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‘My Week With Marilyn’ Review: My Wink With Marilyn

Posted by Tats Quiblat on Friday, March 09, 2012 in Images, Reviews, Tats Quiblat, Trailers

A thousand different reasons may bring you front and center at a screening of this film. You may be brought here as a fan of British Theater, as the film gathers some of the best thespians to ever grace the British stage.

Or you may simply be one of the many enamored fans of the late great Ms. Marilyn Monroe.

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10 Socially-Relevant Films From The Martial Law Era

Posted by Tats Quiblat on Friday, February 24, 2012 in Features, Tats Quiblat

Malacañang has declared February 25 as a Special Holiday in commemoration of the 26th Anniversary of the EDSA Revolution. Bummer that it fell on a Saturday! Nevertheless, this means no work on Saturday and you can tinker stuff around the house, re-plot that garden or that screenplay, or re-arrange your DVD collection, this time not alphabetically but by preference or artistic merit. (Ikaw na!) Or better yet, check out our List of 10 Socially-Relevant Films From The Martial Law Era.

Lagarista.com sat down with Star Cinema Creative Producer Carmi Raymundo to talk about her job, the challenges of balancing business and creative directions, and to talk about the creative process behind one of her biggest hits, One More Chance. Read the interview after the jump.


Hello Lagarista Peeps! Here’s you LAST weekly Pinoy Showbiz news round up. Yep, last. I’ll explain after the jump.

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Top 10 Pinoy Films to Watch If You’re Alone On Valentine’s Day

Posted by Tats Quiblat on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 in Features, Tats Quiblat

It’s February 14. It’s the Hallmark-invented day to give people an excuse to go past social decorum and act like a drunken fool in the name of love. But if you’re one of those lucky enough to stay at home tonight, I’m gonna help you make your VDay evening perfect with this Top 10 Pinoy Films to Watch If You’re Alone on Valentine’s Day.

Blockbuster Director Cathy Garcia Molina has been dishing out hit after hit in the last decade. She has become one of the formidable directors of Pinoy Cinema who never fails to deliver at the box office. So what goes on in the mind of the director who gave us One More Chance, My Amnesia Girl, and A Very Special Love? A lot. Hit the jump to read this Lagarista.com Exclusive.

Showbiz Tsismis Mondays. Hey, that’s sounds like a cool name? Should I rename this column for that? Anyway, hit the jump for your weekly local showbiz round up.

Hello Lagaristers! Mani-Mani time! Check out what I got for you this week. Vilma gets spooked, Darna meets Captain America, and JGL remakes My Amnesia Girl? Hit the jump!

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Mani-Mani 2.0: Nutty, Naughty, & Nipply (Whaaat?)

Posted by Tats Quiblat on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 in Mani-Mani 2.0, News, Tats Quiblat

Hello, Lagarista Readers. Or should I say, Lagarista Lovers? Welcome to the new and improved Mani-Mani 2.0. What changed? Mani-Mani is going local! Show me some love! Hit the jump.

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J. Edgar Review: Hoover, The Rainbow

Posted by Tats Quiblat on Monday, January 30, 2012 in Reviews, Tats Quiblat

Watching J. Edgar and getting to what it is really about is like unpacking a Russian doll. You have to peel through layers and layers of trappings to reveal the hidden truth. And Dustin Lance Black‘s (Milk) screenplay makes all these peeling quite an adventure, with quite a few things that’s hard to swallow. (No pun intended.)

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