This awful sitcom about a monotonal robot girl - and the family trying desperately to keep her automaton nature a secret -i s so utterly awful that it exerts a bizarre fascination. Water Bearer Films releases three new gay love stories from the Phillipines-shockingly, none of them are about the 'macho dancers' who seem to be the subject of every Filipino gay movie (or at least all the ones that make it to the US) made since Lino Brocka’s breakthrough feature of the same name.ĭaybreak deals with two lovers who must decide whether or not to break up a fisherman follows his lover to the big city in No Way Out, and both must fight to avoid getting caught up in the international sex trade and the masseurs at Heavenly Touch rebel against the mobsters who own the spa and use it as a cover for illegal activities.Īnd while I can’t imagine who was demanding this box set, this week sees the release of Small Wonder: The Complete First Season. It’s among the greatest films from a cinematic master, and while it’s definitely the kind of colorful and sweeping movie that usually demands to be seen on the big screen, a kick-ass home theater should do justice to this breathtakingly gorgeous classic.
Stating that Filipino gay sex films are already on the fringes, he notes. This week we have trio of gay love stories from the Philippines, along with a cinematic classic and a legendary TV disaster.Īkira Kurosawa’s epic Ran, a sort of Samurai King Lear, celebrates its 25th anniversary with a new Blu Ray release. Imagining Audiences in Manila's Alternative Film Culture Jasmine Nadua Trice.
