Kinatay

Kinatay is an upcoming Filipino drama film directed by Brillante Mendoza. The film competed in the main competition at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival.

Kinatay won the Prix de la Mise en Scene - Best Director through Brillante Mendoza at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival.

The casts of Kinatay are Mercedes Cabral, Maria Isabel Lopez, Coco Martin, Lauren Novero and John Regala.

Kinatay tells the grisly fate of a kidnap-rape victim (played by Maria Isabel Lopez) who is beaten up before she is murdered and hacked to pieces.

Twenty films competed for the highest honor of Cannes, the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm Award). The prestigious award went to Austrian director Michael Haneke for Das Weisse Band (The White Ribbon) while the Grand Prix award was given to French filmmaker Jacques Audiard for Un Prophete (A Prophet).

Desperadas 2

Desperadas 2 (All they need is MORE love) is a 2009 Filipino film, which is an official entry to the 2008 Metro Manila Film Festival. It was released last December 25, 2008. It is a sequel of the movie of the same name, which has an original cast consisting of Ruffa Gutierrez, Rufa Mae Quinto, Iza Calzado, and Marian Rivera. This year, Ogie Alcasid is added to the main cast.

The movie grossed P12 million on Christmas Day. As of December 31, 2008, the movie has grossed P27 million.

Mariang Sinukuan (Dyosa)

Sinukuan or SINyang, KUnnie, and ANing is a fictional character in Dyosa series, a telefantasya being aired by ABS-CBN Network portrayed by Filipino actress Mickey Ferriols. Sinukuan is the mother of Dyosa.

Mariang Sinukuan is supposed to be the next queen of Kabanwa. However, a curse separates her from her daughter: Josephine. Sinukuan was turned into a unicorn after she betrayed her father. She was turned back to normal after she gave birth to Josephine. Sinukuan doesn't know her daughter is actually Josephine until she finds out about her is her daughter that she has been searching for the "Takda".

Busabos ng Palad

Largely influenced by the celebrated French novel Camille by Alexander Dumas in its use of the motif of "the prostitute with the golden heart", Busabos ng Palad is only one of the numerous Tagalog novels that took up the cudgels for the "fallen woman." Yet, it is probably the most powerful indictment of institutions that demonize this type of woman. The novel revolves around Celso, a writer, who saves a woman working in one of Manila's brothels by paying off her debt.. Rita, the prostitute, turns out to be his sweetheart who mysteriously disappeared two years ago. Hers was a tale of betrayal, systematic sexual exploitation and abject humiliation by hypocritical society. Spurned by his parents and friends, Celso chooses to live with Rita. But this togetherness is short-lived. Rita gets sick and while a priest tries to minister to the dying woman, she releases her anger and accuses society of cruelty and injustice. After Rita dies, Celso loses his mind and is confined to an asylum.

Ang Babaeng Hinugot sa Aking Tadyang

Ang Babaeng Hinugot sa Aking Tadyang, also known as The Woman Pulled from My Rib in English, is an upcoming adaptation of Carlo J. Caparas' celebrated graphic novel. It is scheduled to air on GMA Network for an early 2009 release. This series will become the third series to star Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera, their earlier series proved to be both critically acclaimed and audience adored.

The series begins filming on January 6 for a February 9, 2009 premiere, and scheduled for 80 episodes.

Director Bernal explains the series to be an "action, suspense, drama ... underworld". It tells the story of Homer, a psychologist with a boring life, and his patient Proserfina - a man hater and a serial killer who murdered many she had relationship with. The two will also develop feelings for one another. But will Prosefina's new found love heal her hatred with men?