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Art Broken
Each year, a carefully chosen committee scrutinizes lifelong brilliance, then, after a tortuous process, proclaims individuals worthy of being
Shadows and Fog
From a distance, she was all about the sweeping gestures, elegant couture, colorful sound bites, and infectious laughter. Her 59-year-old life had all the subplots worthy of a film epic: an Ilongga
The Letter I Would Love To Read To You In Person
In 2006, Alexis Tioseco was named by The Philippine Star as one of the most important young people in the country today. Although not a filmmaker
Philippine Cinema Portfolio
Forget the usual suspects. In the pages of Rogue’s First Annual Philippine Cinema portfolio, we present a cast of characters that are too myriad and varied even to fit together on the IMAX screens
The Resurrection of Ronnie Lazaro
In the mainstream realm of Philippine cinema, he may not fit the bill of a raffish leading man or swoony matinee idol—but celebrated character actor Ronnie Lazaro has gained critical acclaim
Woo-Woo, Har-Har, And Bang-Bang
National Artist Lamberto V. Avellana had a career that spanned six decades and produced over 70 films. Billed as the “Boy Wonder of Philippine
Look Back in Anger
Ace Vergel died last year to little or no fanfare. If there was anything at all, the reports would only regurgitate the actor’s real life woes
Dispatches From The Ghetto
Filmmaker Jim Libiran’s first feature film, Tribu, had the former broadcast journalist going back to Tondo and training his camera on the hip-hop
Altered Ego
For a good part of the ‘90s, Earl Ignacio was a star. Trained as a theatre actor, his performing career successfully segued into the mainstream.
Glorious Bastard
Known for drop-dead cool lines and just a lot of people dropping dead in his movies, Oscar-winning director Quentin Tarantino flew into the country to check out the setting of so many of the
When Quark Met Sarah
Sarah Silverman has suddenly become a media sensation in America. Before shocking everyone with her nasty Paris Hilton comments during the last MTV
B and Nothingness
Ronald Gan Ledesma and Carlo J. Caparas were veritable champions of crappy Philippine cinema, making movies that were so bad you had to appreciate
