Entertainment

By Alvin I. Dacanay Renowned international publisher Penguin Books is set to publish a collection of the major works of the late National Artist for Literature Nick Joaquin a few weeks ahead of the centenary of his birth next year, it was learned late last week. 

The Intertextual Division of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) invites teachers, students and lovers of Philippine literature to the opening ceremonies for the celebration of the 100th birth anniversary of National Artist for Literature Francisco Arcellana at the CCP Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino on Sept. 6 at 3 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. 

Second of three parts (For the first part of this column, click here) If there’s one film that can claim to be the most “unconventional” among Cinemalaya’s full-length entries this year, it would be Cenon Obispo Palomares and David R. Corpuz’s Kusina (Her Kitchen), the screenplay of which won Palomares first prize in its category at the 2006 Carlos Palanca Memorial …

Eduardo Roy Jr.’s Pamilya Ordinaryo (Ordinary Family), a compelling portrait of two teenage street dwellers and their desperate search for their kidnapped baby, scooped five major awards at the conclusion of the 12th Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival on Aug. 14.

An early Shakespearean comedy and a towering work of German literature, three one-act plays by a Palanca Hall of Fame inductee, and a drama about a postwar Filipino artist best known for his unusual depiction of Jesus are set to be staged by the Dulaang Unibersidad ng Pilipinas (Dulaang UP or DUP) for its 41st season.

The Association of Pinoyprintmakers (A/P), formerly known as the Printmakers Association of the Philippines (PAP), will hold an exhibition, titled Papers and Layers, at the Cultural Center of the Philippines’s (CCP) Second Floor Hallway Gallery and Little Theater Lobby from Aug. 27 to Sept. 25. 

As the Philippines commemorates National Heroes Day on Aug. 29, Richmonde Hotel Ortigas will give honor to all the men and women in the nation’s history whose acts of courage helped build the country and made the lives of others better by offering a special “Bayani ng Bayan (Hero of the Country)” room promo for the long weekend.

First of three parts After a one-year absence, full-length feature films returned to the competition section of the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival, which, on its 12th year, has become the granddaddy of all indie-film festivals in the country.

Some of the country’s most talented and fresh-faced “triple threats” from the English-language musical-theater world take center stage in a concert titled Triple Threats: The Ensemble ‘Breaking the Fourth Wall’, to be held at the Cultural Center of the Philippines’s (CCP) Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino on Aug. 18 at 7:30 p.m.

For the second straight year, the Embassy of the Argentine Republic, in cooperation with the Film Development Council of the Philippines and Shangri-La Plaza, will hold the Argentine Film Festival at the Shang Cineplex from Aug. 18 to 21.