MANILA, Philippines – Despite being snubbed at the initial MMFF screening, Ang Larawan finally made it to this year’s Magic 8. The movie adaptation also received a unanimous A rating from the Cinema ...

Now it can be told: Sandino Martin beat two of his theater friends for the role of Bitoy Camacho in Ang Larawan, the 2017 Metro Filmfest Best Picture that really jumpstarted Sandino’s career. “Larawan ...

Through the years and decades, we’ve enjoyed and appreciated Nick Joaquin’s play, “A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino,” in its various incarnations. We were introduced to it by Lamberto Avellana’s ...

'Ang Larawan' is elegant, with each of its graceful movement so carefully designed to evoke a feeling of nostalgia for a time when things of beauty are truly and unsubtly beautiful If there is one ...

Ang Larawan paints a beautiful picture of two headstrong sisters by successfully combining the elements of film and theater. “Kay sarap ng buhay noong araw…” Rachel Alejandro and Joanna Ampil sing in ...

So far, Hollywood hasn’t figured out how to bring the movie musical into the 21st century. From the razzmatazz of Moulin Rouge to the retro aspirations of La La Land, filmmakers have shoehorned ...

Bea Alonzo seems to be enjoying her so-called “theater era” with the “best people in the industry” as one of the cast members of “Ang Larawan: the Concert” last May 6. Alonzo took to her Instagram ...

MANILA, Philippines — Ang Larawan — the musical based on Nick Joaquin’s play A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino ­— has many things going for it. For this viewer, the film is a good introduction to ...

“We were told that musicals are not popular in Japan, and yet from the festival staff, Japanese press and audiences members who watched our first public screening, we got very positive reactions,” ...

Kapuso cutie Baeby Baste received a late Christmas present on Wednesday as he was hailed Best Child Performer during the 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival awards night. Despite struggling in theaters, ...