Friday, September 8, 2023

THE NINETIES # 953: JINGGOY ESTRADA (IN THE TITLE ROLE), AMANDA PAGE, BETH TAMAYO, DANTE RIVERO, BOB SOLER, DICK ISRAEL IN "STREBEL, GESTAPO NG MAYNILA" (1998)

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Based on a true story of one of Manila's top cops in the 1960s, a policeman shows why the Western Police District was tagged as 'Man...

THE NINETIES # 952: ISABEL REYES, YNEZ VENERACION, PIA PAULA AND KRISTINA KASTEN, WITH FERNANDO MONTENEGRO, MIGUEL MORENO, GINO ANTONIO IN "KUNG LILIGAYA KA SA PILING NG IBA" (1998)

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"Kung Liligaya Ka sa Piling ng Iba" (1998) Starlight Films Release Date January 21, 1998 Story and Screenplay  Lando Jacob Cinema...

THE NINETIES # 951: BABALU, REDFORD WHITE, WITH PAOLO CONTIS, STEFANO MORI, EMMAN ABELEDA, PRINCESS PUNZALAN, MANDY OCHOA, TOBY ALEJAR, MELISSA MENDEZ AND CAMILLE PRATTS IN "HABA-BABA- DOO! PUTI-PUTI- POO! (1998)

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Two simpletons become the living targets of practical jokes as they babysit a brood of seven children who terribly miss their parents. In sp...
Wednesday, September 6, 2023

THE NINETIES # 950: ONEMIG BONDOC, RED STERNBERG, RICA PERALEJO, MICHAEL FLORES, JAKE ROXAS, BERNADETTE ALLYSON AND ACE ESPINOSA IN "SILAW" (1998)

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Curious about a bright glow that they saw while on a camping trip, a group of  youngsters crosses paths with two surviving navy SEAL command...

THE NINETIES # 949: FERNANDO POE, JR., ANJANETTE ABAYARI, WITH DANIEL FERNANDO, LOVELY RIVERO, RICARDO CEPEDA, SUBAS HERRERO, MELISSE 'MUMAY' SANTIAGO AND PAQUITO DIAZ IN "PAGBABALIK NG PROBINSYANO" (1998)

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Abducted by the Kalinga natives and later adopted as their own son, a police chief tries to prevent the imminent destruction of the environm...
Tuesday, September 5, 2023

THE NINETIES # 948: FEATURING THE VOICES OF JOLINA MAGDANGAL, MARVIN AGUSTIN, MARTIN NIEVERA AND REGINE VEASQUEZ IN "ADARNA, THE MYTHICAL BIRD" (1997)

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The story of a night bird whose songs can heal even the worst ailment is again told with this first Filipino full length animated movie. ...

THE NINETIES # 947: EDDIE GARCIA, MONSOUR DEL ROSARIO, WITH EDDIE GUTIERREZ, DAN FERNANDEZ, AYA MEDEL IN "PADRE KALIBRE" (1997)

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A congressman's desire to get back the land his father has donated to a parish is foiled by an ex-military chaplain who would rather dis...

THE NINETIES # 946: CHRISTOPHER DE LEON, MARICEL SORIANO, JUDY ANN SANTOS, WITH GINA PARENO, SPENCER REYES AND RONALDO VALDEZ IN "NASAAN ANG PUSO" (1997)

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Siblings draw strength from each other as they try to live with the problems brought about by their parents' separation. "Nasaan an...
Monday, September 4, 2023

THE NINETIES # 945: JASON SALCEDO, JUNELL HERNANDO, JANUS DEL PRADO AND JUN URBANO, WITH MARK GIL, WILLIAM MARTINEZ, RAMON CHRISTOPHER, MARICEL LAXA AND INTRODUCING ANNE CURTIS IN "MAGIC KINGDOM (ANG ALAMAT NG DAMORTIS)" (1997)

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 Three young boys experience the adventure of their lives when they are tasked to go to a mythical land to rescue the kingdom and its prince...

THE NINETIES # 944: NORA AUNOR, JUDY ANN SANTOS, JAO MAPA, TOGETHER WITH NIDA BLANCA, MARK GIL, LUIS GONZALES, CRIS MICHELLENA, CALOY PIMENTEL, TESS DUMPIT IN "BABAE" (1997)

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Three generations of women tell different stories about domineering men who find it difficult to accord women equal status and rights as men...

THE NINETIES # 943: TOM TAUS, JR., BETH TAMAYO, AMY AUSTRIA, BEMBOL ROCO, LLOYD SAMARTINO, DENISE JOAQUIN, WITH BELLA FLORES, LOU VELOSO, JOEY GALVEZ IN "ANAK NG BULKAN" (1997)

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A young boy and his giant bird is able to help the victims of the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo even as the gigantic bird becomes the object of d...
Sunday, September 3, 2023

THE NINETIES # 942: MANSUETO 'ONYOK' VELASCO, JR., INA RAYMUNDO, WITH ACE ESPINOSA, GLORIA SEVILLA, AMADO CORTEZ, MANDY OCHOA, MARCO SALVADOR, BEBONG OSORIO, OLIVE MADRIDEJOS, ROBERT TALBY IN "THE ONYOK VELASCO STORY" (1997)

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A boxer traces his rise to fame as a boxer--- from his humble beginnings to his lucky bouts in amateur boxing and his eventual victory in th...

THE NINETIES # 941: ALMA SORIANO (IN THE TITLE ROLE), ALLAN PAULE, JEFFREY GONZALES, MARITA ZOBEL, SHEILA SANCHEZ, PINKY ROCES IN "MODELO" (1997)

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 A simple provincial girl becomes a commercial model after being convinced by a philandering photographer whom she marries. The photographer...

THE NINETIES # 940: ANDREW E., MICHELLE ALDANA, JORGE ESTREGAN, DENISE BORROMEO AND INTRODUCING BLAKDYAK, WITH ZENY ZABALA, JOJI ISLA IN "EXTRANGHERO" (1997)

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A man, mistaken for a mental patient, is given special powers that allow him to save people in distress, help the needy and the poor. He sav...

THE NINETIES # 939: KLAUDIA KORONEL, ANTON BERNARDO, ALMA SORIANO AND INTRODUCING MARGARITA MILAN IN "LINGGO LANG ANG PAHINGA" (1997)

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A couple's marriage is threatened by the arrival of a lesbian who comes to live with them. Ever a virtuous woman, the wife realizes that...