‘We wanted to make him someone whose real superpower is that he will endure anything to do what he has to do’ It has been a recurring joke among superhero movie fans how dark DC films are, both visually and on the text. It even made “Deadpool 2” where Wade Wilson told one character,...
Female artists take center stage this March as local galleries launch shows highlighting their creative works For years, artists look at women to create their masterpieces. They are the perfect muses with their diverse charm and beauty. This March, as we celebrate National Women’s Month, women...
Why not spare a minute or two delving into our vast culture through film? ‘Eksena Cinema Quarantine 2: Covid-19 Filmmakers’ Diaries’ or ECQ2 filmmakers and their films “ Eksena Cinema Quarantine 2 (ECQ2): Covid-19 Filmmakers’ Diaries” gears up its online cinemas for a free screening of...
Here are the other titles we are excited to stream this month March is all about Girl Power, and if there’s a modern flick that embodies that, it would be the 2020 film “Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn).” It is celebrities the complexities of being a woman...
Mark Cañega animates another Filipino masterpiece Among the many Filipino masterpieces, National Artist Juan Luna’s “Spoliarium” is one of the most iconic. It has been immortalized by The Eraserheads with their song of the same title, it’s in the hit the rom-com scene in the...
Nica del Rosario and Jed Dumawal, the songwriters behind ‘ Tala ’ and ‘ Chinito ,’ respectively, share the secret in making a hit Before the pandemic hit the country, Filipinos everywhere were dancing to the tunes of “ Tala ” by Sarah Geronimo. It was present everywhere from Christmas...
Now, that is the question Life as a student artist in college was tough. You need to juggle academics with extracurricular activities and other artistic things, depending on what medium you are practicing. In my case, it was theater. There’s something thrilling about the idea of being part of a...
Gone too soon GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Eduardo Roy, Jr. We met filmmakers Francis Xavier Pasion, Janice O’Hara, Joseph Israel Laban, and Eduardo “Edong” Roy, Jr. in their Cinemalaya film debut at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. But they say death comes like a thief in the night. It was...
Filipino community in Singapore shines at the 50th Chingay Parade Singapore-based Filipinos Karina Mae Bacsain, a preschool teacher, and Kelvin Justo Garcia, a hotelier, proudly represented the Philippines at the 50th Chingay celebrations ( Chingay50 ) , Singapore’s annual street parade in early...
KWF calls participants for 2022 monologue-writing contest The Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (KWF) is encouraging public to take part in this year’s Dula Tayo: Pagsulat ng Dramatikong Monologo contest anchored on the theme “Pagpapahalaga sa Kasaysayan, Kultura, Karapatan, Kapakanan, at Wika ng mga...
Artist Mikiboy Pama creates portraits of devastation and reminds us that the artist and his or her artwork should be active parts of change Babylonian Conspiracy, Mixed media on canvas, 2021 ‘We can’t deny the reality. The main issue today is climate change. This is what’s happening.’ For...
The most coveted classic pieces from Batangas, Baliuag, and Bohol ArtSpeak Ramon E.S. Lerma In the decades that followed the onset of Spanish colonization, houses made of bamboo and nipa palm were sparsely furnished. Usually, one would only expect to find a dulang , a low table used for eating...
