To the faithful departed

“Uutusan Ko ang mga angel: Bubuhatin Ka nila sa Kanilang mga Kamay upang hindi matisod ang mga paa mo sa bato”

Salmo 90:11-12 (BSP)

- salin ni Manuel Principe Bautista (1916-1996)

Perplexing Malformations by Caliph8 (starring Solenn Heussaff)

Perplexing Malformations is a remix of the Solenn Heussaff footage taken by Juan Caguicla from UNO Magazine’s October ’10 issue.This remix was edited, scored and produced by Caliph8.

According to Caliph8, he did it all “live” in his home studio, manipulating the images and music simultaneously like he does during his gigs. Previously, he’s employed the same process for the Goethe Institute’s Silent Film Festival, which gets contemporary artists to score German classic films from the silent era.

Check out more of his music here.

The man who killed Alexis Tioseco

Murder and justice—or the lack thereof—are never simple matters. The author turns a clear eye to the case of Alexis Tioseco and Nika Bohinc, investigating the investigators and unearthing the backstories underneath the story

By Patricia Evangelista

The arrested man had the face of a killer. Shifting eyes, tangled hair, cheeks so thin the bones sliced sharp against skin. At the time of his incarceration, he was the father of nine, with one more on the way.

His name is Danilo D. Jomoc, Sr., born forty-seven years ago to a farmer and his wife in Inopacan, Leyte. His education includes several years in Macagoco Elementary School, and not much else. In 1989, he applied for an opening in Agila Gas, a fuel trucking business owned by a man named Leonardo Tioseco.

Jomoc quit in 2005. When he applied again, he listed Tioseco as his character reference. He spelled it “Tioceco.”
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With a Little Help From Our Friends

JUSTICE FOR ALEXIS AND NIKA

Author’s Note: The following is an edited excerpt from the September issue of FHM Philippines, which is out on the stands now. Thanks to Allan Madrilejos, Allan Hernandez and Lou Albano of FHM Philippines for all their help and support.

Alexis met Nika at the Rotterdam Film Festival, where both were guests and speakers. They gravitated toward each other immediately. The evening of the day they first met, he sent an e-mail to his brother Chris and longtime friend Chris Costello with the subject heading: “The object of my affection.” Attached to the e-mail was a picture of Nika.

Nika was already well known in the film circuit in Europe, being the youngest-ever editor of film journal Ekran. Sight & Sound characterized her stint at the publication as “pushing it to a new level of excellence with her customary passion and commitment, taking the fight to parochial, philistine right-wing bureaucrats who wanted a commercial magazine focused on local and commercial cinema.” The constant struggle eventually made her choose to give it up, move to Manila at the start of 2009 to be with Alexis, and to help set up funding alliances between producers and organizations between Europe and Southeast Asia.

Needless to say, they were perfect for each other.
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Have Fun With Ramon Bautista

“I wish R.A. Rivera gets to make his first feature soon.” Alexis Tioseco

Eggy

Illustration by Jester Pamulaklakin

To Those Who Remembered, Who Chose Not To, Who Came, Who Couldn’t Make It, Who Are Still Here

…a reminder via the wisdom of Bobby Balingit

It’s been a year…

Goodbye Cinema, Hello Cinephilia

One of Alexis’ heroes was film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum. His latest collection, Goodbye Cinema, Hello Cinephilia: Film Culture in Transition (The University of Chicago Press) is already out in some stores in the United States. In the catalogue, its given release date is October 2010.

The book is dedicated to the memory of Alexis and Nika.

(Photo by Lia Martinez)

Alexis Tioseco, Film Critic, 1981-2009

Alexis Tioseco was a constant on ANC’s weekly media affairs show Media in Focus, hosted by Cheche Lazaro and produced by Patricia Evangelista. He was meant to take over as host for several episodes in October 2009. He was murdered, along with Slovenian film journalist, Nika Bohinc, at his home on Times St. on September 1.