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

Source #Cebu #PauloAvelino #DerekRamsay #BeaAlonzo #RuelSBayani My mouth is agape. What a great story! The actors were carefully chosen! Wow! Great twist and ending! Great direction! 😊 (Please pardon the exclamation points.)   Basing on the trailer I already guessed what the "truth" is, but I wasn't able to guess certain scenes, plus I love the ending. I loved how the actors were all immersed into their roles.  Everyone's role, whether big or small is important. Source I also loved that they showcased how beautiful Cebu is.  The LED flowers in Day-as, Cordova ( 10,000 Roses Cafe & More ), the Adarna's  Temple of Leah , Source among other picturesque places and modern infrastructure. THE ACTING: We love Ms. Celeste Legaspi , but we loved her more because she took advantage of her beautiful platinum hair and allowed herself to look older(she looks so young in person) to be Lia's grandma.  She also acted...

From Google images For non-Filipino speakers, there are English Subtitles # contramundum   # defytheworld   # showlarawansomelove The 1965 movie was in full English with some Spanish and it left a deep mark in my heart.  Even if I was never deprived of love lives through the years, right now, I am over the hill and considered a spinster by a lot of condescending and "caring" people alike, so I really found Tony Javier's character deplorable.  In the musical movie that almost was not shown during the Metro Manila Film Festival 2017 even if it was critically acclaimed elsewhere, Tony Javier is still an a-hole, and that same a-hole was personified by Paulo Avelino. The Late National Artist Rolando S. Tinio's Screenplay makes the audience feel that every scene is real, so what if a character breaks into song once in a while?  There were funny and witty lines too.  Even if it was faithful to the National Artist, Nick Joaquin's origi...

Helen and Bruce Lea and Eric Alison Cris DRAMATIS PERSONAE Cris Villonco as 43 year old Alison Bechdel/Narrator (Congratulations, Cris.  If  did not know better, I would think you are Alison Bechdel himself...you sang and narrated well...your acting?  You weren't acting at all. You truly are versatile. Keep it up. Break more legs! ;-D  ) Eric Kunze as Bruce Allen Bechdel/Dad (His singing reminded me of Les Miserables...wait, he was there...he was Marius when Ms. Salonga was Eponine...his voice is so melodically resonant and he does act well.) Ms. Lea Salonga as Helen Augusta Fontana Bechdel/mom (seamless acting...I felt Helen's pain, anxiety...almost everything, if not everything, that was going on inside of her...to be trapped in that kind of marriage because of, what's the word? Duty?...my heart is wrenched...when she was talking to Alison about "the past"(Days and Days), tears flowed like waterfalls.) Andee Achacoso and Katie Bradshaw as the y...

30 years ago I watched the Christopher De Leon/Sharon Cuneta/Cherie Gil blockbuster hit, BITUING WALANG NINGNING , countless times.  The lines were great, most especially the ones Lavinia uttered: You are nothing but a second-rate, trying hard, copycat!  That classic line became controversial so people held their breath if Ms. Cris Villonco would be able to say it as Lavinia in BITUING WALANG NINGNING-THE MUSICAL.  The line was Ms. Gil's own and was not included in the original screenplay(not even in the comic book series).  Thank goodness, it was settled, so we were able to hear the iconic  line.  :-) (Congratulations, Ms. Cherie Gil, for winning the coveted Best Actress trophy at the Madrid Film Festival!#IFFMADRIDWINNER2015 ) In 2006 I was excited when Sarah Geronimo was given a chance to have her own interpretation of playing Dorina Pineda.   The series was a hit, but I was sad that Nico and Dorina did not end up with each other bec...