Mambo Italiano Noel Vera If one wanted to summarize "Wisegirls" in a quick sentence, it would probably be "chick flick in a Mafioso setting." But that quick ...
The straightest stories ever told Noel Vera It's Easter season and just fresh from the controversies of Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ," so a quick...
Mind you, this was 2002, but it's nice to see some people liked the film: http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/03/24/favourites1.html#gianvito Cinema...
"Angels" in a colder America Noel Vera Tony Kushner's "Angels in America" perhaps the best piece of theater ever to come out of that country in the past ten...
Tall Tale Noel Vera "Big Fish," Tim Burton's adaptation of Daniel Wallace's novel, is wonderful fun. It takes the corny old storyline about estranged son ...
A devilishly good time Noel Vera The opening sequence of Guillermo del Toro's "Hellboy" promises much: windswept Scottish island, fanatic Nazi soldiers, retro-...
Cahiers du Cinema issued this April an Atlas on World Cinema that has got an article of mine in it, an assessment of the Philippine film industry (and the...
Once upon a time in Mexico Noel Vera Tony Scott's "Man on Fire" right away shoots up to the top of the list as the year's most migraine-inducing movie. Shock...
The passion of Nat Turner Noel Vera Charles Burnett's documentary "Nat Turner: a Troublesome Property" is about as startling and excellent a documentary as...
Our lady of the tabloids Noel Vera Joel Schumacher's "Veronica Guerin" is based on a true story about an Irish journalist (Cate Blanchett) shot to death for...
Looking a gift horse in the mouth Noel Vera Wolfgang Peterson's "Troy" is perhaps an odd mix--an attempt at a summer blockbuster with the patina of a sincere...
Article le Monde 22 05 04 Amidst a small community of indigents living along the shore of the filthy waters of the Manila Bay, Basilio and his young brother,...
Moody green giant returns Noel Vera Frontline critics have reached a consensus, more or less: "Shrek 2" the further adventures of the cantankerous green ogre...
Forget me not Noel Vera "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," Michel Gondry's film of Charlie Kaufman's script, is perhaps Kaufman's best effort to date. It...
Tomorrow is another day By Noel Vera George Romero's original "Dawn of the Dead" had corpses again rising up from their graves to consume the flesh of the...
Exploding head syndrome Noel Vera David Cronenberg's "Scanners" (1981) begins where Brian De Palma's hallucinatory "The Fury" ends--with the image of a man's...
Pink Flicks Noel Vera The British Council in cooperation with Mowelfund presents the Pink Film Festival, a Festival of gay films starting June 16. A quick ...
As the web still turns Noel Vera Sam Raimi's "Spider-Man 2" is, as the title suggests, more of the same, only better--more digital effects, more web-slinging,...
Vengeance is mined Noel Vera With "Kill Bill, Volume 2" Quentin Tarantino completes what, for better or worse, represents his vision for the new millennium--a ...
Where's the flicks? Noel Vera The Society of Film Archivists (SOFIA), celebrating its 11th year with the help of the UP Film Institute, the Cultural Center of...
Astound the world in any way Noel Vera Orson Welles' 1946 production of "Around the World in 80 Days" was, according to legend, something to behold, a stage...
Aye, numbnuts Noel Vera Isaac Asimov's short story collection "I, Robot"--the title slapped on by an editor despite Asimov's objections (or so he claimed) that...
Pick your poison By Noel Vera Chang Cheh's "Five Deadly Venoms" (1978) turns on a brilliant premise: five men, trained in five styles of kung fu--"Centipede," ...
Brain wash Noel Vera "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" is yet another product of eccentric, enigmatic scriptwriter Charlie Kaufman's brain, a light- ...
Village of the dumb Noel Vera It would have been nice to go against the negative critical tide washing all over M. Night Shyamalan's latest movie "The...
Softcore Noel Vera Nonzee Nimibutr's "Jan Dara" came out way back in 2001 and was screened in Cinemanila in December the same year, after having made the...
The New Yorkers had their chance; now it's Toronto's turn. Haven't seen this but Lav Diaz's previous 5-hour "Batang West Side" (West Side Avenue) was a pretty...
Odor in the court Noel Vera Peter Howitt's "Laws of Attraction" has supersuccessful divorce attorney Audrey Woods (Julianne Moore) facing off with maddeningly ...
Snake movie bites Noel Vera Dwight H. Little's "Anacondas," sequel to the efficient if not very evocative 1997 monster flick, transfers the action from the...
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