SUBSCRIBEDisappointing Cinemanila
I was expecting the promise of almost a hundred films to be screened in the ongoing 7th Cinemanila International Film Festival but was very much disappointed. What was sure about the films are the independent Filipino digitals including the much talked about Ilusyon (Illusion). The foreign films that I’ve been raring to watch? Just a handful and, as in the case at Robinsons Place - Ermita, only one cinema was devoted to it. Add to the fact that even until now, the sixth day of the festival, no schedule have yet been released. I would have been willing to travel all the way to Manila (two rides by bus and LRT), devote my weekends there as well as pay the high ticket price of P100.00 but it just really fall short of its intentions.
What a shame. It would have been a film lover’s event but it failed, for now. However, the festival is still upto the 25th. I just hope that it will change for the better.
October 20th, 2005 at 7:21AM
estan,
ganun ba? if there is one show that I must watch in cinemanila, what would it be? I was curious to watch because of your post, hopefully its not to all disappointing though… hehe
anton
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