I am NOT a critic. I'm merely an observer. (Books, movies, plays, musicals etc.)

Introduction that you may skip: Learning about this movie made me pretty excited to watch it.  It had a different concept, and I was prepared to cry a lot.  I was told that for me not to shed tears in a movie, I should really be armed with lots of tissues. Dang.  Even with all the preparations, I still cried.  You see, my maternal grandmother was deaf, and she could only hear us with a hearing aid.  Since I was little I was scared of being deaf, so I prepared for "it" with the hope by preparing I won't ever go deaf. I served in the Deaf Ministry for a couple of years, but when my mom and I started fighting because of the things she misinterpreted, I told myself I should stop serving because it would make me look like a hypocrite, even if I am not. I do miss them a lot, but I would rather serve in different ways. ISA PA WITH FEELINGS source Watching this with my partially deaf mother, and my dad, who is hard of hearing because of his med...

Publicity poster for the film, One Small Hitch. From Imdb Director: John Burgess Writer: Dode B. Levenson What can I say?  I like this movie.  If I didn't like it, then why would I watch it two whole times?  It had some hitches(not just one---hahaha---oh, only one was small), yes, and maybe I would've want some of the situations to be different, but those wrong decisions kind of made this movie exciting. I love the chemistry between SHANE MCRAE AND AUBREY DOLLAR.   There were many, many stories with the kind of relationship they have, and even in real life, I know a lot of people's relationships transcend to a higher level, and have loved each other even beyond death. Their kind of love is beautiful.  It may have started as a sham,  but I like how their love grew, and how the sham became real. There are many stories too that have started from a small stitch to knots, to weaves, to cardigans, to woven blankets, to tang...

From GMA 7 Created by: Loi Argel Nova    Written by: Des Garbes-Severino Obet Villela Glaiza Ramirez Directed by: Mark A. Reyes V Starting September 9, Coco Martin's Ang Probinsyano has a new rival program: GMA-7's Beautiful Justice starring (left frame, L-R) Bea Binene, Yasmien Kurdi, and Gabbi Garcia.   PHOTO/S: NOEL ORSAL / @COCOMARTIN_PH ON INSTAGRAM from Pep.PH ARTICLE: Beautiful Justice director Mark Reyes comments on going against Ang Probinsyano for the third time If the first two nights of #BeautifulJustice are  indications of the success of this series, then I must say that this series is pretty interesting, indeed, and it may be a strong contender for the reigning TV series from the rival network. Encantadia ended while they were still ahead. Yes, even when the ratings of the said show were definitely much higher than FPJ's ANG PROBINSYANO, and it is mentioned in the article  written by  James Pa...

Photo from imdb warning: could contain spoilers, depending on what spoilers are for you This is a wonderful movie with a sad theme, but somehow it still brings the true spirit of Christmas.   The actors are great, especially CAMERON TEN NAPEL who played Lucy like she's a pro.   She's not so active anymore as an actor, and probably because she's busy with school.  She's about to turn twenty, and so I hope after she's graduated from the university she may find her way back to acting again.  Her last project was when she was thirteen, as a child computer voice. 🎄🎄🎄 Even if it brings out the true spirit of Christmas the theme is not so Christmassy enough(because the central character is Grinch like or Scrooge like), but it does talk about the "100% true" Nativity Story plus a week later, Simeon's story of salvation.   It's nice to see ANTHONY TYLER QUINN here as the man who gave meaning to the central character's life.  ...

source Elzar "Dodjie" Simon is not really a stranger to me.  He was my brother's boss in ATI, and he was one of the many invited guests who was able to celebrate with us during my brother and sister-in-law's wedding in 1998.  My brother only has praises for him. I was excited to meet him again last 14 July 2016, but it coincided with CURTAINS UP , so I just joined my family in Spirit. A.I. HACKED The book has been receiving rave reviews ever since it was launched so when I saw on the author's FB page that he was having a book signing event at Fully Booked's The Studio at 11th Street, BGC, I was psyched.  A few days after I learned about it my brother announced that we were going, and he has already ordered one paperback and one hardbound.  I thought one was mine, but it turned out it was for my dad, but it's OK.  My parents live with me, and my dad read books one-by-one, and now he is still reading my former Pastor(Richard Mirpuri)'s Glimp...

source Directed by Paul Alexei Basinillo Writing Credits (in alphabetical order) Paul Alexei Basinillo, and Juvy Galamiton  Kim Noromo ... (screenplay) Regene Estolatan, Paul Alexei Basinillo, and Rhadson Mendoza ... (story) There are very few local dance films that I still cherish until this very day: HATAW NA! (1995),  HOTSHOTS (1984), SWING IT...BABY(1978), BAYARANG PUSO(1996), 14 Going Steady(1984),  and maybe I could include CAMPUS BEAT(1984). There are many movies that are musicals that involve a lot of dancing, and one of them that is an all-time favourite of mine is ANG LARAWAN , and another is EMIR , which I think is one of the best ever produced. INDAK  is the latest addition to my very short list.  It's not perfect, but I like its style, approach, and treatment. I like how the actors acted, and I love how hard they prepared for this movie mentally, spiritually, physically, emotionally, et cetera. I guess m...