Category Archives: REEL PERSPECTIVE

TO THE GOLDEN AGE OF TIFF

Part 2 – FROM THE GOLDEN AGE OF PHILIPPINE CINEMA  Just like the “70s and ‘80s,  the late National Artist Lino Brocka ushered the ‘90s with his last film entitled “Gumapang Ka sa Lusak” under Asian Horizons, together with “Dreaming Filipinos” by Manny Reyes. There was one in 1992, “Ang Totoong Buhay ni Pacita M.” by Elwood Perez.… Read More »

TIFF50 TAKEAWAYS & AWARDS

After 1,200 film screenings, multiple gala presentations, and 110 red carpets for eleven consecutive days, TIFF50 concluded by honouring outstanding films during the awards ceremony on September 14, 2025 at TIFF Lightbox Cinema. Filmmakers, accredited press and media, guests, and TIFF organizers gathered together to celebrate. As TIFF’s accredited press, Roberto and I were invited so we obliged.… Read More »

The Cinematic Legacy of Mike De Leon

An Insurmountable Grief And Sorrow Eliciting A Thin On The ground undertone reverberated across the globe when the news of the passing of  internationally renowned and award-winning Filipino film director,  screenwriter, and producer Mike de Leon spread across social media on  August 28, 2025.  As a broadcast media practitioner who has known him personally way back in the… Read More »