‘Inside Out’ co-director Ronnie del Carmen’s animated project with Netflix will focus on Philippine mythology and lore Jumping from the studios of Pixar to the streaming giant Netflix is Filipino animator and writer Ronnie del Carmen. Far from his works on films like “Inside Out,”...
Filipino artist Paolo Dumlao talks about the taboos and the creative intimacy that comes from performing and baring it all out When it comes to stage fright, the oldest trick in the books is to picture your audience naked. But for performance artist Paolo Dumlao, baring himself to his viewer is the...
It looks Tiktok isn’t just for hacks, it’s also for launching a music career Angela Ken For many aspiring artists, a big break is all they need to get a foot on the door to fame. And as much as we want to believe that the ones we clapped and listened to today had theirs easy, the true story...
Believe it or not, Hannah responded! Hollywood actress Miley Cyrus celebrates the 15th anniversary of the premiere of the show that made her one of the teen idols of the 2000s, “Hannah Montana,” by writing her character a letter. In a tweet, Miley shared photos of her said letter written in...
One of the most recognizable Japanese actors in the international film scene also does some sketching, drawing, and painting With a ‘Mortal Kombat’ reboot coming very soon , you have probably done a fair share of googling who the actors in the new film are. Some of these are new, or fairly so,...
Even in a time of public health crisis, making art is as essential as hand washing A year of fear in home isolation has put things in a different perspective. Forget the rat race we all lived in our pre-COVID time, people from all over the world are reminded of the things that are essential to...
Filipina artist Ela Andal paints a childish throwback in her latest works As much as we hate to say it, we never really part with the childish things when we grow up. Stacking Legos, though still fun, is now a way for us to meditate or channel our creative side. Learning how to eat certain...
With these four novels, our intrepid quartet of authors dig into the past or speculate on the future in order to create insightful commentary on what we’re like as members of the human race. The best part is they do this while still entertaining. ‘Hurdy Gurdy’ by Christopher Wilson This...
Dante dances through hell in this experimental film An allegory of human life exhibited in a visionary trip through Christian afterlife, the Divine Comedy was written to steer a corrupt society into the path righteousness. Dante is guided by Roman poet Virgil through hell ( Inferno ) and purgatory...
ARTIST AT WORK: Finding happy With or without a mask, we are all clowns covered in the smiles of our “resiliency” while suffering from hunger and poverty in the pits of our stomachs. UNMASKING THE ARTIST Marco Banares Just like artist’s Marco Banares’ Wala man bahid ng kalungkutan. Huwad...
The ‘worst’ spy agent penetrates Chile’s retirement home The worst “spy” in history is the subject of a film noir documentary entitled, “The Mole Agent,” directed by filmmaker Maite Alberdi. The 90-minute documentary begins with a job search for a retired elderly male aged 80...
Applications now accepted It is an understatement to say that Ricky Lee is a master of his craft. He wrote some of the most iconic films Filipino viewers have ever watched. To add to that, his novels also hold storytelling experiences one should never skip. Now, if you’ve been reading his...
