Tuesday, September 14

This Week in Manila: Film Festivals all around

My former film student self is salivating over the wide array of fabulous movies coming out this week.  And there's just so much to choose from.  If you're into European Cinema, there's currently the Cine Europa Film Festival at Edsa Shangrila Mall.  Tickets are free but you have to be there 2 hours before the screening, cause lines tend to go a little crazy, and they only give out 1 ticket per person.  So no mooching friends asking you to line for them.



Hubby and I were fortunate enough to get tickets to last night's screening of An Education (United Kingdom), starring Peter Sarsgaard and Carey Mulligen.  Just as I expected, I loved it. I'm so thankfully I get to be married to someone who is starting to share my passion for cinema.


Somewhat predictable, what elevated the movie from being a typical suburban melodrama was the well written screenplay by Nick Hornby (who incidentally is one of my favorite British writers), and spectacular performance by the cast, most notably Mulligen (who was nominated for an Oscar for this role) and Molina.


Cine Europa runs from Sept 10 - 19.




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If Asian classic is more your taste, you can head over at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) for the Kurosawa Film Festival.  I personally want to catch High and Low, Sanjuro and Drunken Angel.
 
Screening Schedule
  • Throne of Blood (Invitational) - Sep 14, 2010 - 7:00pm
  • The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail - Sep 15, 2010 - 10:00am
  • The Bad Sleep Well - Sep 15, 2010 - 1:00pm
  • Ikiru (To Live) - Sep 15, 2010 - 4:30pm
  • Judo Saga (Sugata Sanshiro) - Sep 15, 2010 - 7:00pm
  • The Most Beautiful - Sep 16, 2010 - 10:00am
  • High and Low - Sep 16, 2010 - 1:00pm
  • The Hidden Fortress - Sep 16, 2010 - 4:30pm
  • Drunken Angel - Sep 16, 2010 - 7:00pm
  • Sanjuro - Sep 17, 2010 - 10:00am
  • Red Beard - Sep 17, 2010 - 1:00pm
  • Stray Dog - Sep 17, 2010 - 4:30pm
  • In the Woods (Rashomon) - Sep 17, 2010 - 7:00pm
  • No Regrets for Our Youth - Sep 18, 2010 - 10:00am
  • Seven Samurai - Sep 18, 2010 - 1:00pm
  • Yojimbo (a.k.a. The Bodyguard) - Sep 18, 2010 - 4:30pm
  • Judo Saga Part 2 (Zoku Sugata Sanshiro) - Sep 18, 2010 - 7:00pm
  • One Wonderful Sunday - Sep 19, 2010 - 10:00am
  • Dodes'kaden - Sep 19, 2010 - 1:00pm
  • The Lower Depths - Sep 17, 2010 - 4:30pm
  • I Live in Fear - Sep 19, 2010 - 7:00pm
Photo creds: IMDB, Clickthecity

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