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Takashi Miike Directs First English-Language Film

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Takashi Miike, director of Odishon, and Ichi The Killer, (I’ve seen both: MUST NOT MISS), is directing his first English-language film, with a very impressive cast. Do I hear the Quiapo peddlers calling for their former semi-suki now?

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December 19th, 2006 at 9:30 pm

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2006 Year Ender Lists: Three Times Tops Early

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Hou Hsiao-hsien’s Three Times seem to be topping the year-end best films of 2006 (here, here, here [the last two from Cinematical bloggers]). I did a short review here, too.

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December 19th, 2006 at 9:17 pm

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INQ7 NEWS: Pinoy Flickr ‘addicts’ hold exhibit in Manila

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INQ7 NEWS: Pinoy Flickr ‘addicts’ hold exhibit in Manila. Yes, I’m part of the exhibit. More updates, details to be posted soon :)

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December 12th, 2006 at 10:11 pm

Altman is dead! Long live Altman!

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LOS ANGELES (AP) – Robert Altman, the caustic and irreverent satirist behind “M-A-S-H,” “Nashville” and “The Player” who made a career out of bucking Hollywood, has died at 81 [source/via]. I only have his film Short Cuts on DVD, though.

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November 23rd, 2006 at 4:21 am

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A Reason to Find a Way to Kick Myelf in the Nuts Today

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The seed of this post? A pelikula@titusbrandsma Yahoo! Group post, which starts with: Lav Diaz’s HEREMIAS, November 15, 2-11 p.m., Greenbelt 1 Cinema 2. Screw me for missing this nine-hour film today.

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November 15th, 2006 at 5:35 pm

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