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‘The Kingmaker’ director talks about the twists, turns making Imelda Marcos documentary

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 23 08:28 PM

Lauren Greenfield opens up about the “indomitable” Imelda Marcos, her family’s return to power, and why the inequality among Filipinos have allowed for the persistence of political dynasties. Read more »

Imelda Marcos documentary 'The Kingmaker' to be streamed on iWant

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 12 03:36 PM

The critically acclaimed documentary about former First Lady Imelda Marcos will be shown on ABS-CBN's streaming service starting this month.  Read more »

This new docu on Imelda says the ex-First Lady is still up to no good | Get Reel with Andrew Paredes

Posted at Mar 20 08:02 PM

In this new episode of Get Reel with Andrew Paredes, our critic takes on the latest documentary from Lauren Greenfield, which is as much a portrait of a lady as a portrait of a nation. By ANDREW PAREDES Read more »

Sandiganbayan affirms dismissal of P267 million Marcos forfeiture case

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 06 03:13 PM

The Sandiganbayan 4th Division has affirmed its decision to dismiss a civil case involving the forfeiture of P267 million of alleged ill-gotten wealth of the Marcoses and spouses Fe and Ignacio Gimenez. Read more »

14 Philippine politicians with unusually long careers

Oliver X.A. Reyes
Posted at Feb 28 01:14 PM

If you think Manong Johnny’s reign is the longest, you’re wrong. Read more »

'Maganda siya': Aquino sisters watch Imelda Marcos' docu 'The Kingmaker'

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 26 11:49 AM

"Maganda siya." This was the reaction of Ballsy Aquino-Cruz, one of the daughters of the late Sen. Ninoy Aquino and former Pres. Corazon Aquino, after watching "The Kingmaker, a documentary about the life of former First Lady Imelda Marcos at the University of the Philippines (UP) Film Institute Tuesday.  Read more »

Sandiganbayan affirms dismissal of P102-B Marcos forfeiture case

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 19 05:20 PM

The Sandiganbayan 2nd Division turned down the appeal of plaintiff Republic of the Philippines for the reversal of the dismissal of the P102-billion forfeiture case of former President Ferdinand Marcos, his wife Imelda, and as their cronies.   Read more »

Responding to public demand, CCP brings back Imelda Marcos documentary

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 17 02:51 PM

The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) is re-screening a critically acclaimed documentary about former First Lady Imelda Marcos due to insistent public demand.  Read more »

Has Imelda seen ‘The Kingmaker’? Director says Marcoses were invited to PH premiere

Miguel Dumaual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 31 06:40 PM

“I realized she was an incredibly unreliable narrator, and that the truth was under assault in a lot of these stories.” Read more »

Remember Calauit? The new Imelda docu takes us back to one of the Marcoses’ absurd legacies

Jam Pascual
Updated as of Jan 31 03:26 PM

“The Kingmaker” began as an exploration of one of Imelda Marcos’s most absurd flexing of power and penchant for excess—the safari of Calauit island. The film's director Lauren Greenfield says the First Lady's famous shoe collection is no match to this Palawan fantasy made real.  Read more »

Magkasalungat na pananaw ni Imelda, Martial Law victims sinalaysay sa docu

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 30 07:57 PM

Dinagsa ang advanced showing ng pinag-uusapang dokumetaryong "The Kingmaker." Read more »

The curious case of ‘The Kingmaker,’ a damning docu about Imelda, that premiered at the CCP

Miguel Dumaual, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 30 08:26 PM

“Beyond the controversial dinner that happened at the main lobby a floor just above us, several events pertaining to the return of the Marcoses remind us about the vulnerability of cultural memory, and the fragility of the democratic legacy of People Power.” Read more »

Review: ‘The Kingmaker’ is the history lesson every Filipino, young and old, needs to see

Andrew Paredes
Updated as of Mar 12 09:15 PM

Think of it as watching Imelda Marcos try to rewrite history for an hour and 41 minutes.   Read more »

The complex edifice Madame built — or how the CCP’s DNA will always be Imeldific

Manuel L. Quezon III
Posted at Jan 18 01:40 PM

In the midst of the nation's outpouring of concern for those affected by Taal's wrath, the 50-year old Cultural Center of the Philippines threw a dinner in honor of its founder and premiere benefactress. And like the volcano, the online world is fuming. Read more »

Imelda Marcos documentary ‘The Kingmaker’ to make PH premiere at CCP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 16 11:17 AM

The critically acclaimed documentary about former First Lady Imelda Marcos will make its Philippine premiere later this month.  Read more »

Marcos cronies Nieto, Africa told to return ill-gotten wealth to gov't

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 05 09:04 PM

The Sandiganbayan has ordered the return of millions in ill-gotten wealth of Marcos cronies Jose Africa and Manuel Nieto, Jr.   Read more »

'The Kingmaker' review: The power and vainglory of Imelda Marcos

Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
Updated as of Nov 08 10:33 AM

It was always a little too easy to laugh at Imelda Marcos. Read more »

Pagbasura ng ill-gotten wealth case ng mga Marcos, iaapela

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 11:48 PM

Pero para sa isang dating taga-PCGG, hindi na dapat hayaang hawakan ng OSG ang kaso. Read more »

Sandiganbayan dismisses P1 billion civil suit vs Marcoses, Tantocos

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 08 09:22 PM

The Sandiganbayan 2nd Division has dismissed another case involving former President Ferdinand Marcos and his wife Imelda as well as the founders of Rustan’s Commercial Corporation. Read more »

“Perception is real, the truth is not,” says Imelda in hot new docu on her life

ANCX Staff
Updated as of Oct 01 10:32 PM

In The Kingmaker, the filmmaker Lauren Greenfield put the spotlight back on Imelda Marcos, and it looks like Madam had the time of her life working it for the camera Read more »