10 Philippine Showbiz Today
The Post (G) ****
Writer’s Bloc!
History can be vexing. Enter the world of politics and a public
itching to know in The Post. Easily one of the best films of any year
master director unleashes two consummate actors in a true tale of
political intrigue. Made with the aid of Participant Media and man with
a social conscience Jeff Skoll’s this important tale of American (and
truly international ) history will find this story completely fascinating. Be
sure to check out this gripping tale of political intrigue and chicanery
from 20th Century Fox at select Cineplex cinemas around B.C..
People champion a free press. Ah, but what if the press locks horns
with the government, or vice versa? Alas, this is the modus operandi
behind The Post. Set during the tumultuous days of the Vietnam War
the press becomes the headline when a prominent paper gets a hold
of some confidential files related to a not so popular.
Old folks may recall the chaos that erupted when The Pentagon
Papers came to light. News of these damaging documents landed in the
laps of the publisher and editor of The Washington Post - Kay Graham
and Ben Bradlee. Power couple Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks get down
to business and are in the zone as gatekeepers to democracy. Do the
right thing and publish secret documents and go against the wishes
of the Nixon administration or stand down are the big decisions this
pair need to contend with along with seem corporate considerations
further ratcheting up the debate on any number of sides.
Again Steven Spielberg hits the mark. Full of suspense and tension
from start to finish The Post is an eye-opener on all levels. Expect yet
again Ms. Streep to be front and centre at this year’s Oscars due to her
head-turning performance of a media heavyweight facing the ultimate
moral and business decision all wrapped in one not so tidy bundle. ●
January 22 - February 7, 2018
Jan. 22-Feb.7, 2015
American pedophile in PHL
sentenced to life in prison
A Sacramento, California pilot
who traveled to the Philippines to
have sex with underage girls was
sentenced on January 23, 2018
to life in prison.
The man had also worked
with a woman in the Philippines
to produce child pornography.
The girls were said to be as
young as seven years old.
The sentencing of Michael
Carey Clemans, 57, comes four
months after a federal jury in
Sacramento found him guilty of a
variety of charges.
The charges include traveling
overseas to engage in illicit sexual
conduct and buying children.
Clemans pleaded guilty to
separate counts of producing
December
22, 2017 - January 7, 2018
child pornography
and receiving
child pornography at the start of
when he was in the Philippines.
the trial.
More
than
27,000
During
the
sentencing
hearing this week, U.S. District pornographic images of children
Judge John Mendez said he was were found on his computer at his
parent’s house.
sickened by the crimes.
In another message he wrote:
According
to
court
documents, Clemans worked “that is the reason I mentioned
or
runaways…
with overseas associates to locate orphanages
vulnerable children