NANO-OH NO!
I have barely 3 days left to write my novel...
And so far, I am only at 17,163 of 50,000
Wish me luck!
Monday, November 27, 2006
Friday, November 24, 2006
HAPPY FEET!
Find your heartsong!
You absolutely have to catch this movie! Beautiful and brilliant! Though somewhat heavy-handed near the end, it still was filled with enough laughs and heart-wrenching moments to be one of the funnest movies to see this year!
Nicole Kidman sounds weird here though. Hugh Jackman reveals more of his theater prowess. Brittany Murphy, though great, seems to lack the vocal depth a black woman can add to a song. But damn, the best parts are the fun parts (with the Amigos stealing the show as expected of Robin Williams!) And yes, Elijah Wood as the lead penguin who has the same doe-eyed look the former Frodo is known to have!
Jump and move and jump and move and stop!
Of course, having the Harry Potter Order of the Phoenix teaser trailer was a plus!
Find your heartsong!
You absolutely have to catch this movie! Beautiful and brilliant! Though somewhat heavy-handed near the end, it still was filled with enough laughs and heart-wrenching moments to be one of the funnest movies to see this year!
Nicole Kidman sounds weird here though. Hugh Jackman reveals more of his theater prowess. Brittany Murphy, though great, seems to lack the vocal depth a black woman can add to a song. But damn, the best parts are the fun parts (with the Amigos stealing the show as expected of Robin Williams!) And yes, Elijah Wood as the lead penguin who has the same doe-eyed look the former Frodo is known to have!
Jump and move and jump and move and stop!
Of course, having the Harry Potter Order of the Phoenix teaser trailer was a plus!
Thursday, November 23, 2006
FEATURED IN NEW WORLDS ALLIANCE!Thank you to Rej for picking me to be featured!
Check out the article here.
Monday, November 20, 2006
SOME GOOD AND SOME BAD
First, a bad news item. I didn't make the initial cut for the 2007 Cinemalaya competition. I had high hopes for it, having submitted a synopsis which was given good marks by Dr. Doy Delmundo (who was my mentor back in college for scriptwriting) and having heard from many others how revolutionary the script sounded. I guess it just comes to show, you can't really expect and you just have to hope. There's always next year I guess. As well as the short film with Ma-an, and the possible full-length film with Cholo. You can find a list of the semi-finalists here.
Another bad news item, Manny Pacquiao won. Yes, for me that is a bad sign. I have nothing against him, but I have seen a horrible trend towards repeat victories leading to larger than Manila egos and before you know it... the temptation to run for politics shows up. Let's us hope and pray this is not so. Hell, we already got Borgy Manotoc running somewhere. It has begun.
On the good side of things, I've started going to the gym again. Today was the breaking day and I feel like a slab of melting cheese. Knees and elbows and shoulders and... crap... everything except the family jewels hurts right now. And it is the good kind of hurt. Egad. I miss this hurt!
And, the shoot for the commercial I have been working on for ABS-CBN Global is finally pushing through tomorrow. About time. I want that project done and over with. They've gotten far more from me than what they've paid me for. I just want it to end and get paid. Even if the payment, knowing ABS-CBN, would be half a year from now.
Well, just sharing some updates.
Cheers to you all!
First, a bad news item. I didn't make the initial cut for the 2007 Cinemalaya competition. I had high hopes for it, having submitted a synopsis which was given good marks by Dr. Doy Delmundo (who was my mentor back in college for scriptwriting) and having heard from many others how revolutionary the script sounded. I guess it just comes to show, you can't really expect and you just have to hope. There's always next year I guess. As well as the short film with Ma-an, and the possible full-length film with Cholo. You can find a list of the semi-finalists here.
Another bad news item, Manny Pacquiao won. Yes, for me that is a bad sign. I have nothing against him, but I have seen a horrible trend towards repeat victories leading to larger than Manila egos and before you know it... the temptation to run for politics shows up. Let's us hope and pray this is not so. Hell, we already got Borgy Manotoc running somewhere. It has begun.
On the good side of things, I've started going to the gym again. Today was the breaking day and I feel like a slab of melting cheese. Knees and elbows and shoulders and... crap... everything except the family jewels hurts right now. And it is the good kind of hurt. Egad. I miss this hurt!
And, the shoot for the commercial I have been working on for ABS-CBN Global is finally pushing through tomorrow. About time. I want that project done and over with. They've gotten far more from me than what they've paid me for. I just want it to end and get paid. Even if the payment, knowing ABS-CBN, would be half a year from now.
Well, just sharing some updates.
Cheers to you all!
Sunday, November 19, 2006
ZODIAC LOOKS GOOD...A new movie from David Fincher (SE7EN), the movie is based on a true story about a cartoonist (played by Jake Gyllenhaal) who takes part in an investigation regarding a serial killer.
So that's already THREE ingredients to making this a smashing film! Anything that combines David Fincher, Cartoonists and Serial Killers is gold for me. Add to that the powerful thespian prowess of Jakey G (who SHOULD have been the Most Beautiful Person in People magazine and not "ho hum him again" George Clooney) and you got a great movie coming atcha!
Friday, November 17, 2006
Just saw CASINO ROYALE The new James Bond movie was a treat. Panda Bear Isha and I saw it today and found it to be a fun movie even if it seemed to have some problems in the third act of the film. Gone are the heavy reliance on pointlessly cool gadgets and back is the testosterone and grit prowess that makes James Bond THE man. (Surprisingly this same high level of testosterone seems to be in the film to attempt to target a growing female and gay market, with more beefcake than cheesecake and with Daniel Craig himself stripping the most clothes than anyone else in the whole movie!)But yes, even with less cleavage and relatively no Q, a much more modern, realistic and powerfully compelling Bond is born in this movie. Much like how the Batman franchise was given a powerful dose of rebirth in Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins, Martin Campell's Casino Royale actually makes James Bond a real person who feels (or struggles to feel) and faces danger with a real understanding of its presence as danger.) Gone are the "immortal confidence" that made James Bond almost laughable in his ability to survive everything. Goodbye to the gadgets that made James Bond almost pointlessly dependent on them. Less classy quips and more smart-cockey wit. But best of all, you got a movie with a really wonderfully subdued touch to product placement.
The usual artistic animated sequence seemed to borrow heavily from Metal Gear Solid. The grungy main song was sort of out of place with the look of the intro, however, and might have been produced separate from each other.
Some negative scores though on storytelling. The way the main bad guy was ditched wasn't quite as satisfying. The sudden telenovela touch in the third act seemed forced, especially with the energy still high in the tortue scene just prior to it. The torture itself, though faithful to the book, seemed strangely comedic in its rendition to some level. The CIA seemed unnecessary and the women lacked more screen time! And my biggest beef with the movie, the whole Casino Royale title seems to become irrelevant by the third act, which seems very strange. Its like calling the first LOTR movie "Bilbo's birthday".
But yes, I would be giving my vote to Daniel Craig to be the James Bond for the new generation of fans to the franchise. His performances in Munich, Road to Perdition, Layer Cake, Infamous and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider have shown his powerful screen presence and acting proficiency. Here's to seeing the next James Bond movie, 22, making an even bigger splash!
Not to mention his upcoming movies seem very interesting as well! I, Lucifer (with Daniel Craig playing Lucifer himself) will be a movie adaptation of Glen Duncan's story about Lucifer being given a second chance. His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass, on the other hand is more fantastic with a parallel universe and children against an evil corporation!
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
A MOST EVENTFUL TUESDAY
Picked up Panda Bear Isha today from work and made our way up north to Kolumn Bar to attend the very well planned surprise birthday party for Elbert Or! Estelle wove an event with lots of unexpected guests, great music and heart-warming testimonies to how much Elbert has made a difference in inspiring other's lives (including mine!)
Happy Birthday Elbert!
Making the night even more special was how at the stroke of midnight, it was the 9th month of being together for Panda Bear Isha and Me! Though we opted to have the longer celebrations this coming Saturday, it still leaves me speechless to think how long the two of us have lasted, with the trails we have faced and the tests we have overcome.
Isha, I love you.
You are a part of my life.
And I am happy to be a part of yours.
And a belated post,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YAYA BEBIE!
She has taken care of me since I was 1 year old. And after all these years, she still helps us at the house and even takes care of my bother's kids! That's two generations of Abads that have grown and been nurtured under her caring heart.
We love you, Bebie!
Picked up Panda Bear Isha today from work and made our way up north to Kolumn Bar to attend the very well planned surprise birthday party for Elbert Or! Estelle wove an event with lots of unexpected guests, great music and heart-warming testimonies to how much Elbert has made a difference in inspiring other's lives (including mine!)
Happy Birthday Elbert!
Making the night even more special was how at the stroke of midnight, it was the 9th month of being together for Panda Bear Isha and Me! Though we opted to have the longer celebrations this coming Saturday, it still leaves me speechless to think how long the two of us have lasted, with the trails we have faced and the tests we have overcome.
Isha, I love you.
You are a part of my life.
And I am happy to be a part of yours.
And a belated post,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YAYA BEBIE!
She has taken care of me since I was 1 year old. And after all these years, she still helps us at the house and even takes care of my bother's kids! That's two generations of Abads that have grown and been nurtured under her caring heart.
We love you, Bebie!
Thursday, November 09, 2006
LOTS OF NOVELS TO COME
I can't wait to see how they turn out! My Panda Bear Isha, Jac Ting Lim, acid42, John Anthony Wong and many others have taken part in this year's NANOWRIMO! Here's to all of us accomplishing the act of writing a novel this year!
I can't wait to see how they turn out! My Panda Bear Isha, Jac Ting Lim, acid42, John Anthony Wong and many others have taken part in this year's NANOWRIMO! Here's to all of us accomplishing the act of writing a novel this year!
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
SECOND DILIMAN REVIEW:
Fellow Komikero and resident Gwapito (oyeah! hahaha!) Raipo Toledo shares his thoughts on my online comic, DILIMAN. It makes me very happy to see that more and more people are starting to show their appreciation for my work again. DILIMAN has been around for some years now, so its a slow burn book with seems to get its readers as time goes by. Here's hoping I get a darn scanner up and running to get the last two issues out soon!
Check it out here.
THANK YOU RAIPO!!!
For those who want to check DILIMAN out more, know there used to be two websites for it. http://www.geocities.com/dilimancomic still houses some issues and the latest issue, but due to bandwidth problems is slowly being removed as the main site. I used to have a paid website too at http://www.diliman.ph I think, but issues with the management and hosting had me leaving that service. So I highly recommend you either join the yahoo group for free access to wallpapers, pdfs (issues 1 - 10) and more or go clickety click and check out the ten issues at http://dilimancomic.blogspot.com/
Fellow Komikero and resident Gwapito (oyeah! hahaha!) Raipo Toledo shares his thoughts on my online comic, DILIMAN. It makes me very happy to see that more and more people are starting to show their appreciation for my work again. DILIMAN has been around for some years now, so its a slow burn book with seems to get its readers as time goes by. Here's hoping I get a darn scanner up and running to get the last two issues out soon!
Check it out here.
THANK YOU RAIPO!!!
For those who want to check DILIMAN out more, know there used to be two websites for it. http://www.geocities.com/dilimancomic still houses some issues and the latest issue, but due to bandwidth problems is slowly being removed as the main site. I used to have a paid website too at http://www.diliman.ph I think, but issues with the management and hosting had me leaving that service. So I highly recommend you either join the yahoo group for free access to wallpapers, pdfs (issues 1 - 10) and more or go clickety click and check out the ten issues at http://dilimancomic.blogspot.com/
Sunday, November 05, 2006
THE GOOD BODY
Botox, bulimia, breast implants: Eve Ensler, author of the international sensation The Vagina Monologues, is back, this time to rock our view of what it means to have a "good body".
"In the fifties", Eve writes, girls were "pretty, perky. They wore girdles and waist cinchers….In recent years, good girls climb the corporate ladder, go to the gym, wear pointy, painful shoes…..They don't eat too much. They don't eat at all. They stay perfect. They stay thin. I could never be good."
THE GOOD BODY talks about our tortured relationships with our weight, body image and self-acceptance - with voices of women from L.A. to Kabul: A young Latina candidly critiques her humiliating "spread", a stubborn layer of fat that she calls "a second pair of thighs". The wife of a plastic surgeon recounts being systematically reconstructed, inch by inch, by her "perfectionist husband". An aging magazine executive, still haunted by her mother's long-ago criticism, describes her desperate pursuit of youth as she relentlessly does sit-ups.
Along the way, Eve also introduces us to women who have found a hard-won peace with their bodies: an African mother who celebrates each individual body as a sign of nature's diversity, and Indian woman who delights in her curves. Then there is the veiled Afghani woman who is willing to risk imprisonment for a taste of ice-cream. These are just few of the inspiring stories woven through Eve's global journey from obsession to enlightenment. Ultimately, these monologues become a personal wake-up call for us to love the "good bodies" we inhabit.
CAST:
MONIQUE WILSON
PINKY AMADOR
JUNO HENARES
CREATIVE / PRODUCTION TEAM: Executive Producer Rossana Abueva Director Rito Asilo Artistic Director Monique Wilson Light Designer Martin Esteva
VENUE: MUSIC MUSEUM
Greenhills DATES/TIME: November 10 and 11 (Friday and Saturday) 9pm TICKETS: P600.00 (Orchestra Center - Reserved)
P450.00 (Orchestra Side - First Come, First Served)
P300.00 (Balcony - First Come, First Served)
Call:
New Voice Company: 8966695 / 8965497 / 8990630
Ticketworld: 8919999 / www.ticketworld.com.ph New Voice Company Actors Studio 8020 Tanguile St. San Antonio Village Makati City
Ticketworld outlets: Major National Bookstores, Robinson's Department Store (Malate, Galleria, Festival Mall, Pampanga, Cavite), Tower Records (Makati and Alabang), Music Museum (Virra Mall, Greenhills), Ayala Center, Inc. Greenbelt ticket booth cinema lobby, Glorietta 1 ticket booth cinema lobby.
(Am actually helping market this cause I helped design their poster! Heheheh. And also because I strongly believe in the message the play speaks of. Love your bodies, people! Love who you are!)
Friday, November 03, 2006
FINALLY A DILIMAN REVIEW
Thank you Dianne for the review.
I appreciate it and I am happy you liked the comic!
Thank you Dianne for the review.
I appreciate it and I am happy you liked the comic!
Thursday, November 02, 2006
WORK WORK WORK
Horrible day today. Woke up to two text messages stating that the two storyboards that haven't even gotten their copy done were needed today at 5:15pm. To make matters worse, during the course of the day, had to go through a total of five revisions for the two storyboards. And annoyingly even more so, after successfully applying all revisions they preferred on the two storyboards to hit their five thirty presentation deadline, NO ONE TEXTS OR EMAILS ME THE OUTCOME OF THE PRESENTATION.
Gawd. You'd think they'd try to update me better after I'd complained about the revisions not being properly collated before being sent to me.
Hay... grabe.
HAPPY HAPPY WORK
Was in a wonderfully inspiring chat with John Anthony Wong (awarded film director) and my Panda Bear last night and if things go well, I might have another short film in the works! Will keep you all posted if it does push through! Also, got them both to join www.Nanowrimo.org and I expect EVERYONE ELSE who visits my blog to at least check it out and consider taking a stab at it. There's nothing like the feeling of actually writing your novel in a month and realizing you can really accomplish things you set your mind to.
O AYAN, RAIPO
Although this is actually more a teaser for the nanowrimo novel I am making, the novel is in many ways the "backstory" of the soon to be released new online comic I am working on (ONCE i finish Diliman, that is). Hope you like it.
Read the novel as it grows here.
Horrible day today. Woke up to two text messages stating that the two storyboards that haven't even gotten their copy done were needed today at 5:15pm. To make matters worse, during the course of the day, had to go through a total of five revisions for the two storyboards. And annoyingly even more so, after successfully applying all revisions they preferred on the two storyboards to hit their five thirty presentation deadline, NO ONE TEXTS OR EMAILS ME THE OUTCOME OF THE PRESENTATION.
Gawd. You'd think they'd try to update me better after I'd complained about the revisions not being properly collated before being sent to me.
Hay... grabe.
HAPPY HAPPY WORK
Was in a wonderfully inspiring chat with John Anthony Wong (awarded film director) and my Panda Bear last night and if things go well, I might have another short film in the works! Will keep you all posted if it does push through! Also, got them both to join www.Nanowrimo.org and I expect EVERYONE ELSE who visits my blog to at least check it out and consider taking a stab at it. There's nothing like the feeling of actually writing your novel in a month and realizing you can really accomplish things you set your mind to.
O AYAN, RAIPO
Although this is actually more a teaser for the nanowrimo novel I am making, the novel is in many ways the "backstory" of the soon to be released new online comic I am working on (ONCE i finish Diliman, that is). Hope you like it.
Read the novel as it grows here.
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