Mr. and Mrs. Cruz (Sigrid Andrea Bernardo, 2018)
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*Where do broken hearts go?*
This question was asked to a female colleague in our company. Her reply was
Sagada. I don't know if she's a movie buff but ...
2017: Year in TV
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With thousands of TV shows being released every year, it is becoming more
and more difficult (and impossible) to track, catch up, and pick your
favorites. ...
Note 4: Nonface, Interlude, Lav Diaz and Time
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*The face withheld - a secret.*
*1. *
*The Nonface in Class Picture1*
*[This article was published in Kino Punch (Issue 3), U.P. Cinema's Film
Critiqu...
SEARCH FOR WENG WENG: Week #2 update!
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Dear friends and colleagues,
As you may have heard, I'm currently running a crowdfunding campaign to
finish my THE SEARCH FOR WENG WENG documentary -
...
Danton (1983).
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Danton – Andrzej Wajda Andrzej Wajda’s Danton (1983) begins with the
titular character, Georges Danton (Gerard Depardieu), one of the most
prominent leader...
TAKLUB (Brillante Mendoza, 2015)
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Not quite so simple to work on a project with a measure of autonomy when
forces of influence must be looking over your shoulder, presumably
kibitzing, p...
Dear Film Development Council of the Philippines
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You have the mandate to start the National Film Archive. I have heard that
your first priority project in relation to archiving is the digitization of
some...
Viy (Konstantin Yershov, Georgi Kropachyov, 1967)
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*A comedy of horrors*
Not that *Viy* (Konstantin Yershov, Georgi Kropachyov, 1967) is the
first-ever Soviet horror film (There's *A Spectre Haunts Europ...
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Significance of Gold and Black in Versacepandabuy rolex spreadsheet
Influence on Contemporary Fashion2002r cloud Staples in High-End
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The Last Post Ever About "Indie"
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For the past decade, the so-called Independent scene has been mostly
dependent to financing bodies run by almost the same people who almost
serve the sam...
Breaking It to You Gently
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Dear friends, It’s been a while. You have probably forgotten about this
blog. We have all moved on. We have carried on with the more important
aspects of o...
Done with Cinemalaya X
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Break muna ako sa latest CinemalayaX scandal. This year has a superb
lineup, though I was only able to watch 11 films (the number does not
include all th...
LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT
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[image: May be an image of 1 person and lighting]
The first half abstracts itself to such a fragmented degree its noir
romance becomes slippery to the p...
Elevator
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Score: 3.55 5 Ratings Genre: Drama, Romance Synopsis: Trapped inside the
elevator of a hotel casino complex, a lowly elevator boy falls in love with
his in...
Favorite Foreign Films of 2014
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*Special Mention:*
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, dir. Isao Takahata
20) The One I Love, dir. Charlie McDowell
19) Labor Day, dir. Jason Reitman
1...
A QUICK AND SIMPLE SCARE
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Unlike the most memorable entries into the horror genre, *Nokturno*
(Evolve Studios, Viva Films, 2024) offers only the most superficial of
thrills....
Ha Ha Ha (South Korea, 2010)
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Because last Saturday's drink up was strange. "Drinking down memory lane,"
a drunken text message, slurred across time (the flooding of memory) and
space ...
Ilang Tala sa mga Paborito Kong Short Film sa 2015
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Paborito kong excuse ang “maling audience” kapag nanonood ako ng mga
experimental film sa Pinas. Gusto ko ang mga pelikulang pinapag-isip ako
pero hesita...
Singapore International Film Festival 2017!
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In November 2017 I was invited to the Singapore International Film Festival
(SGIFF) to take part in their Asian Bonds program. SGIFF flew me from and
ba...
Snowpiercer (2013)
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Ever wonder what it's like having the entire human race jammed in one
cramp, perpetually-running locomotive? Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho shows
how cra...
Crowdfunding 201: Best Friends Forever
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*A long time ago, I wrote a column for Turnstyle News (a project of
yr.media) called "Crowdfunding 201" that aimed to dig deeper into what did
and did not ...
Muallaf (The Convert) - Discussion with Film Cast
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Hosted by The Center for Global Muslim Life, this was held online about 2
days ago. For fans of Yasmin Ahmad, her cast, and the film, needless to say
this ...
Trap | 4K UHD Blu-ray Review
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Trap boasts engaging direction by M. Night Shyamalan and a fun performance
by Josh Hartnett, but falls short, requiring extra suspension of disbelief.
Trap...
The Carpetbaggers
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Edward Dmytryk - 1964 KL Studio Classics BD Region A There is an inspired
moment in The Carpetbaggers where the camera rests on the entry to a
bathroom in ...
Short Personal Update - New Ebooks
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Since my last round of publishing on Ghibli Blog, I have published another
round of art & photography ebooks. The newest titles are Galaxy Four:
Modern ...
Memories of Edward Copeland
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For a time at my home blog, *Thrilling Days of Yesteryear*, I meticulously
documented the passings of people in the entertainment industry in the form
of...
Hidden Histories: The Story of Women Film Editors
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*I've written an essay for Criterion on women film editors. It was inspired
by Su Friedrich's website, Edited By, a wonderful, invaluable labor of love
d...
SFFILM Day 14: Asako I & II
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*The 62st San Francisco International Film Festival holds its final
screenings today. Each day during the festival I've posted about a festival
selection I...
25 of the 21st century
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This blog is basically dead. I hadn't intended to retire it but life moves
on and Blogger feels like a pretty outdated platform these days. I
certai...
Sydney Film Festival 2014
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*SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL 2014*
As the programmer of the Sydney Film Festival Hub, I live in Town Hall
during the Festival, and don't get to see many films. Bu...
Been a Long Time
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Five years later, a new post! Alas, it's just a quick note to say that,
while I no longer have time to maintain or update this blog, I'll be
keeping it onl...
FROM THE FIRST TIME WE MET, THE SEPARATION HAS ALREADY BEGUN
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FAVORITE QUOTE: “From the first time we met, the separation has already
begun.”
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favorite films
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Notes.
Bumped to the top of my blog for easy access.
20 films. Chronological. 1 film per director. I have given my top 5 special
pictures. I do plan to expa...
A memorial slide show for David
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After David’s memorial service in May (a video recording of which is
permanently on Vimeo with no password necessary), some people on my
Facebook page aske...
The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death
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From a very early age my parents instilled in me a love of movies. Some of
my earliest memories are of seeing an animated Raggedy Ann and Andy movie
i...
April 2015 Film Preview
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Summer blockbuster season is just around the corner, but there's no need to
wait until then to see a great movie. April brings us a wide variety of
women-c...
National Silent Movie Day: Manhandled (1924)
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Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, is National Silent Movie Day. New York City's
beloved Film Forum is celebrating with a screening of Allan Dwan's 1924
silent...
MAXXXINE (2024)
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With *X* (2022) and then *Pearl* (2022), writer-director Ti West (*The
House of the Devil, The Innkeepers*) rather unexpectedly initiated a
decades-sp...
Summer 2023 Blu-ray/4K Ultra Consumer Guide
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Equipment: Sony UBP-X800 multi-region 4K player, Sony KD50X690E display,
Yamaha RXV-385 A/V receiver. Angel Face (Warner Archive Blu-ray) Of all the
amour ...
Breaking Down The Great Wall
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Even if you live outside China and have not yet been able to see The Great
Wall for yourself, you’ve probably overheard or contributed to one or both
of th...
Tale of Cinema ę·đėĨė (Hong Sang-soo, 2005)
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(This post is in conjunction with the Museum of the Moving Image's
retrospective, "Tales of Cinema: The Films of Hong Sang-soo," screening
through June ...
Werewolf of Madrid
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*La marca del hombre lobo *(Enrique LÃģpez Eguiluz, 1968).
Jacinto Molina grew up in Francoist Spain, the son of an extremely
successful furrier. As a young...
Maya Miriga (1984)
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Forty years after its original premiere, the Odia film Maya Miriga (1984),
a touchstone of the Parallel Cinema movement, will be presented in a
restored ve...
Out to pasture
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Covering Thai cinema and living in Thailand for the past decade or so has
been an illuminating experience, one that I'm not sure whether I'll regret.
I s...