Kinatay is a movie about 24 hours of a policeman’s life. He gets married in the morning then gets to help the older policemen in raping and hacking a prostitute to pieces then spreading the body parts around Manila.

His last year’s movie was Serbis, a movie about a porn theater in where else but Manila.

Previous Cannes entries from the Philippines
1978 Insiang (Lino Brocka)
1980 Jaguar (Lino Brocka)
1981 Bona (Lino Brocka)
1984 Bayan Ko: Kapit Sa Patalim (Lino Brocka)

Mendoza also directed

• Tirador (2007),
• Foster Child (2007),
• Manoro and Kaleldo (2006), and
• Masahista (2005).

Cannes 2009

Palme d’Or (Golden Palm Award): Das Weisse Band (The White Ribbon) by Michael Haneke (Austria)
Grand Prix: Un Prophete (A Prophet) by Jacques Audiard (France)
Jury Prize: Fish Tank by Andrea Arnold; Bak-Jwi (Thirst) by Park Chan-Wook

Un Certain Regard:Police Adjective by Corneliu Porumboiu (Romania) –top jury prize

Philippine entry:
Independencia by Raya Martin, a historical drama starring Sid Lucero and Tetchie Agbayani

Screened with 10 others, but not in competition:
Manila by Adolfo Alix Jr. and Raya Martin, starring Piolo Pascual

Short films:
Sabongero by Filipino-American Janice Perez
Manong Maong by Aissa Penafiel and Miguel Ocampo

62nd Cannes Film Festival
May 14- 24, 2009
France

Are they building a database which they can sell later to electoral advertisers?

How far is PLDT involved here?

How spammed is akomismo.org wall of commitmemt so far?

Ako mismo magrerefer ng chart ni mam lani -- Jayson Comia

Ako mismo ang kakain ng nilulkuto ko kahit hindi masarap -- Bob Santiago

Ako mismo gusto magkaron ng dog tag ng akomismo -- Justin Abela

Ako mismo Magkakalat ako sa lansangan -- Annabelle Loorluis

Related articles:

• Ad agency behind patriotic web campaign — inquirer.net
• ‘Ako Mismo’ campaign questioned over privacy — abscbnnews.com

Short Film Corner
Janice Y. Perez’s “Sabongero”
Aissa Peñafiel and Miguel Ocampo’s “Manong Maong” –animated short

Un Certen Regard (URC)
special section in the Main Competition
Raya Martin’s “Indepedencia”

Special screening
Bing Lao’s “Biyaheng Lupa” — soliloquy
Raymond Red’s “Himpapawid”
Adolfo Alix, Jr. and Raya Martin’s “Manila”

Palme d’Or (in Competition)
Brillante (Dante) Mendoza’s “Kinatay” (”Chop Chop”)

Complete List of Finalists:

• “Los Abrazos Rotos” (Broken Embraces) by Pedro Almodovar (Spain)
• “Fish Tank” by Andrea Arnold (Britain)
• “Un Prophete” (A Prophet) by Jacques Audiard (France)
• “Vincere” (To Conquer) by Marco Bellocchio (Italy)
• “Bright Star” by Jane Campion (New Zealand)
• “Map of the Sounds of Tokyo” by Isabel Coixet (Spain)
• “A l’Origine” (In the Beginning) by Xavier Giannoli (France)
• “Das Weisse Band” (The White Ribbon) by Michael Haneke (Germany)
• “Taking Woodstock” by Ang Lee (Taiwan-United States)
• “Looking for Eric” by Ken Loach (Britain)
• “Spring Fever” by Lou Ye (China)
• “Kinatay” (Butchered) by Brillante Mendoza (Philippines)
• “Soudain le Vide” (Enter the Void) by Gaspar Noe (France)
• “Bak-Jwi” (Thirst) by Park Chan-wook (South Korea)
• “Les Herbes Folles” (Wild Grasses) by Alain Resnais (France)
• “The Time That Remains” by Elia Suleiman (Palestinian)
• “Inglourious Basterds” by Quentin Tarantino (United States)
• “Vengeance” by Johnnie To (Hong Kong)
• “Visages” (Face) by Tsai Ming-Liang (Malaysia)
• “Antichrist” by Lars von Trier (Denmark)

Alin ang mas matimbang?

Marian Rivera will try to outshine Angel Locsin once again as she is crowned as television’s new Darna.

Rivera’s forthcoming role was officially announced by GMA-7 on April 23rd at the GMA Network Center. She was the lead star in Marimar and Dyesebel. Both stories were supposed to be for Angel Locsin, but she moved over to ABS-CBN 2.

Darna and Dyesebel are originally made for komiks by Mars Ravelo, but eventually became hit movies. Previously, only Vilma Santos was able to play both Darna and Dyesebel (in separate shows, naturally).

February 26 and 27, 2009 — CSI, the City Mall, Lucao, Dagupan
March 3 and 4, 2009 — SM City Baguio
March 9 and 10, 2009 — LCC Mall Naga

March 12 to 13, 2009 — SM Iloilo
March 15 and 16, 2009 — SM City Cebu
March 18 to 19, 2009 — SM Davao

March 23 to 24, 2009 — SM Lipa, Batangas
March 27 to 28, 2009 — SM North EDSA, Quezon City
March 29 to 30, 2009 — SM Mall of Asia

If you are 18 years old and above, physically and mentally fit, and can last in unfamiliar terrain for 39 days.

Now Gary Granada is saying that GMA Kapuso Foundation took advantage of a study tape he submitted and when compared with the jingled that came out on TV before Christmas 2008, it’s like Pinoy Ako all over again.

Granada is a talent of GMA Records, the music label of GMA Network.

Also:

Ad Agency: DDB Philippines

Creative Team:
GADC (McDo Clients) : Margot Torres / Christina Lao / Mel Montemayor
Creatives : Teeny Gonzales - ECD-Copy / Argem Vinuya - Sr. Art Director
Accounts : Tey San Diego / Wella Balagtas / Lester Obice
Producer : Irene Chingcuangco
Director : Stephen Ngo
Prod House : Provill / Sound Design
Caster : Enrich Munchua
Musical Work : “Ang Huling El Bimbo” by Ely Buendia

Actor: Gino dela Pena

• My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad
• Ang Babaeng Hinugot Sa Aking Tadyang
• Paano Ba Ang Mangarap?
• Totoy Bato
• Zorro
• Dapat Ka Bang Mahalin?
• All About Eve
• Muling Buksan Ang Puso
• StarStruck 5
• Pinoy Pop Superstar or Pinoy Idol
• Hole In The Wall
• Power of 10
• Celebrity Duets Season 3

It’s Marky. He’s gone. So in between talks of burial dates of people who died in their sleep or jeepney or due to old age or some heart condition, I hear people saying Marky’s dead. I receive TXT messages confirming Marky’s death.

Some articles:

It seems like it’s too early for a goodbye. So maybe, when I look up at the December night sky, I should say, hello, Marky. How is it like to be home?

Kung Fu Kids 26.6% vs. Zaido 28.9%
Lobo 27.7% vs. Kamandag 33.1%
Palos 23.6% vs. Marimar 36.8%

Lobo: Piolo Pascual and Angel Locsin
– Werewolves
Palos: Cesar Montano and Jake Cuenca
– Detectives
Kamandag: Richard Gutierrez and Mark Anthony Fernandez
– Snake Men
Marimar: Marian Rivera and Ding Dong Dantes
– Barrio simpleton turned rich heiress