Midnight Express: A Nail-Biting Movie Masterpiece

A film is considered a classic or a masterpiece if the viewers today will still be totally stirred, emotionally moved and knocked off even if it has been created decades ago.  Usually a movie turns out to be ridiculous and hilarious when it will be viewed years after it has been produced – outrageous costumes; [...]

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Katniss, Peeta & Cina

Every time I read a novel, there is a natural drift for me to form the physical appearance of the characters in my mind.  The physical characteristics of novel-characters are formed in my subconscious through the writer’s intricate ability to describe. Last Thursday, as I watched the film adaptation of the Suzanne Collins movie The [...]

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The Robot Movie For All Dads

It is not a feel-good-movie but a feel-GREAT-movie!  This is how I perceive Real Steel the robot boxing movie extravaganza starring Hugh Jackman.  I highly recommend this movie to be seen and enjoyed by all fathers for it will make them feel like a young kid again playing with their most favorite toy. For all [...]

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The Super Powers of Anne Curtis

Without doubt, fear and hesitation let me declare that the most powerful human being in the Philippines in this present time is none other than Anne Curtis.  Why?  If Curtis with her enigmatic charm, gorgeous face and drop dead body will just live with her most popular spoken lines on television “I may be a [...]

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My My Sharona Itch

There are two events I always remember every time the song My Sharona by The Knack is played on the radio.  First is when I was still a young soul – who is not yet ear-fatigued from club music – me and my sister Jocel would make sure to proceed to the dance floor in [...]

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Look Up Below

Six weeks ago, while waiting to locate my naturally recurring state of reduced or absent consciousness called sleep, I watched a number of videos via YouTube.  I was lucky enough to stumble into watching two of the ten short films produced by Nestle Philippines.  Nestle’s collection of short films released simultaneously a couple of months [...]

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Zombadings

Almost all Filipino blogs has released an article or two about the movie Zombadings 1: Patayin Sa Shokot si Remington (Zombadings 1: Kill Remington By Fear).  Let this blog join the happy bandwagon and let me give my two cents on it. Almost all blogs says that it is hilariously funny and smartly written and [...]

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Isda (Fable of the Fish)

Isda is a full-length movie entry in Cinemalaya 2011 written by Jerry Gracio.  It is one of the most unique story materials that have been crafted into a film.  The story is about a poverty-stricken woman who gives birth to a fish.  This poignant premise alone has been enough to jolt my interest to go [...]

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Cinemalaya, Rafa Santos & Bisperas

I don’t have the exact figures but from my personal observation Cinemalaya 2011 is a big hit.  Judging from my experience last night when I watched one of the full-length entries, the CCP Main Theater was jam packed.  It was unlike the previous Cinemalayas wherein only few souls had the interest to watch. I’m sure [...]

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The Eyes and Tongue of Aljur Abrenica

As promised, here is my personal analysis why Aljur Abrenica was the saving grace in the remake of the Pinoy cult classic movie Temptation Island.  (Press this LINK to read on my previous post about the movie.) Aljur Abrenica was a big revelation in the movie Temptation Island 2011.  Abrenica who played the role of [...]

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