SUBURBICON: TROUBLE IN PARADISE

SUBURBICON is based on the research by Oscar Award winner, George Clooney, from a 1957 documentary film “Crisis in Levittown”, a true story of what happened when William and Daisy Meyers became the first African American family to move in to Levittown, Pennsylvania. 

Clooney recalled a script the Academy Award winning, Coen Brothers, sent to him back in 1999 called “Suburbicon.” It was a comedy/thriller with similar themes to Fargo and Burn After Reading: hapless characters making really bad decisions. Together with the producers, they thought that it seems a good time for a film that feels angry; combining the existing Suburbicon script and setting it in Levittown during the week the Meyer’s moved in. 

Suburbicon tells the story of America’s emerging middle class, in the decade following the Second World War, moving to the suburbs: idyllic, affordable homes in planned communities. For many, the American Dream of owning a home was becoming a reality for the first time.  It is a picture-perfect 1950s suburb where the best and worst of humanity are reflected through the deeds of ordinary people.  But when a home break-in turns deadly, a family must turn to blackmail, revenge, and betrayal in order to survive.

There’s a great deal of irony and social commentary in the characters’ story. They’re a growing family in search of the American Dream and feel like they’ll be welcome and safe in their new home. Unfortunately, their new neighbors are really disrespectful and sometimes dangerous. Meanwhile, there’s a real problem next door no one is addressing.

Starring the Academy Award winners, Matt Damon, as a model father and husband, and Julianne Moore, who portrays the wife and the twin sister, SUBURBICON also features Oscar Isaac as a suspicious insurance inspector, and the young and talented Noah Jupe as Nicky, your average kid in a murderous town.

            

Exclusively distributed by Solar Pictures, Suburbicon is showing on several moviehouses beginning on the 22^nd of November nationwide. For more information, visit solarpicturesPH on facebook, twitter, and instagram.

Vincent van Gogh’s Life and Death Come Alive to Cinema Art thru His Oil Paintings

In producing the movie, “Loving Vincent”, every one of the 65,00 frames of the film is an oil-painting hand-painted by 123 professional oil painters who travelled from all across the world to the Loving Vincent Studios in Poland and Greece to be part of the production. As remarkable as Vincent van Gogh’s brilliant paintings, is his passionate and ill-fated life, and mysterious death.

No other artist has attracted more legends than Vincent van Gogh. Variously labeled a martyr, a lustful satyr, a madman, a genius and a lay about, the real Vincent is at once revealed in his letters, and obscured by myth and time. Van Gogh himself said in his last letters, “We cannot speak other than by our paintings”. We take him at his word and let the paintings tell the real story of a great visual artist.

”Loving Vincent” was first shot as a live action film with actors, and then hand-painted over frame-by-frame in oils. The final effect is an interaction of the performance of the actors playing the artist’s famous portraits, and the performance of the painting animators, bringing these characters into the medium of paint. The film stars famous faces to match the paintings they portray.

Already, “Loving Vincent” has garnered a Audience Award in the recently concluded Annecy Animation Festival, and is a shoe-in to the forthcoming Oscar Awards in the Best Animation Feature Category. The movie is showing on the 1st of November, 2017 nationwide and exclusively distributed by Solar Pictures.

More Surprising Twists and Shocking Revelations Unfold in New Season of Crime Thriller “The Blacklist” this October on AXN

PHILIPPINES (September 23, 2017) – Revenge has become a family affair as the father-and-daughter tandem of criminal mastermind Raymond “Red” Reddington (James Spader) and FBI profiler Elizabeth “Liz” Keen (Megan Boone) team up to rebuild his criminal empire in the all new season of the action-packed crime thriller The Blacklist, which premieres on AXN this October.

The last season finally revealed that Red is Liz’s real father. After he rescues her from his longtime nemesis, Red is plagued with an adversary more determined to bring him down than any archenemy he has ever known – his former protégé Mr. Kaplan.

With ferocious tenacity, Mr. Kaplan launches her final assault on Red and lays siege on his criminal organization. She unleashes her most potent weapon to discredit him – a suitcase with skeletal remains. What will Liz do when she finds out about the mysterious suitcase?

In the season premiere, Liz faces the reality of working alongside her father as the Task Force reels from her latest precarious situation. Betrayed by those closest to him, Red’s moral code demands that he would stop at nothing to obtain justice, all the while battling an army of new and more dangerous blacklisters.

The Blacklist Season 5 premieres on October 4, every Wednesday at 10:40 pm, same week as the U. S. telecast. First & Exclusive on AXN.

AXN is available on SKYCable Channel 49, Destiny Cable Channel 61, Cignal Channel 121, Dream Satellite TV Channel 20, G Sat Channel 51, and Cablelink Channel 38. AXN HD is available on SKYCable Channel 247.

PAGLIPAY (International title “Crossing”) Now Showing In Cinemas

Manila, Philippines -- ‘PAGLIPAY’ is a Sambal Ayta term being used by Aetas when crossing the mountain river going to lowland town in search for alternative source of income.

The narrative opens as we follow Atan’s fulfillment of his arranged marriage with a fellow Aeta, ANI. He has to pay a dowry (bandi) or bride’s price to Ani’s parents. Atan needs to cross the mountain river going to Banwa, the town where he could earn the necessary amount for the bandi however he meets RAIN, student from Manila that would make his life turn upside down.

Stars: Garry Cabalic, Anna Luna, Joan dela Cruz, Norman King, Natasha Cabrera, Gigi Locsin, Joel Saracho, Marinella Sevidal, Kenken Nuyad, Upeng Fernandez with the special participation: JC Santos

This movie is directed by Zig Dulay under Universal Harvester Inc. thru Solar Pictures. This movie "Paglipay" is a multi-awarded movie that includes being a winner of TOFARM Film Festival 2016.

Including:

Best Picture

Best Director

Best Cinematography

Best Actor - Garry Cabalic

Best Supporting Actress - Anna Luna

Audience Choice Awards

It has also been nominated for Gawad Urian, Star Awards for Movies and received other International Awards. You can check out the trailer here: http://bit.ly/PaglipayTrailer 

PAUWI NA (International title “Pedicacab”) Premieres In Local Cinemas

Manila, Philippines -- Follow a pedicab driver, a thief, a laundrywoman, a dog, a blind pregnant woman and Jesus Christ – shod in basketball sneakers – as they make their way from poverty in the city to the imagined paradise of the countryside. This movie which was released by Universal Harvester Inc. thru Solar Pictures is rated R-13 and is going to be shown in cinemas this August 16 (Wednesday). 

Stars:

Bembol Roco as Mang Pepe

Cherry Pie Picache as Aling Remedios

Merryl Soriano as Isabel

Jerald Napoles as Jp

Chai Fonacier as Pina

Jess Mendoza as Jesus

Shamaine Buencamino as Doray

Jack The Dog as Kikay

Directed by Paolo Villauna and has a running time of 2 hours and 3 minutes. To know more about the film, you can check the trailer here: http://bit.ly/PauwiNaTrailer

Get a full serving of trending topics on Solar Scoop

Solar Entertainment Corporation strengthens its online presence with the launch of the new online show SOLAR SCOOP, which can be viewed first via http://www.solarentertainmentcorp.com/ starting on Monday, May 29, 2017, which is today.

Hosted by commercial model-boxing instructor Vince Velasco and dancer-actress Kelley Day, SOLAR SCOOP is the first locally-produced 5-minute online show of Solar featuring exciting and trending topics on entertainment, sports, and lifestyle. Channel and program updates, corporate and sponsored events, and other campaigns of the Solar channels will also be featured on the online show.

“The launch of Solar Scoop signifies the beginning of the traction we are building in the digital industry. We will continue to widen our reach with the emerging audiences, especially online, and there are more exciting news ahead,”says Solar Entertainment President and CEO Wilson Tieng.

Don’t miss the 10-minute pilot episode of SOLAR SCOOP featuring the latest on the NBA Finals and an exclusive interview with an NBA star, plus handy life hacks courtesy of ETC Fix. Catch it also on YouTube via http://bit.ly/YouTubeSolar and on Facebook via @etctv, @2ndAvenue, @solar.jacktv, @solarsports, and @BasketballTV.

A mix of bite-size segments courtesy of the on-air channel counterparts in its succeeding episodes are definitely to watch for!Be in the know and join the conversation at #SolarScoop.