Moira, Juana and Jessica talk about A Second Chance
Moira Lang and Juana Change
When we recorded this podcast last Thursday, A Second Chance starring Bea Alonzo and John Lloyd Cruz was already the top-grossing Filipino movie of 2015. Is it everything it’s cranked up to be? How does it stack up against the much-loved first movie, One More Chance?
The cast of this podcast:
Mae Paner a.k.a. Juana Change, activist and author of the bestselling Kwentaxi, her conversations with taxi drivers ranging from the heartwarming to the bizarre. Her latest Juana Change video Laglagan Na was directed by Brilliant Mendoza and has gotten more than 3 million views on Facebook. The next Juana Change video will be directed by Lav Diaz. No word on the running time.
Moira Lang a.k.a. Raymond Lee, screenwriter of Anak, Tanging Yaman, Milan, Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros, Zombadings and producer of Maxi, Zombadings and Norte, Hangganan Ng Kasaysayan. Moira is currently writing a screenplay she is not at liberty to discuss, after which she will start working on Zombadings 2: Game of Trans. Investors, line up here.
Jessica Zafra a.k.a. Jessicarulestheuniverse, accidental honorary executive producer of Norte, who has seen the movies that got nominated for the Best Foreign Film Oscar the year Norte had a shot and still thinks Norte should’ve been in the shortlist. Ida, the eventual winner—blah. Wild Tales—hysterically funny, but not the best. Leviathan—a Russian movie that feels Filipino, and should be shown in a double-bill with Norte, a Filipino film that feels Russian. (Afterwards, a suicide watch.)
Recorded at Cibo with a very good microphone.
Movie rating: Three thumbs down, and three double-espressos to stay awake.
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Answers to questions you might be asking, unless you wandered onto this site purely by accident >>>
December 6th, 2015 at 01:12
Hi, Jessica. Is Norte available in DVD? I missed its theatrical run.
December 6th, 2015 at 02:16
Hello Moira! Hello Mae!
December 6th, 2015 at 22:42
i think abs-cbn did rush production of the film because they needed to act fast to divert people’s attention away from aldub. for the past four months or so, ‘aldub’ was all that people were talking about, so they had to do something/anything to stop the competition and regain much of the ground they lost to aldub. the result: a badly made film. just saying.
December 7th, 2015 at 00:32
This comment has nothing to do with that ridiculous movie.
But speaking of Russia, Marat Safin and his tropics-activated sweat glands are in the country. I know that you know. Are you going to not-stalk him at MOA?
(Rafa’s here too but bleh, he’s not Russian.)
December 7th, 2015 at 01:15
tere: No need for “just saying” disclaimer, it’s a solid hypothesis.
December 7th, 2015 at 01:17
stub_born: Actually did not know because we don’t follow exhibition events.
December 7th, 2015 at 17:56
The questions are inevitable because we can only suspend our disbelief to a certain point. Also, Boom Tarat Tarat na lang siguro ang sikat na kanta na hindi pa nagawan ng movie o teleserye.
December 7th, 2015 at 18:04
What mic were you using? Audio is amazing!
December 7th, 2015 at 18:12
There’s this meme of Sen. Miriam Santiago telling Popoy and Basha that she will pay for their Meralco bill, if that’s what it takes to keep their marriage together hahaha.
Speaking of Never Been to me, there’s this local business called Witty Will Save the World Co., which made a planner that has the lyrics to the song hahaha!!! The planner is called Tita Witty Papapyat ka din at dudurugin sila 2016 planner. Photos are here hahaha >>> https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1189152141099611.1073741838.138551186159717&type=3
December 8th, 2015 at 11:58
brewhuh23: It’s a Samson USB mic that my friend was using to record his compositions.
December 9th, 2015 at 07:34
it’s a good movie even if you are not a fan of popoy and basha. people who did not like the movie fall into these categories: dislike star cinema and its stars, jaded single people, unhappy couples who keep trying to save the relationship but they know nothing can be done, and yes jz, nerds.
December 9th, 2015 at 11:48
Algernon: Shame on us for expecting Cinema. We shall go back to our interrupted reading of the General Relativity paper on its 100th anniversary. (You do know this site’s target readership is nerds, yes?)
December 9th, 2015 at 14:59
Well, we want movies that make sense. But that idea may be too revolutionary for some. People are willing to forego logic for kilig and hugot lines.
December 9th, 2015 at 15:38
I love nerds.
December 9th, 2015 at 16:00
And we love intelligence. Life is full of disappointment.
December 9th, 2015 at 17:00
I can understand why some people cannot relate to that kind of movie. Boyhood was an oscar favorite but I did not like it. I couldn’t relate to the character. My bet was the grand budapest hotel.