Jason Bourne is now in Manila ?

In weeks from now, the super spy Jason Bourne will land in Manila for his shooting of ‘The Bourne Legacy”. Metro Manila Chairman Francis Tolentino has took step to avoid chaos on the city when the newest part of Matt Damon film will start it’s filming in key cities in Manila. The shooting locations according to the reports will be in Intramuros, Recto, Binondo, Makati and Palawan. But on this installation, it will be Edward Norton who will play as Jason Bourne.

Meanwhile, in the social networking site twitter, Edward Norton, Rachel Weisz and Jeremy Renner are said to be in Ayala, Makati today (January 4, 2012). Everyone must have been so excited to see these Hollywood celebs. For the fact that many Filipinos are looking forward to see the filming of the said Hollywood blockbuster, netizens are excited to see these Hollywood celebs.

Chairman Francis Tolentino advised the residence and people around the area where the film will be shooting to always clean their places and be more sensitive to maintain peaceful and warm for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Motorists are will be advised about the alternate routes during the shooting days and there will be crowd control to be deployed in the area. This movie will be shown worldwide that’s why chairman Tolentino is very keen to protect the image of our country.

2011 Italian Film Festival

Italian community in the Philippines and Filipino Film enthusiast gathered in the red carpet opening night of this year’s Italian Film Festival. Around 600 guests were invited for this grand event which also paid tribute to internationally known directors: Dario Argento, Bernardo Bertolucci and Filipino pride, Brillante Mendoza.

Actor and director Albert Martinez conceptualized and staged the Red Carpet Walk in this said event in Greenbelt Cinemas in Makati. Three Filipino Indie Films of Brillante Mendoza were showcased: Serbis, Lola and Kinatay. Brillante Mendoza himself graced the screening of Serbis shown at around 8:30PM, November 9, 2011.

Italian film director, producer and screenwriter Dario Argento’s Dracula 3D was shown at 10:30PM. It was the world premiere of a 20 – minute show reel from his latest film based on the novel of Bram Stoker and set to release in 2012. The screening was graced by Dario’s daughter Asia Argento who also played as Lucy in the film.

Here are the lists of the films to be shown in 2011 Italian Film Festivals. Films are all for free in all Greenbelt Cinemas.

Films to be shown:

Italian Showcase                    Schedule of premiere

1. Habemus Papam               November 9, 8:00 pm, Cinema 5

2. Mine Vaganti                      November 10, 5:00 pm, Cinema 5

3. Passione                            November 10, 9:00 pm, Cinema 5

4. Una vita tranquilla              November 11, 6:30 pm, Cinema 5

5. Che bella giornata               November 12, 7:30 pm, Cinema 3

6. Vincere                              November 11, 8:30 pm, Cinema 5

7. Corpo celeste                     November 12, 6:00 pm, Cinema 5

Tribute to Bernardo Bertolucci

1.    Il conformista                      November 10, 9:30 pm, Cinema 3

2.    Ultimo tango a Parigi            November 11, 9:00 pm, Cinema 3

3.    L'ultimo imperatore              November 12, 9:30 pm, Cinema 3

4.    The Dreamers                      November 13, 9:30 pm, Cinema 3

Tribute to Dario Argento

1.    Suspiria                               November 11, 4:00 pm, Cinema 5

2.    Profondo rosso                     November 13, 5:00 pm, Cinema 5

3.    Show reel Dracula 3D           November 9, 10:00 pm, Cinema 4

Tribute to Brillante Mendoza

1.    Serbis                               November 9, 8:30 pm, Cinema 3

2.    Lola                                   November 12, 4:00 pm, Cinema 5

3.    Kinatay                              November 13, 5:30 pm, Cinema 3