Author Topic: Experimental Cinema of the Philippines (Read 37570 times)

keating · « **Reply #90 on:** Sep 19, 2006 at 12:23 PM »

Until now I still gush over the film and the violence it inflicted......HOSTEL was a fluke! I agree with all the accolades here!

MISTERYO SA TUWA deserves to revisit. And yeah, the ensemble acting were all top-notch from Johnny Delgado, Ronnie Lazaro, Tony Santos, Sr. Alicia Alonzo & Ama Quiambao. Even Robert Antonio & Mario Taguiwalo deserves to be commended in this film and of course, Lito Anzures.

Noel, can you write again your review on this film?

Abbo dela Cruz used the monicker Rico Mambo in directing those sleazy sex flicks during the 90's. He actually hails from Quezon together with his brother Rosauro "Uro" dela Cruz. Uro penned Gallaga's SCORPIO NIGHTS and use to write and direct the gag show Bubble Gang.

Noel_Vera · « **Reply #91 on:** Sep 19, 2006 at 01:50 PM »

I'm not sure I wrote about it. Probably mentioned it, during one of Cinema One's festivals.

I've seen some of 'Rico Mambo's' works. Visually a bit interesting but the storytelling's atrocious. Uro I went with him to Udine once. Very nice guy, a real firebrand sometimes.

Yep, a quick mention in this article

keating · « **Reply #92 on:** Mar 08, 2007 at 08:25 PM »

Scenes from Abbo dela Cruz' MISTERYO SA TUWA. Photo taken from JojoDevera's blog.

keating · « **Reply #93 on:** May 14, 2007 at 06:19 PM »

Vast Array of Products at M.I.F.F. 83

An impressively comprehensive second year is in store for the Manila Intl. Film Festival. The IFFPA recognized event, conceived by Imelda Romualdez Marcos, First Lady of the Philippines and chairman/president of the MIFF, will cover four major areas- an intl competition, a global exhibition with focus on Asia and the Philippines, a film market and symposia. MIFF director-general is John J. Litton, assisted by Roselle Rebano. Secretary General is Elizabeth dela Fuente. Consultants are Gianpaolo Lomi, Ma. Azucena Maceda, Rodolfo T. Reyes, Agustin Sotto and Ernie de Pedro.

The competitive entries vying for Golden Eagles in four major categories- best film, director, actor and actress:

MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER- Australia
WHITE MAGIC- Bulgaria
A DAY IN A TAXI- Canada
MY MEMORY OF OLD BEIJING- People's Republic of China
ALSINO AND THE CONDOR- Cuba
THE SHAME- Egypt
SHOT PATTERN- France
HELL'S KITCHEN- FRG
SABINE KLEIST, AGED SEVEN- GDR
MASCOT- Hungary
STORY OF LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP- Italy
ONIMASA- Japan
THE END OF AUTUMN- South Korea
WILD HORSES- New Zealand
MORAL- Philippines
ORO PLATA MATA- Philippines
SAND CLIFFS- Romania
VALENTINA- Spain
SECOND JOURNEY- Sri Lanka
SON OF THE NORTH EAST- Thailand
STILL OF THE NIGHT- USA
POPLE OF THE MOORS- USSR

These competitive films will be screened at the Manila Film Center, a four-floor structure covering an area of 28,500 sq.m., the most recent additions to the edifices within the Cultural Center complex off Roxas Boulevard. The Main Theatre seats 1,000, while the two Mini-Cinemas (A & B) have capacities of 400 each.

The 2nd MIFF, which was opened by the Philippines' HIMALA, will be closed by Columbia's GANDHI in the presence of producer-director Sir Richard Attenborough and star Ben Kingsley. Golden Eagle honorees on closing night will be Sir Richard Attenborough (UK), Fay Kanin (USA) and Xie Jin (PRC).

jdv1229 · « **Reply #94 on:** May 14, 2007 at 07:23 PM »

i watched ONIMASA that year... tickets for the screening were quite expensive back then... since i was in school i could only afford to watch what i really wanted to see...

keating · « **Reply #95 on:** May 14, 2007 at 07:30 PM »

How much was the ticket if you remember it? It was really a splurge galore from the government since all of the guests like the filmmakers, celebrities were treated to five-star hotels nearby.

jdv1229 · « **Reply #96 on:** May 14, 2007 at 07:36 PM »

for regular MMFF & PICC screenings tickets were P35 each... that was expensive back in 1983...

keating · « **Reply #97 on:** May 14, 2007 at 07:43 PM »

I was reading the guest lists from the brochure and whoa.....you really missed one half of your life if you didn't attend the ist day screening and its televised from channel 4.

That was too expensive for the ticket price.

jdv1229 · « **Reply #98 on:** May 15, 2007 at 07:14 AM »

it was definitely expensive... i had to save my allowance to buy tickets...

keating · « **Reply #99 on:** May 15, 2007 at 06:48 PM »

Jojo do you still remember which film bagged the Golden Eagle? ORO PLATA MATA got the Special Jury Prize, right?

RMN · « **Reply #100 on:** May 16, 2007 at 01:14 PM »

How times did they stage the MIFF?

keating · « **Reply #101 on:** May 17, 2007 at 12:21 PM »

Twice, the 3rd time never happened again because of political upheaval.

jdv1229 · « **Reply #102 on:** May 17, 2007 at 06:18 PM »

and putting the festival together was so expensive as well...

keating · « **Reply #103 on:** May 17, 2007 at 06:23 PM »

I think the portrait of Imelda is still in the creepy Manila Film Center.

jdv1229 · « **Reply #104 on:** May 17, 2007 at 06:25 PM »

i remember the semi nude painting of Imelda at the MFC ala Maganda from Si Malakas At Si Maganda

keating · « **Reply #105 on:** May 17, 2007 at 06:26 PM »

Jojo do you remember which film bagged the Golden Eagle award?

jdv1229 · « **Reply #106 on:** May 17, 2007 at 06:27 PM »

i don't remember which film...

keating · « **Reply #107 on:** May 17, 2007 at 06:30 PM »

Do you think Philippine Cinema will still breathe and kicking if ECP still around? Let's say there were able to recoup their investments after the spate of skin flicks and continue with those movies like FLORES DE MAYO and BULAG?

jdv1229 · « **Reply #108 on:** May 17, 2007 at 06:34 PM »

i don't think it will help... the producers should make films that will attract the moviegoing public. in my opinion, Cinemalaya is ECP re-born... but that's just me.

keating · « **Reply #109 on:** May 17, 2007 at 06:39 PM »

Yeah and that's counting also CINEMANILA, but they focus more on foreign films but still a welcome treat for cineastes once in a while.

jdv1229 · « **Reply #110 on:** May 17, 2007 at 06:44 PM »

Hollywood and foreign films has always been around but a number of local movies during the 70's and the 80's were on par or even better than any other film which was shown in the country back then...

keating · « **Reply #111 on:** May 17, 2007 at 06:47 PM »

Couldn't agree more. Why is it that ORO PLATA MATA has no subtitles? It was shown in Belgium also during the 80's.

jdv1229 · « **Reply #112 on:** May 17, 2007 at 06:53 PM »

what ABS-CBS owns is the only existing print which is without subtitles... i'd bet that one is still somewhere in Belgium

keating · « **Reply #113 on:** May 17, 2007 at 06:57 PM »

The print with subs is now considered lost? CCP before made several copies of the film but no subs also.

jdv1229 · « **Reply #114 on:** May 17, 2007 at 07:00 PM »

i wouldn't say lost... it's probably somewhere in Belgium. Oro had lot of prints since they showed the movie in several Manila theaters in 1983...

keating · « **Reply #115 on:** May 17, 2007 at 07:18 PM »

The best print that I ever saw was after the Edsa Revolution when channel 13 showed the film in the afternoon for two parts.

jdv1229 · « **Reply #116 on:** May 17, 2007 at 07:31 PM »

the best one for me was when i saw the movie sa PICC during the MIFF then sa Ali Mall Cinema 3 during it's theatrical run...

keating · « **Reply #117 on:** May 17, 2007 at 07:37 PM »

You are lucky, I was rejected during the MIFF screening. My cousins even fought the usherette.

jdv1229 · « **Reply #118 on:** May 17, 2007 at 07:44 PM »

i do consider myself lucky to have seen a lot of movies in the 80's... lagi akong nasa sinehan... i watch everything!

keating · « **Reply #119 on:** May 17, 2007 at 07:54 PM »

Manila Film Center today. Some of the best and even the worst films have been shown here during the 80's. The story about several workers buried alive while the construction was going on, haunting the place, remain a fact and a myth but became a ghost legend until now.