Archive for the 'SineBuano Reviews' Category

More Roll, Less Rattle and No Shake please

Wednesday, December 29th, 2010

Regal Films’ Shake, Rattle, and Roll is an iconic franchise of contemporary Philippine cinema. Generations of Filipinos grew up familiar with the horror film anthology. I could still recall favorite segments in the past, particularly the first SSR 1984′s Fridyider and Manananggal but this was under Athena Productions then. I never looked forward to watching [...]

SineBuano@MMFF 2010, 12/26

Monday, December 27th, 2010

How did you spend  your Christmas holidays? Me, I spent it spending some money for a couple of tickets to the Metro Manila Film Festival 2010, simply because Philippine cinema needs our support and by the look of things, the industry needs all the help it can get. Just watched two films: Ang Tanging Ina [...]

The Triangle of Filmmaking Compromise

Friday, November 19th, 2010

*Taken from “The Guerilla Filmmakers Handbook” by Chris Jones and Genevieve Jolliffe © 200, Continuum Publishing.

The Fearful have no Place here.

Friday, November 5th, 2010

With all the travel advisories stacked against the Philippines, now 5 thanks France– I think that the national Tourism Board could put an awesome spin on it. Imagine… “Living Life on the Edge! Adventure Philippines” “The Philippines, only the Fearless come here. Cowards, stay home.” “RP: Dare the Danger!” “The Philippines, Face your Fears.” “Survive [...]

SineBuano @Tioseco-Bohinc Film Library

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

Last Thursday, May 27, I visited a veritable one-of-a-kind place in Cebu: The Tioseco-Bohinc Film Archive. Set-up by friends in Cebu’s Independent Filmmaking Scene, the film archive serves as a library of world cinema with a private collection of over 2000 films. The purpose of the archive is to be the venue for cinephiles and [...]

SineBuano recommends “Welcome to IntelStar” on May 2!

Monday, April 26th, 2010

“Welcome to IntelStar” is a Palanca-award winning, interactive, call center comedy set to entertain you this Sunday, May 2, at the CAP Arts Center. Reviewed as “heart-rending and rip-roaringly funny”, the show has played to full houses during its previous run in Cebu last 2006.