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Re-reading Brocka’s famous essay
Manila Review published Lino Brocka’s “Philippine Movies: Some Problems & Prospects” back in their October 1974 issue. The essay was quite famous for its challenge to film-makers (directors, producers, also cinematographers, editors, actors) to “get over his hang-up about making the Great Filipino Film” that the film-maker should think about “developing the Great Filipino Audience”.…
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On Agustin “Hammy” Sotto
Also, a compendium of articles of him found online
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The Tale of Two Oedipi*
on Mario Cornejo’s Apocalypse Child (2015). Partly edited to finally have a proper conclusion.
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Notes on Drone Cinematography
an attempt to expand the history correlating of the technologies of War and Cinema with the new Drone
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A Suggestion and My First Step to Doubt
On Lav Diaz’ Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis (2016)
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Indie and its Negotiations
Originally Published July 4, 2016. Originally Titled: “The Last Post Ever About “Indie”” (I’m still doing edits on this) Over the past years, the so-called Independent scene has been mostly dependent to financing bodies run by the same people who (almost) serve the same intentions as the people from the Big industry. Some of these…
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All in the Family
On Uchōten Kazoku (The Eccentric Family) (and partly, on mythology and reading)