.

The film begins with a man in a remote area witnessing a Westerner and a teenager throwing and burning parts of a bed in the same field, obviously trying not to be seen by anyone. A bit later on, the man, whose name is revealed to be Jason, buys a sack of cement and returns to his house, where the first thing he does is to fire the housemaid, Ingrid, who happens to be his wife's cousin. The woman is shocked but soon becomes suspicious as her cousin is nowhere to be found,...

It was bound to happen sometime.

Christian Kane as country singer was finally featured on Almost Paradise Season 1 Episode 8.

Not at all coincidentally, this episode was centered around a country singer who was at the center of a kidnapping plot.

So, yes, Kane's performance came up fairly organically, after a tease early in the episode.

This episode marked a pleasant change of pace as for once Alex wasn't the loudest personality present.

That honor went to August Crowe, the down-on-his-luck country singer attempting to mount a comeback concert on Cebu.

As August, Billy Ray Gallion (Lost) felt authentic, proudly soaking in his fans' appreciation at the airport as though country music hadn't passed him by a decade ago.

Accompanied by Shelton, his manager/enabler, it was simple to understand how August had taken such a long slide from stardom.

It was puzzling that Ike, Kai, and Ernesto viewed August as...

The true story of how the Philippines offered sanctuary to 1,200 European Jews is rendered as dull, unconvincing melodrama

In 1939, Philippines president Manuel Quezon gave sanctuary to 1,200 Jews from Germany and Austria as other countries slammed their doors shut. Quezon, a classy political operator, wheeled and dealed to obtain visas for the refugees from Washington, which controlled the borders of the Philippines, then a protectorate of the Us. The story is a real-life political chess game with the makings of a gripping race-against-the-clock thriller; but here it drags out into sluggish, dull and unconvincing melodrama.

Raymond Bagatsing plays Quezon as a scotch-drinking, poker-playing statesman with movie-star charisma, riding a wave of public adulation. Indeed, a modicum of ego is the only flaw permitted in this saintly, rather bland character study. It’s not long after Kristallnacht, when Quezon is implored by poker buddy Alex Frieder (Billy Ray Gallion), a Jewish-American cigar manufacturer living in the Philippines,...

The story of Manuel L. Quezon, President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944 and particularly the role he played in the rescue of thousands of Jews before and during WWII is not exactly a famous one. Matthew Rosen’s film feature directorial debut highlights this piece of history and Quezon himself in the most eloquent fashion.

“Quezon’s Game” will screen in U.S./Canadian Theaters starting Jan. 24th

The story begins during 1938 in the Philippines, as Quezon, who had already started his reorganization efforts for the country, is about to start building the city that would later take his name. As the Commonwealth is under the control of the Us and general McArthur is in charge, the Nazis have taken over Germany, and the Japanese seem too eager to establish their dominion in the Pacific, the power plays in the country are extremely tense. President Quezon may...

Critically acclaimed during its multi-award-winning festival run and successful May 2019 theatrical release in the Philippines, “Quezon’s Game” will begin its U.S./Canadian theatrical rollout on January 24th.

A true story of Holocaust heroism during World War II in the Philippines by Filipino President Manuel L. Quezon—who rescued as many persecuted Jews as Oskar Schindler at a time when most countries were turning their backs—the release of “Quezon’s Game” also marks the landmark 75th anniversary on Jan. 27 of the liberation of Auschwitz, the Nazi’s most- notorious concentration camp. Once forgotten to history, the incredible tale of what just one man can accomplish when defeat isn’t an option … a miraculous feat of human triumph.

A Star Cinema/Abs-cbn Film Productions production in association with iWant and Kinetek, “Quezon’s Game” is the feature film directorial debut of Matthew Rosen (also serving as cinematographer) who has directed television, music...

Recently, CBS dropped the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Scorpion" episode 11 of season 2. The episode is entitled, "The Old College Try," and it turns out that we're going to see some very high intense and interesting stuff go down as a hacker that's threatening to destroy the world economy, becomes the main focus for Team Scorpion's latest mission, and more! In the new, 11th episode press release: Team Scorpion Goes Undercover At A University To Find A Hacker Who Infiltrates The Federal Reserve And Threatens To Collapse The World Economy, On "Scorpion," Monday, Dec. 7. Press release number 2: Team Scorpion will go undercover at a university to find a hacker who infiltrates the Federal Reserve and will threaten to collapse the world economy. Guest stars feature: Peri Gilpin (Katherine Cooper), Kevin Weisman (Ray), Willie McGinest (Himself), Shanley Caswell (Dorie), Troy Doherty (Alberto), Scott Michael Morgan (Griggs), Jeff Galfer...