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Entertainment => Film & TV Talk => Pinoy Entertainment => Topic started by: Centurion Obama on Jul 15, 2005 at 04:09 PM
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Another winner!
linky-link-link (http://www.culturalcenter.gov.ph/cinemalaya-angpagdadalaga.htm) :D
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the best according to jeffrey jeturian...pang-international..
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This film should have won the top proze at the Cinemalaya festival.
Script was tight and consistent. Production design was good. Acting was superb. Cinematography was pretty good.
Kudos to Raymond Lee (Mother Lee) and Michiko Yamamoto for the script. Aureus Solito for direction.
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diamond, did you catch it at cinemalaya?
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diamond, did you catch it at cinemalaya?
Yes I did. Filled to the rafters. I should know. I was on the rafters. Hehehehe.
Magandang pelikula.
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Kudos to Raymond Lee (Mother Lee) and Michiko Yamamoto for the script. Aureus Solito for direction.
Ho! First time I heard of this. Aureus directed?
Good for him! So this is one of the better if not the best film in Cinemalaya?
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Aureus and Raymond are in Montreal now. Hope Maximo wins! Their screening in the montreal film festival is TODAY! Pray (those who do) and wish hard (for those who got tired of praying already!)
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Ang pagdadalaga ni maximo oliveros won the golden zenith award in montreal world film festival!
http://news.inq7.net/entertainment/index.php?index=1&story_id=49354
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Hooray for Maximo!!!
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Congrats! I saw the clip at TVP. :)
I hope more indie films like this get a chance at our local industry not only outside PH.
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Congrats for Maximo especially to the director and writer Michiko Yamamoto. Yamamoto is a genuine gifted writer. MAGNIFICO was brilliant, Maximo is a worthy follow-up.
It should have a wider release in commercial theatres along with BIG TIME.
The U.P. Film Institute has the best movie audience always. The response was tremendous, it was a mixed up of yuppies, cinephiles and students when we watched it.
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Great effort, great talents! The only video format entry.
...The film, "Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros," received the Golden Zenith Award at the First Films World Competition at the festival.
It bested Germany"s "Truth or Dare" by Jan Martin Scharf, which bagged the Silver Zenith. The Bronze Zenith went to USA's "London" by Hunter Richards. ...
This was made within a really tight budget (as were the others) but the perseverance and vision of the creators were not deterred.
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http://maximooliveros.tripod.com/
it's coming out nov. 30
spread the good word!
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Got word that Maximo made it to the Sundance Film Festival, a first for the Philippines! Horay!!! :D
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Saw the film tonight. It was really good -- I had a few quibbles with how Yamamoto tied the whole thing up but in general I loved the film. Direction was tight, cinematography a thing of beauty, production design could rival Don Escudero's work in Scorpio Nights. The acting was really superb -- special mention should go to Ping Medina, that guy should be given more roles!! Yamamoto's script was very natural -- none of that forced, melodramatic lines for her. The local vernacular was used to colorful effect.
All in all -- one of the best Filipino films I've seen in the last ten years.
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Please allow me to rant a little...
My biggest gripe about watching Maximo tonight was not the film itself but the environment. Having to endure the pseudo intellectuals and ersatz artistes surrounding me, I suddenly remembered why I never really go to the premiere night of a local film. While waiting for the movie to start, the crowds surrounding me were so noisy, shouting at people they know, trying to be as loud as possible. Whoever said that "artists" and "theater people" should be obnoxiously loud should be put inside a blender and pulsed to death.
I also hated the fact that I had to endure meeting some of my former friends who are still working in the film industry. These are people who I saw change their personalities just to become more acceptable to the "in" crowd. A good friend, who eventually turned her back on the local film industry once said, "Sa pelikula, kakainin ang pagkatao mo." Truer words were never spoken.
However, it was a pleasant surprise to see an old friend, film maker Sari Dalena, back in the Philippines. I hope that girl starts making narrative films soon. She's a great talent.
Rant over... Hurray for Maximo Oliveros!!! ;D
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Caught a glimpse of the preem last night--seen the film already during it's Cinemalaya run--and the theater was filled to the brim! Also, the transfer to film wasn't all that bad; it was pretty clear actually. Had I stayed longer, prolly would've joined (read: gate crashed) the victory party at Italianis! Hehe.
Congrats to Raymond Lee and everyone behind Maxi.
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Italianni's? Eh...not a place I'd choose for the food. But, yes, they are a convenient place for group meetings and parties.
Otherwise...congrats to Aureaus!
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Italianni's? Eh...not a place I'd choose for the food. But, yes, they are a convenient place for group meetings and parties.
Otherwise...congrats to Aureaus!
Have you seen it, Noel?
By the way, Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros can add another laurel in its long list. It just won Best Film in the recently concluded Asian Festival of First Films in Singapore. Again, congratulations to the filmmakers.
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No, hopefully soon.
I have seen Aureaus' previous films. Not always successful, but I do remember his first, Suring at ang Kuk-ok. Wonderful stop-motion animation, in the service of a completely detailed (and intriguingly incomplete) glimpse of a complex fantasy world.
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More raves for this film:
Funny, cute, tender coming-of-age film that deals with homosexuality and love for family. Other than the character of Roderick Paulate in Maryo J. delos Reyes' HIGH SCHOOL CIRCA '65, gay depictions on the big screen was just mere decoration, but this film was different.
The direction is straight forward even the narrative doesn't resort to usual cliches in most mediocre Filipino films. The scene at the basement where they watched those foreign pirated dvds with subtitles brings down the whole U.P. Film center when we watched it. Congrats to the whole cast!
Go, go Maximo! ;D
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I've been doing an a visual inspection of Maximo's box-office returns here in SM Mega, by way of looking at the number of tickets inside the transparent box, and I can fairly say that nilalampaso niya ang Hari ng Sablay! Pati ibang Hollywood flicks, talo niya, lalo na ngayong weekend!
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I've been doing an a visual inspection of Maximo's box-office returns here in SM Mega, by way of looking at the number of tickets inside the transparent box, and I can fairly say that nilalampaso niya ang Hari ng Sablay! Pati ibang Hollywood flicks, talo niya, lalo na ngayong weekend!
Wait till KING KONG arrives next week. But if MAXIMO extends until next week, that's a good sign regarding the state of Philippine Cinema.
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Kakapanood ko lang sa Megamall. Medyo maraming tao (Linggo) at hagalpakan ang mga tao lalo na ang bakla. Kasama na ako doon siyempre. Gustung gusto ko yung beauty pageant nila.
Medyo advanced siya kumpara sa mga ibang pelikulang may gay characters. Dito hindi problema ang pagiging bakla. Problema lang ang pagdadalaga niya.
Pero sa totoo lang, hindi ako kumbinsido na bakla yung gumanap na Maxi. Kayo kumbinsido ba?
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Kakapanood ko lang sa Megamall. Medyo maraming tao (Linggo) at hagalpakan ang mga tao lalo na ang bakla. Kasama na ako doon siyempre. Gustung gusto ko yung beauty pageant nila.
Medyo advanced siya kumpara sa mga ibang pelikulang may gay characters. Dito hindi problema ang pagiging bakla. Problema lang ang pagdadalaga niya.
Pero sa totoo lang, hindi ako kumbinsido na bakla yung gumanap na Maxi. Kayo kumbinsido ba?
Yung Bata na gumanap na Maxi, si Nathan Lopez, ay di bakla.
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It's funny; when Nick Deocampo saw Happy Together, he found the gay scenes unconvincing; on the other hand David Ehrenstein thinks it's the best film Wong has ever done, and utterly gay in sensibility (he knows Wong is straight). So even gay viewers aren't infallible, or at least consistent.
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Alam kong hindi bakla yung artista pero di pa rin siya mukhang bakla sa pelikula. Mas gusto ko pa umarte yung contestant na may nanay na patay at malamig na pansit.
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The best characterization of a gay character was Mark Gil's portrayal as the best friend of Dina Bonnevie in Lino Brocka's PALIPAT-LIPAT PAPALIT-PALIT.
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bet ko si eddie garcia, ronaldo valdez, and the late Dindo Fernando (dun sa movie na kasama nya si Vilma) :)
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The best characterization of a gay character was Mark Gil's portrayal as the best friend of Dina Bonnevie in Lino Brocka's PALIPAT-LIPAT PAPALIT-PALIT.
kay Facifica Falayfay pa rin ako!
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Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros
"good concept but not enough"
Ive seen this film at SM. Marami nanood na inaakala ko na magada siguro ang reviews ng Pelikulang Ito. Pinaguusapan ng mga ordinaryong manonood at ng mga film critics na katulad natin. Okay ang publicity ng
Pelikula. Sa inaakala ko na ito ay napaka ganda. Sa umpisa ng storya bumilib ako sa kadahilanan na pinapakita dito ang pangit na sitwasyon ng Pilipinas tulad ng maduduming kapaligiran, Maiingay at Magulo. Sa paligid noto ay namumuhay sa maduming paraan ang Ama at mga Kapatid ni Maximo. Nagnanakaw o Snatcher ng celphone na nangyayari sa totoong buhay. Dahil sa hirap ng buhay, napipilitan gumawa ng masama ng isang tao upang mabuhay. Pero ang hinahanap ko dito ay ang magandang values sa storya. Barako ang mga Kapatid at Ama ni Maximo. Pero sa murang edad ni Maximo na naging Bakla. Wala man lang pagpapakita dito na kahit konting pagtutol ng maga Kapatid at Ama. Sa mga Artista naman, Si Ping Medina na gumanap na isa sa kapatid ni Maximo. Siya lang ang magaling umarte. Mga acting extra na mga batang Bakla ay magaling umarte. Kahit sila ay totoong mga Bakla. Maurunong talaga sila umarte. Sana kumuha na lang ng totoong Batang Bakla para magbida sa Pelikulang Ito. Di na motivate ng Derektor na Aureus Solito na paano umarte na parang Isang totoong Bakla. Sana Bakla na lang ang naging Derektor para maturuan ng husto ang isang baguhan Artista na hindi naman isang tunay na Bakla.
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Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros
"good concept but not enough"
Ive seen this film at SM. Marami nanood na inaakala ko na magada siguro ang reviews ng Pelikulang Ito. Pinaguusapan ng mga ordinaryong manonood at ng mga film critics na katulad natin. Okay ang publicity ng
Pelikula. Sa inaakala ko na ito ay napaka ganda. Sa umpisa ng storya bumilib ako sa kadahilanan na pinapakita dito ang pangit na sitwasyon ng Pilipinas tulad ng maduduming kapaligiran, Maiingay at Magulo. Sa paligid noto ay namumuhay sa maduming paraan ang Ama at mga Kapatid ni Maximo. Nagnanakaw o Snatcher ng celphone na nangyayari sa totoong buhay. Dahil sa hirap ng buhay, napipilitan gumawa ng masama ng isang tao upang mabuhay. Pero ang hinahanap ko dito ay ang magandang values sa storya. Barako ang mga Kapatid at Ama ni Maximo. Pero sa murang edad ni Maximo na naging Bakla. Wala man lang pagpapakita dito na kahit konting pagtutol ng maga Kapatid at Ama. Sa mga Artista naman, Si Ping Medina na gumanap na isa sa kapatid ni Maximo. Siya lang ang magaling umarte. Mga acting extra na mga batang Bakla ay magaling umarte. Kahit sila ay totoong mga Bakla. Maurunong talaga sila umarte. Sana kumuha na lang ng totoong Batang Bakla para magbida sa Pelikulang Ito. Di na motivate ng Derektor na Aureus Solito na paano umarte na parang Isang totoong Bakla. Sana Bakla na lang ang naging Derektor para maturuan ng husto ang isang baguhan Artista na hindi naman isang tunay na Bakla.
rating: :) :) / :) :) :) :) :)
Although I understand the fact that everyone is entitled to their own opinion, I can't help but express my own regarding your review. First, I actually thought the fact that Maximo's family accepted him as such is a stroke of genius in Yamamoto's part. First of all, she effectively discarded the almost cliche plotline of the homosexual's struggle for acceptance. That way, she was able to concentrate on what the film is truly about - which is not homosexuality per se, but of family values as disrupted by the inevitable blossoming of a teenage homosexual's heart and notions on romance. I'm sure there was hostility on the family's part when they learned of Maximo's sexuality but that is not what the movie is about and that probably happened a long time before the time frame of the film. True, Ping Medina is good here but to actually critic the film just because the actors weren't really homosexuals is a bit unfair. True, Nathan Lopez is not perfect but he is not bad. He was able to inhabit his role (probably with a little bit of hesitation and you can easily notice that) and bring to the audience the poignant emotions of the film. Tom Hanks is straight but he won an Oscar for playing a gay guy in Philadelphia. Hilary Swank is straight but got an Oscar for playing a butch lesbian in Boys Don't Cry. I don't hear any complaints for that. Hugo Weaving, Val Kilmer, Dolphy and a whole bunch of actors have played loud and screaming homosexuals (not the closet type) and nobody commented on that. Now, I have no idea if Solito is gay or not but again his sexuality cannot justify his eligibility for directing the film. I'd rather have a straight good director direct a gay film than a bad gay director direct Yamamoto's script. I can't imagine how Joel Lamangan or Gil Portes will ruin this film. Now, as to the examples of straight directors churning out excellent gay films. I can name plenty but let me leave you with one huge example: Wong Kar Wai with Happy Together.
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Bakla yata si Aureus pero hindi na ito mahalaga. May mga pamilyang Pilipino talaga na tanggap ang pagiging bakla ng isang miyembro ng pamilya, mahirap man o mayaman. Sabi nga ni oggsmoggs, hindi tungkol sa pagiging bakla ang pelikula.
Natutuwa nga ako dahil hindi talaga ito "gay film" kundi isang pelikula na may isang gay character. Hindi mahalaga sa isang pelikula na may "moral values". Mga ganun nga ang iniiwasan ko eh.
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Nathan Lopez delivered a very commendable performance in this film. And that's a revelation for a newbie like him. Agree with oggs posts........if Lamangan & Portes directed this one, it will be a terrible, horrible indie film. But I dont discriminate gay filmmakers, as long as they can churn out good films, then they can continue making movies.
I'm now a certified MICHIKO YAMAMOTO fan. The lass is so talented indeed! MAGNIFICO was brilliant, MAXIMO is a future classic.
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Auraeus is gay, for the record. He's had girlfriends...but they were long-distance love affairs, if I recall.
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that movies should incorporate values or moral lessons is beyond cliche. it is regressive and dangerous, and it is the reason why Filipino films have failed to evolve across the board.
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Just arrived in Manila. Where can I catch this movie?
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Accoding to click the city, it's still showing in gateway, sm centerpoint, megamall, sm fairview, sm san lazaro.
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woo-hoo, 4th week!
welcome back, sungs!
and might as well check out gateway mall na rin (and the Marikinia Shoe Expo)
http://www.clickthecity.com/movies/movie.asp?movid=9396
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I just saw this movie at SM Davao on a bit of a gamble, since I don't exactly have a clue which people are responsible for it. I must say this must be my lucky day since the film impressed and entertained me! Sa wakas, after a long time of taking risks at watching Pinoy movies in theater, nakatsamba ako ngayong araw ;)
Although I do have a few quibbles, like Maxi's family deciding on beating the cop without really thinking (or including in their dialogues) what the consequences were. Even if they thought he was a weakling, for god's sake he's still a cop. And they're not exactly big timers to think they can get away with it (small time crooks lang with no mention of local mafia affiliation, etc) What I'm saying is it seems inconceivable as far as our society mechanics is concerned. Oh well, I guess they were overrun by emotions that time, hehe. Buti na lang tama hinala nila na mashadong mabait si Victor para gumanti.
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And isn't the final scene a blatant ripoff of the final scene in The Third Man (classic film noir,Orson Welles)?
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I like the indie/amateur feel of the film. Kala ko nga talaga sobrang indie/amateur hanggang sa nakita ko si Kuya Bodjie. Inisip ko rin tuloy si Pong Pagong and hinalf-expect na lalabas din sha (sayang, hindi).
And wala namang mali sa bading acting ni Maxi ah. In real life, gays act differently. Merong mahinhin, merong reserved, merong parang medyo effiminate lang, merong ladlad at maingay (the annoying types).. I like Nathan Lopez' version ;). It's not cliched and does not hamper the audience from liking and empathizing with his character. Combined with his face's feline features (perhaps accented by makeup) and his youthful,harmless innocence, I did not feel grossed/freaked out during sensitive scenes with him and Victor, which I will normally do had it been a different kind of gay character (mas annoying and mas aged). Because of the way he delivered his character, I was able to internalize the message of the film and how it was appropriately titled; that the movie "Ang Pagdadalaga Ni Maximo Oliveros" is really that of a "pagdadalaga ng isang dalaga."
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woo-hoo, 4th week!
welcome back, sungs!
and might as well check out gateway mall na rin (and the Marikinia Shoe Expo)
http://www.clickthecity.com/movies/movie.asp?movid=9396
Thanks Joe! I heard nga of the Expo -- sina Quark spin daw there? Quark as in DJ Quark? :)
I really hope this'll still show after the MMFF run. With mad Christmas traffic, I'm playing it safe by not venturing farther than Fort Bonifacio. Heehee.
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yeah, as in. lol. i think they have a gig tonite at the manila dj club in the fort naman. it's in the garage across starbucks yata. though that could've been last nite. lol.
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I read in the Philippine Star that this film is invited to compete for the Crystal Bear (Kinderfilm festival - same segment where Magnifico won) for the upcoming Berlin Film Fesival. Good Luck!
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do you think it's gonna have another run after MMFF?
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hmmm, don't think so, but you never know... but Big Time is showing on the 11th ;D
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Mel, here's what's posted in APMO official website (http://maximooliveros.tripod.com):
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December 28, 2005
Sa lahat po ng nagtatanong kung kelan lalabas ang APMO sa video, ire-release na po ito sa early part of 2006 kasabay ng isa pang pelikulang pinrodyus din ng ufo Pictures, ang SARONGBANGGI na isinulat at dinirehe ni Emmanuel Dela Cruz at pinagbibidahan ni Angelo Ilagan at ni Ms. Jaclyn Jose.
Pakiabangan po ang announcement ng video launching ng APMO DVD dito sa site.
Maraming salamat po at HAPPY 2006!
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Joey, congratulations for having your review posted by Harry Knowles in aintitcoolnews.com... Pang-international ka na... hehe.
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Looks like Pagdadalaga will become our first international breakout hit in quite a while. I read an article in Inquirer that major U.S. film distribution companies are interested in the film since it got accepted in Sundance.
Oddly enough there's an American equivalent of Pagdadalaga also competing in Sundance called Wild Tigers I Have Known. It's far racier than Pagdadalaga though.
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Looks like Pagdadalaga will become our first international breakout hit in quite a while. I read an article in Inquirer that major U.S. film distribution companies are interested in the film since it got accepted in Sundance.
Oddly enough there's an American equivalent of Pagdadalaga also competing in Sundance called Wild Tigers I Have Known. It's far racier than Pagdadalaga though.
as far as i know it wasn't accepted in Sundance. i checked their website sundance.org & it wasn't listed...
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as far as i know it wasn't accepted in Sundance. i checked their website sundance.org & it wasn't listed...
It was accepted Jojo... It's competeing for Drama - World. Indiewire.com actually interviewed Solito too...
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It was accepted Jojo... It's competeing for Drama - World. Indiewire.com actually interviewed Solito too...
you're right oggss... my mistake.
THE BLOSSOMING OF MAXIMO OLIVEROS
Philippines, 2005, 100 Minutes, color
Director:
Auraeus Solito
Screenwriter:
Michiko Yamamoto
Just like the flower in the opening scenes, 12-year-old Maxi is a beautiful accent in the gritty underworld on the outskirts of Manila, where he lives. Living with his outlaw father and two older brothers, Maxi dutifully infuses everything he does for them with love. From cooking and sewing to braiding his brother's hair, Maxi fulfills the role of dalaga for his family, living as a young lady in the absence of femininity and their deceased mother. We follow Maxi through his glowing and textured world of shopping, reenacting beauty pageants, and hanging out at a local DVD stand that screens movies for abundant audiences of transient children. But Maxi's emotions blossom late one night when he is rescued from neighborhood thugs by Victor, a kind rookie cop. Smitten with the handsome policeman, Maxi begins to feel pulled between the petty-thief family that he loves and the law and romance Victor embodies. As part of an impressive ensemble cast, newcomers Nathan Lopez and JR Valentin exuberantly inhabit their roles as Maxi and Victor. With its vibrant cinematography, simple scoring, and vast emotional scope, Auraeus Solito's directorial debut as a dramatic filmmaker seems itself like a flower amid the grit of most contemporary cinema.— N. Bird Runningwater
Screenwriter : Michiko Yamamoto
Producer : Raymond Lee
Cinematographer : Nap Jamir
Editors : Kanakan-Balintagos, Clang Sison
Production Designers : Crsitina Dy, Clint Catalan, Lilly Esquillon
Music : Pepe Smith
Cast : JR Valentin, Soliman Cruz, Neil Ryan Sese, Ping Medina, Bodjie Pascua, Nathan Lopez
www.imdb.com/title/tt0479506/
Screening Times
Thursday , Jan 26 9:00 PM Egyptian Theatre, Park City BLOSS26EN
Friday , Jan 27 6:15 PM Holiday Village Cinema III BLOSS273E
Saturday , Jan 28 9:00 AM Egyptian Theatre, Park City BLOSS28EM
Saturday , Jan 28 9:45 PM Broadway Centre Cinemas V, SLC BLOSS28BN
Director(s) Bios
Auraeus Solito
Auraeus Solito won the Golden Zenith Award at the Montreal World Film Festival for his first feature, The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros. His second feature, Tuli (Circumcision), won best film and best director awards at the CineManila Digital Competition. Solito's documentary, Basal Banar (The Scared Ritual of Truth), is also a multiple award winner. As an Asian Public Intellectual Fellow of the Nippon Foundation, Japan, Solito is currently making a documentary on island rituals in Okinawa and Borneo. He traces his roots to the Indigenous Palaw'an tribe of South Palawan, Philippines.
Film Contact
Auraeus Solito
329-A Sta. Teresita St.
Sampaloc, Manila,
Philippines
+63 2 735 9135
+63 919 215 8184
[email protected]
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Raymond Lee, Michiko Yamamoto, Auraeus Solito and Jessica Zafra compose Team Maxi in Park City. Jessica has been blogging lately if you don't already know and the most recent ones are about the Utah trip. Click here (http://twistedbyjessicazafra.blogspot.com) for the blog.
JZ also has a 2-part podcast interview with Raymond Lee about Maxi - the boy and the movie - made just before flying off to Sundance. Click here to download Part 1 (http://24ph.cachefly.net/jessica-zafra/twisted02-20060107.mp3) and Part 2 (http://24ph.cachefly.net/jessica-zafra/twisted03-20060121.mp3). These are actually Episodes 2 and 3 in JZ's fledgling foray into podcasting.
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Jessica Zafra's blog is informative and interesting to read covering Maxi's adventure at the Sundance. I hope it gets the top prize.
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WHat's Jessica's blog address?
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Mel, its http://twistedbyjessicazafra.blogspot.com/
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Variety reviews Maxie...
The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros
A UFO Films production in association with Cinemalaya Foundation. Produced by Raymond Lee.
Directed by Auraeus Solito. Screenplay, Michiko Yamamoto.
With: JR Valentin, Soliman Cruz, Neil Ryan Sese, Ping Medina, Bodjie Pascue, Nathan Lopez.
By DENNIS HARVEY
Auraeus Solito's first narrative feature "The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros" is an unusually low-key Filipino drama whose neo-realist air generally triumphs over the script's violent, tearful contrivances. Worthy of further fest (especially gay fest) attention, pic will nonetheless prove a difficult sell offshore, where the 12-year-old protag's cross-dressing precocity and his relationship with a hunky policeman may cause more discomfort than amusement.
Maxi (impressive newcomer Nathan Lopez) is youngest child of widowed Paca (Soliman Cruz). Like nearly everyone in their Manila slum, moody Boy (Neil Ryan Sese) and antic middle son Bogs (Ping Medina) survive outside of the legal economic grid -- selling stolen cell phones, placing bets, etc. Occasionally teased but mostly accepted as a girl in a boy's body, super-femme Maxi dropped out of school to be surrogate "wife," cooking, cleaning and fussing over everyone. He's smitten with handsome rookie cop Victor (JR Valentin), who takes him under his wing -- platonically, though vibe is near-romantic at times. When Boy kills a student during a bungled robbery, however, Maxi is caught between protecting his kin and Victor. Persuasive perfs and location usage highlight diverting tale.
Camera (color, HD), Nap Jamir; editors, Kanakan-Balintagos, Clang Sison; music, Pepe Smith; production designers, Crsitina Dy, Clint Catalan, Lilly Esquillon. Reviewed at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema, competing), Jan. 20, 2006. (Also in Berlin Film Festival -- Kinderfilmfest.) Running time: 100 MIN.
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Salamat kay Nic Leung sa pag-gamit niya ang charge card niya sa pag-submit ng pelikula sa Sundance.
Arigato gozaimacrapa Michico, for enriching Filipino Films while drafting your visions.
Gratitude, Mr. Solito, you represent the real Filipino pride and awareness with your interpretations.
Busy ang mga Pinoy kay Manny, hindi nila binigyan ng pansin si Maxi. Unang Pinoy film sa Sundance Film Festival, wala akong nakitang coverage sa Channel 2 o Channel 7. Walang politiko galing ng Pilipinas na dumalo sa Park City? Taga Sampaloc ang director, nasaan si Atienza? Nasaan si Barbers at ang WOW Philippines? Sumama kaya si Jackie Atienza sa Utah? Senator Lito Lapid, malapit lang ito sa Nevada! Hindi lang sa naipalabas ito sa Sundance, naipalabas pa ito sa Salt Lake City, Utah wherein a theatre pulled the plug on screening Brokeback Mountain!
Sana ay nabili ng malaki ang pelikula ng distributor. Sana binayaran uli kayo ni TonyBoy sa pagpalabas nito sa Mabuhay Channel!
Ipalalabas ang MAXI sa Mabuhay Channel (Dish Network) sa Feb 4 7pmPacific/9pmCentral/10pmEastern.
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so what happened at sundance?did it win any award?on the contrary,i saw several newscasts of this as an entry in sundance on tv patrol and 24 oras.
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Even without those crapty politicians.......MAXI continues to get raves at the Sundance. Check out Jessica Zafra's blog.
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;D It lost at the Sundance. Umuwi si Maximo Oliveros ng luhaan..
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;D It lost at the Sundance. Umuwi si Maximo Oliveros ng luhaan..
It's still a start. Being accepted in Sundance is a step to the right direction.
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Although I understand the fact that everyone is entitled to their own opinion, I can't help but express my own regarding your review. Ping Medina is good here but to actually critic the film just because the actors weren't really homosexuals is a bit unfair.
I can't help but express my own regarding your review? entitled to their own opinion? Wow!!! You kill my post on this one. You know what, Do make or directed some movies on your own? or should I say are you involved or worked before in a production like movies or film? why don't you look on your opinions on the movies that you've seen. You always criticize movies youve just seen. Almost everyday, not only 1 but 2 or more post that you criticize every film that sometimes you "feel like you're a movie expert" Are you working? or studying? Get a life man!!! It's a mistake that you criticize my post. I have the right why I do such criticisms on other movies, because Ive studied film already when I was in college and I worked on some Production and Indie films as well. Get a life. Dont watch movies all day and all night then post your views like a so called expert. You dont know me man!!!
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I can't help but express my own regarding your review? entitled to their own opinion? Wow!!! You kill my post on this one. You know what, Do make or directed some movies on your own? or should I say are you involved or worked before in a production like movies or film? why don't you look on your opinions on the movies that you've seen. You always criticize movies youve just seen. Almost everyday, not only 1 but 2 or more post that you criticize every film that sometimes you "feel like you're a movie expert" Are you working? or studying? Get a life man!!! It's a mistake that you criticize my post. I have the right why I do such criticisms on other movies, because Ive studied film already when I was in college and I worked on some Production and Indie films as well. Get a life. Dont watch movies all day and all night then post your views like a so called expert. You dont know me man!!!
Was I in any way disrespectful in my reply to deserve this kind of flaming? If you think your reviews are the end-all of all film criticism, please make a disclaimer in your reviews that your views are not subject to interpolation or discussion or better yet, make your own website and stop posting in a message board where anyone can reply and share their thoughts. I have no experience in film production and I do not have a degree in film studies but I don't think that my lack of any formal education in film makes my voice any less than anybody's in this board. I don't feel like I'm a movie expert... I watch movies to relieve myself of stress and I write because I like to write. I don't go to this board to show off unlike other people who shove into other people's faces what they have done and what they have achieved. I always thought this board is for film discussion, looks like I'm mistaken since it's pretty obvious that you want discussion disallowed. Lastly, you don't know me either man, so stop judging me personally. I'd be cool if you judged my comment academically but what you did was a direct assault to my person.
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I think oggsmoggs was just expressing his opinion llanesmark, regarding one of the actors in the film. Peace to both of you guys!
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Seconding Keating's reaction. Everyone has right to opinion- - -in this case, should be an academic opinion.
Nothing personal, Mark, but I think you shouldn't have reacted like that. :)
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and yup (just got off Miss Congeniality 2 on cable, may hang-over pa, haha ;D), peace guys! :)
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meron na bang DVD nito?where?how much?
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just got back from a screening of Maximo Oliveros at the New York Film Festival's New Films New Directors series and i found the movie quite interesting. although there were bits and pieces of the Gregorio Fernandez classic Malvarosa but the movie still stood on it's own. the only problem i had with the movie was the weak central preformance by Nathan Lopez as Maxi. he was able to fulfill the physical demands of the role but he didn't quite grasp the emotional core of his character. the same could be said for J.R. Valentin who played Victor the cop who was Maxi's object of affection. the best performance in the film was essayed by Ping Medina who played Bogs one of Maxi's brother. he reminded me so much of a very young Pen Medina. i started to wonder was it coincidental that they almost have the same name? it was an impressive film debut and i was so happy to have seen the turn out of movie goers at this afternoon's screening. just shows that people would flock to the theaters to watch a very good movie.
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Ping Medina I think was related to Pen Medina, or I could be wrong also. MAXI got acccolades also from Berlin Film Fest.
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oh yeah from the Kinderfest just like Magnifico. Raymond Lee was also at the screening kanina. tomorrow they will have a new filmmakers' forum to be filmed by HBO Aureus will be one of the directors to be featured. sana makahabol ako...
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Did you met the writer, Michicko Yamamoto? She's a damn cute daw. ;)
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no she wasn't there... only the director and producer. they showed the movie in digi beta format. much better than blowing up teh mini dv image into 35mm like what they did to Masahista kaya nahilo ako sa panonood. at least for Maximo they showed the movie in the best quality possible. the venue where they showed it is one of the best art houses here in New York.
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wasn't J.R. Valentin one of Francine Prieto's suitors in Bridal Shower? he had a different screen name then...
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Yamamoto only wrote two screenplays so far but I'm a fan already. I liked MAGNIFICO so much.
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wasn't J.R. Valentin one of Francine Prieto's suitors in Bridal Shower? he had a different screen name then...
Yeah its him, Jo.
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Ping Medina I think was related to Pen Medina
if he is then Pen Medina should be very proud. he's the only actor in the entire movie who gave an impressive performance.
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Yeah its him, Jo.
oh okay... i just can't remember his screen name in that movie. i have to check it sa credits ng Bridal dvd ko...
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Yamamoto only wrote two screenplays so far but I'm a fan already. I liked MAGNIFICO so much.
i definitely agree with you on this one. Aureus also told the public kanina that Michiko and Raymond Lee has started a group for writers who would concentrate on writing scripts for digital films.
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Try to catch also BIG TIME if ever it will be screen in N.Y. MAGNIFICO is the only Filipino flm that can make me cry.
When I'm depressed I just pop it in my dvd player hehehe. ;)
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is this the one with Eddie Garcia?
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di mas lalo kang na-depress after watching Magnifico... i told Direk Maryo J. de los Reyes that the film never fails to make me cry...
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BIG TIME is from indie outfit also, Jo. It has resemblance to Gallaga's PINOY BLONDE.
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di mas lalo kang na-depress after watching Magnifico... i told Direk Maryo J. de los Reyes that the film never fails to make me cry...
Oo nga no? It's a catharsis for me.
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hopefully maipabas din dito ang Big Time.
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Oo nga no? It's a catharsis for me.
naku siguro nga... ako kasi pag medyo down i try to avoid watching depressing movies...
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naku siguro nga... ako kasi pag medyo down i try to avoid watching depressing movies...
Its perfect for Holy Week, jo.
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if he is then Pen Medina should be very proud. he's the only actor in the entire movie who gave an impressive performance.
Ping Medina is the son of Pen Medina. You guys have seen his work before -- he gave a very commendable performance as the young Paciano Rizal in Marilou Diaz Abaya's Rizal. :)
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Whoa, that's him indie boi? Thanks for the info!
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Ping Medina is the son of Pen Medina. You guys have seen his work before -- he gave a very commendable performance as the young Paciano Rizal in Marilou Diaz Abaya's Rizal. :)
thanks indie boi... so he was the young Paciano in Rizal? i have to watch the movie again. kaya pala kamukha ni Pen Medina. :)
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The likes of Pen Medina, Angie Ferro, Vangie Labalan, Ama Quiambao should be given more meaty roles. They have no box-office clout, but can deliver great performance.
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Got the pleasure of chatting with Pen during the Centennial premiere of Rizal at Louie's THX. He was proud of Ping's performance in Rizal. According to Pen, Abaya was looking for a child who looks like Pen Medina. Pen volunteered his son since they only wanted a look-alike and not really gunning for an experienced child actor. He was surprised that his son acted so well considering it was his first acting gig.
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It was on Ping's roots. I hope Sofia Coppola is also like that, she was disastrous in Coppola's GODFATHER 3. ;)
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Slant Magazine's review (http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/film_review.asp?ID=2115)
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for those who missed it, 2nd local theatrical run starts today. :)
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this time, transferred to 35mm :D
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Link to Rotten Tomatoes (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pagdadalaga_ni_maximo_oliveros/)
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100%. Granted only 9 reviews so far. It's not bad at all.
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I watched this last night at Megamall. yey! always nice to support good pinoy movies.
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Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros (Aureaus Solito, 2005) (http://oggsmoggs.blogspot.com/2006/09/ang-pagdadalaga-ni-maximo-oliveros.html)
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That last shot is, of course, a homage to a famous film. Doesn't quite make sense (weren't they talking earlier?) but it's nice to see it anyway.
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Got a decent 66 from Metacritic.com.
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Ang Pagdadalaga Ni Maximo Oliveros (The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros, Auraeus Solito, 2005) (http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/noelmoviereviews/message/601)
Step Up (Anne Fletcher, 2006) (http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/noelmoviereviews/message/602)
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this will be shown here in Bangkok next week.
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Latest score at metacritic.com is a very respectable 70. Best in the lot of recently-shown Pinoy films. Better than a great number of Hollywood studio films.
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http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/view.php?cid=1&id=215
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FLASH!!! FLASH!!! FLASH!!! FLASH!!! FLASH!!! FLASH!!!
Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros got an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film!!!!
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/061128/20061128005461.html?.v=1
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will be out on video soon! unitel release ata cuz it was included in nasaan si francis video trailers.
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Anyone seen Peter Nellhaus' review of this film? (http://www.coffeecoffeeandmorecoffee.com/archives/2005/12/the_blossoming.html). Very nice, not to mention he includes it in his best of 2005 (http://www.coffeecoffeeandmorecoffee.com/archives/2005/12/my_best_of_2005.html) and Best of 2006 (http://www.coffeecoffeeandmorecoffee.com/archives/2006/12/my_best_of_2006.html#more). The guy seems really impressed with the film...
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will be out on video soon! unitel release ata cuz it was included in nasaan si francis video trailers.
did not see any trailers on the nasaan si francis DVD. but, it will be released by unitel/unico accg. to the sales people over at mag.net.
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Maximo failed to make the Top 9 contenders for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. :-[
But it did get another nomination from the On-Line Film and Television Association Awards:
http://ofta.oscarguy.com/Awards/Film/2006.html (http://ofta.oscarguy.com/Awards/Film/2006.html)
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Yeah, it's a shame. Perhaps next time... I wonder who will be our next Oscar contender.
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Out now on DVD under Cine Filipino. Just bought a copy from Astro Plus, SM North The Block. It's 450. :-) Finally!!!
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Bought the DVD from Kabayan Central. I think it deserves all the recognitions that it's getting.
Very well shot and excellently acted by the entire cast. A new gem in Philippine cinema.
Minor complaint: The dvd doesn't have English subtitles!
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I think it's because it's the local version of the DVD. Unitel usually releases an international (with Eng sub) and local versions.
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Browsing thru Amazon, I found out that this movie will be released in R1 by TLA on August 28 entitled "The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros". The movie has really gone a long way not only in international screenings.
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The theme "Isipin Mo Na Lang" by Bayang Barrios is one of the best rendered local ballad I've heard so far. Incorporated beautifully in the movie at the end. Simply heartrending. Sad, they didn't include the music video with the dvd release. :'(
"Isipin mo na lang, ang ating nagdaan
At ang pag-ibig ko sa 'yo...."
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watched DIE HARD in Grand Cathay here in Singapore last weekend and saw this film being shown here. wifey would like to watch and i said that we'll just get the dvd ;D