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Philippines Chooses Its Oscar Entry: 'Donsol'
Filed under: Drama », Foreign Language », Oscar Watch », Cinematical Indie »
The nations of the world have until Oct. 1 to submit their entries for the Best Foreign Language Film category in next year's Oscars, and Variety reports that the Philippines has chosen its candidate: Donsol, a drama about two lonely people who meet in a seaside town of that name during the whale-watching season.The film has picked up a few awards at various festivals, including Cinemalaya and the Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival. It's the first film by director Adolfo Alix, Jr., though he co-wrote a film, Small Voices, that was the Philippines' Oscar submission for 2002.
The Philippines has submitted an Oscar entry just about every year for the past decade or so (rarely before that), but has never received a nomination. We'll know on January 22 whether this is finally their year.
Whoah -- Anti-Piracy War IS Like an Action Movie
Filed under: Action », Distribution », Home Entertainment »
Last week another anti-piracy raid was conducted, this one in the Philippines, and it could have been a lot like the action scenes I've been imagining the MPA's war on piracy to actually be like. The Philippines National Police and Special Action Force officers searched a residence in southern Metro Manila, which resulted in the seizure of not just 6,500 pirated discs, but also hundreds of grenades and rounds of assault-weapon ammo, plus a lot of porn and drugs.
Unfortunately (for cinematic purposes), no weapons were actually used and there wasn't a blockbuster-worthy battle, but this is certainly a step in the right direction. This was just one of those near-climax sequences in which the action hero sneaks up on a bungalow full of guerrillas who are lazily playing cards or sitting in hammocks with their hats over their faces. The pirates simply didn't have time to reach for the grenades and guns. And they never knew what hit them. But we do. It was ... Glickman. Dan Glickman.
Tribeca Review: Beyond the Call
Filed under: Action », Documentary », Foreign Language », Tribeca », Theatrical Reviews », Cinematical Indie »
Another good title for Beyond the Call would be The Santa Claus 3, if only it didn't sound too similar to a very different movie scheduled for release later this year. Nonetheless, Beyond the Call is a perfeclty fine name for Adrian Belic's extraordinary documentary about three old men -- occasionally with white beards -- traveling the world with presents. Unlike Santa, they don't travel just once a year and they don't cover all of the earth in one mission. Also, instead of toys, they give out food, medical supplies, clothing and blankets. Sometimes, though, they bring something like a solar-powered oven, which certainly looks like a big toy.
Meet Ed Artis, Jim Laws and Walt Ratterman, aka Knightsbridge, a three-man humanitarian organization that provides aid to needy people, one impoverished country at a time. In the Tribeca Film Festival guide, the film's synopsis describes them as "part Mother Teresa and part Indiana Jones," which earned a few rolled eyes from the Cinematical staff at first. Well, wouldn't you know their interpretation is spot-on? Sure, they don't recover artifacts or fight Nazis, but their role is just as much adventurous as it is altruistic.
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