The Wheel and Axle

Papa P. Up Close and Personal

So a couple of weeks back, a friend and I were sent by our mentor to cover the press launch for Piolo Pascual’s feature on E! News Asia.

No, we’re not press. We’re bloggers, and it seems other bloggers were also invited based on the guest list. I guess nowadays bloggers have as much potential clout as the press, and we probably do not have the same extensive filters in our brains that the press requires.

Making us perfect candidates to write about tell-all juicy documentaries about hot movie superstars.

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When the TV contest I Am Pogay first came out, it must have been a curiosity to the Filipino masses who may still have little understanding of the modern gay paradigm. After all, the stereotype of the bakla as the swishy fairy is ingrained in our cultural consciousness – stemming, perhaps, from our own pre-Hispanic roots where notions of gender and sexuality were much more fluid and definitely more liberal than what the West brought to us throughout four centuries of colonial rule.

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I recently watched Slumber Party, the Cinema One Originals / Origin8media / One Night Entertainment / Outpost film. Despite very minimal publicity, I was eagerly anticipating this comedy based on a viral trailer I saw on the internet. I also had high expectations because two of the studios have produced a lot of quality films in the past, including one of my favorite aswang movies (Yanggaw, Cinema One Originals) and one of the most hilarious movies in the history of ever (Zombadings: Patayin sa Shokot si Remington, Origin8media).

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