As I have mentioned many times before, violence has been repeatedly used in cinema as a medium of intricate commentary, mostly revolving around sociopolitical, psychological and philosophical themes. This tactic finds one of its apogees in “Batch 81”, a film that deals with the underground tactics of the university fraternities, but is also an allegory regarding fascism and the Marcos regime. The film premiered at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival during the Directors' Fortnight, screened alongside de Leon's 1981 “Kisapmata”. The Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (Filipino Film Critics) included it on their list of the Ten Best Films of the Decade. In 2017, it was digitally restored with the support of the Asian Film Archive, with a theatrical premiere at the 74th Venice International Film Festival as part of the Venice Classics section.
Also of note is the fact that Mark Gil, who plays the protagonist Sid Lucero, is the father of Timothy Mark Pimentel Eigenmann,...
Also of note is the fact that Mark Gil, who plays the protagonist Sid Lucero, is the father of Timothy Mark Pimentel Eigenmann,...
- 4/10/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Angela Bassett is joining the cast of Olympus Has Fallen, Nu Image/Millennium’s White House-set action thriller starring Gerard Butler and Aaron Eckhart. Antoine Fuqua is directing the movie, which is competing with Sony’s White House Down for Die Hard-like movie set in the White House. Butler is an unlikely Secret Service agent trying to stop Korean terrorists who have taken over the White House. Eckhart is playing the president. Bassett will play the Secret Service director. The script is by first-time scribes Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt. Mark Gil, Gerard Butler and Alan Siegel are producing. Basset
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- 6/26/2012
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"If this is confusing, let’s make the comparison to the airlines — the cost of travel is up and the cost of providing travel is way up. So the business is down. Only the best routes work. And only the best films work. Economics explains it all." In a post on the IndiePix blog, Bob Alexander re-frames Mark Gil's by-now-legendary LAFF "the indie film sky is falling" speech––not to mention the vigorous head-nodding that followed––as, ...
- 7/1/2008
- by Karina Longworth
- Spout
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