NYAFF XXIV Review: In LILIM, Mikhail Red’s Chilling Prayer For The Damned
Lilim enjoyed its North American premiere at the 24th New York Asian Film Festival.
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ARISAKA: Mikhail Red’s Latest Mingles Action And Thrills With Dark Mystique In The First Teaser
The first official teaser trailer is now out for Mikahil Red’s new action thriller, Arisaka. Variety’s Naman Ramachandran brought the exclusive Sunday evening with a first look at the new pic from the Block Z and Neomanila director, with word of its completion following what Red notes as a challenging shoot, due to Typhoon Vamco last month, on top of restrictions thanks to the onset of the current global pandemic which forced a temporary delay during production. In “Arisaka,” a policewoman must retrace the trail of the Bataan Death March, a forcible transfer of some 60,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war by the Imperial Japanese army during WWII, in order to escape her captors. The film is named after a World War II Japanese bolt-action rifle. Arisaka is produced by Paul Soriano’s Ten17P, and is currently in post production as Red looks toward a 2021 release following a festival […]
BLOCK Z: Don’t Miss The Official Trailer For Mikhail Red’s New Thriller
Celebrated director Mikhail Red rung in the new year in fine fashion with the new official trailer for his upcoming zombie horror, Block Z. Star Cinema is releasing the film to audiences at local Philippines theaters on January 29, marking another milestone for the young filmmaker best known for films like Rekorder, Birdshot, and Netflix’s fourth quarter stream release, Dead Kids. Block Z stars Joshua Garcia, Julia Barretto, McCoy de Leon, Maris Racal, and Yves Flores, and tells a harrowing tale of a disparate group of students who must band together if they are going to survive during a deadly viral infection outbreak at a quarantined university. Also starring are Ian Veneracion and Dimples Romana. (ABS-CBN)
ARISAKA: Mikhail Red Announces Philippines Western Among Slate In Singapore
I’ve got some viewing to do soon on Netflix with now-streaming thriller, Dead Kids. Its celebrated director, Mikhail Red, is also set to follow up Joko Anwar and Ekchai Uekrongtham as the season-three director of HBO Asia series, Halfworlds. That series shoots in January, while the latest Variety report insists we can expect to hear good and plently about Red for his new western, Arisaka. The report states the film, whose title takes after a World War II Japanese bolt-action rifle, is based on a famous massacre that once happened in the Philippines. Philippines-based Ten17P is producing, while Red reportedly adds other titles to his hopeful roster while attending ScreenSingapore’s Southeast Asian Film Financing Project Market. Read more at Variety.
DEAD KIDS: Netflix Partners With Globe Studios To Stream Coming-Of-Age Teen Thriller Later This Year
Filipino film auteur Mikhail Red announced several projects late last year in Singapore. Dead Kids was one of them, hailing from Globe Studios and is now the subject of a new venture partnership with Netflix committing to streaming the film globally later this year. The award-winning director behind Neo Manila, Rekorder and Block Z, as well as internationally acclaimed hits like Birdshot and Eerie directs a story based on true events: A socially awkward teen bonds with a group of misfits who plot to take out the school’s arrogant rich kid, that is until their kidnapping scheme turns deadly. Described as a compelling story that “touches on an exciting mix of friendship, coming-of-age, thriller, and crime rolled into one, societal eye-opening movie.” Actress Sue Ramirez and actor Khalil Ramos star along with Markus Paterson, Vance Larena, alongside rising young stars Kelvin Miranda, Gabby Padilla, and Jan Silverio. “It has always […]
NEOMANILA: Watch The First Teaser For Mikhail Red’s New Crime Thriller
Fresh off of his recent festival run with Birdshot, filmmaker Mikhail Red is back with his third feature, NeoManila. The new crime thriller stars Eula Valdes, Timothy Castillo, and Rocky Salumbides for its upcoming premiere at the QCinema International Film Festival which kicks off on October 19. Toto, a teenage orphan, is recruited by a notorious death squad. Irma, the group’s leader, soon becomes a maternal figure to the young boy. As the two form a familial bond, their loyalties will be put to the test when one of their targets turns out to be a familiar face. Check out the first official teaser.
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