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Jul 30
NEW MMDA CHAIRMAN MEETS MMFFP EXECOM by fapweb  |  Posted in Articles  |  on Fri, Jul 30, 2010

New Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Atty. Francis Tolentino met the executive committee of the 2010 Metropolitan Manila Film Festival (Philippines) on Thursday, July 29.
The Execom members were meeting with producers of the eight participating films to tresh out post-production and production problems.
The former mayor of Tagaytay (1995-2004) and president of the League of Cities […]

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Jul 30
OVERLOOKED FILMS, UNDERRATED FILMMAKERS by fapweb  |  Posted in Articles  |  on Fri, Jul 30, 2010

The Society of Filipino Archivists for Film (SOFIA), in cooperation with the Cultural Center of the Philippines, will screen at the CCP’s Tanghalang Manuel Conde six ‘overlooked’ Filipino films helmed by seven ‘underrated’ filmmakers. The series will show one film a month starting in August. All screenings wll ne held from 2 to […]

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Jul 30
COMEDY BAR-HOPPING by Mon Nepomuceno Orbeta  |  Posted in Articles  |  on Fri, Jul 30, 2010

Nasubukan n’yo na bang pumasok sa isang sing-along bar kung saan ay nakaramdam kayo ng sobrang kaba dahil iyon ang first time ninyo na pumunta sa lugar na iyon? Lalo pa’t agad kayong papansinin ng emcee sa unang pagtuntong n’yo pa lang sa pintuan ng bar at sasabihin na “Come in, please come in! Welcome […]

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Jul 30
ENTERTAINMENT BEFORE THE INTERNET by Tess Clarin  |  Posted in Articles  |  on Fri, Jul 30, 2010

A decade or so after the war, downtown Manila was the hub of entertainment. Dinadayo ang mga so-called first-run theaters para mapanood ang mga bagong pelikula sa Avenida (Rizal Avenue) at Azcarraga (Recto Avenue).
Center, Life, Dalisay at Globe theaters ang balwarte ng mga Tagalog movies. Sa English movies naman ay ang Avenue, Capitol, Ideal, Ever, […]

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