Gil Portes’ new film, “Ang Hapis at Himagsik ni Hermano Puli” starring Aljur Abrenica, sheds light on the little-known hero who paved the way for the Filipino people to enjoy the religious freedom they have now.
“ANG Hapis at Himagsik ni Hermano Puli (The Agony & Fury of Brother Puli)” is the second film on the...
Author of two novels (and a third being written), master of the short story in English (three collections), biographer, literature professor and newspaper columnist, José “Butch” Dalisay Jr. has likewise written and produced some 12 plays from 1970 to 1994 (also published in three collections).
Two deadly enemies representing two antipodal forces of Philippine society—the soldier and the communist rebel—are brought together and somehow reconciled ironically through a teenager representing rebellion and defiance.
“Field of Schemes” is how the journalist character played by Alessandra de Rossi in the Cinemalaya film “Liars” puts it, a clever allusion to another baseball movie, “Field of Dreams.”
