February 2012
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Life is the ultimate work of art
Vicky Christina Barcelona: Film Analysis
“I feel like there are so many emotions inside me and I have to let it out.”
This is just one of the lines from the movie that instantly caught me.
I’ve always been that type of person ever since. When watching movies or TV series or listening to songs or reading books and other reading materials, what I get to absorb all the time are the lines or the...
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Kaleldo / Summer Heat
Kaleldo is an internationally-acclaimed independent film made by no less than the genius Brillante Mendoza.
Mendoza has actually been making big names in the international film community by his unique works that represented a way of the Filipino living that has captured praises from all over the globe. He was winning and bagging awards, but sadly, his own people can’t even accept his works.
What...
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Metro! Metro!
Magazine analysis: Metro Magazine (July 2011 Issue)
Metro is considered one of the top, famous magazines in the country today. Not only because it caters and offers high-end fashion and beauty tips, it also features famed artists locally as well as stylists and all those that walk the steps of the fashion world.
Metro magazine is a magazine from the ABS-CBN Publishing house. So it is not...
January 2012
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The Broads
Manila Bulletin, Philippine Star and The Philippine Daily Inquirer.
MANILA BULLETIN
Manila Bulletin’s front page does not have any ads. Except for the paper name bar, there was portion there where MB (Manila Bulletin) was inviting advertisers to put an ad on their paper. No ads but just an invitation to advertise. Smart move there, MB.
CONTENT
Manila Bulletin, considering that it is a government...
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TABLOID ANALYSIS
One futile attempt to create a fair nalysis of these five local tabloids
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People’s Journal Tonight
People’s Journal is actually, I could say, for my opinion, one of the few tabloids that I can actually pick from a newspaper stand and read. Meaning? It’s quite a good one honestly.
The over-all content of the said newspaper was good in such a way that it contains much of the...
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Stardust: Catching a fallen star and finding out...
It’s been a while since I last wrote a book review. I don’t know if I can still write one but I do hope that I can find it somewhere within me so I can give this book quite a fair judgment.
This book made its way to my hands during the day that I’ve been battling over my own self on what book I should review. A close friend lent me the book and I decided right then and there to use it for my Media...
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Holidays... Everything that comes before, in...
Media has tremendously affected every aspect of living today; like for instance, celebrating the holidays and everything that comes before, in between and after. Let me share with you a story.
Kym, (Pronounced as “kim”, that is just the proper way to spell her name) grew up in a close-knitted Christian family. Though they are not perfect, for conflicts would always arise from time to time, they...
December 2011
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Dissonance: A Mental Discomfort
Your favorite actress is on national television, denying the issue of her alleged mischievous actions last week in a private party. The issue went on headlines on showbiz news and tabloids when the actress was accused of publicly defaming and harassing another actress who was issued to be the reason of her break-up with her model boyfriend for three years.
You gave out a sigh of relief.
“Of...