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Today, the Manila Film Center may simply be another imposing building along Roxas Boulevard, but through Laya’s story and this remarkable visual world, we are reminded of the ambition that built it, the people who paid the price for it and the history that should not be forgotten.

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A project centering around the 1981 Manila Film Center tragedy is looking for co-producers and international distributors at this year's Busan International Film Festival.

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If this administration can turn the Mall of Asia arena into a paradise in a snap of a finger, then why can’t they have the same determination to do the same magic for the country?

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As we celebrate All Souls Day, we ask ourselves if we believe in ghosts.

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The most important thing you need to know about Julia Barretto’s hyped-up 18th birthday party is not the strictly-no-pink color motif. (Silver, white, and gray only, please.) Neither is it the parade of celebrity guests.

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Bagama’t sinasabing batay iyon sa mga tunay na pangyayari, inamin naman ng writer na si GM Co­ro­nel na isang fiction ang kanyang nobela na isinalin sa pelikula ni Tikoy Aguiluz, iyong Tragic Thea­ter.

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Hindi affected si Andi Eigenmann ng mga pang-ookray ng kanyang detractors na mataba siya.

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Director Tikoy Aguiluz was dismayed with the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board's (MTRCB) decision to mark the trailer of “Tragic Theater” as Rated X.

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Today, the Manila Film Center may simply be another imposing building along Roxas Boulevard, but through Laya’s story and this remarkable visual world, we are reminded of the ambition that built it, the people who paid the price for it and the history that should not be forgotten.

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A project centering around the 1981 Manila Film Center tragedy is looking for co-producers and international distributors at this year's Busan International Film Festival.

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The most important thing you need to know about Julia Barretto’s hyped-up 18th birthday party is not the strictly-no-pink color motif. (Silver, white, and gray only, please.) Neither is it the parade of celebrity guests.

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Hindi affected si Andi Eigenmann ng mga pang-ookray ng kanyang detractors na mataba siya.

[DatePublished] => 2014-12-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135863 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1465081 [AuthorName] => Lolit Solis [SectionName] => PSN Showbiz [SectionUrl] => showbiz [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1403350 [Title] => Viva Films releases 'Rated X' trailer for 'Tragic Theater' [Summary] =>

Director Tikoy Aguiluz was dismayed with the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board's (MTRCB) decision to mark the trailer of “Tragic Theater” as Rated X.

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