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On Darryl Yap’s “Sarap Mong Patayin”, Philippine Cinema, and Violence: Fragments
I What may be lacking in contemporary Philippine cinema is an interrogation of violence. Save for one documentary, the Philippine Cinema scene seems to actively avoid the topic or the theme. The avoidance is so apparent that even attempts to make an action film compelling to watch fails. It is in this context that Darryl… Continue reading On Darryl Yap’s “Sarap Mong Patayin”, Philippine Cinema, and Violence: Fragments
Ano’ng nangyari…?
Bale itong post na ito ay tugon sa isang tanong mula sa curiouscat account ko ng isang anonymous. Ito yung tanong nya: “ano nangyari sa PH cinema? bakit nung 2nd golden age naman may maayos naman na lumabas na mga pelikula? ano sa tingin mo yung major factor bat nag regress yung quality after that… Continue reading Ano’ng nangyari…?
Commentary on Jose Maria Sison’s “The Need for a Cultural Revolution” (Part 2)
Part 1 here Just as revolution is inevitable in politico-economic relations, revolution is inevitable in culture. A cultural revolution, as a matter of fact, is a necessary aspect of the politico-economic revolution. In the history of mankind, it can easily be seen that even before the full development of the politico-economic power of an ascendant… Continue reading Commentary on Jose Maria Sison’s “The Need for a Cultural Revolution” (Part 2)
Commentary on Jose Maria Sison’s “The Need for a Cultural Revolution”
This text aims to provide a commentary on Jose Maria Sison’s brief text, “The Need for a Cultural Revolution.” The currently existing text to be cited in this essay is the one published on Sison’s website. The text was originally from a lecture delivered by Sison on September 30, 1966. It is important to consider… Continue reading Commentary on Jose Maria Sison’s “The Need for a Cultural Revolution”
General Notes On Film Piracy
For Ate Ligaya and the mighty pirates of Quiapo cinematheque who educated me about cinema more than any teachers can. Talks about Film Piracy have often been stumped by mere legalism. Ever since the beginnings of the internet, this has been the case, not just for cinema, but all the other objects that can… Continue reading General Notes On Film Piracy
Kalat-kalat na Tala tungkol sa Piratahang Pilipino
Intended tong Blogpost na to sa pag-sagot ng partikular question sa CuriousCat: “ako lang ba o parang ang shit ng scene group dito sa pilipinas? kung di puro webrip, puro camrip. di rin nagrerelease ng raw release. walang 0-day. meron bang social implications bakit ganun?” Siguro magandang okasyon to para i-address ko na yung limitadong… Continue reading Kalat-kalat na Tala tungkol sa Piratahang Pilipino
Dalawang Tala tungkol sa Kamatayan
Unang isinulat ang dalawang tala na ito para sa binubuong mga instructional materials para sa asignaturang Introduction to Philosophy of the Human Person para sa Senior High School. Nilayon ko na talakayin ang ideya ng kamatayan na tumutugon sa konsepsyon nito mula sa iba ibang punto, partikular itong kagyat na tugon sa nosyon ni Martin… Continue reading Dalawang Tala tungkol sa Kamatayan
Non-Blind Items for a Safe Quarantine
Repeating some old ideas which still make sense, even today. Below are unorganized notes of thoughts I’ve been trying to organize for days now. It still came up unorganized and I apologize for it. Honorary fathers are often times weird. Especially, Godfathers. Bourgeois history is often concerned with founders, or, Godfathers. Whether or not the… Continue reading Non-Blind Items for a Safe Quarantine
Theses on Terrorist Cinema
The greatest invention of the 21st century is not the iPhone, but the terrorist. Of course, the “terrorist” as a concept has been around for a long time. But it is only recently that terrorism has been translated materially (as an ideological apparatus). Terrorism is a discourse of the state. Terrorism as an ideology necessarily… Continue reading Theses on Terrorist Cinema