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Service

August 25, 2014August 11, 2022Agne Serpytyte Comment

Service (Serbis) Director: Brillante Mendoza Written: Armando Lao, Boots Agbayani Pastor Country: The Philippines Year: 2008 “Service” on Amazon. Brilliante (Dante) Mendoza came [...]

LA EigaFest 2014

August 20, 2014August 11, 2022Agne Serpytyte Comment

Japanese culture is one of the most widely known, admired and exported Asian cultures. Societies and fan clubs all around the world organize [...]

Oro, plata, mata

August 10, 2014August 11, 2022Agne Serpytyte Comment

Oro, plata, mata Director: Peque Gallaga Written: Jose Javier Reyes, Peque Gallaga Country: The Philippines Year: 1982 Peque Gallaga – a talented Filipino [...]

Himala

August 3, 2014August 11, 2022Agne Serpytyte Comment

Himala Director: Ishmael Bernal Written: Ricardo Lee Country: The Philippines Year: 1982 A true classic from a master of Golden Age of Filipino [...]

Filipino film history: from Noli Me Tangere to Machete Maidens Unleashed

July 28, 2014August 11, 2022Agne Serpytyte Comment

Filipino film history is marked by continuous tension between local Filipino movies and imported Hollywood ones. Though Hollywood production had always been, and [...]

The Story of Qiu Ju

July 20, 2014August 11, 2022Agne Serpytyte Comment

The Story of Qiu Ju (秋菊打官司) Director: Zhang Yimou Country: China Year: 1992 “The Story Of Qiu Ju” on Amazon. After seeing such [...]

Three Times

July 11, 2014August 11, 2022Agne Serpytyte Comment

Three Times (最好的時光) Director: Hou Hsiao-hsien Written: Chu Tien-wen, Hou Hsiao-hsien Country: Taiwan Year: 2005 “Three Times” on Amazon. “A man meets a [...]