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The legendary filmmaker passed away on August 28. He was the mind behind seminal films such as Itim, Batch ’81, Citizen Jake.
Philippine pop culture personalities have shared their heartfelt tributes to legendary and firebrand filmmaker Mike De Leon, who died on August 28, Thursday. He was 78.De Leon showcased absolute mastery of filmmaking in classic films such as Kisapmata (1981), Batch '81 ( ...
The "Self-Portrait of a Filipino Filmmaker."
What would the local film landscape be without the Mike de Leon? He's "one of Filipino cinema's most fiercely political and dramatic storytellers" for a reason. New generations of cinephiles all over the world are also giving him his due ...
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Acclaimed auteur Mike de Leon isn't one to shy away from controversial topics, especially with films like Kisapmata, Batch '81, and Sister Stella L. His latest feature film (and first after 17 years), Citizen Jake, takes on the corruption that haunts ...
This is getting out of hand.
We knew Citizen Jake would be a movie event, considering it is Mike de Leon's first movie in almost two decades. But we didn't expect his comeback to be both a cinematic event and a social media war. Here's ...
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