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After watching this again, I am REPOSTING an old short piece that I've written in 1989 .  Since it was banned here,  I watched it via the LaserDisc version months after it was shown in the Cannes Film Festival.  I just updated it a bit.  The movie's claim is that the events are real.  They just changed the names, the places and the exact locations. Source In a rural town dun by a cult leader, the film explores the murder of a foreign priest who gave last rites to a rebel.  -WWW Initial release: 24 May 1989 (France) Director: Lino Brocka Screenplay: Jose "Pete" F. Lacaba Production company: The Cannon Group, Inc. Music composed by: Hugo Crotti, Hubert Bougis If I am not mistaken this is real the reason our beloved President Corazon C. Aquino did not approve of Phillip Salvador not only as her daughter's lover, but as a person.  (added 5/18/2018) I know a lot of people who think that our dear President Corazon C. Aquino took advantage o...

From imdb This movie is loosely based on the life story of former Senator Ping Lacson who is now the rehabilitation czar of the places that were slaughtered by Super Typhoon Yolanda aka Haiyan. 10,000 HOURS is an action-packed thinkers movie.  When I watched this movie, I set aside the fact  that it was based on the former senator's plight and treated it as a pure work of fiction.  Still, with a few hitches, it was as real as real could be.  The scenes in Amsterdam brought me to the edge of my seat.  It was if I was a real bystander or perhaps, a stalker, watching everything while it is happening. Probably because of the familiar places, et cetera . Yes, it was not perfect, but it deserved its best picture award compared to the other movies that are playing in this year's MMFF. Robin Padilla is not just an action star, but is also a very good actor.  He is very convincing as the young looking Senator Gabriel Alcaraz whose q...