Tiktik: The Aswang Chronicles Trailer

August 17, 2012 by 4 Comments
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Are you one of those people who enter the theater at least half hour before the movie starts so you could catch all the trailers? If so, welcome to the club! I'm exactly like that. There are times when the movie is so bad, I just console myself by thinking "At least you got to see the trailers." Haha. Last weekend, one trailer in particular caught my attention while I was waiting for the Bourne Legacy screening. It was the trailer of a local movie --- Tiktik. (No, this is not the movie version of the tabloid.) The full title of the film is Tiktik: The Aswang Chronicles. Once in a … [Read more...]

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The Poser Phase

March 13, 2012 by 16 Comments
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Y Tu Mama Tambien. Everyone nodded in approval. I heard a couple of Wows and someone quipped “Great choice.” I was at a college organization’s Orientation of Applicants. I was an applicant, scared shitless. Y Tu Mama Tambien was what I blurted out when I realized it was my turn to share what my favorite movie was. I panicked. The truth is, at the time I had only seen that film once and I did not even like it. Later on, I would fall in love with it after a couple more viewing but I surely was not loving it the first time. Why I said it was my favorite film, I was not sure. No … [Read more...]

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The Natural Phenomenon of Madness

June 19, 2011 by 7 Comments
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I remember back in college I was a Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival volunteer. I was part of the group of volunteers who organized the many events and gatherings leading to the launch of the film fest as an usher, editor, and more. After graduation, I had been completely out of the film loop as I turned into a corporate slave. Sad to say that the last time I saw a Cinemalaya film was when I was still a volunteer. I had not seen that many independent films since then. Shame on me, indeed. I guess much of the reason I had not seen any indie film in a while was because I felt frustrated. … [Read more...]

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Movie Review: 127 Hours (2010)

February 17, 2011 by 7 Comments
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Genre: Drama Directed by: Danny Boyle Stars: James Franco 127 Hours is about mountain climber Aron Ralston (James Franco) who goes on a journey to a remote Utah canyon but finds himself trapped in a lonely crevasse after a boulder falls and pins his arm. What happens next is 127 hours of trying to survive and get out of the earthy prison. So wait, wait, wait a minute, does that mean you're gonna have to watch a man struggle to set himself free through the duration of the movie? Well, yes. But thanks to Danny Boyle's filmmaking precision and James Franco's brilliant performance, what … [Read more...]

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Movie Review: Rabbit Hole (2010)

February 17, 2011 by 3 Comments
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Genre: Drama Stars: Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart, Dianne Wiest Directed by: John Cameron Mitchell A couple struggle to go on with their lives eight months after their young son was killed in a tragic road accident. Cliche? Maybe. But that's what is beautiful about Rabbit Hole. It tells the tired story of loss and grief in the most unusual yet true-to-life manner --- silent, devoid of histrionics, and occasionally humorous. It's a simple story made complex by the characters' emotions. Rabbit Hole revolves around Becca and Howie Corbett, played by Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart, and … [Read more...]

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Movie Review: Black Swan (2010)

February 16, 2011 by 9 Comments
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Genre: Suspense, Thriller Director: Darren Aronofsky Stars: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel The moment she broke her toe nail, it was on. Directed by Darren Aronofsky (the same man who gave us The Wrestler and Requiem for a Dream), Black Swan is a passionate, tension-filled suspense drama about a ballerina named Nina (Natalie Portman) who is chosen to play the much coveted lead in New York Ballet Company's production, Swan Lake. The role calls for not just a perfect portrayal of the innocent White Swan, but also the much more difficult Black Swan. Although Nina … [Read more...]

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A Dose of Maricel Soriano

October 10, 2010 by 14 Comments
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I'm mad. I'm very mad. I'm having this awful Maricel Soriano withdrawal syndrome. You see, I haven't seen Maricel Soriano on TV or any mainstream film in a long while now and it's killing me. I don't know, maybe I just haven't had time to mingle with my boobtube lately but I miss her. I'm a fan. There may be better local actresses better than her but one thing she owns is versatility. She's the only actress I know who can do drama, comedy, horror, bida or kontrabida and do it well. So to ease my pain, I went to my old friend YouTube, who reminded me of the old Marya and here's what I … [Read more...]

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Christina Aguilera and Cher Join Forces in ‘Burlesque’

August 17, 2010 by 4 Comments
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After Britney Spears' snooze-fest called Crossroads and Mariah Carey's near-career-suicide Glitter, Christina Aguilera makes an attempt to debunk the seemingly true idea that contemporary singers are not welcome in the silver screen. I love Britney and Mariah to bits but their performances in their respective first topbilled flicks really disappointed me. (Thank God, Mimi was able to redeem herself in Precious.) This is why I can't help but be scared for Christina Aguilera, whom I adore as well. Christina Aguilera's fourth studio album Bionic was not well-received and there's just too … [Read more...]

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Top 10 Movie Sound Effects

April 11, 2010 by 4 Comments
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Note: I originally wrote this article for Crunkish.com. It was first published in April 2007. Three years later, allow me to post this on my own blog. Watching a movie without sound effects is like not watching at all. Even back in the early 1900s, when films were all silent, people have tried to simulate real-life sounds by producing sound effects live, while the movie was being projected. Sound effects make a better movie-viewing experience by producing sounds that we hear in real life. They also add to the emotions and effectiveness of the scene. Usually, sound mixers and editors … [Read more...]

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Move Over Y’all, Christina Aguilera is Back!

April 5, 2010 by 12 Comments
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Oh yeah, the Queen is back. Just when the music industry is full of  artists trying to surround themselves with controversies just to get attention, somebody genuinely talented will come and remind you what talent really sounds like. Oh yeah, Christina Aguilera is bringin' it. Four agonizing years of waiting after her last studio album was released, the small girl who owns the greatest voice of this generation finally gave some sneak peek of her upcoming album Bionic (out June 8th) through the single "Not Myself Tonight." As expected, she reinvents herself once again and … [Read more...]

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