#philippines entertainment

[babylon-crashing]

The Golden Age of superhero comic books cast a huge shadow on artists from all around the world and the Philippines were no exception.

Back in the 1950s Mars Revelo and Nestor Redondo gave us Darna, a crime fighting extraterrestrial who decides to inhabit the body of Narda, an orphan, who lives with her little brother, Bing, and their grandmother ...

[translations by Multo Ghost]

Needless to say Bing and Grandma don't react very well the first time not Wonder Woman shows up ...

Soon, however, Darna is out fighting crime and righting wrongs, with her brother Bing as the sidekick (because child endangerment laws had yet to be invented, it seems). Her primary adversary was Valentina, who (the authors go lengths to point out) is totally not Medusa:

Perhaps it isn't all that surprising that as Darna kept getting popular she started appearing in her own television shows and movies (the last series coming out in 2022) ...

Darna at ang Babaing Tuod (1965) staring Gina Alonzo.

Perhaps you needed to have grown up with the source material, but as comic book heroines I'd never heard of before go, I find Darna endearing in a curious sort of way.

[getgoldentv]

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[namorslutfanfiction]

I let myself think a little bit.

Tenoch has spoken openly about colorism and racism and how that has affected him personally. He's talked about how he tried to assimilate into that elitist culture. How he lost his voice and it took him a lot to find himself again. To embrace who he was and how acceptable he was in his true state. Not just the tanned skin but also his features, his voice, and his different talents.

I feel like I am on a similar journey. I've fought with myself over internalized racism. Wanting to be lighter and thinner because that's the 'Asian standard of beauty'. But it's such a closed off standard. I was born tan. My people live beneath the sun and play on beaches. Our culture and identity was stripped from us. I and many other Filipinos have now come to embrace the heritage we have. And as I've delved into the mythos of the Philippines, learning origins of words I have heard daily that no one had taught me, I am so sad to see how much has been lost. I hope someone can take up that mantle for us in a public setting the way Tenoch is doing. I am embracing my skin, my features, and the good and bad things of my place of origin. I am writing in an aim to eventually write a novel based on the lost mythology of the Philippines. I want to make that contribution to the world because I gave up before.

I was an actor for 10 years from adolescence into adulthood. I was told to my face that I 'wasn't the right type of asian'. That I didn't have the 'look' they wanted despite being told numerous times by numerous people, peers and professors and mentors, that I had god given talent. But aside from personal issues in my life, I couldn't also handle the constant feelings of being an actor who was talented but would never be good enough because of my looks.

I admire Tenoch's tenacity and drive because I wish I had that. But I ultimately gave up acting. I remember crying so hard the last day I walked away from the stage knowing that that chapter of my life was over. Knowing that something that helped shape who I am, gave me confidence, and made me feel truly happy was being put to rest. I miss it so much. But it is still so gratifying to see how the world around me has changed. I couldn't have imagined so much asian representation, indigenous stories, and diversity in media 10 years ago the way it is today.

I hope if there is anyone else out there like the girl I was. The little filipino girl who knew she could act better than all those teleserias her grandma watches. I hope she is confident enough to make a space for herself. I hope actors like Tenoch continue to blaze pathways for lesser seen representation. That they add to the variety of faces we see for each culture and identity.

To all the young actors out there.

Pursue it with all your heart. Have no regrets. Blaze bright.

[astoldbyarastella]

In honor of ATEEZ last #Break_The_Wall_MNL Tour, I will post photos to appreciate their hard work ❤️

Congratulations 🎊

For finishing your BREAK THE WALL TOUR in the Philippines 🇵🇭

-𝓐𝓻𝓪'𝓢𝓽𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓪✨️🫰🏾

[beyond-the-hori7on]

HORI7ON @ Arambulo Live | 03.02.2023

[madeinthephilippines-blbambeyond]

MCF: MADE IN THE PHILIPPINES/SINGAPORE

TOMMY ALEJANDRINO

[aka: TOMAS SANTOS]

RAYNOLD TAN

@pose4photoml

[carlocarrasco]

This is what the original cinemas of Festival Mall looked like today.

Only THREE screens are being used while the rest remain closed. These old cinemas started with the shopping mall's opening in 1998 and was a very fun place for moviegoers for more than a decade.

Festival Mall is located in Filinvest City in Alabang, Muntinlupa City, Philippines.

[cathymee]

goofy-ahh ghosthunter trying to talk to spirits but then being like 'i don't wanna talk to you 😡' when he literally encounters one 💀

[chcknwngs]

Philippines Peryahan 🎪

[isobelleposts]

Exploring the Works of Lino Brocka: 'Insiang' Review

by Isobelle Cruz [October 5, 2022]

ABOVE: Hilda Koronel as Insiang[Photo: The Film Foundation]

Today I got another look into Lino Brocka’s world, or what could also be referred to as the real Philippine society that is often glazed over in cinema. After my first encounter with Manila in the Claws of Light, I immediately went ahead and searched for other Brocka films that may serve the same rawness and awareness to lower-class Philippine society.

‘Insiang’ depicts the everyday life of Filipinos in the lower masses of the country around the years of 1976, when this film was first released and was later featured in numerous screening festivals and bagged awards from the Metro Manila Film Festival, one of them being for Best Cinematography—which is all well-deserved. 

Although it is great to showcase a brighter side of the country on screen and is much appreciated, transparency and representation of the world beneath the rich Filipinos of Manila without glossing over its truths can be somewhat refreshing, as wrong as that may sound. This film was temporarily banned during the Marcos regime, because the then-dictator’s wife, Imelda Marcos, frowned upon its showcase of an image of Manila that was opposite to the one they were trying to sell to the world and keep to themselves, which is exactly why this film among others rebelliously produced during that era, is so important and deserve to be revisited.

[Photo: The NY Times]

The film starts off already brutally with shots set in a slaughterhouse where pigs are butchered and killed for products in the market, setting up what the audience would further witness in the piece: undiminished and gruesome representation and shots of the cruel and difficult parts of Philippine society.

INSIANG: Mahal kita, Bebot, kaya lang hindi ko gusto ginagawa mo sa akin sa loob ng sine.

BEBOT: Eh, lalaki ako, Isiang. Mapipigil ko ba ang sarili ko?

ABOVE: A conversation between Insiang and her boyfriend

The objectification of women is one of the main subjects that this film handles, aside from poverty and the sadly normalized manipulation of parents over their children, and of men over women. In today’s time, even with the overly encouraged activism to show truth and give justice to the country’s real struggles and debunking the richness only brought by corruption, producing a film like Brocka’s still brings a ton of risk for criticism, and even more so with another Marcos given power.

ABOVE: Mona Lisa and Hilda Koronel as mother and daughter [Photo: Letterboxd]

Renowned Filipina actress, Mona Lisa, did an unnerving performance as Tonya, the manipulative and controlling mother of Insiang, which helped set up the film’s tension. With these powerful characters surrounding Insiang and giving her barely any choice to live her own life and escape the madness of her world, Brocka makes me think of all the other people—mostly women—that live with the chokehold that our protagonist goes through.

Ngayong nakaganti ka na, siguro maligayang maligaya ka na.

ABOVE: Tonya to her daughter Insiang, after killing Dado

Unlike Manila in the Claws of Light, released only a year before this film, Insiang has more of a still and let-down ending. But nonetheless, Lino Brocka’s seventh production remains an important piece of Philippine cinema that deserves all the recognition and revisiting by the latest generations.

[ghoul-haunted]

oh lmao they actually cast filipinos in this korean show I was wondering if they were going to do brownface or some shit like that one hong kong drama did last year

[theshangri-lawhispers]

How I hate men and their ego!

As a woman in this fine society, romantic comedies have never been more unrealistic. Men in those kind of movies? They'd do ANYTHING for their girls. This remains the reason why fictional men are the exact definition of "beyond the bare mininum".

But how men is in the harsh reality? They're a joke! I swear, they need to see a therapist about their disgusting behavior... They need to get their shit straight.

Just a heads up, I write news articles. (*wink*)

My messages are free to ANY GIRL having to deal with these red flags. Yes darling, I will expose this motherfuckers! (Only if you consent to it, ladies!)

The rest of you just needs to sit down, relax, and have a cup of tea.

Faithfully yours xoxo,

Karina Labowski.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Where did you think the men get the audacity?

[onenettvchannel]

#OneNETnewsEXCLUSIVE: Cartoon Network marks its 30th Anniversary

ATLANTA, GEORGIA -- The former American flagship broadcaster for kids of Turner Broadcasting System (TBS), which is now Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. (WBDI) launches the first 24hr. single-genre cable channel last October 1, 1992 on Thursday known as Cartoon Network, who was focused a targeted audience for kids, teens and mostly few of the adults.

At first, Cartoon Network’s programming consisted solely of various reruns of old and new cartoons like pre-1948 Looney Toons, the 1933 Popeye series and here today is the original and the rebooted version of The Powerpuff Girls, as well for the Steven Universe show, original programming like Craig of the Creek, etc. The rest of it is history for the next generation of kids to grow up with.

In an editorial article from Gizmodo, the kids' channel of Cartoon Network has a lot of damage, controversies and LGBT issues over the years in some shows than can be attacked for mass negative viewers in ruining the childhood. Corporate transitions are suffering from losing viewers as adults, but the kids and teens like us remained untouched.

Here in Asia and the Philippines around 2 years later in October 6th, 1994 (Asia Pacific) on Thursday, and followed by our country's cable TV station as independent the same name last Tuesday (June 6th, 1995) where it was broadcasted LIVE from Singapore, Jakarta, Bangkok and in Metro Manila as a regional cable channel.

Some shows expressed from the United States of America (U.S.A.) at a later date and was censored internationally with disrespected reasons in every country's government as noted from The Roundtable (a YouTuber owned by the group of Kevin Williams, Shane Verkest and Tom Tobin, the big nicknames of AwestruckVox, RetroNemo & the same name of Tom).

Imported anime series was introduced in mid-March 1997 where the Toonami block was born until mid-September 2008. Four years later in 2012 on April Fools Day, [adult swim] secured its broadcast rights for a late-night dose of the said anime and most of the original Toonami and Cartoon Network programming like IGPX (Immortal Grand Prix), Housing Complex C and Samurai Jack.

Cartoon Network is originated from Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. per targeted demographic of all-ages and preteen daytime programming. The cable channel for kids will air daily from 6am to 8pm (Eastern local time). While the [adult swim] network airs around 8pm onwards to 6am (the next day) with the same channel from sign-on to sign-off. Most of its programmes on numerous occasions to be adding an hour later in the overtime schedule before 9pm. In exception to start and end its broadcast day, all the regional channels with the same name continues be broadcasted non-stop for 24hrs. daily.

Fans have tuned in as a childhood to remember before the school starts and after the college ends from yours truly for all.

For the 30th anniversary, happy birthday Cartoon Network from our management and staff of OneNETnews!

PHOTO COURTESY: Cartoon Network via Twitter Image BACKGROUND PROVIDED BY: Tegna

SOURCE: *https://twitter.com/cartoonnetwork/status/1568298240344219650 [Referenced Tweeted Photo from @CartoonNetwork] *https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Discovery *https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartoon_Network *https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Cartoon_Network *https://gizmodo.com/cartoon-network-30-year-anniversary-1849137935 [Referenced Editorial News Article from Gizmodo] *https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_Cartoon_Network_channels *https://censorship-history.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Cartoon_Network_Asia *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elk6NLgjVDg [Referenced YT Video from The Roundtable] *https://www.roundtablevids.com/about-us [Referenced Biography from The Roundtable website] and *https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toonami

-- OneNETnews Team

[beyond-the-hori7on]

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MCF: MADE IN THE PHILIPPINES

RAYNOLD TAN

TOMMY ALEJANDRINO

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[annabelle--cane]

[scrolling through a fandom tag] wrong. wrong. incomprehensibly wrong. wrong but harmless. nice style and color palette but I don't care about that ship. mildly entertaining liveblog update. they whitewashed my girl :( . good joke, reblog. wro--well that's my mutual so I will politely look away. fifteen posts in a row by an innocent rp blog that I don't have the heart to block. take I agree with but op was annoying about it. chapter twenty-eight of a longfic wip. !! GOOD POST !!, instafollowed. bot. technically correctly tagged but uses this acronym for something completely different. museum worthy art piece by a sixteen-year-old from the philippines. wrong. wrong but in a new and exciting way that provokes thought.