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Cinco de Mayo Film Fest in Cinematheque centers Posted: 03 May 2022 05:17 AM PDT THE Embassy of Mexico, in partnership with the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) brings to Filipino audiences, Cinco de Mayo Film Fest. The festival will be running from May 5-8 at the Cinematheque centers in Manila, Iloilo, Davao, Nabunturan, and Negros.The Embassy of Mexico and FDCP want to celebrate one of the most popular Mexican Festivities around the world, screening a cinematographic sample of Mexico`s cinema industry. With such a wide array of films to choose from, viewers of all ages, backgrounds, and interests will surely find a film that will leave them wanting more.Cinco de Mayo Film Fest will open its doors to moviegoers with five (5) thought-provoking and award-winning movies from Mexico. These films include Maquinaria Panamericana (2016), a film by Joaquin Del Paso, showcasing the effects on workers of the death of their boss to a surreal and engaging impact with no prospect of employment elsewhere, no retirement fund, and worst, the company is in bankruptcy. The film was awarded Best Mexican Film & FIPRESCI Prize at the Guadalajara International Film Festival, Best First Film at the Tucuman Film Festival, and Best Film at the Leyva Film Festival.Maquinaria Panamericana will be followed by romance movies such as Leona (2018) by Isaac Cherem, and Novia que te vea (1993) by Guita Schyfter.Both films showcased the upsetting reality of traditional families in which characters have to take important personal choices. Such films show a sentimental, more romantic side of Mexico's industry and also cater to the Filipino's appreciation for such a storyline.Included in this festival are Cria Puercos (2018) by Ehecatl Garcia, which storyline focuses on the grief that the death of the antagonist's husband and the absence of her son leave in her life until a piglet comes along, and Más Amanceres (2013), a masterpiece of Jorge Leyva, distinguished as the 'Best Debut Film' at the 2013 Guanajuato International Film Festival, about the lives of two children and how their actions affect each one of them.All films will be in Spanish with English subtitles. Entrance is free of charge on a first-come, first-served basis. For further information, please visit the Embassy of Mexico's official Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/embamex.filipinas/ and the Film Development Council of the Philippines website page at https://www.fdcp.ph/. (PR)

Hip Hop icon Future drops new album Posted: 03 May 2022 05:15 AM PDT RECENTLY christened "the best rapper alive" by GQ, Future proudly presents his anxiously awaited ninth full-length and the most anticipated album of 2022, I Never Liked You, on May 2, 2022.To celebrate the arrival of the record, The Grammy Award-winning, diamond-certified icon just uncovered the event-level music video for "Keep It Burnin" [feat. Kanye West]. Bound to set the internet on fire, the cinematic clip continues a tradition of blockbuster visuals for Future whose total career YouTube views have exceeded 8 billion and counting.The album stands out as Future's first body of work since 2020's platinum-selling High Off Life, which emerged as his sixth consecutive #1 debut on the Billboard Top 200. He stacks I Never Liked You with powerhouse anthems.The single "Wait For U" [feat. Drake & Tems] showcases the emotional side of Future, and is an instantly quotable anthem, while he also links with Drake yet again for "I'm On One."He continues showcasing his most emotional and honest songwriting yet with the crooning solo cut "Love U Better," while Atlanta stands up with the raucous and raw "For A Nut" [feat. Young Thug & Gunna], and "Voodoo"[feat. Kodak Black] conjures an unbreakable spell of its own.The album concludes with "Back to the Basics," marking a full circle moment for the hip hop titan. These sixteen tracks seal the record's status as the biggest and boldest release of the year.Here's Future's new album track list:01. 7:12pm02. I'm Dat N****03. Keep It Burnin (feat. Kanye West)04. For A Nut (feat. Young Thug & Gunna)05. Puffin On Zootiez06. Gold Stacks07. Wait For U (feat. Drake & Tems)08. Love U Better09. Massaging Me10. Chickens (feat. EST Gee)11. We Jus Wanna Get Real High12. Voodoo (feat. Kodak Black)13. Holy Ghost14. The Way Things Going15. I'm On One (feat. Drake)16. Back to the BasicsLast week, GQ revealed Future as the cover of their May 2022 issue in a massive and insightful feature. Penned by Elliott Wilson, it marks his first cover issue of the publication. Calling I Never Liked You "reignited, unstoppable," the profile makes its case for one undisputable fact: "His impact can't be denied. Especially not after eight solo albums, 19 solo mixtapes, one collaborative album, four collaborative mixtapes, two EPs, and one soundtrack (for 2018's Superfly).Worldwide, he's been streamed over 30 billion times and has, in the process, inspired an entire generation of rappers. Few artists are as prolific. When you survey the hip-hop landscape, no other artist has been as consistently excellent, or as influential, for as long as he has.He invented his own sound, which has since become the dominant style in rap. He has delivered hit after hit after hit. And he's done it all on his own terms. I'll say it again: Future is the best rapper alive."For the cover of his new album and additional promotional materials, Future chose images from his recent GQ cover shoot. Photo credit: Gregory Harris for GQ.Next up, he will headline Rolling Loud Miami at Hard Rock Stadium on July 23 this summer. (PR)

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