Hi to all,
Just visited this thread now and would like to satisfy my curiosity. I've noticed most of the films now available on DVD are recent films made over the last 5-10 years. What about films made in the 70s and 80s that are consdered well made or classics at the time of their theatrical relases. Top of my mind at the moment are ORO PLATA MATA, TINIMBANG KA NGUNIT KULANG, NUNAL, INSIANG to mention some. And I'm not even asking about the films of the 60s and earlier considered as cinematic masterpieces or great directorial works among local films (like the movies of Rosa Rosal, Pancho Magalona, Charito Solis, Rita Gomez, etc)
Are these old pinoy films unrestorable? Is there any government or private instituion or agency tasked with restoring these old films and putting them on DVD digitally remastered ala CASABLANCA, IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT, BEN-HUR, etc?
Or is the effort just too expensive for the limited pinoy market?