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The Seann William Scott action comedy Bad Man was filmed in the state of Alabama during December of 2023 and January of 2024, so it will be premiering at the Sidewalk Film Festival in Birmingham, Alabama on August 24th – but those of us who aren’t able to make it to Sidewalk won’t have to wait long to see the movie. Vertical is planning to give the film a theatrical release in North America sometime in the fall, and Vertigo Releasing will be giving it a digital release in the UK on September 15th. Bad Man will be available to watch through Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, and Sky Store on that date – and in anticipation of that release, a trailer has dropped online. You can check it out in the embed above.

The feature directorial debut of Michael Diliberti, who wrote the screenplay with JJ Nelson, Bad Man has the...

Prime Cruz’s supernatural horror feature “The Sacrifice” has wrapped principal photography in the Philippines and revealed its complete cast lineup.

The production has unveiled the full cast joining acclaimed filmmaker Lav Diaz in a rare acting appearance. Leading the ensemble are Lovi Poe, Enchong Dee and Timothy Granaderos.

The newly revealed supporting cast includes Max Collins, Louie Chapman, Pokwang, and Tommy Alejandrino.

The film, scripted by Jerrold Tarog, follows a group of vloggers who venture into a remote Philippine village in search of a mysterious substance harvested only once a decade. Their content-driven expedition transforms into a nightmare as they become entangled in sacred rites and face off against an ancient entity from Filipino folklore.

Cruz previously helmed “Sleepless” and “The Other Wife.”

Montgomery Blencowe and Mark Stewart (“Escape Plan”) are producing under C’est Lovi Productions and Kind Hearts Entertainment, with Cmb Film Services also on board. Jaime G. Baltazar...

The first official image has been unveiled of acclaimed Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz in “The Sacrifice,” a psychological horror film currently in production in the Philippines.

The award-winning director has intermittently stepped in front of the camera before. The newly released still offers a glimpse of Diaz as Pilo, a quiet and enigmatic jungle guide who leads a group of vloggers deep into remote terrain steeped in ritual and folklore.

Known for directing international festival favorites like “Norte, the End of History” and “The Woman Who Left” — which won the Golden Lion at Venice in 2016 — Diaz now opens up about his character in the upcoming thriller.

“I love the character. He’s a conflicted person — he paints a picture of the type of person we see every day. The greatest struggle in life is how to be a good human being, and I think Pilo embodies that conflict,” Diaz says.

Production has commenced on the psychological horror film The Sacrifice in the Philippines, Deadline has learned.

It follows a group of travel vloggers who find themselves in a remote village haunted by ancient rituals and a terrifying legend.

Timothy Granaderos (“13 Reasons Why”) stars along with filmmaker Lav Diaz (The Woman Who Left), Lovi Poe, Enchong Dee, and Marietta Subong.

Supported by the Film Development Council of the Philippines, Prime Cruz directs from a script by Jerrold Tarog.

Poe also serves as producer alongside Montgomery Blencowe (Escape Plan 2: Hades) under the C’est Lovi Productions banner, with Mark Stewart (Escape Plan) producing for Kind Hearts Entertainment.

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Exclusive: The Sacrifice, a psychological horror flick from filmmaker Prime Cruz and led by Filipino actress and singer Lovi Poe (Seasons) has begun production in the Philippines.

Veteran director Lav Diaz also stars in the flick alongside Timothy Granaderos (13 Reasons Why) and Enchong Dee (GomBurZa). Marietta Subong also stars.

The film follows a group of travel vloggers who find themselves in a remote village haunted by ancient rituals and a terrifying legend.

Directed by Cruz from an original screenplay penned by Jerrold Tarog, The Sacrifice is produced by Montgomery Blencowe (Heist) and Poe under the C’est Lovi Productions banner, with Mark Stewart (Escape Plan) serving as producer under Kind Hearts Entertainment. The film has support from the Film Development Council of the Philippines (Fdcp). Casting is by Thomas Sullivan.

The film will be shot entirely on location in the Philippines. Poe stars following her recent turn as Attorney...

Connie Macatuno’s “Guilty Pleasure” (2024) swirls around love and deception, spite and muffled desire. It’s an ugly vortex yearning for closure, confrontation, but its actors can’t rise above the unsure, insipid screenplay, even though they infuse the material with some heat passingly. Lovi Poe and Jm De Guzman essay as once-lovers now slugging through vicious betrayal and repressed desire. There’s power in the equation, a lack of necessary coming to terms with actions and consequence waiting to strike through.

Guilty Pleasure (2024) Plot Summary & Movie Synopsis: How Do You Rebuild After Betrayal?

Alexis (Lovi Poe) is in a relationship with her senior, Adam (Jm De Guzman), at the Atticus legal firm. She had all these dreams of being married to him, honeymooning in Florence. Little does she know the heartbreak that awaits her. There’s a sudden discovery she makes of the engagement announced between Adam and their boss’ daughter.

Exclusive: Filipino actress and singer Lovi Poe (Seasons) is joining Adam Beach (Windtalkers) in the untitled Paul Fullerton project produced and directed by Garry A. Brown (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.).

The movie, which is due to shoot in Dallas, Texas later this year, is based on the true story of Paul Fullerton (Beach), a decorated Native American fire captain whose life is turned upside down when a career-ending accident draws him into marijuana and a collision course with the local district attorney and his small group of rogue police.

In 2016, Fullerton and his wife Marie’s (Poe) home was raided by a multi-agency task force and the couple was unjustly accused of selling and distributing marijuana. Aspects of the case are still going through the court process today.

Brown, who is best known for producing and directing on multiple seasons of shows Prison Break and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., will serve as the producer.

Exclusive: Production has wrapped on indie feature Bad Man, starring Seann William Scott (American Pie) alongside Johnny Simmons (The Perks of Being a Wallflower), Rob Riggle (21 Jump Street), Chance Perdomo (After We Fell), Andre Hyland (Barry), and Lovi Poe (Chelsea Cowboy).

Inspired by a true story, the action-comedy follows a wild man state cop (Scott) who shows up in a small town with a big meth problem and immediately butts heads with a strait-laced local deputy (Simmons) as they attempt to solve a murder.

The production marks the feature directorial debut for Michael Diliberti, who co-wrote the screenplay with JJ Nelson. Previously, he wrote the Sony movie 30 Minutes or Less which starred Danny McBride, Jesse Eisenberg, Michael Pena, and Aziz Ansari, with Ben Stiller producing.

Producers are Warner Davis and Todd Friedman for Hemlock Circle Productions, Brian Levy for Entertainment 360, Monty Blencowe and Shaun Sanghani for Sss Entertainment.

Tannaz Anisi and sales team to present first-look footage next week.

13 Films has boarded worldwide sales for AFM on Bk Studios’ psychological thriller My Sister’s Bones starring Olga Kurylenko, Jenny Seagrove and Anna Friel and produced by the late Bill Kenwright.

Heidi Greensmith, whose debut feature Winter earned a 2015 Bifa nomination, directs the Bk Studios feature based on Nuala Ellwood’s novel of the same name about a woman who returns from war-torn Iraq following the death of her mother.

While packing up her mother’s belongings she begins to believe something terrifying is happening in the house next door.

Exclusive: Filipina acting and singing star Lovi Poe has launched her own production company called C’est Lovi Productions.

The company will have a special focus on showcasing Filipino stories and artists in the international marketplace and already has projects on the boil.

They include Lady Luck, written by Los Angeles-based duo Geordie Kieffer and Mitch Toler, in which Poe is set to star. U.K. director Niall Johnson (White Noise) is attached to direct. The feature is currently in pre-production.

Other projects in development include the psychological thriller Alyssa to which Filipino filmmaker Jerrold Tarog is attached to write and direct. Tarog’s past credits include the 2016 Philippine-American war drama Heneral Luna and Netflix acquisition Gogo: The Boy General.

Montgomery Blencowe will partner with Poe as an executive of the company.

Poe is the daughter of late Filipino acting legend Fernando Poe Jr has built a flourishing career in her own right.

Stars Piolo Pascual and Lovi Poe head the cast of the Philippines adaptation of Korean Series “Flower of Evil.” It begins airing across East Asia and parts of the Middle East.

The romance-thriller series involves a female detective who suspects that her husband is a serial killer.

The original show was produced by Cj Enm’s Studio Dragon and aired on tvN in 2020. It has been refashioned in 16 one-hour episodes by Dreamscape Entertainment with Abs-cbn as co-producer and multi-territory streaming platform Viu presenting it as an ‘original.’

The Philippine adaptation is to first premiere internationally through Viu in 16 different territories across Asia, the Middle East, and South Africa from Thursday. It will then be broadcasted in prime time on Abs-cbn’s linear channels A2Z channel, Kapamilya channel and Jeepney TV from Saturday.

A supplied synopsis describes the narrative as” “a crime-suspense drama series that tells the story of unconditional love.

Exclusive: Charlotte Hope (Game Of Thrones), Charlie Creed-Miles (Giri/Haji), Plan B/Ben Drew (Harry Brown) and Sadie Frost (Waiting For Anya) are among cast to join UK biopic The Chelsea Cowboy.

As we revealed, Alex Pettyfer (Magic Mike), Poppy Delevingne (Riviera) and Filipina actress and singer Lovi Poe (Malaya) are leading cast.

The film will chart the rise and fall of underworld hard-man turned actor John Bindon, who despite a successful acting career and passionate romantic liaisons with members of high society, even royalty, was unable to leave his criminal past behind.

Also joining cast are Charley Palmer Rothwell (Dunkirk) as James Fox, Tamer Hassan (Layer Cake) as Salim, Warren Brown (Luther) as Priddle and Sadie Newman (Holmes & Watson) as Nina.

Hope will play Sandra, Creed Miles is Sir John Hodge, Ben Drew will be Roy Dennis and Frost plays Cissy Bindon.

Leon Butler (100 Streets) has scripted and produces,...

Exclusive: Filipina actress and singer Lovi Poe (Malaya) is joining Alex Pettyfer (Magic Mike) and Poppy Delevingne (Riviera) in director Ben Cookson’s The Chelsea Cowboy, based on the life of actor, gangster and lothario John Bindon.

In her biggest English-language movie role to date, Poe will play British blues singer Dana Gillespie who employed Bindon as security and also provided him with access to the high life, most notably the island of Mustique where he met Princess Margaret. The charismatic Gillespie was well known for her close personal ties to leading singers and actors. A recent biography notes that her lovers included David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, Michael Caine, Jimmy Page, Keith Moon and Sean Connery.

The Chelsea Cowboy charts the rise and fall of underworld hard-man turned actor Bindon, who despite a successful acting career and passionate romantic liaisons with members of high society, was unable to leave his criminal past behind.

Adolfo B. Alix Jr. is a prolific director who makes several films a year. His first feature, “Donsol” (2006), was honoured with special jury prizes at film festivals in Japan and the United States, and was the Philippines’ official entry to the 2007 Academy Awards, Best Foreign Language Film category. He also works as a screenwriter for film and television. He has also served as member of the international jury of the Busan International Film Festival in 2013 and the Shanghai International Film Festival in 2014. Alix has been listed by The Hollywood Reporter in its “Next Generation Asia 2010″, which features the top 20 young entertainment personalities in the region deemed “the best and the brightest among their peers” from a vast region considered “the world’s biggest entertainment market.” His most renowed films include “Adela”, “Death March” and “Dark is the Night”.

Benjamin Alves is a Filipino actor and model. He started his acting career in 2007 on TV,...

The Monster Chronicles: TiktikSTORY60%ACTING65%DIRECTING70%VISUALS80%MUSIC80%POSITIVESSplatter combined with comic aestheticsImpressive visuals for the genreGreat soundtrackNEGATIVESIf someone does not enjoy exploitation films, too bad, because all of the genres traits are here2016-03-2971%Overall ScoreReader Rating: (2 Votes)57%

The first full-length Filipino film to be shot using green screens is an exploitation movie with a style that Quentin Tarantino would probably adore.

Cocky and lazy Makoy travels from Manila to the remote province of Pulupandan, to reconcile with his pregnant girlfriend, Sonia. Fely, her mother however, is fed up with him and does not want her daughter to end up with an unemployed playboy, a sentiment that eventually Sonia also adopts. On the other hand, Sonia’s father, Nestor, and their helper, Bart, are not so hard on him and even invite him to spend the night after the three of them go to the market to buy...

Filipino director Erik Matti had a very busy 2012, shooting a trio of films with erotic thriller Rigodon, effects driven action-horror-comedy Tiktik: The Aswang Chronicles and Cannes selected crime thriller On The Job. He contributed a spot to The ABCs Of Death 2 this year but has been otherwise absent from screens since On The Job, with a number of projects in development but that ends on Christmas Day with the Filipino theatrical release of Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles 2.The scale of things is much bigger this time out with the surviving cast members from the first film - with the exception of Lovi Poe, who was publicly berated by the director for breaking her contract - fleeing the small town setting of the original...

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What? You guys don't know what a friggin' Aswang is? Let's put it this way... this breed of vampire doesn't brood, doesn't dress in hip clothing, and they certainly don't sparkle. Read on for the first details on Tiktik The Aswang Chronicles!

This new Filipino film from director Erik Matti stars Dingdong Dantes, Lovi Poe, Joey Marquez, Janice De Belen, Ramon Bautista, Roi Vinzon, Lj Reyes, Mike Gayoso and Rina Reyes, and will be released in the Philippines on October 17th, 2012.

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Tiktik: The Aswang Chronicles is the first feature-length Filipino movie entirely shot on green screen. Only the houses and vehicles are real. All the backgrounds, including trees, mountains and creatures were laboriously and painstakingly realized using the latest computer technology. It honors the genre’s traditions without taking itself too seriously as it combines honest-to-goodness scares with irreverent Pinoy wit and humor.

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I remember that afternoon where I first fell in love. This love is not the same as the shallow crushes I had for my dainty homeroom advisor in kindergarten or Alice Dixon from Okey Ka Fairy Ko in grade school. This love was, at least during those times, very real especially in terms that she was tangible and the possibility of me being in love with her morphing into us being in love with each other is good. I was just a year past puberty, a dweeb from high school, when I met her. I can recall the details very clearly. She glided down from the third floor of the mall to where she greeted me with the most distinct of smiles. It was a lovely smile, a smile that delicately curves to shape like a tired crescent moon, wrinkling a bit a very special portion of the cheek that...

Yay! "Walang Hanggang Paalam," a film from the Philippines, my home country, won the Best World Showcase at the inaugural Soho International Film Festival! The festival "encourages new and seasoned filmmakers to create innovative and thought-provoking pieces."

Directed by Paulo Villaluna and Ellen Ramos, The gay-themed independent film has layers of love, betrayal, and forgiveness. The film stars Jacky Woo, Jake Roxas, Joem Bascon, and Lovi Poe.

Congratulations to everyone! For more on the Soho International Film Festival, click here to visit their official website.

Here's the rest of the press release announcing other winners:

"A Kiss of Chaos" nabbed the Best Showcase Feature Film Award for U.S. Director Ricardo Sean Thompson, with "The Godmother" taking Best Showcase Short Film Award for Director Lior Chefetz. The Best Documentary Award went to the gripping expose, "Burma: An Indictment" by Jeremy Taylor.

Director Fred Carpenter's "Just Like Joe" won the feature film audience award,...