Posted by Zig Marasigan on Wednesday, August 01, 2012 in Cinemalaya, Film Festivals, Images, Reviews, Trailers, Zig Marasigan
Years ago, the mother of our family driver passed away at the ripe old age of ninety.
His mother died on the other side of the Pacific, on the alien shores of California. Unfortunately for him, he had no means of bringing her body home.
Posted by Zig Marasigan on Tuesday, July 31, 2012 in Cinemalaya, Film Festivals, Images, Reviews, Zig Marasigan
For those of you who’ve procrastinated too long to catch the Cinemalaya screenings, it might probably be your last chance to catch the films at the upcoming Cinemalaya Goes UP screenings.
Check out a larger version of the schedule after the jump, and make sure to reserve tickets before they all run out.
Posted by Zig Marasigan on Monday, July 30, 2012 in Cinemalaya, Film Festivals, Images, Reviews, Trailers, Zig Marasigan
There is nothing new to the violence of youth. Countless films have long since explored the brutality of growing up.
But when director Gino Santos revisits the theme from within the upper-crust of Manila’s privileged youth, the result is a whole other animal in itself.
Posted by Zig Marasigan on Thursday, July 26, 2012 in Cinemalaya, Film Festivals, Images, Reviews, Trailers, Zig Marasigan
When tragedy befalls the monastery of Adoration, its Mother Superior asks its nuns to continue praying for the well-being of their beloved monastery.
But it’s only a matter of time before the sisters discover that even the most faithful of prayers can only take them so far.
Posted by Zig Marasigan on Thursday, July 26, 2012 in Cinemalaya, Film Festivals, Images, Reviews, Trailers, Zig Marasigan
In Kalye Marino, only an idiot dies of drowning. That is, at least, the belief of the locals.
But when Intoy’s father (Richard Quan) drowns himself drunk in the first ten minutes of the film, it sets the kind of standard the film raises for itself. Suffice it to say, it’s a standard that isn’t very high.
Posted by Zig Marasigan on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 in Cinemalaya, Film Festivals, Images, Reviews, Trailers, Zig Marasigan
The following article isn’t a review per se; but a subjective recounting of how Zig Marasigan had, quite shamelessly, cried like a baby while watching Jun Lana’s Bwakaw.
Consider this a spoiler-heavy and absolutely self-indulgent ramble. Read on at your own risk.
Posted by Zig Marasigan on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 in Cinemalaya, Film Festivals, Images, Reviews, Trailers, Zig Marasigan
Oros paints an eye-opening picture of the world of saklaan, a particular form of gambling played in no less than the wakes of the recently demised.
It is a Filipino custom that allows mourners to pass the time watching over their dead; but director Paul Sta. Ana unravels the tradition’s dark secrets through his latest film, Oros.
Posted by Zig Marasigan on Monday, July 23, 2012 in Cinemalaya, Film Festivals, Images, Reviews, Trailers, Zig Marasigan
Kalayaan opens with a cryptic passage from the German opera The Emperor of Atlantis.
Though it doesn’t take a specialist of European musical theater to appreciate Kalayaan, knowledge of the opera itself does shed light on director Adolf Alix’s latest film.
Posted by Zig Marasigan on Monday, July 23, 2012 in Cinemalaya, Film Festivals, Images, Reviews, Trailers, Zig Marasigan
Cinema has always been a force made up of action and dialogue, visuals and set pieces. But it’s easy to forget that cinema is also a force made up of silence; the stunning pause between lines and the lingering black between scenes.
Silence in cinema, it seems, is as powerful as it is unnoticed.
Posted by Zig Marasigan on Sunday, July 22, 2012 in Cinemalaya, Film Festivals, Trailers, Zig Marasigan
Cinemalaya is that time of the year when an avalanche of indie films tumble out of the CCP.
But if you’re still weighing out which ones to catch on your free time, here’s a rundown of the different synopses and trailers for each of the fifteen films in competition.
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