the cinema of the absurd
of course i have done it before. bitch countless of times about the state of philippine cinema. of how producers offered nothing but vapid, vacuous, mindless, stupid, crappy movies. i especially reserve my most venomous and villainous remarks in december, when the entire country is plagued and held hostaged by the metro manila film festival and all that the local cineplexes can offer are the entries to this horrendous event that has become synonymous with trashy movies through the years. but i have gone tired of it. instead of bitching about it, i supported worthy movies that are shown during the cinemalaya, cinemanila, cinefilipino and other festivals that featured indie films made by upstart artists and lovers of cinema. these are the filmmakers who put their craft above everything else, money included. these are the artists who are willing to suffer for their works, for their goal of uplifting the state of philippine cinema. i also bought dvds (not pirated) of quality...