Friday, August 22, 2025

FOR THE LOVE OF THAT LITTLE GOLDEN STATUETTE: THE SEARCH FOR THE PHILIPPINE ENTRY TO THE OSCARS

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  Somebody barked in his social media shoutout that throughout the entire history of Philippine movies, we have never  been nominated at the...
Thursday, August 21, 2025

A TEACHER'S PRIVATE PAIN ON THE DEATH OF HIS STUDENT

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  I intended to return to my blog to discuss something else but tonight I find it a need to ventilate whatever it is that I am feeling insid...
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Tuesday, December 24, 2024

THE METROMANILA FILM FESTIVAL ON ITS GOLDEN YEAR (1)

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 T here was an extraordinary amount of preparation given to the MetroManila Film Festival this year.  Not only because the 2023 edition was ...
Monday, August 19, 2024

FOR MANNY C. ON HIS 70th BIRTHDAY

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Dear Manolet:   You would have turned seventy this 20th day of August. It took me more than a month before I could write this blog.  Somehow...
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Sunday, August 18, 2024

FOR MOTHER LILY ON HER 85TH BIRTHDAY

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  An era in Philippine cinema ended on 04 August 2024. The passing of Lily Monteverde, more popularly known as Mother Lily , was felt like a...
Saturday, June 15, 2024

RED FLAG FOR FILIPINO MOVIES?: HAVE WE LOST OUR AUDIENCES IN CINEMAS? PART 2

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  Yes, we do have a problem. But the decline in cinema viewership is not a phenomenon unique to our country.  All over the world there are s...

RED FLAG FOR FILIPINO MOVIES? : HAVE WE REALLY LOST OUR AUDIENCES IN CINEMAS?

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  Independence Day 2024. Wednesday. Three movies opened in cinemas all over the country.  There were two local productions and a monolith se...