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Thursday, August 06, 2009 |
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FILM REVIEW |
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Six degrees of separation |
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Giuseppe Bede Sampedro’s ‘Astig’
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By Remedios V. Lucio, Researcher
A call boy/con man, a young expectant husband,
an identity conflicted Chinese-Filipino and an overprotective
suffocating brother—four men living disparate yet somehow
intertwined lives in the maze of ugliness and greed that is of
Manila. Astig (Mga Batang Kalye)—directed by Giuseppe Bede
Sampedro, written by Jerry Garcia and produced by Noel Ferrer—portrays
the parallel tales of Ariel Darlucio (Dennis Trillo), Boy (Edgar
Allan Guzman), Ronald Chua (Arnold Reyes) and Baste de Guia (Sid
Lucero).
Trillo’s caliber as an actor has been honed by
several years in the mainstream industry, playing both the good and
the bad guy, and had developed into one of the most promising actors
in the local industry. And the character of Darlucio in this film, a
self-proclaimed abused child, had given him that chance to prove
once and for all his capabilities.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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The National Artists Award controversy
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Rarely have the grumbling gone beyond the artists’ circles and the
academe. The awardees, their works and the law itself were often too
esoteric to be adjudged by the common folk for themselves. But this
time, it’s different.
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FAN
GIRL
By Karen Kunawicz
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Exploit tragedy,
get named National Artist
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A few days ago, President Gloria Arroyo proclaimed fellow Pampangueño
Carlos Caparas National Artist for Visual Arts and Film. If not for
the outrage going on in the blogosphere, I would not have heard
about it otherwise.
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DIRECTOR’S
CUT
By Mao Gia Samonte
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Movie industry not
dying, says MTRCB
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It is our humble opinion that the local movie industry is not dying
but struggling to cope with the industry competition brought about
by the movie giants of Hollywood.”
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FOLLOW
THAT STAR
By Edmund L. Sicam
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Bea Alonzo tackles
heavy drama
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What do actresses who used to be “sweet, young things” do when
they’re no longer that young and sweet? They make the transition
to more mature roles. And how do they mark this new phase in their
lives? Well.
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‘Cory, The Musical’ restaged at the AFP Theater
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There is perhaps no better way to celebrate the life of President
Corazon “Cory” Aquino than to showcase the gleaming legacy that
she has left the Filipino people. With the whole country mourning
her passing, Cory’s beacon will remain in the heart of every
Filipino long after she has gone.
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PEOPLE
By Bob Garon
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Vices
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Alcohol and tobacco kill more people by far than all the illegal
drugs combined. Yet, these two substances have caused millions of
people of the world over huge problems, many of them resulting in
death and the destruction of countless families.
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