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Catch Cinemalaya 2023 films at Ayala Malls this weekend

Iti Mapukpukaw and Rookie are this year’s box office hit

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The Cinemalaya Film Festival just announced their box office hits this year: full-length animated film, Iti Mapukpukaw, and female-centric romantic comedy, Rookie, which will be having additional screenings on Sunday, August 13 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC).

If you live too far from PICC, fret not — Cinemalaya 19 is also screening at selected Ayala Mall Cinemas until this weekend, thanks to the renewed partnership of The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and Cinemalaya Foundation Inc. with Ayala
Malls Cinemas.

Following the theme IlumiNasyon, you can watch the following 10 competing full-length films this coming weekend:

  • ANG DUYAN NG MAGITING (THE CRADLE OF THE BRAVE) by Dustin Celestino
  • AS IF IT’S TRUE by John Rogers
  • BULAWAN NGA USA (GOLDEN DEER) by Kenneth De la Cruz
  • GITLING by Jopy Arnaldo
  • HULING PALABAS (FIN) by Ryan Espinosa Machado
  • ITI MAPUKPUKAW (THE MISSING) by Carl Joseph E. Papa
  • MARIA by She Andes
  • ROOKIE by Samantha Lee and Natts Jadaone
  • TETHER by Gian Arre
  • WHEN THIS IS ALL OVER by Kevin Mayuga

Additionally, you can watch the short films in the competition. Here are the shorts entries for Cinemalaya 19:

  • ANG KINING BINALAYBAY KAG AMBAHANON KO PARA SA IMO (THESE RHYMES AND RHYTHMS MEANT FOR YOU) By Kent John D. Desamparado
  • GOLDEN BELLS By Kurt Soberano
  • HINAKDAL (CONDEMNED) By Arvin Belarmino
  • HM HM MHM By Sam Villa-Real And Kim Timan
  • KOKURYO: THE UNTOLD STORY OF BB. UNDAS 2019 By Diokko Manuel Dionisio
  • MAKOKO SA BAYBAY (I AM GOING TO THE BEACH) By Mike Cabarles
  • MAUDI NGA ARAPAAP (LAST DREAM) By Daniel Magayon; SIBUYAS NI PERFECTO (PERFECTO’S ONION) By Januar Yap
  • SOTA (HORSE CARETAKER) by Mae Tanagon
  • TONG ADLAW NGA NAG-SNOW SA PINAS (THE DAY IT SNOWED IN THE PHILIPPINES) by Joshua Caesar Medroso.

Cinemalaya 19 is currently screening until August 13, 2023, at Glorietta, Ayala Malls Manila Bay, UP Town Center, and Trinoma. Check the full schedule here. Tickets are available at the ticket booth and SureSeats.com.

For more information, check out the CCP and Cinemalaya websites and social media.

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WATCH: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie final trailer

In cinemas this April

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Courtesy: Universal Studios

Universal Pictures has released the final trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, which hits cinemas early next month.

Chris Pratt and Charlie Day return to play the iconic brothers Mario and Luigi, with the group getting bigger and more lovable with the addition of Donald Glover’s Yoshi.

Other actors returning to voice beloved characters from the franchise are:

  • Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach
  • Jack Black as Bowser
  • Keegan-Michael Key as Toad
  • Brie Larson as Rosalina

Worth noting, the Captain Marvel and The Marvels lead actress, Larson, fulfills her dream as a Super Mario fan as her character makes her big-screen debut.

Courtesy: Universal Studios

In The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, the plumber brothers are sent into space to save Rosalina from the clutches of Bowser Jr.

Coming along for the ride are Princess Peach, Toad, and Yoshi, their newest companion.

More beloved characters will make their first big-screen appearances, including Pikmin, R.O.B., Birdo, and more.

The trailer also highlights some of the wonderful worlds the protagonists will visit, from the Preshistoric Falls to the Honeyhive Galaxy.

The film will show in theaters on April 1 in the United States and April 4 in the Philippines.

Watch the final trailer here:

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Spider-Man: Brand New Day first trailer hits hard — and gets weird

What’s happening to Peter?

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Spider-Man Brand New Day first trailer
All images are screenshots from the trailer

Spider-Man is back — and this time, it doesn’t feel safe.

The first trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day just dropped, and it’s equal parts heartbreaking, chaotic, and… a little unsettling. The kind of trailer that makes you pause halfway through and go, “Wait, what is happening to Peter?”

Because this isn’t just about swinging through New York anymore.

This is about what happens after Peter Parker chooses to disappear.

A lonelier Spider-Man

The trailer opens with Peter hanging upside down high above the city, quietly watching MJ and Ned Leeds celebrate their first day at MIT.

They’ve moved on. They’re happy. And Peter… doesn’t exist to them anymore.

That idea lingers through the next few scenes. He rehearses introductions like a stranger trying to fit in and washes his bloodied suit in a laundromat. He carries on as Spider-Man, even receiving a Key to the City — while Peter Parker fades into the background.

Things get violent, fast

Then the trailer flips.

We see a little moment between Frrank Castle (The Punisher) and Spidey. The exchange was lighthearted but also brutal. Spidey ends up immobilizing Frank and tells him to “Go home.” Could be a quick nod to Tom Holland’s “Home” trilogy in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

And in the middle of it all, Scorpion finally emerges as a major threat, alongside a brute with mechanical gauntlets and a swarm of red-clad ninjas.

This isn’t your usual friendly neighborhood lineup.

Something is wrong with Peter

And then there’s the part that really sticks.

Peter starts deteriorating. He looks sick. Sweaty. Unstable. At one point, he collapses completely.

Then comes the reveal: Peter trapped inside a massive web cocoon — before violently breaking out of it.

He seeks out Bruce Banner, who seems to confirm what we’re all thinking — something is very wrong with Peter’s DNA. His warning? Mutation at this level is dangerous.

Paired with the narration about a spider’s life cycle and Banner’s warning, it really feels like the film is setting up a Man-Spider arc. A version of Peter where the mutation goes too far. Where the line between hero and something else starts to blur.

If that’s where this is headed, Brand New Day might be the most unsettling Spider-Man story we’ve seen on screen.

And still… MJ

The trailer closes things out with a quiet moment.

Peter shows up at MJ’s door with flowers, trying to reconnect in the simplest way he can.

She smiles. Introduces herself. Like they’ve never met. And Peter, of course, plays along. Just a friendly neighbor from across the hall.

It’s soft. It’s painful. And it lands harder than any punch in the trailer.

I’m all in

Between Frank Castle’s brutality, Bruce Banner’s warning, the arrival of Scorpion, and the possibility of a full-on Man-Spider transformation…

Yeah. This one feels different.

Can’t wait. I’m so hyped.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is coming to theaters on July 31. In the Philippines, the movie will start showing on July 29.

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NCAA March Madness to stream on Disney+

Disney+ expands sports offerings anew

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Disney+ has significantly expanded its sports offerings on the streaming platform with the addition of the 2026 March Madness.

Both the NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments — one of the most anticipated events in American collegiate sports — will be streamed live on Disney+. This marks the expansion of ESPN’s global NCAA rights agreement onto the platform.

Both tournaments feature high-stakes, single-elimination formats with 68 squads each, building suspense from the opening rounds to the iconic Final Four.

Entering the 2026 tournament, the University of Florida Gators and University of Connecticut Huskies return as defending men’s and women’s champions, respectively.

The March Madness integration leverages ESPN’s long-standing NCAA rights portfolio, which includes more than 40 championship events.

ESPN has been the exclusive broadcaster for Women’s March Madness for over three decades now, and the development marks a strategic shift to bring live collegiate sports to Disney+ audiences across several regions.

The development also comes after the recent global rebranding of Star to Hulu, as well as the integration of live NBA games.

With a unified interface, there’s even more sports content for subscribers to browse, ranging from live broadcasts to acclaimed sports documentaries.

There’s the 30 for 30 series, Bad Boys, D. Wade: Life Unexpected, Dream On, and even The Last Dance featuring Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls’ 1997-98 run.

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