from another person's blog

"they found 2 grenades this morning:
1. in Mckinley Road, it exploded
2. inside a running car in the AYala Flyover, it exploded inside the car

luckily no one was seriously injured the driver of the said car rushed to the police station after the grenade exploded"

Goddamn, so that's what exploded last nite. I was worried it was a bomb and so it was. I must research more about this.

I just read this somewhere. Probably Premiere.
Hollywood studios advertise their movies like crazy so that everybody goes to the opening weekend.
And then after that, when people realize it sucks. its too late. they've already seen it, and probably everybody else has already seen it. And so Hollywood has already made their money. Now that sucks.

hey, in answer to the discussion yesterday

Robocop 1 was directed by Paul Verhoeven.



Robocop 2 was directed by Ivan Kershner of Empire Strikes Back fame.

For those of of you who didn't know (and i'm sure many of you do). George Lucas only directed Star Wars. He didn't direct Empire Strikes Back or Return of the Jedi. Which means that ever since Star Wars, which was directed in 1975, Lucas hadn't directed a single picture until The Phantom Menace. Which says a lot, don't you think of why, TPM sucked. I still wish Lucas would turnover Ep. III to somebody else. but he won't.

Besides, creating THX and Industrial Light and Magic, Lucas produced a lot of movies, just like Spielberg. Luc Besson now produces movies. He hasn't directed in awhile (perhaps traumatized by his 2 flops, Fifh Element and Joan of Arc, but I liked em). Is it easier to produce than direct? Maybe. Also when one produces, one's neck isn't on the line, as much as directing. I always think though that one shouldn't be afraid of failure. Though producing does allow you to be particpant in creating more films, which is also a good thing.

bloody marvelous.

kanina I was in such a good mood, that I couldn't even write.
now i am in such a gigil mood, that i can't even eat, till i get some of this out.

well, let's be honest about it. these last few weeks, i've been in a sort of a slump. i've been sleeping a bit too much and not getting anything done. well that changed today, for some reason. and i know it has everything to do with going to the gym. but hey, i could also think otherwise.

anyway, going back to this evening.

it started out pretty well, coz I was going to watch a movie with my two chums, alia and alexis, doing what we do best, watching movies. we got a free movie (thankfully) from greenbelt art film coz they are trying to start something called a coffee club wherein which lotsa critics and film buffs watch a movie and drink coffee afterwards. now this may not seem like fun for some people, but this for me is heaven on earth.

so we watched the movie, The Importance of Being Earnest, which turned out to be funnier than expected, and I actually liked Reese Witherspoon in this movie. But the after the movie was the kicker. Noel Vera was there. And Teddy Co. And Ed Cabagnot. And Glenn Cruz. Robert Quebral. Donna Lina and sis. Apa Ongpin. Amando Doronilla (who's column I admire). Marty Mills. Kelly Tiu. some other director, who's name escapes me right now. basically a who's who of the brain trust that determine our local film critic scene in Manila. And trust me, in front of this august cast, nobody knew film more than anybody. In short, I was with family. I didn't think I was going to have so much fun. And I didn't even talk much. hehehe.

anyway, I hope this thing will continue. but knowing film critics, they'll probably be too lazy to go to the next ones. who knows. i'll keep on going.

thanks pala to mark dy and company for organizing this great event.

and, oh yeah. to top it all of. we had free seattle's best coffee and lots of biscuits and cookies of the superior kind. fantastic. gawd, if only we could have this every tuesday. gawd, if only we could have this everyday.

anyway, obviously we had a grand time.

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I had a long talk with robert quebral after the movie. And i was such a fanboy. only then did I realize that I knew everything about his career. quebral is one of my favorite directors in this country. and the good news is, looks like he is going to be the next neophyte full feature director. Asteeg!

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Marty Mills is putting together a reality tv show, that reviews films at the same time. i guess it is a scene thing.

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Noel_Vera finally meets Ramon, Alia, Neva and Alexis.

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and, oh, this might be too early. but it looks like Viva is going to be on vanguard of the new wave of filmmaking. Developing...

a scene from the new Wallace and Gromit

it's been a couple of months since i've produced anything.
and now i am suffering from a lack of stimulation.
of course, i'll be editing by the end of this week.
and there is still stuff i need to move from the other house.

but i still crave stimulation.

as Intergalactic Champion Wrestling Champion Rasslor says


"I crave challenge!" :)

one of the great american historians
which i've never read
died today
(though I have one of his books though)

his name was Stephen Ambrose.
he was actually the one who wrote Band of Brothers.
he died of lung cancer.
it was diagnosed in may, and now he's gone.
he was 66.

anyway, here is a link to the cnn article.

and amazon list



sigh.