Archive for the 'SineBuano Reviews' Category

Awesome Actress!

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

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.

Pinoy Indie Scene: Sexploits and Senior Superstars

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

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 [...]

SineBuano recommends “Astig”

Monday, August 11th, 2008

“Astig” - Spin off from the independent film “Confessional”
I bumped into this short film in You tube; because the success and critical acclaim of filmmaker Jerrold Tarog for his work in The Confessional, (which I haven’t seen yet).
ASTIG is a spin-off, so they say, of one of the characters of the Confessional movie.
It’s amazing to [...]

Mr. Bean’s Holiday

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

I thought some of the gags were very episodic at first; and the ridiculously contrived turning point for the father losing his child. But you couldn’t go wrong if you have a movie with Willem Dafoe as an annoyingly pretentious filmmaker whose work is foiled by Mr.Bean in the end; a scene that brings payoff [...]

Ang Awit ni Bernadette

Monday, July 21st, 2008

Adona’y mga higayon nga pagka nindot mulantaw og mga salida nga wala’y pinosilay, sinokmagay o panasmagay og mga coche. Adona’y mga salida nga puno sa mga sambingay og sugilanon nga nindot paminawon. Lantawa ninyo ang “The Song of Bernadette”.
Pahibalo Lamang: Decada cuarenta ang tuig sa nigawas maong salida-a.

SineBuano recommends “The Promise”

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

Directed by Mike Tuviera
Writing by Raquel Villavicencio
Original Music by Arnold Buena, Allan Feliciano
Cinematography by Marissa Floirendo
Film Editing by Jay Halili, David Hukom
Production Design by Mario Lipit
Produced by Jose Mari Abacan, Annette Gozon-Abrogar, Elaine Lozano
and Lily Y. Monteverde
Distributed by Regal Films and GMA Films

When Andrea’s (Angel Locsin) family adopted Daniel (Richard Gutierrez), it marked the beginning [...]