In a euphoric mood upon receiving the 2022 Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival Best Actress award for her riveting role as a middle-aged pregnant woman who indecisively wants to keep her baby for the film “12 Weeks,” Max Eigenmann thanked a number of people in her acceptance speech for the support they have been giving her. What stood out in …
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When matinee idol Piolo Pascual walked into the room filled with 2022 Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival hotshots, he was the dream boy who sent a thousand and one oohs and aahs among the crowd. Piolo went to the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) on a rainy Saturday afternoon to join the final deliberation for the winners of the …
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What are friends for if not to reunite when one of them is gone? This was how the cast and crew of the television comedy show “Champoy” remembered the loss of their kindred colleague Cherie Gil who recently succumbed to cancer. The still active and living members of the cast who were available on the reunion were around like Tessie …
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Where does criticism begin and friendship end? Actress Dexter Doria and producer, director, writer and actor Vince Tañada have been friends for years but there is a line that divides the bond between the two film, television and artists. Dexter has maintained her independence as a screen persona and as a private individual who has duties and responsibilities in the …
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The day award-winning actress Cherie Gil died last August 5, 2022, Max Eigenmann was in iconic fashion designer Albert Figueras’ atelier in Makati City. Max at the time was excited and cheerful in fitting the frocks Albert made for her. “Ang saya-saya pa ni Max habang nagsusukat ng mga gown ko (Max was very happy fitting in my creations for her),” informed Figueras who created …
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by Boy Villasanta Her disappearance from the local show business was so sudden that the public terribly missed her as the most effective Primera Contravida in Philippine big and small screens. Her death was as swift as the whiff of the wind when actor Sid Lucera officially announced her aunt’s demise. Death, in her case, was like a thief in …
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The celebration of the 26th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival in Bucheon City, South Korea was both a personal and a public experience. Personally, I was invited to the festival on the merit of my writing annual Philippine cinema of the Made in Asia book published by BiFan as part of its major component, the Network of Asian Fantastic Films (NAFF), …
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Before the cameras rolled for a broadcast version of the 70th Famas Awards Night yesterday at the Metropolitan Theater, actors Charo Santos and Vince Tañada were seated on the same row of the hall as if to foreshadow their respective victories. As it was, Charo and Vince won Best Actress for Cinematografica Productions and Quantum Films’ “Kun Maupay Man It Panahon” …
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All roads lead to the Atrium Wing of SM Seaside Cebu tomorrow, June 31, 2022 as the city pays tribute to great actress Gloria Sevilla at twelve noon. The grand dame and Queen of Visayan Movies will be feted with a heroic salute to commemorate her invaluable contribution to the proliferation of Cebuano cinema and the advancement of Philippine movies. …
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In this day and age of economic downturn and stark poverty, not only in the many parts of the world but in the Philippines as well because of the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and other woes, what and how does a museum contribute to bounce back a robust economy? Can artifacts and other relics of the past be …
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