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the year’s definitive Asian list

Turista na bumisita sa: Indonesia 10 million Vietnam 11 million Thailand 21 million Malaysia 28 million Pilipinas 4 million. Bakit? Dahil busy ang DOT Secretary sa pag-promote sa sarili sa halip na i-promote ang bansa. Tanggalin na si Cristina Frasco na trapo, walang silbi!

Frasco should have been fired long ago after DOT used a fake photo of a PH tourist spot in a video to promote its new logo. Red flag na yun. Her incompetence is why we're behind our ASEAN neighbours in tourist arrivals. #FrascoResign

You crashed our tourism numbers but yes, epal pa more. 😅 Fire her, Pres. Bongbong Marcos!

Taxi Driver writer Paul Schrader talks about the recent decline of movies.

Bigger grants for bolder shorts. QCShorts 2026 is now accepting submissions for short films in early stages of development, with production grants now worth ₱700,000. Deadline is February 14, 2026 | 11:59 PM For details and to submit: qcinema.ph/submissions/qc…

‘Filipiñana’ Review: A Manila Golf Course Hides the Sinister History of Colonialism in a Languid Satire Executive Produced by Jia Zhangke indiewire.com/criticism/movi…

‘Filipiñana’ is the kind of movie that asks for attention and patience — not because it is slow but because it’s built entirely out of details. vulture.com/article/filipi…

A fantastic Gucci ad inspired by the work of Stanley Kubrick.

Announcing the winners in the 2026 Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Dramatic Competition. Congratulations to all our recipients.

Lav Diaz on ‘Magellan,’ His NYFF Joke About Casting Gael García Bernal During Sex, and Béla Tarr’s Stubborn Nature indiewire.com/features/inter…

Emma Stone is lost in A Requiem of Unrepentant Anguish. Get your domain before you lose it.

Bad news: Actors are cooked. Stuntmen are now obsolete. Good news: Actors will no longer be seen as "stars" but mere models. They will return to their proper place in society, as they were in ancient times: at the lowest rung.

Indian Author Arundhati Roy Pulls Out of Berlinale Over Jury's 'Unconscionable' Refusal to Comment on Gaza: 'To Hear Them Say That Art Should Not Be Political Is Jaw-Dropping' variety.com/2026/film/glob…

As promised, here's the short film Jia Zhangke produced using Seedance 2.0 for Chinese New Year and his take on AI filmmaking

Why More Hollywood Stars Are Flocking to International Cinema: Bold Auteurs, Creative Freedom and the American Indie Crisis variety.com/2026/film/fest…

We just made a $200,000,000 AI movie in just one day. Yes, this is 100% AI.

The nominees for BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM are: A Useful Ghost Directed by Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke Thailand, France, Singapore, & Germany Hamnet Directed by Chloé Zhao United Kingdom & United States Human Resource Directed by Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit Thailand