10/18/2013
10:51:38 AM
Noir poetry
is on the roll, and one of its biggest fruits was the movie known as “Metro
Manila.” Nah, we should not be wondering on why the metropolitan has always
been the subject of this type of artwork. Seems like poverty porn has always
been a part of our cultural identity, eh?
It’s nice
to notice though that Metro Manila was the British filmmaker Sean Ellis’ entry
to the 86th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. Yes, pang-Oscars nga ang pelikulang ito,
considering that it can actually be a convergence of Filip
