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Yam Laranas
William Laranas (born 12 December 1978 in Davao City) is a Filipino director and cinematographer. Biography Early life Laranas studied filmmaking at the Mowelfund Film Institute and is currently a professor of Cinematography at the Ateneo de Manila University. Filmography * ''Balahibong Pusa'' (2001, English: ''Cat Hairs'') * ''Radyo'' (2001, English: ''Radio'') * ''Ikaw Lamang Hanggang Ngayon'' (2002, English: ''Only You'') * ''Hibla'' (2002, English: ''Thread'') * '' Sigaw'' (2004, English: ''The Echo'') * '' The Echo'' (2008, English language remake of ''Sigaw'') * '' Patient X'' (2009) * ''The Road'' (2011) * ''Abomination'' (2018) * ''Aurora An aurora (plural: auroras or aurorae), also commonly known as the polar lights, is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of bri ...'' (2018) *''Nightshift'' (2019) *''Death of a Girlfriend'' (2021) *''Greed'' (2022 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davao City
Davao City, officially the City of Davao ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Dabaw; ), is a first class highly urbanized city in the Davao Region, Philippines. The city has a total land area of , making it the largest city in the Philippines in terms of land area. It is the third-most populous city in the Philippines after Quezon City and Manila, and the most populous in Mindanao. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 1,776,949 people. It is geographically situated in the province of Davao del Sur and grouped under the province by the Philippine Statistics Authority, but the city is governed and administered independently from it. The city is divided into three congressional districts, which are subdivided into 11 administrative districts with a total of 182 barangays. Davao City is the center of Metro Davao, the second most populous metropolitan area in the Philippines. The city serves as the main trade, commerce, and industry hub of Mindanao, and the regional center of D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patient X (film)
''Patient X'' is a 2009 Filipino horror film directed by Filipino director Yam Laranas, and stars Richard Gutierrez and Cristine Reyes. It is co-produced by GMA Pictures, Viva Films, and RGUTZ Productions. This is the first movie of Richard Gutierrez under Viva Films Productions. Synopsis After twenty years, local police capture the murderer of the older brother of a young boy. Now a doctor, he must go back to his old town and face the murderers himself. He then discovers that the murderers are Aswangs (folkloric Filipino vampire-like creatures) and they pose a deadly threat not only to him but also for the entire town. Cast Main cast *Richard Gutierrez as Dr. Lukas Esguerra *Cristine Reyes as Guada Supporting cast *TJ Trinidad as Alfred *Miriam Quiambao as Nurse Betty * Nanding Josef as Dr. Jack * Elvis Guiterrez as Marcus *Dion Ignacio as Samuel *Barbie Forteza as Sonia *Paulo Avelino as Robert * Crispin Pineda as Mateo * Junyka Santarin as Mia *Jake Vargas as James *Che ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horror Film Directors
Horror may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Genres *Horror fiction, a genre of fiction **Japanese horror, Japanese horror fiction **Korean horror, Korean horror fiction *Horror film, a film genre * Horror comics, comic books focusing on horror *Horror punk, a music genre *Horrorcore, a subgenre of hip hop music based on horror *Horror game, a video game genre **Survival horror, a video game subgenre of horror and action-adventure * Horror podcast, a podcast genre Films * ''Horror'' (2002 film), an American film by Dante Tomaselli * ''#Horror'', a 2015 American film by Tara Subkoff *''Horror'', Italian title for the 1963 Italian-Spanish film ''The Blancheville Monster'' Fictional characters * Horror (''Garo''), fictional monsters in the Tokusatsu series ''Garo'' * Horror icon, a significant person or fictional character in a horror genre Music Groups and labels * Ho99o9 (pronounced Horror), an American hip hop group * The Horrors, an English rock band Albums and EPs * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artists From Davao Del Sur
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People From Davao City
A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form "people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural form of pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Births
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Living People
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Aurora (2018 Film)
''Aurora'' is a 2018 Philippine horror thriller film written and directed by Yam Laranas and starring Anne Curtis. It serves as an official entry to the 2018 Metro Manila Film Festival and marks Curtis' third and last film of 2018, following her box-office hits '' Sid & Aya: Not a Love Story'' and ''BuyBust''. The film is inspired by the 1987 disaster of MV ''Doña Pazs collision with MT ''Vector''. Premise The story follows Leana (Curtis) who lives peacefully in the island with her younger sister Rita. Everything changes when a ship named ''Aurora'' crashes near their vicinity. Rita has an ability to see dead people, but every time she sees them, disastrous and catastrophic events occur. Leana must then protect the young girl at any cost before it is too late. The film was partially inspired by the sinking of the Philippines' MV ''Doña Paz''. Cast *Anne Curtis as Leana *Marco Gumabao as Ricky *Mercedes Cabral Mercedes Cabral (born August 10, 1986) is a Filipino actress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Road (2011 Film)
''The Road'' (stylized as ''The Яoad'') is a 2011 Filipino psychological horror crime drama film directed by Yam Laranas, starring Carmina Villarroel, Marvin Agustin, TJ Trinidad, Rhian Ramos, Barbie Forteza, Alden Richards, Lexi Fernandez, Louise delos Reyes, Derrick Monasterio, Ynna Asistio, and Renz Valerio. The film was produced by GMA Pictures and was distributed by Freestyle Releasing in United States of America. This was also the first Filipino movie premiered in US. The film was released in the Philippines by GMA Films on November 30, 2011 to mixed reviews and moderate success. It was commercially released in the United States by Freestyle Releasing on May 11, 2012. Plot Prologue Luis Medina (TJ Trinidad) is a successful policeman who has been recently awarded for his skill in investigations, despite his track record of being reckless and failing to follow protocol. After his award ceremony, the chief of police is approached by a woman asking for new information about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Echo (2008 Film)
''The Echo'' is a 2008 American supernatural horror film directed by Yam Laranas and written by Eric Bernt and Shintaro Shimosawa. It is a remake of the 2004 Filipino film '' Sigaw'', which was also directed by Laranas. The film stars Jesse Bradford and Amelia Warner, with Iza Calzado reprising her role from the original. The film was first released at the Fantasia Film Festival on July 17, 2008 in Canada. The film ultimately failed to get a theatrical release in the United States and was released straight-to-video on November 10, 2009 on DVD and Blu-ray formats. The theatrical release occurred internationally. Plot After serving prison time for manslaughter, Bobby Reynolds is released on probation from Rikers, and moves to the old apartment in East Village, New York, where his lonely mother lived and died while he was incarcerated. He finds a job as a mechanic at the Houston Auto Repair shop owned by the supportive Hector Rodriguez and tries to rebuild his life. However, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republika sang Filipinas * ibg, Republika nat Filipinas * ilo, Republika ti Filipinas * ivv, Republika nu Filipinas * pam, Republika ning Filipinas * krj, Republika kang Pilipinas * mdh, Republika nu Pilipinas * mrw, Republika a Pilipinas * pag, Republika na Filipinas * xsb, Republika nin Pilipinas * sgd, Republika nan Pilipinas * tgl, Republika ng Pilipinas * tsg, Republika sin Pilipinas * war, Republika han Pilipinas * yka, Republika si Pilipinas In the recognized optional languages of the Philippines: * es, República de las Filipinas * ar, جمهورية الفلبين, Jumhūriyyat al-Filibbīn is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It is situated in the western Pacific Ocean and consists of around 7,641 islands t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigaw
''Sigaw'' (international title: ''The Echo'') is a 2004 Filipino horror film directed by Yam Laranas. It stars Richard Gutierrez and Angel Locsin (both from ''Mulawin''). It was one of the entries in the 2004 Metro Manila Film Festival, becoming a box office success in the Philippines where the horror genre has become increasingly popular. In 2005, the film received a release in both Singapore and Malaysia. Plot Marvin savors his independence in a newly acquired unit of an old apartment building. He is frequently visited by his girlfriend Pinky. Except for the occasional noise from an apartment unit down the hallway, the place is almost perfect for Marvin. At the end of the hallway is where Anna lives with her young daughter Lara, and Bert, her jealous husband. Bert is a cop, and he has always suspected Anna of cheating on him. His frequent jealous outbursts would always lead to beatings that could be heard throughout the whole floor. Marvin would usually be awakened at night ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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