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Viola Davis packs a mean punch as a crime-busting US president

Long before Hollywood actress Viola Davis turned the quasihistorical 2022 film “The Woman King” into a No. 1 blockbuster, she was already looking for “Die Hard”-channeling action heroines to portray onscreen.  In a statement released last week, Davis recalled meeting with the filmmakers behind “G20” for the first time in 2016. Helmed by Patricia Riggen,...

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No sophomore slump for CinePanalo film festival

Indie productions have always been a source of pride and storytelling innovation for Philippine cinema. When the mainstream industry was having a hard time keeping its head above water in the early aughts, it was indie filmmaking that lifted it out of the creative doldrums, especially after Cinemalaya was launched in 2005. Without the indies,...

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A deeper look into ‘Squid Game’ (Season 2)

The sequel of the hit Korean television series “Squid Game” has drawn positive feedback from fans worldwide since it was released on Netflix last Dec. 26. It made its way to the Netflix Global Top 10 with more than 68 million views and ranked No. 1 in 92 countries, breaking the record for most views for a...

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Golden haul: Strong lineup boosts 50th edition of MMFF

The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) has been fielding better-than-usual lineups since the Covid-19 pandemic began turning moviemaking tradition on its head in 2020. It kept counterproductive scandals at bay by awarding the coveted best picture prize to worthy winners (“Fan Girl,” “Big Night,” “Deleter” and last year’s “Firefly”) and runners-up (“The Boy Foretold by...

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How are seniors in show biz coping?

When journalist Lolly Rivera Acosta invited me to guest on her daily radio show “Sulong na, Bayan” over dwIZ, I quickly said yes.  I was ready to talk about senior citizens in show biz precisely because I am one of them. I marked the milestone in 2014, in time for my presidency of the Lopez...

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‘Human Wrongs’: Images of Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’

Former president Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs is back on the front-page news with the ongoing hearings in the Senate and the House of Representatives, bringing back memories of grief suffered by families of the victims. Duterte’s admission to senators of knowing the existence of death squads and encouraging police officers to kill drug suspects...

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Cultural group Tribu in the glitz of showbiz

Show business isn’t only about Kathryn Bernardo and Dingdong Dantes, or about Nora Aunor and Vilma Santos. Nor is it only about ABS-CBN, GMA7, TV5, Viva Entertainment, UNTV, Star Cinema, Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), The Company, Gary Valenciano, Sarah Geronimo, etc. Show business is also about tenors Nazer Salcedo and Terence Gil Guillermo,...