Biyaheng Langit at the UP Film Center on Monday, Sept. 4, at 8 p.pm. Catch the film banned by Madame X. We need your support. Ang dating bumabatikos sa MTRCB...
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Sep 2, 2000 1:19 pm
The devil made me do it Noel Vera "Ika-13 Kapitulo" (The 13th Chapter) is about the end of the world as brought on by the unholy union between an earthly woman...
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Sep 2, 2000 2:37 pm
Mario O'Hara is poised to set Philippine cinema free By Constantino C. Tejero (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 20, 2000) MOTHER Lily must have racked her...
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Sep 3, 2000 9:01 am
TO VLAD BUNOAN, BWORLD Are we not men? Noel Vera A man who can mold minds. Another that can mold metal. A woman who can call thunderbolts down from the sky. ...
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Sep 9, 2000 8:27 am
A Marathon of Movies on the Olympics Noel Vera Movies about the Olympics. You'd think there would be less than a handful, but a cursory search reveals...
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Sep 10, 2000 6:27 am
Boys will be girls Noel Vera Obiyashi Noguhiko's "I Are You, You Are Me" is a cute example of that not-so-cute genre, the body-switching movie; I'm thinking of...
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Sep 14, 2000 2:44 am
Now you see it, now you don't Noel Vera Biyaheng Langit (Trip to Heaven) Director: Tikoy Aguiluz Will we ever get to see Tikoy Aguiluz's "Biyaheng Langit?" The...
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Sep 22, 2000 1:11 pm
Singin' in the Rain Noel Vera Shower Directed by Zhang Yang I'm tempted to say Zhang Yang's lovely film "Shower" is really all about the bathhouse--a...
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Sep 29, 2000 3:11 pm
Cleaned and sobered Noel Vera Yakapin Mo ang Umaga (Embrace the Dawn) Dir: Jose Javier Reyes "Yakapin Mo ang Umaga" is a notch above the usual output of this...
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Oct 8, 2000 7:41 am
MENZONE, FOUR PAGES TOTAL Like Father, Like Son: fatherhood in "The Godfather" films Noel Vera (Warning: plot of both films is discussed in detail) The central...
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Oct 14, 2000 4:37 am
A surprisingly good love story Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw Joyce Bernal By Noel Vera Viva Film's “Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw” (You are what I need) is a romantic comedy...
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Oct 20, 2000 5:49 pm
Beauty that's only skin deep Noel Vera Opening night of Cine Europa 2000 is a snazzy affair with plenty of wine (red & white), plenty of little sandwiches you...
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Oct 26, 2000 3:21 am
Bet your life on it Noel Vera Biyaheng Langit (Paradise Express) Dir. Tikoy Aguiluz After a long, long delay because of one controversy or another, Tikoy...
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Oct 26, 2000 3:23 am
The most frightening film ever made...? The Exorcist: The "Director's" Cut Dir: William Friedkin Noel Vera (Warning: story discussed in detail). When "The...
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Nov 2, 2000 5:02 am
Hamlet 2000 Hamlet Dir: Michael Almereyda (Warning: plot discussed in detail--though this is "Hamlet," after all; who'd still be unfamiliar with the story...
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Nov 11, 2000 9:06 am
Slouching tiger, limping dragon Noel Vera Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Early in the film Chow Yun Fat's swordsman Bai Li Mu hands his weapon named "The Green...
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Nov 14, 2000 10:18 am
Iranian Film Week Now showing at Glorietta 4, November 15 to 21: a week of Iranian films. Call 752 7880 for details. "And Life Goes On..." by Abbas Kiarostami ...
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Nov 15, 2000 11:11 am
Iranian Film Week Now showing at Glorietta 4, November 15 to 21: a week of Iranian films. Call 752 7880 for details. Schedule as follows: Wed - Leila Thurs -...
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Nov 17, 2000 8:12 pm
Woman on the verge Gusto Kong Lumigaya (I Want To Be Happy) Dir: Maryo J. De Los Reyes Lualhati Bautista is that rarity, an accomplished novelist with quite a ...
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Nov 25, 2000 5:07 am
Adulterated Austen Noel Vera Patricia Rozema's version of Jane Austen's "Mansfield Park," is, on the surface at least, a joy to watch. The film--about Fanny...
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Dec 1, 2000 3:06 pm
Undercover mother Noel Vera Abandonada (The Abandoned) Director: Joel Lamangan You can tell that Joel Lamangan's "Abandonada" (The Abandoned) is going to be an...
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Dec 9, 2000 4:53 am
A glimpse into the world of Iranian cinema Noel Vera Iranian cinema may be the newest old thing in the world at the moment-- "old" in the sense that it has...
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Dec 9, 2000 4:53 am
The man behind Noel Vera Gil Portes' "Markova: Comfort Gay" turns on a magnificent concept: take the true story of a gay man (Walter Dempster Jr., a.k.a....
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Dec 16, 2000 7:11 am
Obscenity of Obscenities Noel Vera Tuhog Dir. Jeffrey Jeturian, Scr. Amando Lao Jeffrey and Amando Lao's “Tuhog” (Skewered) is, simply put, a film about ...
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Dec 23, 2000 10:32 am
What to expect at the Metro Manila Film Festival By Noel Vera So let me ask you, what's so different about the films in this year's Metro Manila Film Festival?...
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Dec 27, 2000 5:52 am
Bullets in the Head John Woo and the Cinema of the Overdose Noel Vera Part 1: The Hong Kong films The opening sequence of "Hard Boiled" says it all about John...
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Dec 30, 2000 4:52 am
The good, the bad and the ugly Tanging Yaman Laurice Guillen Deathrow Joel Lamangan Sugatang Puso Jose Javier Reyes By Noel Vera The Metro Manila Film Festival...
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Jan 5, 2001 1:18 pm
The best and the rest 2000 Noel Vera It's been a strange year; I can't say great films have come out (other than in retrospectives of classics), yet I can't...
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Jan 12, 2001 11:56 pm
To Lali Herrera, Businessworld Milk and pussy Noel Vera "Gatas Sa Dibdib Ng Kaaway" (At The Breast Of The Enemy) Directed by Gil Portes "Balahibong Pusa" (Cat...
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Jan 13, 2001 4:11 am
Bullets in the Head John Woo and the Cinema of the Overdose Noel Vera Part 2: The Hollywood Films Jean-Claude Van Damme has made many an action film but will...
