The SM Mall of Asia opened last May 21, 2006 at the Bay City just west of Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City. We went there last Thursday to take some pictures and to snoop around for new shops. All we got back home were bags of groceries and two dozen pictures.
Remember, remember the fifth of November
The gunpowder treason and plot.
I see no reason why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.
– an old English rhyme
“V for Vendetta” is set in a dystopian Britain 20 years into the future. Drawing inspiration from Guy Fawkes and based on Alan Moore’s graphic novel of the same title, the story is [...]
Getting info on the net about the current movie scene is a mixed blessing. On one hand, you get lots of info on what’s currently showing in the various cinemas. On the other, info on future releases are inconsistent which makes inserting that much-awaited premiere into your tight schedule a bit of a challenge. [...]
And So the Chronicles of Narnia Begins
Yesterday, after almost two weeks of not having any foreign movies in theaters, Filipino movie afficionados were treated with the opening of the first movie installment of C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia. The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe introduces us to the four Pevensie kids, Aslan, Mr. and [...]
I will make this post short as I’m afraid that Kaye might hate me for writing this post. I know she is not fond of watching Film Fest movies, or should I say Filipino movies in general? At any rate, the ongoing Metro Manila Film Festival is on its second week, and news had it [...]
What is so refreshing about Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros is its honesty. It does not overly emphasize the travails of a gay boy but shows how one falls in love amid difficult circumstances.
Ballet Philippines gives its merriest performance with “An Angel Earns Its Wings” at the CCP Main Theatre.
The fourth movie installment about the boy who lived lighted up worldwide moviehouse attendance, and not without a good reason.
Through the eyes of Don Quixote, Cervantes rationalizes the madness of having one’s ideals intact amid life’s sufferings and frustrations. “To dream the impossible dream” means no less than seeing the lady instead of the tramp, a golden plate of chivalry instead of a barber’s basin, a castle instead of a roadside inn and its keeper as a king.
