(from Mark Hernandez, TP Class of 2006)
Love it or hate it, we have a Filipino winner at film festival of all film festivals.
At Cannes, director Brillante Mendoza was awarded best director for his dark dark movie, Kinatay.
Kinatay, which translates from Tagalog, into “butchered” is a severely graphic depiction delving into societal corruption.
Mendoza is no rookie [...]
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A winner @ Cannes
Posted in Entertainment on May 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Programming Alert: Anthony Bourdain in the Philippines
Posted in Entertainment on February 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
This coming Monday….
Tony visits the Philippines where he takes a stroll down “food street”, sampling chicken balls dipped in vinegar and spicy sauce. New episodes of Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations air Monday nights at 10PM ET, only on the Travel Channel.
Back from the other side of the fence
Posted in Entertainment on February 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
OK, let’s get this blog rolling again.
I was recently forwarded a joke email containing the following YouTube video. If it made my mom laugh, maybe it’ll make you laugh too.
After doing a little research, I learned that this clip comes from the 1994 Filipino sitcom/movie Ober Da Bakod (Over the Fence). [...]
