PinoyDVD: The Pinoy Digital Video & Devices Community
Entertainment => Film & TV Talk => Pinoy Entertainment => Topic started by: coastal on Nov 19, 2016 at 09:15 AM
-
(http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah69/jeosison/CxiJ78NXAAAyzDB_zpsqxo3vq4a.jpg) (http://s1377.photobucket.com/user/jeosison/media/CxiJ78NXAAAyzDB_zpsqxo3vq4a.jpg.html)
Mukhang malinis ang entries. Walang pang-commercial.
-
buti naman at walang vice ganda
-
...and Vic Sotto.
Looks like I'll be watching more than one film this year.
-
Sayang walang shake ratte and kabisote
-
Ok. So anong nag bago sa management at naayos ang festival?
-
http://entertainment.inquirer.net/207056/mmff-screening-chair-lets-not-dumb-audience
ayos
-
buti naman at walang vice ganda
haha.. ;D ;D ;D
-
sana naman manood ang mga masa para tuloy-tuloy na ang ganitong filmfest! no more excuses para sabihing wala naman kasing magandang pelikulang pinoy!
thanks duterte! at least... ;)
-
Nice selection! Mukhang this is the year para tangkilikin ang MMFF :D
-
paano ang float parade?
-
mukhang walang pelikulang me sangkaterbang commercial
-
Trailers, photos: Get to know this year's MMFF entries
http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/18/16/trailers-photos-get-to-know-this-years-mmff-entries
-
Erik Matti's SEKLUSYON poster:
(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff98/yjasc/Movies/Seclusion.jpg)
-
(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff98/yjasc/Movies/savingsally.jpg)
With its animated effects, the 10-years effort SAVING SALLY looks like it will be visually wonderful....
TRAILER A:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_jMCYdnOYA
TRAILER B:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUPkvvufHQk
TRAILER C:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpQYmZKWrjc
-
Thank the gods...
No Vic Sotto, Vice Ganda or Bong Revilla
No umpteenth installment of Shake Rattle & Roll or Mano Po
No Panday reboot or Kris Aquino
Looks like a new MMFF dawns under the Duterte administration
-
Thank the gods...
No Vic Sotto, Vice Ganda or Bong Revilla
No umpteenth installment of Shake Rattle & Roll or Mano Po
No Panday reboot or Kris Aquino
Who would've thought... ^-^
-
...and Vic Sotto.
Looks like I'll be watching more than one film this year.
Thank goodness, none of the "usual suspects" this time!
Very interesting line up of movies. Based on the trailers, they all look promising. The hope is to entertain and at the same time "raise" the bar of Filipino movie artistry. I'd be happy to see more than one entry, too.
-
Mercedes Cabral calls Mother Lily ‘idiot’ for saying ‘indie films not for Christmas’
http://www.interaksyon.com/entertainment/mother-lily-gets-flak-for-saying-indie-films-not-for-christmas/
;D
-
Probably not a good idea to burn that bridge.
-
yahooo!!.. buti yan atleast ngayon ang SM malls magpapalabas na ng maraming choices.. kasi lagi nalang pag christmas KABISOTE nalang at ang BAKLA minsan tig 3 na cinema sila lang lahat.. kaya sa robsinson nalang kami nanonood. pera pera talaga lagi ang SM.tsk
-
kung wala lang sana pivot to china and russia, 100% onboard sana ako as duterte admin
-
kung wala lang sana pivot to china and russia, 100% onboard sana ako as duterte admin
Galet ako sa drags!
Anyhu, 27 movies ata sila kaso may criteria to enter the filmfest. Top 8 scores ang pinasok. Paano nga masasama mga movies nila Kris, Vic, or Vice baka kulelat nga sila.
-
Nice. line-up of movies. We will try to watch all. Sana tuloy tuloy na ganito ang MMFF
-
There will be a so-called "mini MMFF" next week with the screenings of Vic Sotto's Enteng Kabisote 10 and the Abangers and Vice Ganda's The Super Parental Guardians. Both are going against Disney's Moana release.
-
dismayado nga si vic. dapat daw inuuna ang mga movie nila sa mmff kasi fund raising daw.hahahaha.
-
nabawasan na mga corny movies
-
dismayado nga si vic. dapat daw inuuna ang mga movie nila sa mmff kasi fund raising daw.hahahaha.
Haha sa eatbulaga nga kailangan pa pumila mga tao na may dalang plastic, para gawin nilang upuan para i-donate sa school, e ga tae lang yun. Ipakita muna nya yung dinonate nya from the movie last year, bago mya yun ipamukha.
-
di nalang kasi aminin na pera pera habol jan..
-
pera pera lang naman talaga dyan. :) ;D
-
nagagalit sila kasi wala kita.lugi gosyo
-
Has anyone seen any previews? Which ones are you feeling good about?
Sent using Tapatalk
-
wala shake rattle n roll at bossing ?
beh buti nga 😜
-
Erik Matti's SEKLUSYON Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iw5kUvIDePc
-
Sa november 30 nalang ako manonood.hahaha
-
KABISERA Trailer (Starring Nora Aunor):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzPl-41yNxA
-
Confessions of a former MMFF Selection Committee Member
(http://images1.esquiremag.ph/2016/11/25/MMFF_MAIN_main.png)
It’s probably best to get this out of the way: there is nothing particularly sinister going on in the selection of films for the Metro Manila Film Festival. There are probably some potential conflicts of interests here, given the relationships between some of producers and the committee members, but any accusations of graft or patronage are ultimately barking up the wrong tree. The problems of this process are much more basic.
No, the process is too absurd to be sinister. There’s no room for corruption when nothing actually matters.
There isn’t really much to the selection process. The committee meets a grand total of two times. The first meeting is solely for the purpose of explaining the rules of the selection, which are hardly followed. We are told that while there are rules, we can’t too rigid about them. In the end, what matters is that the right films get in. The second meeting happens after all the scripts have been read. In theory, this is a deliberation session, with the committee discussing the merits of each script in detail, hoping to ascertain what film is worthy of the coveted position as one of the eight films exclusively shown in our cinemas during Christmas time.
In practice, it’s about an hour’s total of talking about nothing. It’s an exercise in empty rhetoric. The committee hardly seems to care about what’s actually inside these screenplays. Hardly any of the scripts are discussed. The largest chunk of the discussion is devoted to classifying each of the films under a specific genre. This is meant to ensure that the committee doesn’t select too many similar films. A good long time is spent arguing whether a certain film is a horror/comedy or a comedy/horror. The debate over that distinction goes on for quite a while.
But this doesn’t really matter, either. If the committee really wants a movie in the lineup, then it’ll be in the lineup. The committee will go through all sorts of semantic gymnastics to argue that one romantic comedy is actually more of a comedy while the other romcom is more of a romance.
Because all that matters is what the committee believes will draw. It probably should be mentioned that the interest most represented in this committee is that of the theater owners. Their representatives seem to dominate the discussion. And this is reasonable to some extent. The theaters are burdened with a lot of the risk that comes with the MMFF. If they are to give up screening Hollywood's big holiday releases, then it follows that they should have some say in what gets screened. They stand to lose a lot of money if no one comes out to see these locally made productions.
They will happily cop to how the MMFF is a commercial exercise, and how their goal is to raise revenues year after year. And this selection process really is all for show. The theaters are part of corporations, and corporate thinking tends to favor known quantities. It doesn't matter what's in the script. All that matters are the names attached to those scripts. Vice Ganda, Kris Aquino, and Vic Sotto are automatically accepted, regardless of how good or bad the scripts are. Some of the committee might opine, even, that the Kris Aquino script is really terrible. But it has to go in, because Kris Aquino is a known quantity.
And so there is no real incentive to submitting a quality script to the MMFF. In fact, most of these screenplays feel like placeholders. They are first drafts at best, and just loosely assembled garbage at worst. And this committee doesn't really care. In the first meeting, it is explicitly said that the potential profitability of a film trumps the quality of the script. We are told that even if we get a script that isn't technically completed, it is okay to let it through if it's got the right stars.
Where this should actually get more interesting is in the selection of the bottom four films. Since these films aren't expected to do as well as the others, then the pressure should be off to find the most "profitable" picture.
But the discussion here is equally as pointless. At one point in the process, the committee is made to decide between two historical pictures. It is actually in the rules that the committee should try to find films of cultural value, and this has been interpreted as a basic quota for historical period films. There has to be just one.
On one side, Lakambini, a film about Gregoria de Jesus by Ellen Ongkeko-Marfil and Jeffrey Jeturian. On the opposite corner, Hermano Pule, a film about Apolinario de la Cruz by Gil Portes. Lakambini is by far the better script, and I fought for its inclusion. I was told that Lakambini is just a small film, and that Hermano Pule, with its battles, is the film more deserving of inclusion.
I argued that the largeness of the production is a point against Hermano Pule. Since these films aren't expected to make any money, it would be better for the festival to pick a film that has a lot less to lose. And then it was pointed out that Gil Portes has a history of not completing films, which was inexplicably put forward as an argument for Hermano Pule and not against it. It was suggested that Lakambini, since it was already in production and likely to be completed, should be placed as a backup in case Portes repeated history.
Baffled, I argued that we should probably just pick the film that’s going to be completed. Rather than discuss this further, the matter was put to a vote. I was the only one who voted for Lakambini. As predicted, Gil Portes did not complete Hermano Pule. Lakambini did not replace it, because they weren’t able to complete the film, either. Lakambini might have gotten the money they needed to finish production if it was included in the lineup. But it wasn’t, so it didn’t. So after all that hullabaloo, there isn’t a historical period film in the lineup. Given how the theaters have treated historical period films in the MMFF, this might have been the plan all along.
Because right now, there is no incentive for anyone to put in their best effort in submitting a film to the MMFF.
After about an hour into the second meeting, the committee has a full lineup of eight films. It is then that the process gets truly absurd. The rules of the selection outline a procedure for voting. We are to score each of the submitted scripts individually, broken down into several criteria. An accounting firm is even hired to tabulate the scores, maintaining the legitimacy of the process. But of course, this is all nonsense. The committee has already decided what the films are supposed to be, and are just told to score accordingly. I ask what would happen if the scores didn’t reflect the list that was already written, and I’m told it would be unlikely, unless someone on the committee was trying to sabotage the process.
This is the reality of the MMFF. It isn’t that people are trying to put together a bad festival. It isn’t that we are trying to pick bad films. It’s just that the only thing this committee as a whole cares about is repeating past success. There is a lot of talk about how much money this festival makes, how the revenue targets are growing every year. There is not much talk about which of the scripts are actually good. There is no arguing for quality, or against a script with a star attached, no matter how dismal it is. Selection is a matter of numbers. The committee’s got it down to an absurd science.
The MMFF could be a good thing. It could be a place to showcase the best of Filipino cinema. It could launch careers and foster a healthier, more competitive film industry in this country. It could be the place to raise the discourse of Filipino cinema. But that would require thinking in the long term. That would require letting go of the numbers for a little while, and trusting that Filipino audiences will gravitate towards quality in the end. Because right now, there is no incentive for anyone to put in their best effort in submitting a film to the MMFF. Without the right names attached, there’s a good chance it won’t even factor into the discussion.
I died a little in that room. I had no illusions coming in of being able to change anything, but I still emerged disappointed. To be in that room is to stare into the void, to understand that nothing means anything, and that all action and passion are ultimately useless. We are up against an entrenched absurdity. There is no fixing it. To save the MMFF, we must destroy it. We have to start over.
http://www.esquiremag.ph/culture/arts-and-entertainment/confessions-mmff-selection-committee-member-a1527-20161125-lfrm
Sent using Tapatalk
-
sabi na eh. eto ang pinaka masaklap na part jan eh
wn quantities. It doesn't matter what's in the script. All that matters are the names attached to those scripts. Vice Ganda, Kris Aquino, and Vic Sotto are automatically accepted, regardless of how good or bad the scripts are. Some of the committee might opine, even, that the Kris Aquino script is really terrible. But it has to go in, because Kris Aquino is a known quantity.
na duterte ata tong mga to.hahahaha
Because right now, there is no incentive for anyone to put in their best effort in submitting a film to the MMFF. Without the right names attached, there’s a good chance it won’t even factor into the discussion.
I died a little in that room. I had no illusions coming in of being able to change anything, but I still emerged disappointed. To be in that room is to stare into the void, to understand that nothing means anything, and that all action and passion are ultimately useless. We are up against an entrenched absurdity. There is no fixing it. To save the MMFF, we must destroy it. We have to start over.
-
Mixed feeling here. Although I agree to the line up for the MMFF, Vic, Vice and other commercial movies are the ones the kids look forward to. The kids Christmas movie watching will never be the same without those.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
-
^well thats a scary thought for the future generation if kids now look forward to movies by those people mentioned.
-
^well thats a scary thought for the future generation if kids now look forward to movies by those people mentioned.
Agree. We never watch movies during Metro Manilas Mindless Films. The kids can watch garbage TV at home, so why pay for it?
-
Quoting an item where actress Mercedes Cabral, one of the lead stars of the official MMFF 2016 entry “Oro,” who, in her outrage, recently called out Regal's Mother Lily not just on the issue of selection process:
“Nakaka-awa ang mga bata??? Sabihin mo lang e ang habol mo lang e kita ng pelikula mo. Saka bayaran mo ng maayos mga tao mo. Ni hindi ka nga makapag bayad ng matino sa mga taong nagtatatrabaho sayo e. At kayo lang ba ang may karapatan magpalabas ng pelikula tuwing pasko? F*****g idiot,” she wrote.
http://www.interaksyon.com/entertainment/mother-lily-gets-flak-for-saying-indie-films-not-for-christmas/ (http://www.interaksyon.com/entertainment/mother-lily-gets-flak-for-saying-indie-films-not-for-christmas/)
-
I think I'll watch 3 MMFF this year (I normally pick one). Saving Sally, Seklusyon and Sunday Beauty Queen.
-
Mercedes Cabral calls Mother Lily ‘idiot’ for saying ‘indie films not for Christmas’
http://www.interaksyon.com/entertainment/mother-lily-gets-flak-for-saying-indie-films-not-for-christmas/
;D
My kind of girl...hot yet outspoken
At least she's no glorified shill unlike Anne freakin' Curtis
-
My kind of girl...hot yet outspoken
At least she's no glorified shill unlike Anne freakin' Curtis
pwede nga hot thread yan. ;D
-
SAVING SALLY (MMFF 2016) Short - "The Girl and the World":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npY67nu-SV0
-
ORO Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LWZUO3QxRQ
-
https://entertainment.inquirer.net/209681/shortened-mmff-shocks-saddens-industry-folk
-
Saving Sally - As a fan of comics & animation, I have to say that I enjoyed this movie quite a lot. The story is mainly a typical boy-meets-girl structure, but the way it is told is creatively fantastic. Blending live action & imaginative drawn animation, the production design & effects are great; even competitive with international efforts. I would say that this is arguably the best visual effects I have seen in a Filipino movie.
-
Anecdotal reports from a couple of friends in the industry is that, overall, box-office receipts are down this year. Benchmarks were also supposedly lowered but that these targets have been reached, though.
I hope this doesn't discourage the board and the cinemas from pushing through with only allowing quality content in the coming MMFF years.
And btw, I also heard that cinemas in the provinces have pretty much shunned most of this year's MMFF entries. Can anyone confirm this?
-
^ Yes, sir. Pagtiningnan mo yung SM Cinema website, palabas yung movies ni Vice, Bossing at Mano Po 7 sa probinsya.
-
So guys. whats the best so far?
-
Sunday Beauty Queen (Baby Ruth Villarama) ***1/2 - This is the first of a series of reviews of films from the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) which has now undergone a serious revamp is now screening films I actually want to watch. This is a documentary (unheard of for this festival before now) that follows a group of Filipino domestic helpers working in Hong Kong who participate in beauty pageants and talent competitions every Sunday. Even though the documentary didn't say anything that I don't already know, the film does have a way of sneaking up on you. I did not expect it would be as emotional as it was. A truly exemplary piece of work. If you're a Filipino and you want to see a film of substance this is the one to see.
Seklusyon (Erik Matti) ***1/2 - Before they finally take their vows, a group of young priests do their "seclusion", a sort of religious retreat of fasting, prayer, and trying to ward off the temptations of the devil. Then a mysterious young girl with mysterious healing powers show up. This is another MMFF entry and it's from Erik Matti, one of the best mainstream Filipino directors out there. Here, he has created a slickly made, genuinely creepy, thought provoking and disturbing religious horror film in the vein of such films as The Exorcist, The Omen and most recently, The VVitch. I had some problems with the ending but overall, this is a scary, gnarly ride.
-
wala atang nanood ng MMFF dito? hehe
-
Birthing pains itong 2016 MMFF. Sana tuloy tuloy na yung pagpili ng matitinong pelikula instead of the crap na pera lang ang nagiging motivation for their inclusion.
-
Die Beautiful
Interesting story how the leading man found true love only to find out later that it was p**y that drove the married guy to search for the leading man.
Sent from my ASUS_Z012D using Tapatalk
-
We do not usually watch MMFF films but this year we are trying our best to watch and support all the entries. So far, 2. 6 more to go. Sana MMFF will be like this every year.
-
gusto daw ng misis ko vince and kath and james. sino na nakanood ng film na to? pang teenager eh nuh?haha
-
Oro (Alvin Yapan) ***1/2 - This is yet another MMFF film entry. (Notice how I'm actually bothering to see a lot of them this year?) Based on a true story about the murder of a group of miners in a poor village in the Philippines. Though the film is far from perfect, one can't help but get swept up by the emotions of it all: Sadness, frustration and anger at the unfair situation these people had to suffer though. This is largely thanks to the wonderful cast especially Irma Adlawan and Mercedes Cabral who nails their key scenes. Even though, I knew what was going to happen, the film also manages to create suspense so extra points for that. Yet another solid MMFF entry.
Saving Sally (Avid Liongoren) ***1/2 - A high school senior who loves drawing comics falls in love with the geeky inventor girl next door Yes, this sounds like a twee romantic-comedy and in many ways, it is. It follows the narrative beats and character tropes of your typical teen rom-com but this one's a little different. For one thing, the entire film blends live-action and animation, creating an entire visual palette on which this romance plays out. It is funny. It is sweet. It also has a dark edge and depth to it. This ambitious film took 12 years to make and it really shows. All the heart and ambition is up there on the screen. I thought the fact that even though it's a Filipino film set in the Philippines, the dialogue is largely in English will be detrimental but it's not! If you're in Manila, be sure to check this MMFF entry out.
-
Disappointed with Ang babae sa septic tank 2. Most of the jokes were shown in the trailer, and not as funny as part 1
-
The Woman in the Septic Tank 2: #ForeverIsNotEnough (Chris Martinez) *** - This is yet another MMFF entry. This is the sequel to The Woman in the Septic Tank, a hilarious satire on Philippine independent cinema. This pretty much follows the same formula. After the success of their previous collaboration, the filmmaker reunites with actress Eugene Domingo (once again playing herself) to make a sad film about a marriage breaking up but she starts giving "suggestions" on how to make it more commercial with often funny results. It's not as fresh or as good or even as funny as the first one but as usual Eugene Domingo kills it with her performance.
Die Beautiful (Jun Robles Lana) ***1/2 - A transgender woman drops dead after winning a Miss Gay Philippines beauty pageant. We then flashback to her life leading up to that as well as her funeral. I'm surprised I liked this as much as I did. This is probably in the top five best films about transgender women I've seen. First off, the film is often a hilarious riot but when it veers into tackling serious issues and themes, it didn't lose a beat. Paolo Ballesteros gives a revelatory performance in the lead role and he carries this film, well, beautifully. Yet another high mark for the MMFF this year.
-
Disappointed with Ang babae sa septic tank 2. Most of the jokes were shown in the trailer, and not as funny as part 1
ouch. dami pa naman nag eexpect jan. how about the story sir?
-
MMFF Award Winners:
Best Picture: Sunday Beauty Queen
Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Award: Sunday Beauty Queen
Fernando Poe Jr. Memorial Award: Oro
Best Director: Erik Matti, Seklusyon
Best Actor in a Leading Role: Paolo Ballesteros, Die Beautiful
Best Actress in a Leading Role: Irma Adlawan, Oro
Best Ensemble Cast: Oro
Special Jury Prize: Rhed Bustamante, Seklusyon
Best Screenplay: Seklusyon
Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Christian Bables, Die Beautiful
Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Phoebe Walker, Seklusyon
Best Cinematography: Seklusyon
Best Sound Design: Seklusyon
Best Theme Song: "Dominus Miserere" Seklusyon
Best Editing: Sunday Beauty Queen
Best Musical Score: Saving Sally
Best Production Design: Seklusyon
Best Float: Die Beautiful
42nd MMFF My Most Favorite Film: Die Beautiful
Children’s Choice Award: Saving Sally, Sunday Beauty Queen, Vince & Kath & James
Male Celebrity of the Night: Ronnie Alonte
Female Celebrity of the Night: Rhian Ramos
Short Film – Best Screenplay: Mitatang
Short Film – Special Jury Prize: Manila Scream
Short Film – Best Picture: EJK
Short Film – Best Work for Children: Passage of Life
Best Short Film Director: Jarell Serencio for Mga Bitoon sa Siyudad
-
mukhang maganda ang seklusyon ah.
-
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161230/a5312ec80e2be178b5fce21b920ddbaf.jpg)
Pila ngayon (11:30 am) sa Trinoma para sa MMFF.
Sent using Tapatalk
-
nilangaw daw yung movie ni nora
-
ouch. dami pa naman nag eexpect jan. how about the story sir?
After so many years i was expecting something new, pero yun pa rin yung story.
-
nilangaw daw yung movie ni nora
Pangit daw kasi eh
Sent from my ASUS_Z00AD using Tapatalk
-
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161230/a5312ec80e2be178b5fce21b920ddbaf.jpg)
this is good news, in light of the shenanigans of some theaters and pre-MMFF movies.
Pila ngayon (11:30 am) sa Trinoma para sa MMFF.
Sent using Tapatalk
-
nilangaw daw yung movie ni nora
Even sa awards, ni isa walang nakuha....
-
Even sa awards, ni isa walang nakuha....
If the rumor that oro was initailly going to be nora as the kapitana but nixed it because of talent fee issues were true then she really made a mistake in chosing the wrong film
-
After so many years i was expecting something new, pero yun pa rin yung story.
oh akala ko ba nasala na nila maigi ang mga plot ng movies? hmmm..
-
eh kasi naman laos na....
nilangaw daw yung movie ni nora
-
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161230/6579b29ff1e0628000224c31ba8bf72b.jpg)
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161230/a043e8d051a5ac2f46e4d38fc87b46bb.jpg)
(Please forgive me for the poor quality of the photo. It was a mad rush outside Cinema 3.)
Was fortunate enough to watch Sunday Beauty Queen, this year's MMFF best picture winner, at the same time as the cast and filmmaker (wearing black on the lower left).
The protagonists were in tears after the showing (1:40 pm at Trinoma), it was pretty clear that they've just seen the documentary for the first time. Some of the employers were also there and they were also emotional after the screening.
Quite a special moment to witness for a film fan such as myself. Something I won't likely forget for a long time.
Sent using Tapatalk
-
Forgot to mention that somewhere in there is Bienvenido Lumbera, who was also moved to tears.
Sent using Tapatalk
-
If the rumor that oro was initailly going to be nora as the kapitana but nixed it because of talent fee issues were true then she really made a mistake in chosing the wrong film
I heard they even shot a few scenes! But yeah, they had to replace her.
mukhang maganda ang seklusyon ah.
I also read that the cut being shown in MMFF was toned down to get an R-13 rating. The international cut is more intense and more graphic daw which is insane because the R-13 cut is pretty darn scary already.
-
^
sabi daw ng friend ko kakanood nya lang kanina maganda daw seklusyon. kasi kahit papano pinag isipan at mapapaisip ka daw?
-
Seklusyon is ok until that confusing ending, lots of questions unanswered.
Also watched Saving Sally, may after credits short so stay for a while. Now where to watch Sunday Beauty Queen?
-
^
sabi daw ng friend ko kakanood nya lang kanina maganda daw seklusyon. kasi kahit papano pinag isipan at mapapaisip ka daw?
Yes, it's thought-provoking on matters of religion and faith. Like The Exorcist.
Now where to watch Sunday Beauty Queen?
It's screening in Trinoma and Greenbelt 3.
-
Now where to watch Sunday Beauty Queen?
List of cinemas screening Sunday Beauty Queen:
https://www.clickthecity.com/movies/cinemas.php?id=15962
-
Seklusyon - The story is thought provoking indeed. I even think the ending is fine. A creepy and atmospheric horror film that can inspire discussion regarding faith and the holiness and/or humanity of the priesthood. Excellent technical qualities. I'm just not sure regarding the win of Phoebe Walker in the "Best Actress in a Supporting Role" category.
-
Sunday Beauty Queen: humanity amidst unfairness, courage above despair, community beyond competitions. This one made me laugh, weep, angry, and hopeful more than any manufactured melodrama or rom-com ever did.
And it was heartwarming to meet the OFWs in the film at Trinoma yesterday.
-
Watched die beautiful kagabi. Oks naman.. Kaso nabibitbit ko mga kids ko below 13. May mga eksena na maski 15 years old hindi tama makita.
Sent from my ASUS_Z017D using Tapatalk
-
Until when ang showing ng mmff films?
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
-
tigas ng mukha talaga ng vice ganda at enteng dito samin. kasali parin sila sa showing. palibhasa outside metro.. tsk
-
Until when ang showing ng mmff films?
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Dapat hanggang Jan. 7 pero there are reports na until 3 na lang.
-
Saving Sally -- The animation, camera work, and the sets were impressive but the screenplay and some of the acting seemed a bit flat for me. It almost felt like the filmmakers were more focused on the visual side of the production as opposed to pushing the story (and characters) into more complex relationships and situations.
What the viewer ends up watching is a juvenile love story instead of (what might have been) a more compelling coming-of-age portrayal of a young, but talented, comic book artist.
Observant viewers will get to see lots of easter eggs and quite a few Filipino pop culture references. There's also a short animated film after the credits.
Sent using Tapatalk
-
There's also a short animated film after the credits.
I really like this short, It pretty sums up the whole movie itself.
-
There's also a short animated film after the credits.
For those who missed the Saving Sally end credits short, here it is:
SAVING SALLY (MMFF 2016) Short - "The Girl and the World":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npY67nu-SV0
-
Seklusyon -- Erik Matti channels his inner Shyamalan in this period film set in post-war Southern Luzon. Great lighting and camera work deliver the right mood and mindset to unleash the inner demons of the protagonists. There is almost a theatrical feel to how the actors and the cameras interact with the sets, mixing well with the mindgames that come with each scene.
Rhed Bustamante is a revelation in her role as Anghela while Lou Veloso steals all the scenes where he is present. Other than these two, the rest of the cast try their best to keep pace but ultimately fall short. There are also a few anachronisms in the film, but I doubt if the general viewing public will notice.
Matti chose to be very deliberate with the build up of suspense in the scenes. The plot isn't as organic as, say, OTJ, as he spends little time building the world where this film is set. Truth be told, Seklusyon won't give you nightmares, but it will make you look more closely at the dark shadows of your home.
Sent using Tapatalk
-
Sunday Beauty Queen - Nothing exactly new in its real life stories of OFWs, but this well-made documentary is nevertheless moving & emotional. A sensitive & fitting tribute to the country's "new heroes".
-
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170103/5dfbe524b5e71c4ab8694e7e3a24a09a.jpg)
Sent using Tapatalk
-
Nadale ang Oro!
Babawiin yata ang FPJ Award... tsk tsk.
Gisa sila ngayon sa animal cruelty....
-
Nadale ang Oro!
Babawiin yata ang FPJ Award... tsk tsk.
Gisa sila ngayon sa animal cruelty....
Anyare?
-
^ MMFF probes ‘Oro’ over dog slaughter scene
http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2017/01/02/1658929/mmff-probes-oro-over-dog-slaughter-scene
-
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170103/5dfbe524b5e71c4ab8694e7e3a24a09a.jpg)
Sent using Tapatalk
Hahaha!
Sent from my ASUS_Z00AD using Tapatalk
-
Thumbs down again for Tito Sotto.... ::)
Sotto wants exclusive indie film fest in PH
https://entertainment.inquirer.net/211536/sotto-wants-exclusive-indie-film-fest-ph
Sen. Tito Sotto wants MMDA to create separate festival for indies
http://www.interaksyon.com/entertainment/sen-tito-sotto-wants-mmda-to-create-separate-festival-for-indies/
-
Hindi kasi masyado nag-click yun Enteng Kabisote 10. I believe there was a significant enough dip in its earnings compared to other festivals na nagtatampo na si Bossing.
-
Thumbs down again for Tito Sotto.... ::)
Sotto wants exclusive indie film fest in PH
https://entertainment.inquirer.net/211536/sotto-wants-exclusive-indie-film-fest-ph
Sen. Tito Sotto wants MMDA to create separate festival for indies
http://www.interaksyon.com/entertainment/sen-tito-sotto-wants-mmda-to-create-separate-festival-for-indies/
What's wrong with that?
Sent from my ASUS_Z00AD using Tapatalk
-
Firstly, it's a film festival. You'd want the best and brightest.
Secondly, it's a film festival. You'd want the best and brightest.
Thirdly, it's a film festival. You'd want the best and brightest.
I could go on but I think these should suffice.
-
What's wrong with that?
Ghetto-izing the indies so yun panlasa ng mga masa ay hindi magbago and they can continue to peddle their garbage.
-
Ghetto-izing the indies so yun panlasa ng mga masa ay hindi magbago and they can continue to peddle their garbage.
I see it as an opportunity for indie movies to gain more exposure.
Sent from my ASUS_Z00AD using Tapatalk
-
Ghetto-izing the indies so yun panlasa ng mga masa ay hindi magbago and they can continue to peddle their garbage.
So the Regal Films movies and Enteng Kabisote movies were previously ghetto-ized via the MMFF?!?
Sent from my ASUS_Z00AD using Tapatalk
-
Tama ba ang pagka intindi ko na sa IF nailalabas ng mga film makers ang totoong kulay ng buhay? Mas mapangahas, ika nga.
Sinusubukan ko lang pumasok sa isipan ng mga bumuo ng Oro. Kumbaga, ganito talaga kami sa Indie tapos isasali nyo kami sa MMFF dagdagan pa na hindi naman binusisi ng mga kritiko ang detalye ng pelikula... tsk tsk...
Kung si Liza Diño napaiyak daw nung napanood ang pelikula, bakit doon pa lang hindi inaksyunan? Sa mga nakapanood, masasabi nyo bang obvious na totoong aso ang pinatay?
Ito lang ba ang IF na may kinatay na aso o baka naman meron na rin kaso lang hindi pinansin dahil nga indie? Kung ito ba ay hindi kasali sa MMFF, mapansin kaya o dedma lang?
Pwede din siguro nagrelease na lang ng director's cut?
-
Haven't seen ORO but if the dog slaughter is true, It's either the director is playing dumb or he is really dumb.
-
They said the dog scene was from a footage of a community that have dog slaughtering as a part of their culture. So "technically", daw, they didn't harm any animal during the shoot.
-
^^ Maiintindihan ko pa kung real life documentary yung film but it's not. Ayaw daw nila makialam sa cultural community pero pinalabas pa din nila sa madla yung ginagawa nilang kahayupan edi ba pambabastos din yun? at kahit na documentary film man yun that scene should be removed due to our animal rights law, they are not making films from 70's-80's anymore.
And question, hindi ba obligated ang filmmakers dito to get a PAWS or any individual to monitor every animal scenes in the movie? Sa Hollywood kasi meron e.
(https://s24.postimg.org/4zoayhmhh/001.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/s14w48m4x/) (https://postimage.org/)
-
I see it as an opportunity for indie movies to gain more exposure.
Cinemalaya, CinemaOne and QCinema are already indie film festivals doing their job to expose indie movies.
The MMFF is not just for indie movies but for mainstream movies as well. What's different about the MMFF this year is they focus on quality, indie or mainstream, regardless of genre, rather than "box-office potential". Mainstream movies need to step up rather than just go auto-pilot on the usual Enteng movies and Vice Ganda trash.
Yun resolution ni Tito Sotto is very self-serving. It's clear that his brother's movie, Enteng Kabisote 10 did not do as well in the box-office outside the MMFF. Why else would he file this bill? It's not out of concern for "the children" (ulol). It's concern for their pockets. They wanna keep making the same old trash without having to change their methods of pandering to the masses and just giving them what they think they want.
Pwede naman gumawa ng pelikulang maganda na pambata o pang-masa eh. Para sa akin, hindi excuse ang "pambata" para gumawa ng pangit na pelikula na basura.
-
Cinemalaya, CinemaOne and QCinema are already indie film festivals doing their job to expose indie movies.
The MMFF is not just for indie movies but for mainstream movies as well. What's different about the MMFF this year is they focus on quality, indie or mainstream, regardless of genre, rather than "box-office potential". Mainstream movies need to step up rather than just go auto-pilot on the usual Enteng movies and Vice Ganda trash.
Yun resolution ni Tito Sotto is very self-serving. It's clear that his brother's movie, Enteng Kabisote 10 did not do as well in the box-office outside the MMFF. Why else would he file this bill? It's not out of concern for "the children" (ulol). It's concern for their pockets. They wanna keep making the same old trash without having to change their methods of pandering to the masses and just giving them what they think they want.
Pwede naman gumawa ng pelikulang maganda na pambata o pang-masa eh. Para sa akin, hindi excuse ang "pambata" para gumawa ng pangit na pelikula na basura.
Very well said, you nailed it.
-
Cinemalaya, CinemaOne and QCinema are already indie film festivals doing their job to expose indie movies.
So, aren't indie movies being ghetto-ized by these festivals?
Sent from my ASUS_Z00AD using Tapatalk
-
In a way, naging daan na rin itong bagong approach ng MMFF to enlighten the industry sa mga limitations. Positive!
Yun namang enteng and the like, nasanay na sa tubong-lugaw.
-
i remember Imeldific and her film festivals, MIFF.....
one such film Isla, where her uncle asked Isabel, "ano ginawa sa iyo ni Aldo?.
kinantot po...." that wasa during the martial law era at that....
-
honestly the last MMFF movie I saw was Jose Rizal due to it being a school requirement. i never did see one during the holidays but was more interested in list of films this year compared to the previous being heralded. no need for floats here. they want their cut of the holiday bonuses and such. i think the good senator doesn't want quality, intelligent and social impacting movies for the masses. baka kasi hindi na siya iboto.
-
For me, they should not stop the showing of the movie, though the concerned people must be given the appropriate censure and face whatever legal action possible.
-
From BBC:
Saving Sally: The little Filipino film that needed saving.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-38486968
-
Marichu Vera-Perez Maceda cries discrimination against mainstream movies in recent MMFF
Read more at http://www.pep.ph/guide/movies/25483/marichu-vera-perez-maceda-cries-discrimination-against-mainstream-movies-in-recent-mmff#84K3RYdHyZkeQczA.99
http://www.pep.ph/guide/movies/25483/marichu-vera-perez-maceda-cries-discrimination-against-mainstream-movies-in-recent-mmff?ref=home_featured
-
napanood ko na ang die beautiful. my HD release na.hehe. maganda ang kwento kaso ang haba. patalon talon pa ang kwento. 4 life stages ba naman ang ginamit.
-
ang huling babae bang sumasayaw sa dulong part image ni jennifer laude yun? kasi dba sa kanya inspired ang kwento?