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Having grown up outside the Philippines, Knox was raised on a diet of Macaulay Culkin movies, Barbie dreams, and the sounds of MTV. When she returned to the Philippines during her teens, she began to seek out a distinctly Pinoy culture. So far, she...

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June 14, 2008
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This Week in Manila: June 15

The onslaught of work totally caught me off-guard this week. Thus, I was unable to post my weekly post on the three most interesting happenings around the metro. Better late than never!

1. TOYCON 2008 (7th Philippine Toys, Hobbies and Collectibles Convention 2008)

June 14 to15, 2008 at Megatrade Hall 2-3, SM Megamall.

“If you’re looking for that hard to find item to complete your collection or looking for the latest games and coolest hobbies in the country, here’s the event you’ve been waiting for! Get in on the action and find the best collectible among toys, comic books, cards, games, vintage items, manga-anime and a whole lot more! Shop and swap to your heart’s content and also win prizes for on-the-spot toy creations, costume play, trivia and art contests. With bigger attraction for this year, check out and visit booth of the Batman-Dark Knight movie collectibles and memorabilia, Exhibit displays of Toy collectors like the Action figure Philippines, Cybertron Philippines, AFHUB, Pinoy Toy Kolektors, Transformers Philippines, Lego Philippines Bricksters, Toy Empire, Stikfas Philippines, Star Wars Philippines and many more. Participate in our panel discussions with our local comic book creators and artists featuring top artist from Dig Deep Entertainment, Glass House Graphics, Komikero Publishing, Alamat Comic Group, Artists’ Den, DeviantART artists and many suprising guest appearances of celebrities and local indie bands to perform and meet the fans at the event.”

Visit http://www.toyconph.com

 

2.) 12th French Film Festival

June 7 to 17 at Shangri-La Plaza, Manila/ June 22 to 24 at Cebu in Ayala Center, Cebu

The 13th French Film Festival features a selection of contemporary films by young yet already famous French directors and how they portray love and romance in different situations common in modern French society. To be screened are Un Baiser s’il vous plaît, the musical Chansons d’Amour, Qui m’aime me suive, Ma Vie en l’Air, Clean, Roman de Gare, Je crois que je l’aime, Ah! Si j’étais riche!, and La Mîme.

The 12th French Film Festival is organized by: the French Embassy in the Philippines and Alliance Française de Manille in cooperation with Shangri-La Plaza, Ayala Center Cebu, the Arts Council of Cebu.

For the full schedule, call 895-7883 or e-mail info@alliance.ph.

I am definitely going to try and see Brillante Mendoza’s “Serbis” as they’ve chosen to show it as part of the lineup. He was the Filipino director chosen to representative to the Director’s Fortnight of the Cannes Film Festival 2007. "Serbis" is story written by Armando Lao and Boots Agbayani Pastor. It centers on a family-run porno theater ironically named, “Family”. The film is a look into the life of a family in provincial Philippines as they expose their human frailties while running their cinema.

 

3.) Subtext/I Laugh You.

June 14, 7:30 p.m. at the Alberqus Events Place, Capitol Hills, Diliman, QC.

Koine Theater presents Neil de Mesa’s Subtext, a cult classic comedy on text messaging, and I Laugh You, a romantic farce about the psychological foibles of courtship.

For details call 433-7886.

I’ve watched both plays on separate occasions and they are both quirky and endearing. For me, "Subtext" is the main draw as it deals with something timely and very relatable- how to make love last in an attention deficit information age. This is a good balance to, "I Laugh You" which showcases courtship at a time when there was still such a thing. Both plays are indie theater at its finest. You’ll no doubt experience impassioned performances and moving moments.

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