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Veteran filmmaker Mike de Leon dies at 78

Seasoned filmmaker Mike de Leon, one of the country’s most acclaimed and politically outspoken directors, has died at 78.  On Thursday, Aug. 28, De Leon’s...

A powerful adaptation of Mike De Leon’s film

I can’t recall exactly when I watched filmmaker Mike de Leon’s Kisapmata, but given its central themes of power, fear, and repression, I imagine...

Mike de Leon’s ‘Citizen Jake’ available for free on Mulat streaming app

The remarkable Filipino film Citizen Jake, the 21st-century obra maestra from iconic director Mike de Leon, is set for public exhibition through streaming app...

Film on drug war screens in Busan

Busan, South Korea—The Philippines’ rich history of political and socially conscious cinema was on display this week at Asia’s largest movie gathering, shadowed by...

What about a biopic to match all the drama?

In Hollywood, the lives, trials and tribulation of historical and political figures are celebrated through films. Whether they are popcorn and soda guzzling fares such as Michael...

Why this country needs Cardo Dalisay and Citizen Jake

By Alwin Ignacio The political drama, which concluded in a judicial tragedy, headlined no less by the former Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, the protagonist,...

Atom Araullo is back where he feels he belongs

It’s a biblical they say, when a prodigal son returns home. Well, I am not saying Atom Araullo was GMA Network’s prodigal son when...
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