Apr

22

What Do You Think of “The Spirit” Teaser?

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THE SPIRIT Teaser
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEv7z9GeHdk
The Spirit movie is based on Will Eisner’s The Spirit comics series, written and directed by Frank Miller, creator of comic books like Sin City and 300, and writer of Batman: Year One, Daredevil: Born Again and Elektra: Assassin.
Frank Miller has always been very “cinematic” with the way he told stories, and with [...]

Apr

12

The Greatest Sci-Fi Movie I’ve Ever Seen

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Joss Whedon created a TV series in 2002 called Firefly which lasted only 14 episodes. In fact, the show was taken off the air before all 14 episodes were shown. Bad ratings. It should have ended there. It would be commercial folly to pursue it further. Ratings had proven that the show didn’t have much [...]

Mar

30

Tony De Zuniga’s Film-Related Art

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Simon Santos of the excellent Video 48 Blog has uploaded a gallery of film related artwork by Tony De Zuniga.
Tony’s subject is mostly the late great Fernando Poe Jr. (a staunch advocate of Philippine komiks) from his films “Lupong Balisong”, “Zamboanga”, “Dakilang Balatkayo”, “Baril Sa Aking Kamay”, “Alamat ng Pitong Kilabot” (no doubt inspired from [...]

Mar

10

A Komiks To Film Curiosity

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The page above from “IFUGAO“, written by Cirio H. Santiago and illustrated by Alfredo Alcala came out in Hiwaga #95, cover dated May 19, 1954. Curiously, in the very same issue, this movie poster appears as an ad:

In this issue, Ifugao is at part 23. Since Philippine comics serials of this time come out 5 [...]

Dec

16

Andy Serkis as Captain Haddock?

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“Andy Serkis is reteaming with director Peter Jackson in DreamWorks’ “Tintin,” the movie trilogy collaboration from Jackson and Steven Spielberg.
Although DreamWorks would not confirm, it is believed Serkis will play the role of Capt. Haddock, a temperamental sea captain, in British scribe Steven Moffat’s adaptation of the European comic strip created by Herge.”
From http://www.theonering.net/
Which they [...]

Sep

28

TRUE LOVE Bloopers!

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What with all that went on recently, I forgot to post this follow up vid to my True Love short film. Yes, it’s the bloopers/outtake reel!

Watch This Video At YouTube
And if you didn’t catch the full short film itself, click here.
All involved really had a great time doing it. All in all I think I [...]

Sep

24

The Harrowing Trip Back Home

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Something happened on the way home to San Pablo, after I spent a day in Manila last Saturday. I taught comics at The College of St. Benilde in the morning, chatted with a friend in Makati in the afternoon, then caught a bus for the long trip home. I was very tired, sleepy and hungry, [...]

Sep

10

TRUE LOVE Short Film

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At last, my TRUE LOVE short short film has been finished. I began it December with a couple of Komikero pals, continued shooting in May, then finished in September. I’ve been really busy with work that it got delayed and delayed. After doing Timawa, I thought I’d spend a day to finish True Love at [...]

Jun

5

True Love

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This is a video project I’ve been working on since December of 2006. I haven’t been working on it all the time, of course, but just whenever I have a break, and whenever my friends who are playing characters in it are free. I’ve had to wait for months for a friend, Edjee Chozas, [...]

May

16

Peter Jackson + Steven Spielberg = TINTIN!

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The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Peter Jackson will be directing an installment of The Adventures of Tintin, along with Steven Spielberg, who had long wanted to bring Tintin to screen!

I am COMPLETELY geeking out on this news because not only am I a big BIG fan of Peter Jackson’s work, I’m also a HUGE [...]

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