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Erik Matti Goes Super Dark In Trailer For New Horror Film KUWARESMA

When it comes to high quality genre fare out of South East Asia, Filipino director Erik Matti continues to lead the way. With a Cannes selection under his belt for hitman thriller On the Job, Matti has long been a...

BUYBUST: Erik Matti And Anne Curtis Give us All Out Action in New Teaser Trailer

Eric Matti made waves on the international scene with his crime thriller On The Job in 2013. Having added a couple more crime thrillers and some horror related content to his docket since then it looks like Matti is ready...

BUY BUST: Second Trailer Delivers The Action

Following on the initial trailer cut for general audiences - and therefore skewing away from the action - and the camera / stunt teast sequence shpwcasing star Anne Curtis kicking ass we now have what fans of Filipino helmer Erik...

Anne Curtis Lays Waste In New BUY BUST Promo

We've been keeping a close eye on Erik Matti's upcoming Filipino action film Buy Bust for quite some time now and with the film now through principal photography we're starting to be rewarded for our patience with the first proper...

First Trailer For Erik Matti's BUY BUST Teases Dark Brutality

We have been big fans of Filipino director Erik Matti around these parts for a very, very long time now. Rising up through the Pinoy studio system before charting his own path as an independent, Matti has long been a...

Punchy Punch Punch! THE NIGHT COMES FOR US Wraps! BUY BUST Begins!

There is good news for fans of the ol' hand to hand ultra violence on a pair of fronts this week. First up, you see that photo up above? That display of manly love comes to you courtesy of writer-director...

SECLUSION Trailer: No Escaping Evil In Erik Matti's Satanic Thriller

Although known for his flashier action-thrillers such as On The Job and The Aswang Chronicles, Filipino director Erik Matti is no stranger to the insufferably atmospheric. In his deft hands, Nine-Day Novena (Pa-Siyam) proved to be an unflinching ghost story about a...

Refn's AVENGING SILENCE Among Selections At Inaugural Crouching Tigers Project Market

The first edition of the International Film Festival And Awards Macao kicks off next month and a major part of the event will be the industry focused project market, Crouching Tigers, which will run in parallel. Designed specifically to help...

SECLUSION: Check The Poster And First Stills For Erik Matti's Filipino Horror Film

We've been keeping tabs on On The Job and Honor Thy Father director Erik Matti's upcoming action thriller Buy Bust for a little while now but while prepping that film the director has very quietly - so quietly it's not...

Check Out Brandon Vera And Anne Curtis In Training For Erik Matti's Filipino Action Film BUY BUST

Filipino director Erik Matti has been on quite a roll in the past few years with his gritty thrillers On The Job and Honor Thy Father premiering in Cannes and Toronto, respectively, while his Aswang Chronicles films broke new ground...

Take A First Look At Erik Matti's HONOR THY FATHER

It's shaping up to be a busy year for On The Job director Erik Matti, with multiple projects on his slate. Up first - and now in production - is crime thriller Honor Thy Father, the story of a family...

Robot Hand Unleashed In Trailer For Erik Matti's KUBOT: THE ASWANG CHRONICLES

Filipino director Erik Matti had a very busy 2012, shooting a trio of films with erotic thriller Rigodon, effects driven action-horror-comedy Tiktik: The Aswang Chronicles and Cannes selected crime thriller On The Job. He contributed a spot to The ABCs...

Macabro 2014: Full Lineup Announced

On Thursday, August 14, Macabro (Mexico City International Horror Film Festival) revealed all the details for its upcoming 13th edition.Macabro 2014 will be celebrated from August 21 to 31, at the following venues: Teatro de la Ciudad "Esperanza Iris", Cineteca...

KABISERA: Watch The Impressive Trailer For The Filipino Crime Picture

After the international success of Erik Matti's On The Job - a selection of the Director's Fortnight program in Cannes - leading man Joel Torre returns to the crime genre with what promises to be another gritty, stylish affair.A selection...

Review: ON THE JOB, Dark, Hellish And Brilliant

Erik Matti's slow burn crime thriller offers a tantalising glimpse of the class struggles and high-level corruption in modern day Philippines, punctuated by taut action beats and a parade of tough, impressive performances. Apparently based on true events, On The...

Watch The Full Theatrical Trailer For Erik Matti's Filipino Hitman Thriller ON THE JOB

When director Erik Matti posted the theatrical poster for his Cannes selected hitman thriller On The Job to his Facebook page last week that should have tipped the observant off to the fact that the PR machine was building up...

Sitges 2013 to Open With GRAND PIANO

My favourite fantastic film festival has come out of the gate swinging with the first announcement of titles for the 2013 edition, and so far it's a pretty exciting line-up. The festival will open with local favourite Eugenio Mira's Grand...

Baltasar Kormakur To Remake Erik Matti's ON THE JOB

Premiering as part of this year's Director's Fortnight selection in Cannes, Erik Matti's On The Job is based on the sort of story that is too strange to be fiction - a true life tale of prisoners released on day...

Watch The Cannes Trailer For Erik Matti's ON THE JOB Now!

If it feels like we've been tracking Erik Matti's Filipino, based on true events hitman thriller On The Job forever now, it's pretty much because we have. And with the film soon to premiere as part of Director's Fortnight in...

Stellar First Trailer For Erik Matti's Hitman Thriller ON THE JOB

ScreenAnarchy has a long history with Filipino director Erik Matti and his hitman thriller On The Job. Based on an actual scandal in which it came out that government officials, prison wardens and gangsters were collaborating to release prisoners on...