Filmmaker guru Akira Kurosawa made a blockbuster follow – up to his phantasmagorical creation” Dreams”. This time, “Rhapsody In August” was a tale about war and memory. The film centered on Kane, a grandmother who lived on her traditional farm near the hills of Nagasaki. She was left all alone when her husband and children died in an atomic attack of 1945. Meanwhile, she had received news that her elder brother was already on his deathbed and wished to see her for the last time. On the other side of the story, her half – American nephew Clark, portrayed by veteran actor Richard Gere will escort her to Hawaii. Consequently, the feeling of excitement overwhelmed her. However, her she became ambivalent with the idea of going to the States.
Rhapsody In August a film directed by Akira Kurosawa was a flick that [...]

Sanshiro Sugata was a stubborn young youth went to a city to apply as an apprentice at a jujitsu school. During his first night, he met Yano an action master of judo and a lover of spiritual art. The protagonist in this movie wanted so much to become one of Yano’s students. Besides the martial arts techniques. Sanshiro had to learn also “satori”, an acceptance of Natural Laws. In their ideology, if a person can balance strength and control, then judo can become as a training regimen for the city police. In the story, the lead character gained the respect of his mentor as well as the hand of his daughter’s teacher. However, the conflict began when another suitor of the woman that he loves attempted to kill him in a midnight duel on a windswept mountainside.
To describe this film, it was Kurosawa’s [...]

The story of this movie was all about a Russian explorer saved by a rugged American hunter. Years later, he renewed his tie of genuine friendship with the woodsman after he got back from an expedition. In 1907, Captain Arseniev was assigned for another round of fructuous voyage to the Ussuri River. During his junket, he met Dersu Uzala again and invited his friend to join his team as a guide. As the man reached old age, health problems began to hinder his normal life. As a result, the captain with a good heart, offered Dersu Uzala to live with his family. However, Dersu Uzala was not used to live in an urban lifestyle. Therefore, he decided to go back in the forest. In the latter part of the film, Captain Arseniev got a call from Korfovskaïa to identify a [...]

Centerstage Production brought in Siquijor Mystic Island In an attempt to get a into the wave of Asian Horror already being populated by countries such as Korea, Japan, Thailand, and China. I must say there is the effort laid in this movie, although tailored to Filipino viewers, the more it progress the more you would think and say “This looks familiar”.
Plot
It starts out with Xavier Adriano (Ian Veneracion) the man behind a popular afternoon TV show “Hilakbot” a reenactment series tackling the day to day encounter of people who witness or have knowledge of paranormal activities. Albeit its high ratings, GBS network want to move it to primetime slot and ask him to come up with a better concept. He accepts and decided to shoot in a place called Siquijor.
However he is not helming the show on his own, the network assigned Doreen as the executive producer. With her [...]