The True Story

Grandfather fought in the Philippines -- after that, things get kinda blurry …

"...A of the 9th Cavalry Regiment bound for the Philippines, to help put down the Moro insurrection...."

Dec. 26, 2003 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

A Journey Into 'Graceland'

Director Ron Morales talks kidnapping and guerrilla film making

"...have someone who says, 'Hey, I'll go to the Philippines and not get paid for it,' and you can..."

April 26, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Great Raid

The single dullest war film of the past decade from the once promising director John Dahl.

"...imprisoned in a hellish Japanese labor camp in the Philippines after the fall of Bataan, and more or less..."

Aug. 12, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Islands in the Film Stream

Recent films from the Philippines unspool for the Austin Film Society's next Essential Cinema series

"...forgiven for believing that most films shot in the Philippines are either low- or no-budget blood 'n' gutbusters like..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Felix Manalo

Filipino film about the Church of Christ's Felix Ysagun Manalo

"...Not reviewed at press time. Biographical film from the Philippines dramatizes the life of Felix Ysagun Manalo, the country's..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

High Voltage Asian Cop

"...The plot follows him as he travels to the Philippines to escort an important witness back to Hong Kong,..."

June 16, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Is Knowledge Power?

A profile of precarious global intelligence firm Stratfor

"...contraction of "Strategic Forecasting" -- was doing for the Philippines what it does for every region of the world:..."

Sept. 14, 2001 News Feature by Michael Erard

Five Fantastic Options for Filipino Cuisine in Austin

Finding family via bold and delicious feasts

"...and adored. For whatever reason, though, cuisine from the Philippines remains underrepresented and underappreciated in mainstream America. Maybe it..."

June 25, 2021 Food Feature by Adam Wood

Walk a Mile

The Texas Documentary Tour: Ramona Diaz's 'Imelda'

"...went to my closet, they found shoes, not skeletons," Philippines-born filmmaker Ramona Diaz's heart must surely have leaped –..."

Jan. 28, 2005 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

UT Expert Remains “Bullish” on U.S. Democracy as Trump Heads to the White House

Professor says unity can be worse than polarization

"...For six years, former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s regime violently repressed its citizenry in..."

Dec. 6, 2024 News Feature by Benton Graham

PJ Raval's Call Her Ganda and the Murder of Beauty

aGLIFF film explores the intersection of transphobia, imperialism, and poverty

"...simultaneously addressing an age-old tension between America and the Philippines. Now, after two years of filming and a world..."

Sept. 7, 2018 Screens Feature by Sarah Marloff

Monkeys Gone to Heaven

Pixies guitarist Joey Santiago sounds the call ... for balut!

"...Born in Manila, Joey Santiago left his native Philippines in the early 1970s when his influential family relocated..."

Sept. 17, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

A Thousand Cuts

Lives on the line as press freedoms are threatened in Duterte's Philippines

"...tools of this inversion have been test-driven in the Philippines before being imported to the Northern Hemisphere...."

Aug. 7, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Drinking Local: A Cocktail’s Footprint

Where in the world are these cocktail ingredients from?

"...most canned pineapple and pineapple juice comes from the Philippines or Costa Rica. Most fresh pineapples are grown in..."

July 13, 2018 Food Feature by R.T. Frank

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Narciso Claveria, governor-general of the Philippines in 1844, declared that Jan. 1, 1845, would come..."

Feb. 12, 2016 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Restaurant Review: High Style and Huge Flavor at OKO

Filipino restaurant makes for a great Austin date night

"...led by Harold Villarosa, a chef born in the Philippines and trained at top fine-dining restaurants in New York..."

Dec. 13, 2024 Food Feature by Taylor Tobin

Changing Nations, Changing Generations: PJ Raval’s Who We Become

Austin filmmaker on his not-a-pandemic-project pandemic project

"...in the United States and an inch towards the Philippines. … So that idea of being part of a..."

Jan. 9, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Carpet Cowboys

The American dream crumbles in the Carpet Capitol of the World

"...field and is seriously considering a move to the Philippines (the home of his wife), eyeing China as the..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Fantastic Fest Gets Toxic With The Toxic Avenger

Fall of the House of Usher, The Creator added

"...IN MY MOTHER'S SKIN D: Kenneth Dagatan Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, 2023, Texas Premiere, 97 min A Filipino..."

Aug. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Shotgun Wedding

J.Lo and Josh Duhamel mix matrimony and mayhem in this tepid rom-com

"...into a just-tolerable-enough two-hander as they run around the Philippines trying to escape the bad guys and save their..."

Jan. 27, 2023 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Plane

Gerard Butler ages surprisingly well into elder action hero status

"...in the South China Sea somewhere west of the Philippines, every law of aerodynamics be damned. And if that’s..."

Jan. 13, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Triangle of Sadness Star Dolly De Leon Sails into Fantastic Fest

Award-season hopeful is putting Filipino cinema on the map

"...As for independent cinema, the issue in the Philippines was not quality but budget. However, the Film Development..."

Sept. 30, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Booze We Choose: Seven and Up

Liquor in the front … of your favorite cabinet, of course

"...rum that celebrates the heart and soul of the Philippines.” Personally, we don’t know from the Philippines any more..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

F.T.A

The suppressed anti-Vietnam war cabaret finally hits the spotlight

"...American military efforts. First stop Hawaii, then Okinawa, the Philippines, and finally Japan. Agitprop theater in the guise of..."

March 12, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...A Santillan, Guido Zaballero From Northern California to The Philippines, four brothers confront their issues with love, family, and..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...spill over. (World Premiere) "Reminiscences of the Green Revolution" (Philippines, U.S.) D: Dean Colin Marcial. A ghost story about..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Midway

Roland Emmerich goes all guns blazing recreating the pivotal sea battle

"...at least nominal mentions of U.S./Japanese conflicts in the Philippines, the Marshall Islands, the Solomon Islands, and the Battle..."

Nov. 8, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Page Two: Mysteries Unraveled

Part two of Louis Black's interview with novelist John Irving

"...dominant thing in his life. He's going to the Philippines to make good on his promise as a 14-year-old..."

Nov. 13, 2015 Column by Louis Black

Page Two: Fictional Fiction According to John Irving

Louis Black interviews his former writing teacher about his latest novel, Avenue of Mysteries

"...set for the most part in Mexico and the Philippines. Those intervening 40 years between what we see of Juan..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Column by Louis Black

The AggreGAYtor: December 19

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...The U.S. is refusing requests from Filipino authorities to..."

Dec. 19, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

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