Get that indie feeling
May 16, 2011 - 12:00am
Cinema mirrors life. And the list of Best Picture nominees for the 34th Gawad Urian reflects the interest in the growing trend...
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When Noynoy went to Urian
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Butch Francisco
| April 29, 2010 - 12:00am
The 33rd Gawad Urian of the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino that will be staged tonight at UP’s Cine Adarna will be...
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Tita Midz, the producer
By
Butch Francisco
| April 20, 2010 - 12:00am
In 1980, Armida Siguion-Reyna bought the rights to show the Gawad Urian on television for a then princely sum of P25,000.
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Reworking Working Girls
By
Butch Francisco
| March 20, 2010 - 12:00am
Nineteen eighty-four was one of those trying times in recent Philippine history.
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Urian: How the voting went
By
Butch Francisco
| September 29, 2009 - 12:00am
A lot of film enthusiasts believe that the Best Picture prize should also come with the award for Best Direction. I don’t think this is necessarily so. There are some promising materials, for instance, that...
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Movie research made easy
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Butch Francisco
| April 25, 2009 - 12:00am
In this country with very poor archival sense, doing research work can be very frustrating due to scarcity of available materials.
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‘Challenge’ to Manunuri: Name RP’s greatest films
By
Ricky Lo
| January 23, 2008 - 12:00am
Ronald K. Constantino, in his Tempo (Highspeed) and S magazine (Medium Shot) columns, “challenged,” in a manner of speaking, the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino to come up with the 100 greatest Filipino...
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Images 30 years ago
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Butch Francisco
| January 6, 2007 - 12:00am
One of the mistakes I commit without fail at the start of the year is writing down the correct dates on checks and letters. Putting in my mind that it is already 2007 had made me ponder what showbiz was like...
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The 29th Gawad Urian reels off tonight
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Butch Francisco
| August 3, 2006 - 12:00am
Tonight at 6, the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino is staging the 29th Gawad Urian at the Henry Lee Irwin Theater of the Ateneo de Manila University in Loyola Heights, Quezon City. Producing the awards show...
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An Urian Lifetime Achievement Award for Eddie Garcia
July 29, 2006 - 12:00am
Eddie Garcia will receive the Natatanging Gawad for lifetime achievement in the cinema during the 29th Gawad Urian on Aug. 3 at Henry Lee Irwin Theater of Ateneo de Manila University. Given by Manunuri ng Pelikulang...
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