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I’ve always considered Lea Salonga as a national treasure of the Philippines when it come to acting and felt it such a shame that her talent were not as often as captured in film as often it is given out by her on the theatrical stage.

I recently come across this interesting however lengthy article by a J. Neil C. Garcia and his observations on the local Philippine independent cinema, comparisons with this present cinema ’s filmmakers to their predecessors and details on this recurring movement of “miserablism” that is so the focus and vehicle of many independent Filipino filmmakers of [...]

The following article was written by Anna Lyn Pepito, a SineBuano member and writer for her student campus publication, FORWARD of the University of San Jose Recoletos here in Cebu City, published and copies out today, October 3.
It is completely written in Bisayan dialect, SineBuano’s mother language.

Last Sunday, September 22, SineBuano members have gathered and have a general meeting. Here are some general details.

Disclaimer:The following is the personal opinion of Diem, screenwriter and director-member of SineBuano and in so does not reflect or in no way epitomize the individual opinions of other SineBuano members or the entire group.
Not everything that Sizzles (or Steamy or Sexy) is “BOLD”
Two new Filipino independent films are out and “now showing” on the [...]

It’s best to learn from the experts especially from those in Hollywood, even their mistakes can lead us aspirants to knowing what to avoid and what not to do: production problems, personal conflicts, weak story-telling.

Here is a list of major Hollywood box office bombs, arranged chronologically, with a plausible reason or two as to why [...]