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Klaus Weasley:
A Very Good Girl (Petersen Vargas) *** - A young woman climbs to the top to get to a powerful mall executive’s inner circle so she can get revenge on the wrong she’s done in the past. This dark comedy-revenge thriller has a lot of potential. I felt a Brian de Palma with a touch of John Waters quality to the whole thing. There is a great movie in there. But the script could have used a little more tightening and the film itself gets a tad unwieldy and overlong and even a bit repetitive. However, the performances of the two leads Kathryn Bernardo and Dolly de Leon in her first lead role in a mainstream Filipino film makes this a fun watch. Overall, despite its flaws, it’s definitely worth checking out especially if you’re fans of the stars.

anya618:
Film fest to screen Pinoy classics, Nov. 17-19

https://inqm.news/chow


--- Quote ---Cinephiles will be treated to gems like LVN’s “Giliw Ko” (1939), “Sa Init ng Apoy” (1980), “Captain Barbell” (1973), “Tisoy!” (1977) , “Patayin sa Sindak si Barbara” (1995), and “Omeng Satanasia” (1977).

The highlight of the weekend event is the scanned and digitally enhanced “Ibong Adarna” film that was released back in 1941 by LVN Pictures, Inc.
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Klaus Weasley:

National Anarchist: Lino Brocka (Khavn de la Cruz) ***1/2 - This is an experimental documentary of director Lino Brocka which is basically an intercutting of quotes from the late director as well as artfully cut montage of clips from all of his (existing) films. I was very much looking forward to this film but I suspected going in that this is not going to be your run of the mill documentary on a famous filmmaker since it's by Khavn, one of Philippine cinema's foremost independent and unique voices. It kind of helps to have a familiarity with Lino Brocka's life and career to fully appreciate the history and the politics behind it although watching it may entice newcomers to finally seek out all his works. It can be a bit of a trial to sit through but you can tell there's a lot of love that was poured into it especially in the end.

Noel_Vera:


Thoughts on a lesser known Mario O'Hara-Nora Aunor collaboration: the 1981 action-musical Gaano Kita Kamahal (How I Love You)

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