It's a banner week for Laurice Guillen/Pinoy ensemble cast fans.
American Adobo was released on DVD by First Look Entertainment in the US, while here in Manila,
Tanging Yaman has just been released by Star Cinema/Star Records.
Specifications:
112 Minute Feature on One Disc, No Region Coding
Tagalog with English Subtitles
Full Screen 4:3
Special Feature: "The Making of Tanging Yaman" (17 minutes)
You know, when you look at this film's
official web site,you realize that this DVD would have been much nicer if they had incorporated sections of the site onto the disc, like the Cast/Filmmaker List, Photo Gallery and List of Awards.
For the record, here's that list of awards they did NOT include on the disc:
19th FAP AwardsBest Picture: Tanging Yaman
Best Actress: Gloria Romero
Best Director: Laurice Guillen
Best Sound: Ramon Reyes
49th FAMAS AwardsBest Picture: Tanging Yaman
Best Actress: Gloria Romero
Best Actor: Johnny Delgado
Best Director: Laurice Guillen
Best Story: Laurice Guillen
Best Child Actress: Shaina Magdayao
Best Cinematography: Videlle Meily
Best Musical Score: Nonong Buencamino
Best Editing: George Jarlego
24th Gawad Urian AwardsBest Director: Laurice Guillen
Best Actress: Gloria Romero
17th Star AwardsNew Movie Actress of the Year: Janette McBride
2000 Metro Manila Film Festival AwardsBest Picture: Tanging Yaman (Star Cinema)
Best Director: Laurice Guillen
Best Actor: Johnny Delgado
Best Actress: Gloria Romero
Best Original Story: Laurice Guillen
Best Screenplay: Laurice Guillen, Shaira Mella Salvador, and Raymond Lee
Best Cinematography: Videlle "Lee" Meily for Tanging Yaman
Best Musical Scoring: Nonong Buencamino
Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Award: Tanging Yaman (Star Cinema)
U.P. Young Critics CircleBest Picture/Director: Tanging Yaman by Laurice Guillen
Best Screenplay : Laurice Guillen, Shaira Mella Salvador, and Raymond Lee
Best Performance: Whole cast (First time in 11 years)
We're obviously still light years away from coming up with local discs where they actually spend time thinking what Special Features other than a trailer, making of featurette, and music video would be of interest to film buffs.