adventures in neverland

(a panoramic view of the city from the victoria peak on a bright and sunny summer day.) the former british colony is full of contradictions. sleek, modern, high-tech steel and glass skyscrapers compete for limited space with old buildings that don't even have a lift, buddhist temples where the faithful prays and offers fruits, parks where tired yayas bring their wards to play while they get busy texting, a barbershop, and even wet markets. where high-end shopping malls such as the landmark and ifc co-exist harmoniously with street vendors selling the cheap knockoffs of signature items (lv, gucci, coach) such as wallets, bags, suitcases (and even pirated movies on dvds) from china or anywhere else. it is a city where the rich and the poor congregate. where the richest man can afford to buy the most expensive art in the world, while an old woman can be seen looking at trash bins for something that she can sell afterwards. it boasts of the most expensive and chic restaurants a...

today is a luvly day. ******* i enjoyed eugene domingo's cinemalaya entry,  ang babae sa septic tank .  it is such a refreshing movie with an innovative script and excellent acting, direction and cinematography. i am not romanticizing poverty but i luv the picturesque shots of the dump site. actually, the story is simple and trite (it was the execution that gave it an edge and novelty). it was about a day in the life of three wannabe independent filmmakers -- the director, the producer and the production assistant -- who met in starbucks to discuss the movie about a poverty stricken mother who was forced to sell her child to a pedophile. (you guessed it right, it's a movie within a movie like the french lieutenant's woman or...sorry i can't think of a filipino film with the same format or genre.) ****** the director and producer argued on who will play the lead character (mila, the struggling mother). they talked about some revisions in the script including ...