So, I missed the live telecast of the 81st Academy Awards. I had to work, what can I say? It would have been nice to say, “Play now, work later” but newspapers don’t move their deadlines so that columnists can watch TV before writing their articles. But within a minute after hitting the “Send” button, ... (more)
Critics’ movie reviews
Posted on January 17, 2009 · 8 Comments
Speedy arrived tonight from a four-day trip to Boracay (courtesy of his office) where he bumped into my brother (also there on an office-sponsored trip) and within the first five minutes of the reunion, Sam announced (insisted) that we must go out tomorrow. You know, like Daddy has to make up for the four-day absence. ... (more)
The children of The Sound of Music
Posted on December 23, 2008 · 12 Comments
You must have read about Julie Andrew’s new take on “My Favorite Things” when she sang it at the Radio City Music Hall on her 69th birthday in 2004. It was sent, forwarded and re-forwarded over and over for a long time. Unfortunately, it was just a hoax. Julie Andrews lost her singing ability after ... (more)
Bird watching on a cloudy afternoon
Posted on December 12, 2008 · 5 Comments
If I had Edgar Allan Poe’s talent, these bird photos would probably be accompanied by verses like these: “For we cannot help agreeing that no living human being Ever yet was blessed with seeing bird above his chamber door – Bird or beast above the sculptured bust above his chamber door, With such name as ... (more)
Sexy even in old age
Posted on October 25, 2008 · 12 Comments
Finding Forrester was on HBO yesterday after lunch and despite having to check the server every 15 minutes or so, I managed to see most of the movie. I’ve seen it before and loved every minute of it. And because I already knew how the story would end, I watched more leisurely, focusing on the ... (more)
Discovery, not the channel
Posted on September 25, 2008 · 13 Comments
Remember that commercial where Mike Mikee Cojuangco says that Dream service is “Anytime, anywhere”? It was never true. Even with the recent system upgrade, Dream satellite broadcast is still interrupted when it gets cloudy. Considering the amount of clouds and rains we’ve been getting during the past couple of days, it means when there’s a ... (more)
Another iconic woman
Posted on September 22, 2008 · 2 Comments
That’s Christine Keeler in the photo. If you haven’t heard of her before, modern history credits (or discredits) her for bringing down the Conservative government of British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in 1963. A woman brought down a government? It’s a matter of perspective, of course. Keeler had an affair with John Profumo, the British ... (more)
Entertain me
Posted on September 16, 2008 · 40 Comments
You’d think that with dozens of cable channels to choose from, one would never run of television entertainment. You’d think that with the number of movies that premiere each week, there will at least be one winner that will be remembered, talked about, dissected and debated over coffee, wine or beer. “Hellboy 2″ put me ... (more)
I wanted excitement but dozed off instead
Posted on August 5, 2008 · 21 Comments
Sam made us promise that we’d go and see a movie after the UPCAT last Sunday. We promised but there was a problem about which movie to see. Alex had been waiting for The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor ever since she read about the third Mummy film. The Dark Knight was Sam’s choice. ... (more)
Sam insisted we watch “Shutter”
Posted on June 23, 2008 · 14 Comments
Last night, we saw the American version of the 2004 Thai horror flick “Shutter”. We saw the original a couple of months ago, I liked the plot, but the lack of sub-titles made the experience lacking. Although there were slight variations in the story line, both films have the same basic plot — spirits can ... (more)
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