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Inside the Cinema: Sonny Calvento on Making Sundance History, the Local Film Industry in Peril, and the Need for New Voices in Storytelling

What is the role of film and storytelling in society? The critically-acclaimed director and producer Sonny Calvento, behind the first-ever Filipino short film showcased at the Sundance International Film Festival's main program, ponders the question and more as he gives us a peek into his constantly moving mind, and the comings and goings of the industry's unending exploration.

By |2023-08-07T19:48:05+08:00March 25, 2021|Featured, Hive, Insider, Recent Stories|Comments Off on Inside the Cinema: Sonny Calvento on Making Sundance History, the Local Film Industry in Peril, and the Need for New Voices in Storytelling
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‘Love Alarm’: Inside its Promised Upgrades and a Ringing Focus On Complex Choices and Consequences

Netflix original K-Drama, Love Alarm, is back for its second season. Fans of the series are eager to know if we're finally getting the answer we're all waiting for: Who will Kim Jo-jo choose?

By |2021-03-20T19:42:42+08:00March 17, 2021|Featured, Hive, Insider, Recent Stories|Comments Off on ‘Love Alarm’: Inside its Promised Upgrades and a Ringing Focus On Complex Choices and Consequences
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How the Beloved ‘Best Friends to Lovers’ Trope Gains New Light in BL Series ‘Ben X Jim’

Produced by Regal Entertainment, "Ben X Jim" is a Filipino boy's love web series that follows two childhood friends as they explore their growing feelings for one another backdropped by the COVID-19 pandemic.

By |2021-03-06T23:01:23+08:00March 6, 2021|Featured, Hive, Insider|Comments Off on How the Beloved ‘Best Friends to Lovers’ Trope Gains New Light in BL Series ‘Ben X Jim’
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Not that it’s Any Of Our Business, But that #JoshLia x Moira Collab Might Just Be the Closure We All Needed—Including the Two

The #PaubayaMV by singer-songwriter Moira dela Torre hit us with lessons on acceptance, healing, fate, and all those heavy realizations that come with letting go, starring one of the country's biggest former reel-to-real couples.

By |2021-02-21T16:54:42+08:00February 15, 2021|Featured, Radar, Recent Stories, Source|Comments Off on Not that it’s Any Of Our Business, But that #JoshLia x Moira Collab Might Just Be the Closure We All Needed—Including the Two
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A Tale of Police Brutality, Military Takeover, and a People United To Take Back Democracy

What's currently happening in Myanmar is the culmination of years of oppression from the previously-established military rule. With the same forces snatching away their few years of enjoyed freedom, the people are fighting back to say "no more". This is the most recent addition to world history's pro-democracy battles, and it most definitely won't be the last.

By |2021-02-21T13:11:01+08:00February 11, 2021|Featured, Hive, Narratives & Perspectives, Recent Stories|Comments Off on A Tale of Police Brutality, Military Takeover, and a People United To Take Back Democracy
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Out Into the Orbit and Beyond: How South Korea’s First Space-Set Sci-Fi Breaks New Ground to a Whole New Blockbuster Experience

Now streaming on Netflix, 'Space Sweepers' follows a ragtag group of misfits just trying to get by in space. The film, written and directed by Jo Sung-hee (A Werewolf Boy, Phantom Detective), stars Song Joong-Ki, Kim Tae-Ri, Jin Sun-Kyu, and Yoo Hai-Jin, and marks a historic first this side of the world's cinematic venture.

By |2021-03-08T20:18:38+08:00February 5, 2021|Featured, Hive, Slant|Comments Off on Out Into the Orbit and Beyond: How South Korea’s First Space-Set Sci-Fi Breaks New Ground to a Whole New Blockbuster Experience
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James Reid Spills Inspiration, Evolved Creative Sensibilities Amid Quarantine, and the Future in Fresh Track Release

The long-awaited solo comeback of James Reid marks just the beginning of exciting new content from the Aussie-Filipino artist, and the whole Careless Music entourage—and we're all ready to rock our socks off for their new chapter in music.

By |2021-02-02T09:11:57+08:00February 1, 2021|Featured, Listening Station, Recent Stories, Source|Comments Off on James Reid Spills Inspiration, Evolved Creative Sensibilities Amid Quarantine, and the Future in Fresh Track Release
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