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MAGMUKHA ka mang baliw sa salit-salitang kaiiyak at katatawa, hindi mo pa rin mapipigilan na magpadala sa iyong emosyon habang pinapanood ang I Not Stupid mula sa Singapore, na idinirek at isinulat ni Jack Neo.

LAHAT tayo ay naghahangad na makahanap ng taong mamahalin at magmamahal din sa atin. Ito ang tema ng Fast Food, Fast Women ni Direktor Amos Kollek ng bansang Israel.

Ang kuwento ay tungkol kay Bella, isang “waitress,” at ang kanyang madalas na mga kostumer na sina Paul, Seymour at Graham. Lahat sila ay naghahangad na makahanap ng tunay na pag-ibig sa mabilis na lungsod ng New York.

PALE skin, sharp fangs, and hypnotic eyes. These images come to mind when one hears the word vampire — a blood-sucking creature that originated from Bram Stoker’s 19th century novel Dracula. Popularized by actors such as Christopher Lee and Gary Oldman in film, the character of Count Dracula has been a constant source of fear and fascination for many.

“This is Venezuela. This is the magic because every part of it, be it minute or vast, is enchanting in the eyes and heart.”

This caption in a picture of the Venezuelan archipelago sums up the experience of viewing the photographs and listening to the music of Venezuela.

In an exhibit at the UST Museum of Arts and Sciences entitled Venezuela Magic Land, Venezuelan landscape photographs were showcased. It was formally opened by Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Ambassador Milena Santana-Ramirez and Secretary-General Fr. Winston Cabading, O.P.

THE 75-YEAR-OLD UST Symphony Orchestra rendered an interesting and wide-ranging repertoire in its season’s opening concert at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo, Cultural Center of the Philippines, last Sept. 25.

TIRED of political and economic newsmagazines? Bored with magazines with sexy women as cover girls? Oist! and Flip are two magazines that provide refreshing alternative reads.

If your usual magazine flashes colorful full-page advertisements on their first four pages, Oist! has its table of contents. Except the cover, everything else is in black, white and gray¯contrasting with the colorful stories of its articles.

“LOVE, like a diamond, is ageless.”

Repertory Philippines closes its 65th season with a touching romantic comedy between a 40-year-old woman and a 22-year-old young man in Forty Carats.

IF YOU are looking for the cathartic experience from watching a movie, then this film is not for you.

With its typical European non-linear plot development, Retrato de Mujer con Hombre, doesn’t play with exposition, climax, or denouement. It doesn’t give Sophist-like preaching and leaves all the realization to the audience.

CALLING all certified kikays out there.

You can now stop salivating for that designer boutique that you have seen on the F Channel, or that shimmering make-up powder featured on the Lifestyle Network.

The Kikay Machine, a daily beauty magazine and lifestyle show that gives you everything you need to know about looking and feeling good is now here. This show is localized and formatted for Filipino women.

MOST people think ballet is boring.

But Ballet Manila’s (BM) full-length performance of the classic Giselle last Sept. 29 at the Star Theater at the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex seeks to change this perception.

Known as “ballerina’s ballet” in the dance scene, Giselle was developed during the Romantic Age and marked one of the high points of classical ballet history.