Die Beautiful Trailer Impressions: Paolo Ballesteros Internationally Acclaimed and Award-Winning Film is an Official Entry to the 2016 MMFF

Die Beautiful 2016 comedy drama film from The IdeaFirst Company and Octobertrain Films and is an official entry to the 42nd Metro Manila Film Festival this 2016 under the direction of Jun Robles Lana and production by Perci Intalan featuring Paolo Ballesteros slated for a December 25, 2016 nationwide theatrical release. Die Beautiful had its premiere internationally at the 29th Tokyo International Film Festival on October 27, 2016 wherein Paolo Ballesteros won the Best Actor Award and "Die Bautiful" winning the Audience Award. Let's check out what this internationally acclaimed film featuring Paolo Ballesteros comedy drama film has to offer.


Die Beautiful
Plot / Synopsis

"Tricia" (Paolo ballesteros) is like to join beauty competitions but has zero luck as she is not that bright to make it to the final question and answer portion but her resolved is doe not waver. Die Beautiful walks us through the life of Tricia and celebrate her life as a contest addict regular, friend, family person, a lover, and a mother until her inevitable end.

Watch Die Beautiful Official trailer here:





Die Beautiful Official Trailer Impression
Die Beautiful Film Trailer Review


What can be said about Die Beautiful official movie trailer? I can finally say that we finally have a decent comedy entry to the Metro Manila Film Festival as for the rest of us, the annual MMFF has been a thriving place for the repetitive dumb and loud humor, while still considered humor it is not really revolutionizing the genre or influencing people. Heck, most of the MMFF comedy entries of the past have their morals put to question with the rest of the content of these "films" or the "morals" are shove down everyone's throats with little to no subtlety. What the Die Beautiful trailer can show us that there can be a generic loud gay comedy stereotype but with an actual heart, character and plot progression, and an understanding on the life of a minority group in our generally "conservative" Filipino society.


It is quite refreshing to see a Metro Manila Film Festival that has no Vice Ganda and Vic Sotto film in the comedy genre. This 42nd Metro Manila Film Festival we have "Die Beautiful" mainly starring Paolo Ballesteros and "Ang Babae sa Septic Tank 2: #ForeverIsNotEnough" with Eugne Domingo as replacement which for a majority of film critiques is a breathe of fresh air. Change has not only come to the country with its new President, but for the annual film festival as well. Let us just see if the people behind the MMFF can keep their strict and higher requirements for passing entries, or if Vic Sotto and Vice Ganda will make entries in accordance to that stricter rules, and for once in their comedic careers would make a funny yet revolutionary or thought provoking comedies. One thing is for sure, Die Beautiful is one entry wherein I can say confidently say will restore the faith back to the Metro Manila Film Festival.


How about you guys? What do you think about this 2016 award winning recognized internationally starring Paolo Ballesteros? What do you think about the concept of the film wherein right from the start you know the inevitable faith of the protagonist? What do you think about Die Beautiful being in the official entries to the 2016 Metro Manila Film Festival? Share your thoughts and opinion about Die Beautiful in the comments section below and let's discuss about it.

Taklub Trailer Impressions: Brillante Menoza - Nora Aunor 68th Cannes Film Festival Entry Capturing the Tragedy of Typhoon Yolanda

Taklub is a Center Stage Productions drama film under the Direction of Brilliante Mendoza and written by Honeylyn Joy Alipio starring Nora Aunor, Julio Diaz, and Aaron Rivera. Taklub was first screened on 19 May 2015 (competing) in the Un Certain Regard section at the 68th Cannes Film Festival. Taklub won a special award at the Cannes Film Festival 2015, the Ecumenical Jury Prize-Special Mention.Let's take a sneak peak at the official international trailer and what Taklub is all about here.


Taklub
Plot / Synopsis

“Taklub” is a film that captures the reality of post-Haiyan situation in the city of Tacloban, Philippines back in 2013, treating it like a documentary that capture actors blending-in with real people coping-up with the outcome of the devastation.


Taklub (Trap) is a story of three major characters - Bebeth (Nora Aunor), Larry (Julio Diaz), and Erwin (Aaron Rivera), whose lives intertwined after Super-typhoon Haiyan (locally known as Typhoon Yolanda) hit the city of Tacloban (Eastern Visayas) leaving the breathing figures in search of their dead ones, of keeping their sanity intact, and protecting what little faith there may be.

Watch Taklub Official trailer here:


Taklub Official Trailer Impression
Taklub Film Trailer Review

Here are some additional information and production notes about Taklub for your information...

After Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines in 2013, director Brillante Mendoza was asked by others if he would make a film about the disaster, to which he thought could be insensitive for him to exploit the tragedies that have occurred for the victims' lives. Some months later, he was asked by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to create a documentary film about climate change. For it to have a better impact towards audiences, Mendoza suggested to make a narrative film instead.

Source: Wikipedia

What is there to say about Brillante Mendoza's Taklub? His credentials alone is more than enough to give you an idea to what the quality of the film is. The trailer itself shows well-shot tidbits of a drama-heavy film that attempts to capture the tragedy that was Typhoon Yolanda when hit the country back in 2013. With excellent cast of actors, a compelling tragic premise, cinematography, and film direction (as far as the trailer has shown,) Taklub can already be considered one of the better "quality" Filipino films. Many local film critics and quality film afficionado in the country is already interested to see Taklub. Let's hope that it hits local theaters soon.


How about you guys? What do you think about this 68th Cannes Film Festival entry by Brillante Mendoza? Have you seen any of his prior works? If you have seen them, how does this compare to his previous films? What do you think about the film's premise focusing on the tragedy of Yolanda? Share your thoughts about Brillante Mendoza's Taklub (Trap) in the comments section below: