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Delving into the past to illuminate the present
by Herman Mariano - September 26, 2002 - 12:00am
Film review: Divine Secrets of Ya-Ya Sisterhood Sisterhood is a subject Hollywood movies have tackled with grace, candor and insight since the pre-war classic The Women (Claire Booth Luce’s ageless, magnificent...
Pygmalion for the cyber age
by Herman Mariano - September 22, 2002 - 12:00am
Film review: S1MONE At first blush, the new Al Pacino movie S1MONE is just a fun and funny film. In fact it is a satire. The story is about a Hollywood director who hoodwinks an unsuspecting public into adulating...
A glimmer of hope in the city jungle
by Herman Mariano - September 21, 2002 - 12:00am
Film review: Laman Maryo J. de los Reyes’ current film Laman plays another variation of the common theme of many other movies, the best of them being Maynila Sa Mga Kuko ng Liwanag and Insiang, both made by...
Comedy, musical, spy thriller and melodrama rolled into one
by Herman Mariano - September 9, 2002 - 12:00am
Film review: Austin Powers in Goldmember Younger viewers may find the Mike Myers’ hit comedy Austin Powers Goldmember funny but not as funny as the first two episodes, but in fact they may be missing out on...
Hollywood remake compared to original Norwegian thriller
by Herman Mariano - September 2, 2002 - 12:00am
Film review: Insomnia Like Unfaithful, the current thriller Insomnia is a Hollywood remake of a lauded European film. The original Insomnia is a Norwegian detective mystery movie made in 1997 and shown at the Critics...
A tale of love and infidelity
by Herman Mariano - September 1, 2002 - 12:00am
Film review: Unfaithful
This indie effort is a rare road movie
by Herman Mariano - June 20, 2002 - 12:00am
Of all the movies presented in the current Manila Film Festival, Utang Ni Tatang captures the spirit of the independent film movement.
Political correctness be damned
by Herman Mariano - June 19, 2002 - 12:00am
Now that the world is baffled and even scared by all the complex political realities and evils everywhere, it is but natural for a superhero – or superheroine – to appeal to the collective imagination if...
The Festival’s adult movie fare
by Herman Mariano - June 17, 2002 - 12:00am
Joey Romero’s Mamasan is the Manila Film Festival’s adult movie attraction, a dark, daring comedy about the travails of a bordello madam. It is yet another look at the world’s oldest profession, the...
Rudy’s action extravaganza
by Herman Mariano - June 16, 2002 - 12:00am
Local movie observers were wondering what caused the demise of the action movie genre. A clarification: it didn’t die. Action buffs are just more selective now. The recent FPJ action drama Batas ng Lansangan...
‘Kilig’ movie for everyone
by Herman Mariano - June 14, 2002 - 12:00am
Maybe it’s unavoidable that at first, because of the trailer and the synopsis given in the wide publicity, potential moviegoers got the impression that the new movie by Maryo J. delos Reyes, I Think I’m...
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