Recently rediscovered and now digitally restored, Lino Brocka’s 1980 movie, starring Nora Aunor, opens for a week at Metrograph. By J. Hoberman The title character in “Bona,” a stark tale of selfless ...

Screened early this year at the Rotterdam film festival, Khavn dela Cruz’s Lino Brocka, National Anarchist had a run at the recently concluded QCinema festival, every bit a tribute to the late ...

Manila is a model of urban efficiency in the montage that begins director Lino Brocka’s Manila in the Claws of Light. Shot in black-and-white, the Filipino capital embraces a new workday through a ...

National Artist Ricky Lee spoke about the artistry of Jaclyn Jose, revealing that even the late Lino Brocka regarded her as a “rare find” and declared that she had the making of a “star.” Lee looked ...

Friends and admirers of Lino Brocka (left) and Ishmael Bernal (right) will pay tribute to the acclaimed directors at the Newsdesk Café in Quezon City. Newsdesk Café, in cooperation with Image Guild ...

Maria Isabel Lopez shared on Friday's "Fast Talk with Boy Abunda" that she regrets turning down a film by the late National Artist for Film Lino Brocka back in the day. In the episode, Tito Boy asked ...

In adapting Lino Brocka’s 1980 classic to the present, the audience will find that, while details of Bona’s character have been changed, the stage adaptation promises to retain the essence of the film ...