Category Archives: Film and TV

Senator Kiko Pangilinan To Sue McDonald’s Over Latest Commercial Featuring Wife Sharon And Gabby Concepcion

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Valentine’s is for lovers, and McDonald’s knows that too well.  Its Valentine commercial featuring former on and off-screen lovers Sharon Cuneta and Gabby Concepcion was a hit.

But now, the American fastfood chain is in trouble.  Sharon’s husband, Senator Kiko Pangilinan is suing McDonald’s for the emotional distress and political embarassment he has been experiencing since the commercial aired in the Philippines.

”McDonald’s didn’t ask my permission for them to shoot the commercial.  They should have asked for my spousal consent.  McDonald’s action was an affront to my respectable position as a Senator of the Philippines, married to Sharon,” Pangilinan said.

Is a divorce also in the making?

Newly-released: Film Trailer of “The Liberal Party Will Rise Again!”

00978489-FD82-4173-99C1-BBCF6DB7C73CMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – It was more than a year in the making, but it’s finally here: the most awaited film project featuring the one and only Liberal Party of the Philippines.

Based on true events, the film traces the rise and fall of the Yellow Party, and its subsequent coming back from the dead.

Already, critics are saying that the film will surely make waves at upcoming International Film Festivals.

Here’s the TRAILER.

 

MMFF Withdraws Best Picture And Other Awards For ‘Larawan’

0533241D-2B0B-42DA-93F3-953531DD6043MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Less than 24 hours after it handed out the 2017 film awards, the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) withdrew all recognition for the film ‘Ang Larawan,’ including Best Picture and Best Actress for Joanna Ampil.

Ang Larawan” is based on the play “A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino” by National Artist for Literature Nick Joaquin, and features music by Ryan Cayabyab and lyrics from Rolando Tinio. It garnered 7 of the festival awards.

In a statement, MMFF said that it “cannot in conscience recognize a film with all the major awards when it has not even been shown widely in theaters.

Many mall and other theaters pulled the film just a day after the festival opening because it wasn’t attracting crowds just like other top-grossers, mostly slapstick and cast appeal movies like those featuring Vic Sotto and Vice Ganda.

”Come to think of it, how can a movie be considered a film festival entry when it is not even being shown starting with Day 2,” MMFF said.

There are only 8 films selected for the festival.

Maybe, the MMFF should consider bringing back double feature screenings during the festival so that a quality film can be shown in the same theater as another of mass appeal.  Two for the price of one. Everybody wins!

 

 

Cinema distribution has always been a contentious point during the MMFF, with mall owners quick to shelve low-performing entries for crowd pleasers to take advantage of the holiday rush.
Ryan Cayabyab, whose music is used in “Ang Larawan,” tweeted early Tuesday a list of malls that have removed their entry.