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SineBuano recommends “My Kuya’s Wedding”

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

Director: Topel Lee
Writers: Roselle Monteverde-Teo, Allan Tijamo
Cinematography : Luis Quirino
Original Music : Von de Guzman
Film Editing : Marya Ignacio
Production Design : Mark Sabas

Produced by: Elaine Lozano, Flordeliza Hombre Milan, Lily Y. Monteverde, Roselle Monteverde-Teo

Cast: Ryan Agoncillo, Maja Salvador, Pauleen Luna, Jason Abalos, Say Alonzo

MY KUYA’S WEDDING (My Big Brother’s Wedding)
Siblings Jeff(Ryan Agoncillo) and Kat(Maja [...]

SineBuano recommends “Mano Po 5″

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
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SineBuano recommends “White Lady”

Monday, June 30th, 2008
White Lady - Philippines Filipino Tagalog DVD MovieWhite Lady - Philippines Filipino Tagalog DVD Movie A horrifying flick in the same vein as that of other intensely frightening movies in the Asian horor genre, White Lady centers on Pearl (Pauleen Luna), a simple and smart girl who just arrived in the city to attend college. For reasons she cannot explain and understand, Pearl is haunted by the ...

SineBuano recommends “The Debut”

Saturday, June 14th, 2008
The DebutThe Debut An award-winning English language film for the whole family, "the Debut" revolves around Ben Mercado (Dante Basco), a talented high school senior who has rejected his Filipino heritage. The long-simmering feud between Ben and his immigrant father Roland (Tirso Cruz III) threatens to boil over ...

The Chronicles of Narnia - Prince Caspian

Monday, June 9th, 2008

When is a movie a good movie? And when is it a bad movie? There are many occasions when I watch something and…. I just don’t know.
What was this film about? A society fighting for what is theirs or the folly of incredulity and unbelief? Probably both. I vaguely remember the first film. I [...]

Vantage Point

Sunday, June 8th, 2008

Grade: B+
If you’ve seen this, what do you think of the “Rashomon”-type of filmmaking?
Useless but commanding Sigourney Weaver, furious but determined Dennis Quaid, lone but noble wolf Forest Whitaker et cetera. Works for me. I suppose what gives people a kick for Rashomon type (I prefer Yojimbo, by the way) non-linear filmmaking is that it [...]