{"id":10168,"date":"2016-12-01T09:00:22","date_gmt":"2016-12-01T01:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=10168"},"modified":"2016-11-28T17:20:50","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T09:20:50","slug":"films-to-see-this-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2016\/12\/01\/films-to-see-this-december\/","title":{"rendered":"Films to see this December"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrate the Christmas season with films that are sure to be loved by every member of the family. This month will not only feature a selection of foreign films, as December 25 also marks the start of the annual Metro Manila Film Festival.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Foreign Films:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>DECEMBER 7<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Underworld: Blood Wars<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Directed by: Anna Foerster<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Theo James, Lara Pulver, Charles Dance<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10170 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/11\/underworld_blood_wars_ver6_xlg.jpg\" alt=\"underworld_blood_wars_ver6_xlg\" width=\"269\" height=\"408\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Underworld: Blood Wars<\/em> is an action-horror film that revolves around vampire death sealer Selene (Kate Beckinsale) who continues to struggle after being betrayed by the Lycans and the vampire faction who both wanted to use her blood, as well as daughter\u2019s, to become Vampire-Corvinus hybrids.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Arrival<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Directed by: Denis Villenueve<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Starring: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10171\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/11\/arrival.jpg\" alt=\"arrival\" width=\"264\" height=\"424\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Adapted from Ted Chiang\u2019s <em>Story of Your Life<\/em>, Amy Adams plays Louise Banks, a linguistics professor who, along with her team, finds a way to communicate with extraterrestrial beings.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Office Christmas Party<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Directed by: Josh Gordon and Will Speck<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Starring: Jennifer Aniston, T.J. Miller, Jason Bateman, Olivia Munn<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10172\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/11\/office_christmas_party.jpg\" alt=\"office_christmas_party\" width=\"280\" height=\"434\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Perfect for the holiday season, Office Christmas Party tells the story of how Clay (T.J. Miller) and his Chief Technical Officer (Jason Bateman) rallies their co-workers into hosting the most epic Christmas party to close an important sale, and to stop his CEO sister (Jennifer Aniston) from closing his branch.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Poveda<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Directed by: Pablo Moreno<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Starring: Raul Escudero and Elena Furiase<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10173\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/11\/POVEDA-movie-poster-691x1024.jpg\" alt=\"poveda-movie-poster-691x1024\" width=\"304\" height=\"493\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Poveda <\/em>is based on the life of St. Pedro Poveda, his priestly, social, and educational works which paved the way for the founding of the Teresian Association. This film won awards in various festivals, including Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Director at the Buenos Aires Non Stop Art Festival.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>DECEMBER 15<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rogue One: A Star Wars Story<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Directed by: Gareth Edwards<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Starring: Felicity Jones, Ben Mendelsohn, Diego Luna<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10175\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/11\/Rogue-One.png\" alt=\"rogue-one\" width=\"275\" height=\"428\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Rogue One: A Star Wars Story <\/em>is the first Star Wars standalone film. It tells the story of a group of \u201cunlikely heroes\u201d who teamed up together to steal the plans to the Death Star. This film brings together ordinary people who do extraordinary thing, becoming a part of something greater than themselves.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Local Films:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>DECEMBER 14<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mano Po 7: Chinoy<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Directed by: Ian Lorenos<\/p>\n<p>Starring: Richard Yap, Jean Garcia, Janella Salvador<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10174\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/11\/mano-po.png\" alt=\"mano-po\" width=\"277\" height=\"359\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The 7<sup>th<\/sup> film from the <em>Mano Po <\/em>franchise, this film will be focusing on the issues and problems that the modern-generation Tsinoys (Filipino-Chinese) are facing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Metro Manila Film Festival Entries<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>DECEMBER 25<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ang Babae sa Septic Tank 2: #Forever is Not Enough<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Directed by: Marlon Rivera<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Starring: Eugene Domingo, Jericho Rosales, Kean Cipriano<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10176\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/11\/15181453_1270863602988650_5466238545559110490_n.jpg\" alt=\"15181453_1270863602988650_5466238545559110490_n\" width=\"274\" height=\"416\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Following the success of the first <em>Ang Babae sa Septic Tank, <\/em>the sequel features a fictionalized version of Eugene Domingo who wants to create a comeback film. <em>Ang Babae sa Septic Tank 2 <\/em>satirizes the mainstream film industry in the Philippines, where Domingo tries to suggest clich\u00e9 Pinoy comedic elements to a realistic script.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Die Beautiful<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Directed by: Jun Lana<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Starring: Paolo Ballesteros, Joel Torre, Gladys Reyes, Luis Alandy<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10177\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/11\/Die-Beautiful.png\" alt=\"die-beautiful\" width=\"283\" height=\"417\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Die Beautiful <\/em>tells the story of a transgender woman named Trisha who competes in various beauty contests and pageants. Her dying wish is to remain beautiful even in her death. This film competed in the Tokyo International Film Festival where Paolo Ballesteros won.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kabisera<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Directed by: Arturo San Aguston, Real Florido<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Starring: Nora Aunor, Ricky Davao, JC De Vera, Jason Abalos<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10178\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/11\/15107234_1328976903780046_3223257340631077420_n.jpg\" alt=\"15107234_1328976903780046_3223257340631077420_n\" width=\"273\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/11\/15107234_1328976903780046_3223257340631077420_n.jpg 273w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/11\/15107234_1328976903780046_3223257340631077420_n-207x300.jpg 207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Kabisera<\/em> is a sociopolitical drama film which revolves around Nora Aunor\u2019s family \u2013 a seemingly perfect one even though they deal with the issues of extrajudicial killings, violences, and their struggles with justice.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Saving Sally <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Directed by: Avid Liongoren<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Starring: Rhian Ramos, Enzo Marcos<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10179\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/11\/15078836_1445921552092334_8675758964302549633_n.jpg\" alt=\"15078836_1445921552092334_8675758964302549633_n\" width=\"317\" height=\"380\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">This animated film, which was in production for almost 10 years, tells the story of Marty, and aspiring comics artist, and his best friend Sally, a gadget inventor. The film uses a mix of live action and 2D animation elements to create a film that is both unique and visually appealing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Oro<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Directed by: Alvin Yapan<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Starring: Irma Adlawan, Mercedes Cabral, Joem Bascon<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10180\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/11\/15232287_551672028359894_4453496344592288539_n.jpg\" alt=\"15232287_551672028359894_4453496344592288539_n\" width=\"292\" height=\"406\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Oro, <\/em>which is based on true events, revolves around a community of miners whose place was infiltrated by a group of people pretending to be environmentalists. The leader of the community fights with the oppression done by the armed men to defend her place and the people that she leads.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Seklusyon<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Directed by: Erik Matti<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Starring: Rhed Bustamante, Lou Veloso, Phoebe Walker, Neil Ryan Sese, Dominic Roque<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10181\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/11\/seklusyon.png\" alt=\"seklusyon\" width=\"295\" height=\"442\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Seklusyon <\/em>is a horror-thriller film that delves in the subject of religion, spirituality, and the \u201csincerity of those who claim to preach the word of God.\u201d It tells the story of four priests who were brought to a retreat house before they are ordained to reflect and to face their gravest sins.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sunday Beauty Queen<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Directed by: Babyruth Villarama<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Starring: Filipino domestic helpers in Hong Kong<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10183\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/11\/Sunday-beauty-queen.png\" alt=\"sunday-beauty-queen\" width=\"318\" height=\"254\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Shot within a 4-year timeframe, <em>Sunday Beauty Queen <\/em>is a documentary that explores the lives of Filipinas in Hong Kong through the eyes of Cherry. After working nonstop for 6 days in a week, this film features how the Pinays in Hong Kong spend their weekends \u2013 watching, organizing, and participating in beauty pageants.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Vince &amp; Kath &amp; James<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Directed by: Ted Boborol<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Starring: Julia Barretto, Joshua Garcia, Maris Racal, Ronnie Alonte<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10184\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/11\/Crfy8iNVUAAfWvF.jpg\" alt=\"crfy8invuaafwvf\" width=\"349\" height=\"269\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">This teen romantic comedy is based on an online series entitled <em>Vince and Kath<\/em>. It gives Vince, Kath, and James\u2019s love story a modern take through texting and online involvement. Although it may\u00a0 seem something that is centered on and for the millennial, this film is also something that people of all generations may appreciate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pep.ph\/guide\/mmff\/25075\/mmff-2016-predicted-to-be-renaissance-in-philippine-cinema#opOKieg3BJpVbD95.99\">Pep<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/calendar\/\">IMDB<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.clickthecity.com\/movies\/upcoming-movies.php?page=1\">ClickTheCity<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrate the Christmas season with films that are sure to be loved by every member of the family. This month will not only feature a selection of foreign films, as December 25 also marks the start of the annual Metro Manila Film Festival. 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