Society is filled with an abundance of popular myths, which make it very clear that regardless of how far we believe we have been able to go in terms of technological innovation and sophisticated cultural thought, we are always going to default to believing in the most inane and deranged theories, solely because of how…

In the pantheon of great comedy films, few have stood the test of time quite as well as The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, which is quite remarkable considering how many would consider it to represent a sub-genre that is rarely known for its timeless qualities or ability to challenge audiences, but…

If there is any value in revisiting low-budget cinema from the earliest days of Hollywood, it would be the fact that so many of them are driven by a sense of pure joy, we can’t help be entertained – and while it may seem dismissive, the majority of the most effective works in this regard…

As the well-worn adage goes, sometimes truth can be stranger than fiction. The story of Thelma Post is certainly a fascinating one – after falling victim to a phone scam that robbed her of $10,000 of her savings, 93-year-old retiree Thelma chose to not simply allow the perpetrators to get away with such a despicable…

Every country has a small set of filmmakers who are usually cited as being the canonical representatives of their cinematic culture. Whether this is through the stories they tell or their revolutionary techniques, we often find these filmmakers are amongst the most important of their respective generations. As far as cinema of the Philippines tends…

Amongst his wide body of notable quotes, Oscar Wilde once famously quipped that memory “is the diary that we all carry about with us” – it is an assemblage of all the moments in our lives that are filed away in our minds to be used when they are necessary. It is also the one…

Being in the public eye is quite an experience – as Andy Warhol famously quipped, we will all have our fifteen minutes of fame. In the case of a select few, they’ll be able to reap the rewards of this momentary prosperity later on in life, earning one of the many lifetime achievement awards that…

Ambition is the lifeblood of any artistic endeavour, but yet we find some industries are openly showing their disdain for those who demonstrate the gumption to go against the grain, despite audiences usually being receptive to works that are unlike anything we have previously encountered. However, this has not prevented many wildly audacious filmmakers from…

“Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional” – this adage has been plastered over many a mug and retirement home common area over the years, and it’s one of those motivational quotes that encourages us to remain young at heart, even when we progress in years. It seems like Stéphane Robelin followed this concept…

There’s nothing quite like summertime when you’re young – the combination of cool air, warm temperatures and the refreshing iciness of whatever body of water we find ourselves in on a hot afternoon has always been something that one tends to remember quite fondly – and it only helps if we’re surrounded by friends and…