A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma Noel Vera "Elephant," Gus Van Sant's--recreation? Dramatization? Fictionalized meditation on?--the shootings at...
Fight the power Noel Vera Charles Burnett's "Selma, Lord Selma" isn't on the level of his masterpieces, "Killer of Sheep" or "To Sleep With Anger." He's out to...
Rearing Julia Roberts Noel Vera Mike Nichol's adaptation of "Closer" seems well-made, well acted and, considering the critical reception and brisk business...
It's available now, with a beautiful still from Lino Brocka's "Orapronobis" (Fight for Us, 1989) on the cover. Here's a link to order it in Singapore: ...
Hickboxing Noel Vera Prachya Pinkaew's "Ong Bak: The Thai Warrior" is a sleek little movie that's making a few waves in the international arthouse cinema ...
Guess not By Noel Vera Kevin Rodney Sullivan's "Guess Who" enjoys possibly the biggest, easiest head start for a remake in the history of cinema: it's a ...
Unfortunately, the Manila edition won't be pushing through. But--I'm hoping to interest the publishers in another project. And the book is still available for...
Wonder boy Noel Vera Billy Ray's "Shattered Glass" tells the true story of Stephen Glass (Hayden Christensen), the hot New Republic writer who did provocative,...
The Amityville ho-hum Noel Vera Perhaps the main reason why Jay Anson's book "The Amityville Horror"- -plus the movie version it spawned, not long after--were...
Once upon a time Noel Vera Once upon a time, back when the world was simpler and animation almost something you do in a garage or with a few friends or even ...
"Wax" works, somewhat By Noel Vera Jaume Collet-Serra's "House of Wax," a remake of Andre de Toth's stylish horror classic starring Vincent Price, starts off...
The greatest Disney film ever On the DVD (released through a distribution agreement between Studio Ghibli and Disney): It's a beautiful DVD, not just a bright,...
Thin "City" By Noel Vera Robert Rodriguez doing Frank Miller sounds like a match made in heaven, at least on paper: Rodriguez comic-book style can provide a ...
The dark knight deflates Noel Vera Christopher Nolan's "Batman Begins" is a lot like the car featured so prominently in the trailers: muscular, oversized, not ...
Mostly toothless Noel Vera Garth Jennings' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," is his reasonably faithful adaptation of Douglas Adams' constantly mutating ...
Back from the dead Noel Vera I think it's safe to say George A. Romero's "Land of the Dead" doesn't live up to the previous three zombie films that made him ...
... ***** Interesting article, and Mr. Red has a point: Hollywood has been around, and we are producing poor product. But that isn't the complete picture....
This from Dennis Marasigan, Asst. Vice President for Marketing at the Cultural Center of the Philippines: "We wish to inform everyone that NOEL VERA's book...
All is not Wells Noel Vera Steve Spielberg's "War of the Worlds" is a botched job, and not just because Ebert, who can be counted on to miss the point, thinks...
A botched `Assassination' Noel Vera Niels Mueller's "The Assassination of Richard Nixon" takes its inspiration from a true-life story: Sam Byck's failed...
Sex and thrills Noel Vera Emilio Martinez-Lazaro's "El otro lado de la cama" (The Other Side of the Bed, 2002) is that reliable standard, the sex comedy, only ...
Nestor Torre's advice to new filmmakers (in a recent Inquirer article)and my and Lav's reaction: http://journals.aol.com/noelbotevera/MyJournal/entries/837...
Dark "Chocolate" Noel Vera Tim Burton's film adaptation of Roald Dahl's beloved book "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" is a wondrous confection: smooth and ...
Thou shalt not miss this film festival Noel Vera Cinemanila 2005, again the single biggest and best event to hit Manila cinemawise, features yet another...
Lies my father keeps telling me Noel Vera Victor (Leonardo Sbaraglia) is on his way to a Paris hospital to visit his mother, Marie (Geraldine Chaplin), and...
The 'hoodoo' that you do By Noel Vera Iain Softley's "The Skeleton Key," a smart, stylish horror flick (at least for the first half) about "hoodoo" (a Southern...
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