Every generation has a story that defines its struggles, hopes, and truths. For some, it’s Shakespearean drama; for others, ...

W-O-W. This was the only word that came out of my mouth at the end of the musical film, “Isang Himala,” one of the 10 entries in the 50th Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF). I clapped in ...

was named Ishmael after the film director they had worked with in “Himala.”) De Guzman’s show was scheduled on the week he died. Bernal conceptualized it with the actress and billed it ...

That’s not a spoiler as this entry in the 2024 Metro Manila Film Festival is a remake of “Himala,” the 1982 classic that every film student knows. Yet this version strives to be its opposite, an ...

“But nothing will replace Ishmael Bernal’s version, Nora Aunor and Sir Ricky Lee’s ‘Himala’,” direk Pepe said. “This film musical is a different take on Elsa told very powerfully ...

A 2012 documentary about the making and the legacy of the 1982 drama masterpiece directed by Ishmael Bernal that ended up being one of the greatest Asian films of all time The revelations about ...

The 1982 film “Himala,” directed by 2001 National Artist Ismael Bernal, was supposed to be anti-religion but turned into an overwhelming testament to a people’s faith. I didn’t get to ...