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Title: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: traveler69 on Jun 30, 2017 at 08:29 PM
The first four (4) entries for the 2017 Metro Manila Film festival have been officially announced:

“ANG PANDAY”
Director: Rodel Nacianceno
Producer: CCM Creative Productions, Inc.
Lead Actor: Coco Martin

“ALMOST IS NOT ENOUGH”
Director: Dan Villegas
Producers: Quantum & Mjm Productions
Lead Actors: Jennylyn Mercado & Jericho Rosales

“THE REVENGERS”
Director: Joyce A. Bernal
Producers: Star Cinema & Viva Films
Lead Actors: Vice Ganda, Daniel Padilla & Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach

“LOVE TRAPS #Family Goals”
Director: Antonio Y. Reyes
Producer: Octo Arts Films
Lead Actors: Vic Sotto & Dawn Zulueta



Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: traveler69 on Jun 30, 2017 at 09:05 PM
The announcement of the said first four (4) entries drew mixed reactions from some netizens, among them:

(https://s4.postimg.org/65op429pp/MMFF_20171.jpg)

(https://s13.postimg.org/7t50agqvb/MMFF_20172.jpg)

(https://s18.postimg.org/py91cmre1/MMFF_20173.jpg)


Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: Klaus Weasley on Jul 03, 2017 at 10:20 AM
They REJECTED scripts by Antoinette Jadaone and Raya Martin and a Nick Joaquin musical. (http://www.interaksyon.com/buy-bust-ang-larawan-palanca-winners-among-scripts-snubbed-by-mmff/) Something tells me their claim of basing it on the actual scripts is utter B.S. They just read the title page and who's starring in it.
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: jas on Jul 03, 2017 at 10:33 AM
3 MMFF ExeCom members resign after official entries announced

Rolando Tolentino, Ricky Lee, Kara Magsanoc Alikpala resign from the Metro Manila Film Festival Executive Committee.

http://www.rappler.com/entertainment/news/174442-mmff-2017-execom-resign-rolando-tolentino-ricky-lee-kara-magsanoc-alikpala
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: halvert on Jul 03, 2017 at 07:30 PM
I saw Ang Larawan , the musical in CCP years ago starring Celeste Legaspi and Noemi Manikan-Gomez. Truly great Filipino artistry!
I also read "Smaller and smaller circles"...smart, nail-biting suspense with a Jesuit priest as a kind of CSI expert
The one change I loved about the duterte admin
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: jas on Jul 04, 2017 at 07:34 AM
Liza Diño reacts to resignation of three MMFF officials

http://www.pep.ph/news/67423/liza-dioreacts-toresignation-of-three-mmffofficials?ref=feed_1

Director Erik Matti slams MMFF 2017 selection committee: "Medyo garapal lang."

http://www.pep.ph/news/67426/director-erik-matti-slams-mmff-2017-selection-committee-medyo-garapal-lang?ref=feed_1
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: traveler69 on Jul 13, 2017 at 02:18 PM
On July 12, 2017, following the controversial resignations, MMFF Executive Committee Chair Tim Orbos named the three (3)  new members of the MMFF Execom:

Mario J. Delos Reyes
Joy Belmonte-Alimurung
Arnel Ignacio
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: traveler69 on Aug 22, 2017 at 09:22 PM
(https://s3.postimg.org/vimxl4vyb/Mike_De_Leon_Atom_Araullo_Citizen_Jake.jpg)
Mike De Leon with Citizen Jake's lead actor, Atom Araullo

One of the most anticipated Filipino films this year is Citizen Jake. It is currently in the works under the direction of Mike De Leon. Fans of De Leon expect that this film will be selected for inclusion in the forthcoming 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival. Citizen Jake is De Leon's comeback project after 18 years of "hibernation" from the movie industry.

Four (4) films were already selected for the current MMFF based on submitted scripts. However, Citizen Jake's script wasn't submitted to the selection committee.

Citizen Jake lead star Atom Araullo, who co-wrote the script, reveals: “Hindi talaga nag-submit ng script because I think ang pananaw ng director namin and also the producer that if it’s going to be a film festival, the submission should be a finished film and not just the script. That’s why the team decided not to submit the script. He’d rather submit the finished film. 'Yun lang naman 'yun. We didn’t join the first round of selection.”

De Leon, who directed the well-loved Filipino film classics such as Itim, Batch '81, Kisapmata and Kung Mangarap Ka't Magising, among others, says that Citizen Jake will probably be his last film.

“I have a real journalist playing a fictional journalist in an investigative crime story with political overtones,” De Leon says of his film.

Sounds interesting.

http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/07/06/17/atom-hopes-citizen-jake-will-make-it-to-mmff

http://entertainment.inquirer.net/207163/mike-de-leon-found-citizen-jake
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: jas on Nov 03, 2017 at 08:23 AM
'Citizen Jake' no longer joining MMFF 2017

“Citizen Jake” will no longer join this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF).

Acclaimed director Mike de Leon made the announcement himself through a statement posted in the movie’s official Facebook page.

“Ever since the anomalous selection process that occurred months ago that resulted in 4 films being selected based on scripts, I realized that any reforms well-intentioned filmmakers may clamor for are only doomed to failure,” he said.

He added: “Corruption has returned in full force to this festival that purports to make children happy during the holiday season, a euphemism for profit and greed.”

http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/31/17/citizen-jake-no-longer-joining-mmff-2017
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: t-bone on Nov 03, 2017 at 09:30 AM
ENTENG KABISOTE 11 here we come ;D(https://cinemabravo.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/enteng-kabisote-10-and-the-abangers-movie.jpg?w=800)
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: jas on Nov 08, 2017 at 12:58 PM
Directors Chris Martinez, Mike de Leon trade barbs over MMFF selection system

http://www.interaksyon.com/directors-chris-martinez-mike-de-leon-trade-barbs-over-mmff-selection-system/
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: halvert on Nov 08, 2017 at 07:40 PM
^hurt si chris martines kasi alam nya, indefensible dud  yung movie nya at ni vice ganda. aminin!!!
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: halvert on Nov 19, 2017 at 03:05 PM
hindi nakasali ang smaller and smaller circles. before the filmfest na lang siya ipapalabas.  pls watch it!
at least yung Larawan pinasali nila. Yun ang panonooring namin sa filmfest
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: jas on Nov 21, 2017 at 07:07 AM
MMFF announces complete lineup for 2017

http://cnnphilippines.com/entertainment/2017/11/17/mmff-lineup-2017.html

Here is the complete list of movies for this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival:

ANG PANDAY
Director: Rodel Nacianceno
Producer:CCM CREATIVE PRODUCTIONS,Inc.
Lead Actor: Coco Martin

ALMOST IS NOT ENOUGH
Director: Dan Villegas
Producers: QUANTUM & MJM PRODUCTIONS
Lead Actors: Jennylyn Mercado & Jericho Rosales

THE REVENGERS
Director: Joyce A. Bernal
Producers: STAR CINEMA & VIVA FILMS
Lead Actors: Vice Ganda, Daniel Padilla & Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach

LOVE TRAPS #Family Goals
Director: Antonio Y. Reyes
Producer: OCTO ARTS FILMS
Lead Actors: Vic Sotto & Dawn Zulueta

DEADMA WALKING
Director: Julius Alfonso
Lead actors: Joross Gamboa, Edgar Allan Guzman

SIARGAO
Director: Paul Soriano
Lead Actors: Erich Gonzalez, Jericho Rosales, Jasmin Curtis-Smith

HAUNTED FOREST
Director: Ian Lorenos
Actors: Jane Oineza, Jameson Blake, Maris Racal, and Jon Lucas

ANG LARAWAN
Director: Joy Areenas
Actors: Rachel Alejandro, Paulo Avelino, and Joanna Ampil
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: syoti on Nov 22, 2017 at 07:05 AM
Ang Larawan lng ata worth watching dito
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: traveler69 on Dec 02, 2017 at 09:34 AM
Ang Larawan lng ata worth watching dito

I think this is one movie that cannot be classified as a bubble-gum movie. Hence, it's not only worth watching for the first time, but also worth watching again. We spit out the bubble-gum after chewing it, never to take it back again, so to speak.
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: Klaus Weasley on Dec 03, 2017 at 12:18 AM
The script to Deadma Walking apparently won the Palanca, so I guess I'll have to check that one out as well.
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: Ashburndaride on Dec 16, 2017 at 06:53 PM
Wala palang Goyo   >:(
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: traveler69 on Dec 16, 2017 at 07:25 PM
Wala palang Goyo   >:(

Yup, not in the final list of MMFF movies. But a good movie is worth waiting for sometime this 2018.
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: Ashburndaride on Dec 16, 2017 at 10:01 PM
^^ Ayt I guess it's money saved till January 2018...... or Star Wars XD
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: oweidah on Dec 23, 2017 at 03:09 PM
Munti Alabang pala parada ngaun. Blocked traffic dami tao sa May festival, south station dame "stranded' di bumiyahe ibang bus
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: traveler69 on Dec 24, 2017 at 09:09 AM
^ Our household helpers announced that they were planning to see this parade. They came back very late at night and I wondered what happened to them. I didn't know that the usual parade along Roxas Boulevard was held in Alabang this time (hmmn, some kind of politics involved?) and I wasn't surprised that they found it difficult to get back because a lot of buses didn't ply their usual route in Muntinlupa.
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: anya618 on Dec 27, 2017 at 02:14 PM
'Ang Larawan' dropped in over 20 theaters in Metro Manila (http://cnnphilippines.com/entertainment/2017/12/27/Ang-Larawan-theaters.html)
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: t-bone on Dec 27, 2017 at 02:29 PM
'Ang Larawan' dropped in over 20 theaters in Metro Manila (http://cnnphilippines.com/entertainment/2017/12/27/Ang-Larawan-theaters.html)

(http://cnnphilippines.com/incoming/2u5koz-Ang-Larawan/alternates/FREE_640/Ang%20Larawan)
Poster looks dark, dated and somber. 

Masa Pinoys want a more uppity theme to get them out of their miserable lives.
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: traveler69 on Dec 27, 2017 at 07:18 PM
(https://s17.postimg.org/m8pdwjv9b/MMFF_2017_Tweets1.jpg)
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: traveler69 on Dec 27, 2017 at 07:19 PM
(https://s17.postimg.org/5h8nras1b/MMFF_2017_Tweets2.jpg)

(https://s17.postimg.org/54h9le4pb/MMFF_2017_Tweets3.jpg)
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: JeromeA on Dec 27, 2017 at 07:50 PM
pag mga mmff dpat sa Robinsons mall ka manonood. kasi ditto sa cavite robinson's malls lang ang kumpletong palabas ng mmff. pag SM puro panday at vice ganda lang. puro pera pera.
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: jas on Dec 28, 2017 at 06:22 AM
Watched Ang Larawan at SM Marikina last night. Almost full rin ang cinema. However, I had to leave the cinema half-way through due to an emergency regarding my father.
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: traveler69 on Dec 28, 2017 at 06:25 AM
(https://s9.postimg.org/k0a330v1r/MMFF_2017_Winners.jpg)

Here are the winners from Wednesday's Metro Manila Film Festival 2017 awards night:

    Best Picture - "Ang Larawan"
    Best Actress - Joanna Ampil, "Ang Larawan"
    Best Actor - Derek Ramsay, "All of You"
    2nd Best Picture - "Siargao"
    3rd Best Picture - "All of You"
    Special Jury Prize - Coco Martin, "Ang Panday"
    Special Jury Prize - Nick Joaquin
    People's Choice Award - "GandaRappido: The Revenger Squad"
    Best Supporting Actress - Jasmine Curtis Smith, "Siargao"
    Best Supporting Actor - EA Guzman, "Deadma Walking"
    Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Award - "Ang Larawan"
    Best Director - Paul Soriano, "Siargao"
    Fernando Poe Jr. Memorial Award - "Ang Panday"
    Children's Choice Award - "Ang Panday"
    Best Screenplay - "All of You"
    Best Editor - Mark Victor, "Siargao"
    Best Cinematography - "Siargao"
    Best Production Design - "Ang Larawan"
    Best Visual Effects - "Ang Panday"
    Best Musical Score - Ryan Cayabyab, "Ang Larawan"
    Best Original Theme Song - Alon by Hale, "Siargao"
    Best Sound - "Siargao"
    Best Child Performer - Baby Baste, "Meant To Beh"
    Best Float - "Deadma Walking"
    Best Short Film - "Anong Nangyari kay Nicanor Dante"
    People's Choice Award (Short Films) - "Noel"
     
    Star of the Night (Female) - Erich Gonzales
    Star of the Night (Male) - Derek Ramsay
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: traveler69 on Dec 28, 2017 at 06:38 AM
(https://s9.postimg.org/ubmfvwk8v/Larawan_Vinyl_2017.jpg)

Yup, the movie soundtrack is available on vinyl, limited edition.

It's also available on Spotify.

https://www.bandwagon.asia/articles/ang-larawan-movie-musical-original-soundtrack-ryan-cayabyab-rachel-alejandro-ebe-dancel-yeng-constantino-spotify
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: dpogs on Dec 28, 2017 at 07:48 AM
Mukhang hindi kasama ang movie sales sa criteria ng best picture :) :)
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: anya618 on Dec 28, 2017 at 11:35 AM
MMFF best picture 'Ang Larawan' may be back in more theaters (http://cnnphilippines.com/entertainment/2017/12/28/MMFF-best-picture-Ang-Larawan.html)
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: Davenport on Dec 28, 2017 at 11:46 AM
(https://s9.postimg.org/k0a330v1r/MMFF_2017_Winners.jpg)

Here are the winners from Wednesday's Metro Manila Film Festival 2017 awards night:

    Best Picture - "Ang Larawan"
    Best Actress - Joanna Ampil, "Ang Larawan"
    Best Actor - Derek Ramsay, "All of You"
    2nd Best Picture - "Siargao"
    3rd Best Picture - "All of You"
    Special Jury Prize - Coco Martin, "Ang Panday"
    Special Jury Prize - Nick Joaquin
    People's Choice Award - "GandaRappido: The Revenger Squad"
    Best Supporting Actress - Jasmine Curtis Smith, "Siargao"
    Best Supporting Actor - EA Guzman, "Deadma Walking"
    Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Award - "Ang Larawan"
    Best Director - Paul Soriano, "Siargao"
    Fernando Poe Jr. Memorial Award - "Ang Panday"
    Children's Choice Award - "Ang Panday"
    Best Screenplay - "All of You"
    Best Editor - Mark Victor, "Siargao"
    Best Cinematography - "Siargao"
    Best Production Design - "Ang Larawan"
    Best Visual Effects - "Ang Panday"
    Best Musical Score - Ryan Cayabyab, "Ang Larawan"
    Best Original Theme Song - Alon by Hale, "Siargao"
    Best Sound - "Siargao"
    Best Child Performer - Baby Baste, "Meant To Beh"
    Best Float - "Deadma Walking"
    Best Short Film - "Anong Nangyari kay Nicanor Dante"
    People's Choice Award (Short Films) - "Noel"
     
    Star of the Night (Female) - Erich Gonzales
    Star of the Night (Male) - Derek Ramsay

+1

Ang Larawan deserves the coveted Best Picture award!
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: JeromeA on Dec 28, 2017 at 12:20 PM
hakot ng awards ang revengers squad ah. hahahahahahaha
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: Davenport on Dec 28, 2017 at 02:09 PM
hakot ng awards ang revengers squad ah. hahahahahahaha

Hahaha!  >:D

You might as well say: They're having the last laugh for reportedly topping this festival's boxoffice.
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: halvert on Dec 28, 2017 at 11:12 PM
Maganda yung Ang Larawan, pero parang hindi nga pang-masa. Mas madali siguro ibenta kung hindi musical, tulad nung napanood ko sa CCP starring celeste legaspi and noemi manikan-gomez.
Pero the best pa rin yung original version ni daisy avellana and naty crame-rogers.
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: jerix on Dec 29, 2017 at 09:55 AM
Siargao is nice. Kilala na si Jericho sa acting and of course very convincing ang pagganap nya dito and so with Erich na gusto ko rin ang pagka visayan accent nya. Sana nilagyan din ng anggulo na galing siya sa isang probinsiya na visayan speaking. Pure Manila girl kasi ang character nya dito. Pero i see this only as a minor issue. The character of Jasmine is just enough as a probinsiyana. Ok lang ang acting nya as simple provincial lad. All characters have done their part well. Got no major issue on the movie and the story. I highly recommend this as well.

Yung Siargao as a destination, ganun na ba talaga doon? Mala Boracay na rin ba talaga ang nightlife? Im asking kasi noong pumunta ako dun e, di pa ganun at wala pang bridge yung papuntang viewdeck nag babangka kami noon. hehehe! dapat siguro makabalik.
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: Klaus Weasley on Dec 30, 2017 at 08:04 PM
Ang Larawan (Loy Arcenas) *** - Based on the Filipino National Artist Nick Joaquin play, A Portrait of an Artist as a Filipino and also based on the stage musical based on the play, this is about two spinster sisters and the final painting of their artist father, the titular Portrait. It's just before World War II and they've hit financial difficulty but they refuse to sell their sick father's final work, as per his request. Let's start with the positives: The acting is outstanding. Everyone here is at their A-game. They sing and act beautifully. The ensemble that comprises of lots of respected veteran Filipino character actors and singers in bit parts were fun.  The score is strong. The period detail is on point. Unfortunately, this suffers from rather stage-y, flat direction. The point and shoot type. This material calls for someone who can direct in a more dynamic manner. It's set largely in one location so they could have had more fun with the cinematic transfer. I sat there thinking how I would block , stage and choreograph a particular scene. But with this flaw, it's still a well-meaning passionate work and must be see by Filipinos during this MMFF.
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: Klaus Weasley on Jan 01, 2018 at 12:28 AM
Deadma Walking (Julius Alonso) *** - A young gay man is diagnosed with terminal cancer. As one of his final wishes, he asks his platonic gay best friend to hold his funeral for him in advance. This is surprisingly pretty good. It's a bit reminiscent of the previous year's Metro Manila Film Festival Die Beautiful. (Are we going to have a sub-genre of dramedies about gays dying with Eugene Domingo in a special role? Gosh, I hope not). You know, for a film that has got genuinely laugh out loud moments, it is essentially a rather sad film (even sadder and more tragic than Die Beautiful). It mostly juggles the comedy and the drama fairly well, a very tricky thing to do. The performances are pretty good with fun cameos from Filipino celebrities making the most out of their limited time on-screen. (Doesn't Carmi Martin ever age?)

This is a pretty good MMFF entry.
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: jerix on Jan 01, 2018 at 01:02 AM
Larawan- i believe using other locations within the house could have been better instead of just the boring leaving room. The kitchen could have been a nice place because of interesting items that tou could see. Remember the setting is pre-war and i love to see them maybe cooking using old stove and other old cooking materials. the title is larawan but actually di ko yata nakita ang larawan na yan maybe nakapikit mata ko at that time.

Noong pumasok sa eksena si Ogie bigla naghagikhikan ang karamihan ako din. Why? pang comedy kasi si Ogie and di ineexpect na masali siya dito.
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: traveler69 on Jan 01, 2018 at 10:44 AM
(https://s13.postimg.org/v1brdflav/25660105_1348810785223715_1621458789742144001_n.jpg)
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: traveler69 on Jan 01, 2018 at 10:45 AM
MMFF 2017 is still on till January 07, 2018.
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: Klaus Weasley on Jan 01, 2018 at 11:26 AM
(https://s13.postimg.org/v1brdflav/25660105_1348810785223715_1621458789742144001_n.jpg)

Hah. Mga ulol.
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: traveler69 on Jan 01, 2018 at 11:56 AM
Hah. Mga ulol.

Hahaha!  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: edboy7 on Jan 02, 2018 at 01:48 AM
We did the audio for Larawan, it almost took  a year or so due to re recording on  some singing parts ,additional shoots, and re editing, there's an edit that it showed the actual painting, .. . although it was digitally rendered ,maganda siya for me atleast hehe, it was as described by the sisters and Bitoy, they really hard time to decide to show it or not, ..well better not to ..for marketing reasons narin siguro ..malay natin magkaron ng directors cut showing the actual "Larawan" in its full glory

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Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: Klaus Weasley on Jan 02, 2018 at 04:27 PM
I think not showing the painting is the right choice.
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: ricky on Jan 02, 2018 at 05:14 PM
Saw SIARGAO, camera shake at the beginning was really awful plus the film itself is not that clear.  Si jericho lang nagdala, erich’s acting needs oooomph , a lot of oooomph. Kulang sa power. Yun nga lang ang ganda ng katawan, wag lang magsalita.
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: halvert on Jan 02, 2018 at 05:27 PM
Not showing the painting in Larawan provokes the audience to use their imagination. When I watched the stage play , all the audience could see was an empty frame looming above the characters.
But in the Lamberto Avellana version, it was shown briefly.
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: deweyfinn on Jan 12, 2018 at 08:13 AM
Hah. Mga ulol.

Typical dumb Filipinos fawning over half-breed talent like sheep
Title: Re: 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
Post by: traveler69 on Jan 23, 2018 at 09:46 AM
(https://s17.postimg.org/67d8772dr/MMFF_Boxoffice.jpg)