The grand circus of the Pinoy Web
Let’s face it, we, Filipinos really know how to make our lives a bit more interesting. Forget Willy’s insipid Boom-Tarat-Tarat segments on Wowowee. Forget the interesting menagerie also known as politics. And let’s focus on one of the greatest (freak) shows on earth called the Pinoy web. How many “scandals” have we come up so far given some yahoo with a PC and Internet connection? I have no real timeline...
Theater Time: Philippine Bedtime Stories
I’ve heard so much about this and I want to watch! Philippine Bedtime Stories is a collection of theatrical vignettes directed by Toshihisa Yoshida. Just check out the titles below and I’m sure you’ll be hitting the phone to call for reservations. Walang Iwanan by Rene Villanueva Isang Libong Tula para sa Dibdib ni Dulce by Lallie Bucoy Ang Unang Aswang by Rody Vera Single Vrown Female by Vic Torres Ligaya sa isang...
Cine Adarna February screenings
For movie buffs with a fifty-peso budget such as I, nothing beats Cine Adarna of the UP Film Institute located in the Diliman Campus of the University of the Philippines. Cine Adarna may not show the latest wide screen offerings, but they do hold local and international film festivals (Cinemalaya and Eigasai among many others), advance screenings of Pinoy indie films (screams, “Papa Ping!”), uncut versions of popular...
A bit of R.A. Rivera
I wish I was born a few years older so I could have been high school batch mates with R.A. Rivera! Alas, the best I could do was be batch mates with his younger sister. Anyway, I so love this young talented director’s take on pinoy pop culture. Case in point? Watch this: >
Valentine’s Day cards from jerks
Stumbled upon these amazing “Valentine cards” that jerks would have a blast giving out. No Hallmark moments for these guys. Hehehe. See more of these cards at Cracked.com.