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Entertainment => Film & TV Talk => Pinoy Entertainment => Topic started by: keating on Jul 17, 2005 at 07:08 PM
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Most of the accolades says, its the scariest Filipino Film of All Time. I can only recall the loudest scream of Susan Roces upon seeing the ghost of her dead sister played by Rosanna Ortiz and nothing more. I wish SOFIA would restore this film.
A landmark in Philippine Cinema/Cult Classic also!
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Most of the accolades says, its the scariest Filipino Film of All Time. I can only recall the loudest scream of Susan Roces upon seeing the ghost of her dead sister played by Rosanna Ortiz and nothing more. I wish SOFIA would restore this film.
A landmark in Philippine Cinema/Cult Classic also!
since Patayin was produced by Rosas Productions, i believe FPJ Studios might have a print of the movie in their archives. the late FPJ was fond of collecting classic films... i know for a fact that he had Gerry de Leon's Sisa with Anita Linda in 16mm. so they must have it.
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I heard that the late FPJ really took care some of his film collections. I thought it was produced by FPJ Productions, anyway, I'll try to contact them Jojo. If not you are my last resort.
Do you remember the visuals used by Celso Ad Castillo in PATAYIN? Man, the mirrors and broken glasses are enough to keep you awake at night! :o
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I heard that the late FPJ really took care some of his film collections. I thought it was produced by FPJ Productions, anyway, I'll try to contact them Jojo. If not you are my last resort.
Do you remember the visuals used by Celso Ad Castillo in PATAYIN? Man, the mirrors and broken glasses are enough to keep you awake at night! :o
i do remember them... Celso had the perfect eye for visuals. it was very evident in most of his films. the use of extreme close-ups to signify the terror and the house that they used it was so creepy. i can remember a shot of the house during sunset, dissolving to a scene where Susan, Dante & Beth Manlongat were having dinner then the lights went out... very creepy!
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Who wrote the screenplay, Jo? And the supporting casts are unknown? ???
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Who wrote the screenplay, Jo? And the supporting casts are unknown? ???
the screenplay was written by Celso Ad Castillo & Celso Al Carunungan. the supporting cast weren't unknowns... Angie Ferro, Joonee Gamboa, Adul de Leon
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Dude did the brilliant Angie Ferro played the clairvoyant in this flick? More info please about the movie, how about Adul de Leon & Joonee Gamboa?
Celso Al Carunungan was a novelist right?
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Dude did the brilliant Angie Ferro played the clairvoyant in this flick? More info please about the movie, how about Adul de Leon & Joonee Gamboa?
Celso Al Carunungan was a novelist right?
Celso Al Carunungan was a crime-investigative writer. Angie Ferro played the clairvoyant while Adul de Leon and Joonee Gamboa were the care takers of the house...
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Celso Al Carunungan was a crime-investigative writer. Angie Ferro played the clairvoyant while Adul de Leon and Joonee Gamboa were the care takers of the house...
Was it based on a true story? Angie Ferro reprised her role in the remake by Chito Rono which I think pale in comparison to the original.
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Was it based on a true story? Angie Ferro reprised her role in the remake by Chito Rono which I think pale in comparison to the original.
the plot about the two sisters and the younger one committing suicide was based on a true incident. i think Celso Ad just made the simple story of a suicide even more interesting.
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The love triangle was actually true. Funny we are talking ghosts at the same time. Was MALIGNO sort of a sequel to PATAYIN MO SA SINDAK SI BARBARA?
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The love triangle was actually true. Funny we are talking ghosts at the same time. Was MALIGNO sort of a sequel to PATAYIN MO SA SINDAK SI BARBARA?
no, Maligno wasn't a sequel... Susan Roces only re-hired the same team who created Patayin she even got Dante Rivero to play opossite her in this film. it's not quite as scary but Susan delivered an impressive performance in Maligno that's probably why she took home the FAMAS Best Actress Award in 1978 besting Nora Aunor in Atsay & Vilma Santos in Rubia Servios.
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Can't wait for this classic film to watch. Just your thoughts on the sunset sequence and the dinner scene wherein the lights went out....sent my spine in terror! :o
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since Patayin was produced by Rosas Productions, i believe FPJ Studios might have a print of the movie in their archives. the late FPJ was fond of collecting classic films... i know for a fact that he had Gerry de Leon's Sisa with Anita Linda in 16mm. so they must have it.
If this is the same 16 mm print i saw, it's not in very good condition. But it's a tremendous film, nevertheless.
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If this is the same 16 mm print i saw, it's not in very good condition. But it's a tremendous film, nevertheless.
That's why I want to see it Noel. Majority has only one comment about it....SCARY. You don't want to turn off the lights after you've seen it.
So the print is not in mint condition already?
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I meant the 16 mm print of Sisa. I think Patayin was in better condition.
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I meant the 16 mm print of Sisa. I think Patayin was in better condition.
have you ever seen Patayin recently Noel?
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No, why? Has the print gotten worse?
Mind you, I don't think it's very good narratively speaking. A lot of it didn't make sense, and some of the drama pushes into melodrama. But the scary parts, they're the scariest I've ever seen in a Filipino film.
Except for Kisapmata, I think. But that's not so much scary as it is unforgettable and unsettling.
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Did the remake followed closely the original? Was the daughter of Susan Roces possessed also? And how's the apperance of Rosanna Ortiz as the ghost? ???
Too bad I only have vague memories of this movie. :(
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Did the remake followed closely the original? Was the daughter of Susan Roces possessed also? And how's the apperance of Rosanna Ortiz as the ghost? ???
Too bad I only have vague memories of this movie. :(
it sort of followed the original. it wasn't Susan's daughter who was possessed... Beth MAnlongat played Rosanna & Dante Riveros' daughter. her appearance as the ghost was more scary than Dawn Zulueta's. her's was a vengeful one... full of hatred all registered on her face...
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Thanks for the info, Jo.
I can't imagine Rosanna Ortiz with those big eyes, lurking in the dark in this movie. Where did they shot the film?
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they shot most of the movie in Antipolo. talking about this movie makes me want to see this film again...
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they shot most of the movie in Antipolo.
Didn't know that. From my experience, Antipolo houses, especially when they're out in the further reaches, are spooky, unnatural-feeling places...
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Didn't know that. From my experience, Antipolo houses, especially when they're out in the further reaches, are spooky, unnatural-feeling places...
so it fits very well the atmosphere of the film........its downhill also for Celso Ad after Patayin except for some flicks, BURLESK QUEEN, ISLA, PARADISE INN. I'm dying also to see PAGPUTI NG UWAK, PAGITIM NG TAGAK.
I doubt if he can still infuse the impact made by PATAYIN........
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so it fits very well the atmosphere of the film........its downhill also for Celso Ad after Patayin except for some flicks, BURLESK QUEEN, ISLA, PARADISE INN. I'm dying also to see PAGPUTI NG UWAK, PAGITIM NG TAGAK.
I'd say Burlesk Queen and Pagputi are the height of his career, not blips in a long decline. And he was still doing interesting work as recently as Lihim ni Madonna...in my opinion the film (if not necessarily the performance) of Sunshine Cruz's career...
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I still have to see LIHIM NI MADONNA. You didn't like PARADISE INN, Noel? Vivian Velez performance is worthy enough, plus the cast was also good, Lolita Rodriguez, Mary Walter, Michael de Mesa.
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I like all Ad. Castillo's films, even the trashy ones; even in the middle of his remake of Pinakamagandang Hayop (which itself was a remake of Ryan's Daughter) there was a chase scene worthy of Gerry de Leon.
But I wouldn't put Paradise Inn on my top ten!
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Didn't know that. From my experience, Antipolo houses, especially when they're out in the further reaches, are spooky, unnatural-feeling places...
the house they used in the movie was three blocks away from their own Antipolo mansion. i had the extraordinary chance to visit the late FPJ & Susan's house during a break when we were filming Kambal Tuko in Cogeo. we passed by this old house and Tita Susan told me it's where they shot Patayin...
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I like all Ad. Castillo's films, even the trashy ones; even in the middle of his remake of Pinakamagandang Hayop (which itself was a remake of Ryan's Daughter) there was a chase scene worthy of Gerry de Leon.
But I wouldn't put Paradise Inn on my top ten!
i didn't like Paradise Inn myself... Lolita was great in the movie but even her performance cannot save the film from being a big letdown. Vivian Velez? i wasn't impressed with her either... well, years later she proved me wrong coz she was excellent in Chito Rono's Tagalog version of Fatal Attraction Kasalanan Ba'ng Sambahin Ka? Vivian was also impressive in the Peque Gallaga directed episode of Pira-pirasong Pangarap with Nora Aunor & Joel Torre...
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i had the extraordinary chance to visit the late FPJ & Susan's house during a break
Lucky you, I only got to visit their Greenhills house. She has a full-length portrait by Amorsolo hanging in one of the walls...
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I like all Ad. Castillo's films, even the trashy ones; even in the middle of his remake of Pinakamagandang Hayop (which itself was a remake of Ryan's Daughter) there was a chase scene worthy of Gerry de Leon.
But I wouldn't put Paradise Inn on my top ten!
I thought PINAKAMAGANDANG HAYOP was another Celso Ad silly remake. I didn't watch it, man.
Maybe I just love PARADISE INN because of Vivian Velez. ;D It would be on my top 25. How about his remake of ISLA, Noel?
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the house they used in the movie was three blocks away from their own Antipolo mansion. i had the extraordinary chance to visit the late FPJ & Susan's house during a break when we were filming Kambal Tuko in Cogeo. we passed by this old house and Tita Susan told me it's where they shot Patayin...
was the house sort of a mansion, Jo?
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Lucky you, I only got to visit their Greenhills house. She has a full-length portrait by Amorsolo hanging in one of the walls...
i did get to visit their house in Greenhills as well and yes Susan's portarait is by the staircase and the grand piano...
i loved their Antipolo mansion... it's huge you can actually shoot a film in the yard.
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was the house sort of a mansion, Jo?
it's more of an ancestral home...
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it's more of an ancestral home...
Was it near Padis Point in Antipolo, Jo? The bar has an over-looking view of the city. You're so lucky, you had a chance to visit the houses of our high-profile celebrities. I didn't know that you're a part of that Regal flick with the Gutierrez twins. ;)
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Was it near Padis Point in Antipolo, Jo? The bar has an over-looking view of the city. You're so lucky, you had a chance to visit the houses of our high-profile celebrities. I didn't know that you're a part of that Regal flick with the Gutierrez twins. ;)
no, it wasn't anywhere near Padis Point. i just had the chance of visiting both their houses coz i was working with Tita Susan back then... please don't mention the movie with the Gutierrez twins. i'm so ashamed! ;D
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no, it wasn't anywhere near Padis Point. i just had the chance of visiting both their houses coz i was working with Tita Susan back then... please don't mention the movie with the Gutierrez twins. i'm so ashamed! ;D
Oh, I'm sorry dude. ;D ;)
Imagine this movie with commentary on dvd by Celso Ad & Ms. Roces, that would be wonderful! And speaking of Rosanna Ortiz, is she also in the U.S. now?
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Oh, I'm sorry dude.
Imagine this movie with commentary on dvd by Celso Ad & Ms. Roces, that would be wonderful! And speaking of Rosanna Ortiz, is she also in the U.S. now?
all we can do is wish... i think Rosanna is here in the US. until now i haven't seen a Tagalog dvd that's remotely close to the ones released by the Criterion Collection... if we only have the resources and a master print of the movie.
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Yeah, all we can do is wish. I'll email wwvideos.com, and see if they can find this one. Although very pricey, they are reliable right? I hope cc will release also some of our classic films. We lack funds and resources when it comes to releasing Filipino films on dvd. But wait, did you see the latest releases of Unitel Pictures? The old movies of Regal Films?
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Yeah, all we can do is wish. I'll email wwvideos.com, and see if they can find this one. Although very pricey, they are reliable right? I hope cc will release also some of our classic films. We lack funds and resources when it comes to releasing Filipino films on dvd. But wait, did you see the latest releases of Unitel Pictures? The old movies of Regal Films?
i got them... Vincent Nebrida of Unico Entertainment gave me copies. the transfers are okay... no special features but it's better than nothing. i was told that the master copy was less than desirable so we can only get the best possible quality even wthe the help of digital restoration...
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Why barebone? Did you ask Mr. Nebrida of Unitel? Saw Mr. Tony Gloria at the preem of Pinoy Blonde last week. But then, its ok, its very difficult to navigate the vhs copies of those films. But in dvd, you can skip and forward to a particular scene.
So, how's MANILA BY NIGHT? ???
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Why barebone? Did you ask Mr. Nebrida of Unitel? Saw Mr. Tony Gloria at the preem of Pinoy Blonde last week. But then, its ok, its very difficult to navigate the vhs copies of those films. But in dvd, you can skip and forward to a particular scene.
So, how's MANILA BY NIGHT? ???
Vincent told me that all they acquired were the film rights... they had to pay extra if Chito Rono would've recorded a commentary track on the dvd of Babae Sa Bintana.
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Vincent told me that all they acquired were the film rights... they had to pay extra if Chito Rono would've recorded a commentary track on the dvd of Babae Sa Bintana.
That's fine, man. Still they were able to transfer it on dvd.
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That's fine, man. Still they were able to transfer it on dvd.
like i said it's better than nothing...
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I thought PINAKAMAGANDANG HAYOP was another Celso Ad silly remake. I didn't watch it, man.
How about his remake of ISLA, Noel?
Pinakamagandang Hayop is mostly silly, except for that one sequence, which made me sit up. Then I sank back down for the rest of the picture.
The Isla remake is another near-miss, a visually interesting film with not a lot of sense in it. Same with his Virgin People. He's incredibly inconsistent, slipshod in one sequence, genius the next. No quality control like Mike Kubrick--este, de Leon. But you keep going to his pictures hoping to catch that flash of genius, hoping he can maintain it for even half if not a whole picture (which I think he somehow managed to do with Lihim ni Madonna).
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I know Celso Ad has a personal website but I can't find it. Even a Google search produced nothing.
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I know Celso Ad has a personal website but I can't find it. Even a Google search produced nothing.
I've been searching also RMN, but no luck. :(
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I know Celso Ad has a personal website but I can't find it. Even a Google search produced nothing.
try this link...
http://members.tripod.com/celsoad/main.html
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try this link...
http://members.tripod.com/celsoad/main.html
Thanks for the link, Jo. Nice, nice website of Celso Ad! :) 8)
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Patayin Mo Sa Sindak si Barbara aka Kill Barbara with Panic
(ROSAS PRODUCTIONS; PHIL) 96 min
Like Gerardo de Leon’s Curse of the Vampires (1970), Castillo’s picture writes large what most Western fantasy movies wrap up in various disguises. In this demonic-possession story devised by the director, religious paraphernalia are largely dispensed to allow for a less contorted treatment of hysteria and to more clearly designate the central dynamic of the neuroses at stake in this type of fantasy scenario: sexual jealousy which is, precisely, a matter of possessiveness.
A young woman commits suicide after vowing revenge against her unfaithful husband (Rivero) and his lover (Roces). The rest of the movie chronicles the ghost’s chilling, often gorily physical, persecution of her victims. Although unevenly scripted with wordy and overly sentimental passages, the mise-en-scene of the action is effective and easily matches The Exorcist (1973) while the movie’s approach to the motif of possession is far more intelligent than William Friedkin’s.
Castillo is one of Filipino cinema’s most interesting characters. Originally a writer of comic strips, he initiated the ‘bomb’ genre - the Philippine equivalent of Italy’s giallo movies – with the controversial Nympha (1970) which ended with a nauseatingly graphic depiction of a backstreet abortion and intercut a prayer scene with a lovemaking one, the heroine achieving absolution exactly when the lovers outside her window achieve their climax. He essayed various genres and eventually received international recognition with Burlesk Queen (1977), which was acknowledged as the best Filipino film of that year.
*from "THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HORROR MOVIES"
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The review posted by renato makes me more eager to watch PATAYIN and it says.....more intelligent than THE EXORCIST.
Castillo's NYMPHA should not be confuse with Gosiengfiao's flick. While the former is presumably lost, the latter can still be seen once in a while on Cinema One.
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Joel Torre on ISLA
"Celso was in his Messiah phase. Did you know his converted to Islam? I'm waiting for his comeback. ISLA was a bold movie. I said, Please no nudity. Then Ma. Isabel Lopez takes off her clothes and starts running on the beach and Celso says, Run after her. I knew there was no point in arguing, so I took off my pants and ran after her."
8)
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[ I knew there was no point in arguing, so I took off my pants and ran after her 8)
Thas the spirit! ;D
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Thas the spirit! ;D
LOL!
The vcd that I saw was the mangled version, pixelization was so bad also. Have you seen ISLA recently, Noel? Is it a classic or a crap? At par with lets say, SCORPIO NIGHTS?
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Sayang lang at di ma remaster mga classic philippine movies sa DVD. Example RIZAL by Marilou Diaz Abaya, FPJ classic na kasama sina Eddie Garcia, Charo Santos, Jay Ilagan, Christopher de Leon, Elizabeth Oropesa to name few I forgot na lang yung title ng movie by Eddie Romero. ??? Meron pa kayan VCD nito.
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LOL!
The vcd that I saw was the mangled version, pixelization was so bad also. Have you seen ISLA recently, Noel? Is it a classic or a crap? At par with lets say, SCORPIO NIGHTS?
This the original or remake?
Saw the remake, and it's part awful, part great--about par for Ad Castillo. No, I wouldn't rate this above Scorpio Nights, but I wouldn't rate it below Scorpio 2 (I wouldn't rate Schumacher below Scorpio 2).
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Sayang lang at di ma remaster mga classic philippine movies sa DVD. Example RIZAL by Marilou Diaz Abaya, FPJ classic na kasama sina Eddie Garcia, Charo Santos, Jay Ilagan, Christopher de Leon, Elizabeth Oropesa to name few I forgot na lang yung title ng movie by Eddie Romero. ??? Meron pa kayan VCD nito.
You're referring to Romero's Agila, which I personally like. It's not a great movie but I have fond memories of it nevertheless, especially since my dad brought me to see it. I wouldn't mind seeing a remastered version of this film.
I wouldn't consider Abaya's Rizal a classic. It's a crappy movie.
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I wouldn't consider Abaya's Rizal a classic. It's a crappy movie.
Not to mention confused, conventional, and colonically challenged. ;D
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This the original or remake?
Saw the remake, and it's part awful, part great--about par for Ad Castillo. No, I wouldn't rate this above Scorpio Nights, but I wouldn't rate it below Scorpio 2 (I wouldn't rate Schumacher below Scorpio 2).
The original, Noel. I walked out on the remake when I watched it on the theatres, kinda slow for a Celso Ad flick. Forget Scorpio Nights 2, man.
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Even the Isla remake has something to look at, tho you need a little tiyaga to sit through it.
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they shot most of the movie in Antipolo. talking about this movie makes me want to see this film again...
Jojo are you familiar with the Lopez Mansion in Antipolo also? This is the house where Ramje shot HAUNTED HOUSE, the movie was release 1985. Its a big white mansion house with century old clock on the stairways when you go inside.
Is this the same house of PATAYIN?
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No it's not the same house... the one in Patayin is the same house they used in Cain At Abel.
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No it's not the same house... the one in Patayin is the same house they used in Cain At Abel.
Oh, thanks for the info Jo. Its more old pala like in Cain at Abel, the Lopez mansion is slightly modern but big and also creepy.
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"Cain at Abel" is being released on DVD by Unitel's other arm, as well as "Karnal". That's two from Cine Suerte. I hope they get on Susan Roces' good side to greenlit the opening of the gates of FPJ Studios' archives. Releasing the FPJ movies is a given, but to release "Patayin..." would be a breakthrough. Celso Ad was once a house director for FPJ Studios. Get all the ones he helmed under the FPJ banner and release it now.
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Another great classic to watch is Castillo's ASEDILLO.
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Oh, thanks for the info Jo. Its more old pala like in Cain at Abel, the Lopez mansion is slightly modern but big and also creepy.
The house used in Cain at Abel, which has been used also in countless other films and tv shows belongs to Linggoy Alcuaz and can be found in Balate Drive New Manila.
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Another great classic to watch is Castillo's ASEDILLO.
I'll second that--Asedillo was the film that formed FPJ's 'defender of the poor' persona, and is a fine action film to boot.
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The house used in Cain at Abel, which has been used also in countless other films and tv shows belongs to Linggoy Alcuaz and can be found in Balate Drive New Manila.
Its not in Antipolo, RMN? There were many stories about the white lady in Balete Drive, QC. During the old days, the late Nida Blanca used to haunt that place as the white lady.
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The "URIAN Anthology 1970-1979" credits the story and screenplay to Mike Relon Makiling. The movie was released 08/16/1974. Hindi precise ang libro, dahil may mga maling release dates. Pero hindi ko rin mabasa sa layout ng movie, na nasa website ni Celso. Wala akong makitang ibang batayan. Sana may mag-utos na pumunta sa National Library o kaya sa UP, para malaman kung sino ang lumikha at sumulat ng pelikula, para malaman ko kung sinong tumatakot pa rin sa akin hanggang ngayon.
Sa remake, kay Ricky Lee ang screenplay. Kanino credited ang story? Credited din ba si Susan Roces o ang Rosas/FPJ Productions? Sa original na "Meet the Parents(1992)", si Emo Phillips ang Executive Producer. Sa remake(the one with Ben Stiller), credited siya as Associate Producer, at credited ang original screenwriters under "Story By".
Sa ending ng original, hindi ba nasa balcony si Susan overlooking a lake, tapos nasa isang lanstsa si Dante Rivero(in neck brace)? Sa ibang lugar kinunan ang exteriors?
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Totoybato according to Jojo, it was written by Celso Ad Castillo & Celso Carunungan. The latter was a crime novelist. The story I think came from a newspaper article during the 70's. When you mentioned the film, makes me more eager to watch it especially that Halloween is just around the corner.
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Texted Teddy Co a while ago regarding this film. The copy of FPJ prods is still pristine, Cinema One programmer Ronald Arguelles might show the film this month on Cinema One, they are trying to get the film rights from Ms. Susan Roces!
Jojo if you are reading this, there's hope! Teddy will contact also Chito Rono since PATAYIN is one of his favorite films, he might have copy.
Sir Teddy.......may your tribe increase!
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this is awesome news! finally everyone will get to see this movie again...if only they could also show Maligno back to back. with Patayin ;)
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Let's hope, Jojo. Nakukulitan na sa kin si Teddy hehehe. I'll be forever grateful to him if we can see it finally.......turn the lights off, and start to scream!
Its good for the coming halloween.
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that'll be great! it's about time they unearth these classics and show them to the public on cinema one at least... altrhough it makes me cringe when the copies they show are all the censored versions. but like i always say it's better than not showing these movies at all.
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We did the sound for Chito's Version....some of them(dialogue) were prod or shooting sound.....and as far as i can rem...bukas lahat ng pinto sa studio while editing it...nagkakatakutan kasi nun :)
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In technical aspects, the remake was excellent edboy. But in terms of shock & scary value, the orig PATAYIN delivers.
Its interesting though in the Rono version that Angie Ferro reprised her role as the clairvoyant. Will Star Cinema release the remake on dvd?
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In technical aspects, the remake was excellent edboy. But in terms of shock & scary value, the orig PATAYIN delivers.
Its interesting though in the Rono version that Angie Ferro reprised her role as the clairvoyant. Will Star Cinema release the remake on dvd?
didnt see the orig version :-\ no news about its dvd release Keating :)
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The sound rocks when I watched the Rono version at Megamall during the 90's. You must see the orig version, edboy. Just a few snipettes makes my spine chilling.
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thanks bro,might catch it on cinema 1 siguro ;)
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Texted Teddy Co a while ago regarding this film. The copy of FPJ prods is still pristine,
Ows, really? The print I saw was pretty bad. That's very good news.
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Let's hope that politics will not interfere since Cinema One is cable company of Abs-Cbn. Ms. Roces had grudges before on Abs-Cbn. ;)
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Don't really care if it shows on Cinema One or not (advice: it's not scary on TV); what matters to me is that there's still a good print.
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Yeah, man. The small screen will lessen the scary impact of the movie. SOFIA should save the master print asap before it deteriorates again.
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Update for PATAYIN on Cinema One: Ms. Roces went to the premiere of the Panday series, so the possibility of Cinema One getting the film rights is 60% already! Still under negotiation. Watch out, peeps!
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Talked to Teddy Co a while ago and its definite that we will not see this month this cult classic! Negotiations are still going through.
Wait for next year.
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Pakisabihan na lang si Nick Deocampo na ipalabas sana nila ito sa susunod na Pelikula at Lipunan, kasama ang iba pang mga nagawa ni Susan Roces. Katulad ng:Florinda, Maligno, ang una at pangalawang Maruja, Dalawa Ang Nagdalantao Sa Akin, at ang Mahal, Saan Ka Nanggaling Kagabi series. Nasa bakuran ng FPJ Studios lahat ng ito-ibig sabihin kung walang magandang print, naroon ang Master Negatives.
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What's the second MARUJA? Lino Brocka only did one.....GUMISING KA MARUJA. And this is also on my wish lists. With MARUJA on Ms. Roces filmography, that makes her a certified cult icon along with PATAYIN.
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Komiks ni Mars Ravelo, ginawa ang MARUJA ng Lea Productions noong 1967, kasama ni Roces sina Romeo Vasquez at Eddie Garcia, directed by Armando Garces(di ko alam kung kanino ang script). Parang "Dead Again" ang tema.
Bilang birthday gift ni Da King kay Inday noong 1978, pinagawa kay Brocka ang Gumising Ka...Maruja under FPJ Productions. Mula sa screenplay ni Tony Reyes, kasama rin dito sina Mario O'Hara at Philip Salvador. Hindi ito remake, parang revisiting. Gumamit sa flashback scenes dito ng mga galing sa first movie.
Itong dalawa lang ang dapat mapanood, wag nang pansinin ang kay Carmina.
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no, Maligno wasn't a sequel... Susan Roces only re-hired the same team who created Patayin she even got Dante Rivero to play opossite her in this film. it's not quite as scary but Susan delivered an impressive performance in Maligno that's probably why she took home the FAMAS Best Actress Award in 1978 besting Nora Aunor in Atsay & Vilma Santos in Rubia Servios.
Mali ho yata ang timeline. Susan's Maligno win was against Vi's Burlesk Queen and problably Guy's Bakya Mo, Neneng. The Gumising Ka...Maruja thophy was the one against Nora's Atsay, and I believe it was Vilma's Pagputi ng Uwak not Rubia.
Lolita Rodriguez won the Famas for Tinimbang besting Susan's Patayin performance;Rosanna Ortiz was Asia's Best Supporting Actress for Patayin, did she win the Famas or anything locally?
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I didn't know that Rosanna Ortiz was recognized in Asia for her work in PATAYIN. GUMISING was a sequel to the first MARUJA?
Thanks for the info, totoybato.
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that'll be great! it's about time they unearth these classics and show them to the public on cinema one at least... altrhough it makes me cringe when the copies they show are all the censored versions. but like i always say it's better than not showing these movies at all.
Have you ask tukayo when they will show the film at Cinema One?
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Does CCP still maintain a film archive? Might go there two weeks from now and talk to Mr. Fernando Josef, VP & Artistic Director of CCP. I'll ask if I can borrow their copy of this cult classic in vhs format.
They used to own the master print of Gallaga's ORO PLATA MATA and the other ECP movies, but they auctioned it already.
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Yeah. Their film archive, last I remember, doesn't have 24 hour air conditioning, just a dehumidifier at night.
The best are still ABS-CBN's. That, or Armida's, or FPJ's, I believe.
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Thanks for the info, Noel. I'll ask Mr. Josef.
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Voted as The Best Filipino Horror Film ever made by the tv program ANG PINAKA hosted by Pia Guanio last October 29.
The Top Ten lists:
1. PATAYIN MO SA SINDAK SI BARBARA (Celso Ad Castillo)
2. FENG SHUI (Chito Rono)
3. SHAKE RATTLE & ROLL (Borlaza/Bernal/Gallaga)
4. SHAKE RATTLE & ROLL 2 (Peque Gallaga/Lore Reyes)
5. SIGAW (Yam Laranas)
6. SUKOB (Chito Rono)
7. HALIMAW SA BANGA (Mario O'Hara)
8. ALAPAAP (Tata Esteban)
9. GUMISING KA, MARUJA (Lino Brocka)
10. HAPLOS (Butch Perez)
The jurors this time made the right choice for the number one spot! The scene where Rosanna Ortiz was wreaking havoc inside the house of Susan Roces and all the furnitures, objects were flying was so creepy and terrifying!!!
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Number one is a good choice, but I question some of those in the middle. And where are Gerry de Leon's horror films?
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They missed some of Gerry de Leon's horror classic films. Even the original and remake of GABI NG LAGIM, SA INIT NG APOY & the omnibus DAIGDIG NG SINDAK AT LAGIM.
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Mali ho yata ang timeline. Susan's Maligno win was against Vi's Burlesk Queen and problably Guy's Bakya Mo, Neneng. The Gumising Ka...Maruja thophy was the one against Nora's Atsay, and I believe it was Vilma's Pagputi ng Uwak not Rubia.
Lolita Rodriguez won the Famas for Tinimbang besting Susan's Patayin performance;Rosanna Ortiz was Asia's Best Supporting Actress for Patayin, did she win the Famas or anything locally?
Famas Best Supporting Actress that year was Anita Linda for Tatlo, Dalawa, Isa according to Famas Unofficial Website.
1974 Famas Winners
(http://www.freewebs.com/famas_awards/1974_famas.htm)
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The masterprint at FPJ Prods. was still in good shape. Its now only a question of time when they will lend it to Cinema One.
Castillo also did one horror flick in the mid 70's before PATAYIN MO SA SINDAK SI BARBARA & MALIGNO. The title escapes on my mind again.
Can we classify Abaya's directorial debut TANIKALA as gothic horror?
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Susan Roces has an excellent betacam SP copy of Patayin and i understand that it's in excellent condition same with Maligno. FPJ does have an archive of the fuilms they produced but apparently the asking price for their library of films is a bit exorbitant making it difficult to acquire.
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Why not lend it to Cinema One for just only one screening, Jo?
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it has something to do with financial compensation, even for just one screening blame it on Eddie Romero ;)
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PAGPUTI NG UWAK, PAG-ITIM NG TAGAK (Celso Ad Castillo, 1978)
The film that caused Vilma Santos bankruptcy in the late 70's, is it worth? Yes... primarily for being the quintessential Celso Ad Castillo masterpiece. I liked it even better than BURLESK QUEEN. The narrative is slow but grabs you long before you finish the movie. Lyrical, poetic, the lush and stunning cinematography by Romy Vitug, solid technical craftmanship by Castillo plus the great ensemble cast from Angie Ferro, Adul de Leon, Lito Anzures, Joonee Gamboa and Bembol Roco makes it a worthy to revisit once again. George Canseco's music is a tough act to follow. The opening fiesta scene assures you already to sit back and let the visuals of Castillo astound you before he became rusty in the 90's.
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I prefer Burlesk to Pagputi, but that's me.
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Probably at par with PAGPUTI NG UWAK. His mind is rusty now, can't bring back again the visual genius that he developed in the 70's and 80's.
I have to see yet his other horror opus MALIGNO, KULAY DUGO ANG GABI. PATAYIN I only have vague memories and yes his exploitation flicks in the 80's....SNAKE SISTERS, VIRGIN PEOPLE.
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But as recently as Lihim ni Madonna in the '90s he still did great work, I thought.
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His remakes were so awful.....PINAKAMAGANDANG HAYOP, ISLA, VIRGIN PEOPLE II. I even walked out inside the theatre while watching Ruffa in PINAKAMAGANDANG HAYOP SA BALAT NG LUPA.
I haven't seen until now LIHIM NI MADONNA. Although I'm checking out the sked in Cinema One.
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I haven't seen Lihim replayed in Cinema One since whenever.
Even Pinakamagandang Hayop--awful film--had its moments. A man being chased by another weilding a machete was incredible--Gerardo de Leon reborn, in effect. And the Isla remake had its moments, crazy as it is; even the Virgin People remake. If Celso can sustain that greatness for ninety minutes, we'd have a Cannes entry. Even now I'd rate him above Gallaga, easy.
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Celso's mastery of his craft can be seen in his early films from the 70's and 80's. Too bad its very difficult to find any copy of his film. I'm dying to see even his skin flick NYMPHA released during the influx of bomba films in the early 70's.
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Sponsors:The Consulate General of the Philippines in Chicago;Northwest Airlines;Philippine National Bank;The Four Seasons Hotel-Chicago
Date:Philippine Independence Day Celebration
Venue: The renowned Biograph Theatre
Event: Screening of scenes from the unfinished "Juan de la Cruz" by Geraldo de Leon
Full length feature screening- "Patayin sa Sindak si Barbara"
Guests:Susan Roces, Beth Manlongat, Rosanna Ortiz, Dante Rivero, The Screenwriter, The KID
SANA MANGYARI NA, WALA NANG PANAHON!
Keating, Noel Vera, Jojo de Vera, kailangan namin ang tulong niyo!
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Totoybato, same with your predicament, I'm dying to see those films that you mentioned. Both are still in good shape. But I have no connections on FPJ Prods. who holds the rights for PATAYIN MO SA SINDAK and JUAN DELA CRUZ.
The unfinished JUAN DELA CRUZ by master filmmaker Gerry de Leon is also on my watch lists! BTW saw some snipettes of PATAYIN last year on the tv show hosted by Pia Guanio still joy to watch those furnitures flying when Rosanna Ortiz was wreaking havoc on the house of Susan Roces. :o
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Did Celso direct Payaso, starring Kuya Germs?
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Sponsors:The Consulate General of the Philippines in Chicago;Northwest Airlines;Philippine National Bank;The Four Seasons Hotel-Chicago
Date:Philippine Independence Day Celebration
Venue: The renowned Biograph Theatre
Event: Screening of scenes from the unfinished "Juan de la Cruz" by Geraldo de Leon
Full length feature screening- "Patayin sa Sindak si Barbara"
Guests:Susan Roces, Beth Manlongat, Rosanna Ortiz, Dante Rivero, The Screenwriter, The KID
SANA MANGYARI NA, WALA NANG PANAHON!
Keating, Noel Vera, Jojo de Vera, kailangan namin ang tulong niyo!
when exactly will this be?
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Jojo, where is Biograph Theatre? Someone should call FPJ Prods, because they owned the rights from the two movies.
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it's in Chicago...
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The unfinished JUAN DELA CRUZ movie sounds so craping great! Totoybato, I'm confuse with your posts.
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Did Celso direct Payaso, starring Kuya Germs?
yup! he directed Payaso....
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Celso Ad Castillo on working without Production Designer on BURLESK QUEEN:
"Just a propsman only. I just chose the right place. Binondo, Cubao Cinema. Sa akin, basta makuha lang ang framework ng set. Tuwang-tuwa ako sa mga transition scenes sa Binondo, iyong mga taong naglalakad. Kaming dalawa lang ng cameraman ang nagpupunta. Isi-set up namin ang camera nang nakatago sa kalye, saka iiwan na lang nami't iinom kami sa kanto ng softdrinks!"
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Celso Ad Castillo on making BURLESK QUEEN:
"Lahat ng highlights ko take one, except for that particular scene na nagbabalot iyong matanda sa likod tapos umiiyak si Vilma. It took time before they could concentrate in a place like that. Masyadong maingay at maraming sumisigaw sa Binondo. Finally when they were ready at magsisimula na ang kamera, at si Vi tumatapon na ‘yung luha, Umiiyak na ganoon, bigla may nagpatugtog ng ponograpo sa labas, so Vi got hold of iyong baso at binato sa loob.
Ang kuwarto lang kasi ang inarkila namin. Hinanap ko ang kuwartong pinagmulan ng ingay, sinuntok ko ang pinto. Iyon pala naroon si Lilibeth Perez. Siguro sabi niya, lintik pala itong si Celso. Because I always believe the first take is the best, always the best."
On Leopoldo Salcedo's death scene:
"Tuloy-tuloy ‘yun. nag-experiment ako noong una, kumuha ako ng second take, pero di ko na rin tinapos. Perfect na iyong una. Alam mo bang nang gawin namin ang eksenang iyon tatlo kaming umiiyak sa set? Ako, si Vilma, at si Leopoldo? Dalang-dala si Leopoldo sa pagsasalita ni Vilma, lumuha siya kahit patay siya dapat doon. Buti na lang di siya nakuha ng kamera.
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Behind the scenes of BURLESK QUEEN:
"Umaayaw si Vilma. Naroon pa rin ang objections niya na for the first time gagawin niya iyon, e considering na I had a crowd of 500 extras sa loob ng Cubao Cinema. Kaya si Vilma, fourth night na kung anu-ano pang pinaggagawang dahilan. Sasabihin me pilay siya kaya di matutuloy, kahit naroroon na ang mga extra. Umabot ng three nights na walang nangyari. Fourth night, inagahan ko na ang punta, 9:30. I was not my usual self noon dahil pag ganoong me aberya, nambabato na ako sa set. Dumating si Vilma, me dalang maraming prutas, lansones, isang kaing na me dekorasyon pa’t ribbon, dinala sa akin, hinalikan ako, direk, I’m sorry ha. Then I knew she was ready for the take. She was now ready to dance.
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VIRGIN PEOPLE theatrical poster shown at Manila Film Center in 1983 which became a top-grosser. Photo taken from Celso Ad Castillo's website.
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Those excerpts from his website, keats? Doesn't seem to be there anymore.
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The VIRGIN PEOPLE poster was from his website, Noel. The excerpts from BURLESK QUEEN came from the unofficial website of Vilma.
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Which unofficial website of Vilma's? Not from that nutcase that keeps emailing me he wants to be my friend?
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Noel try this link www.vilmasantos.net/home.htm. Hope it helps! The excerpts were taken from Ricky Lo's interview to Celso dated Dec. 1977. Interesting interview with the Kid.
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SNAKE SISTERS insert poster, released in 1983 also at the now ghostly Manila Film Center. Love the artwork on this poster! The film was pulled out on its tenth day because of the clamor of the moralists. ::)
I wish we had all the local erotica made by Celso Ad Castillo in a dvd box-set. (NYMPHA, ANG PINAKAMAGANDANG HAYOP SA BALAT NG LUPA, ISLA, VIRGIN PEOPLE, SNAKE SISTERS). So far, I have ISLA.
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You mean by Ricky Lee? Found it.
Wow, talk about cheesy. People say Nora was 'bakya.' Well, she never donned a Wonder Woman costume and still managed to look like she was playacting in adult clothes.
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Celso Ad Castillo on the set with Susan Roces. Photo taken from The Kid's website.
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I talked to someone this morning and found out that he remember fondly this film and he compared it to the original version of THE HAUNTING. And I really agree with him. The remake with Lorna and Dawn was good, but the original version relied heavily on camera tricks by Celso Ad like the zoom in and out, extreme close up shots to register the anger and fright on Rosanna Ortiz revengeful face and it really works! That alone you can see the genius of The Kid.
Celso didn't use special effects, probably just a big electric fan in the sequence where the furnitures and things were flying already on the house of Susan and Rosanna was wreaking havoc.
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Some clips from QTV 11 ANG PINAKA hosted by Pia Guanio. The quality is not so good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUIz2HsrFCU
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The KID is currently doing SANIB 2. ??? ::)
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is it going to be produced by Regal? the first one was just awful!
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I think so, what the hell are on their minds? ;D
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i'm as confused as you are... ???
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Next year this will surely be included na on Cinema One's festival of classic films.
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The waiting is near! Coming soon on Cinema One. I hope in time for Halloween this October.
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200 FPJ starrers exclusive on ‘2’
Not so long ago, there was an FPJ sa GMA series airing movies of the late Da King, Fernando Poe Jr.
The table has been turned.
Starting Oct. 20 (a Saturday), FPJ starrers will be showing exclusively on rival network ABS-CBN which signed the other day a contract with FPJ’s widow Susan Roces (topbilled with Dolphy and Maricel Soriano in the station’s sitcom John En Shirley).
Called Cinema FPJ — Da King on ABS-CBN, the network’s way of honoring the legend in response to public clamor, the series consists of 200 films, including those produced by Rosas Productions, FPJ Productions’ sister company. Stay tuned for such FPJ hits as the Panday series, Roman Rapido, Eseng ng Tondo, Dito sa Pitong Gatang, Kahit Konting Pagtingin, Isusumbong Kita sa Tatay Ko, Agila, Tatak ng Tondo, Alamat ng Lawin, Batang Quiapo, Dalubhasa, Ayos na ang Kasunod, Muslim Magnum 357, Totoy Bato, Asedillo and Mga Alabok sa Lupa for which FPJ won a FAMAS Best Actor trophy.
In December, ABS-CBN will air a never-before-seen music video as a TV-special tribute to Da King on his third death anniversary.
Among those in the 200-film package are Susan Roces horror starrers like Patayin Mo sa Sindak si Barbara and Maligno for which she won FAMAS Best Actress awards. According to a tab report, GMA is doing a TV-serial remake of Patayin Mo sa Sindak si Barbara starring Jennylyn Mercado and Yasmien Kurdi.
"Excuse me," said a Funfare DPA. "Barbara is now an exclusive property of ABS-CBN. Also, it’s not true that Celso Ad. Castillo owns the rights to Barbara; he only directed it."
My guess is that it will be ABS-CBN which will do the TV-serial remake of Barbara starring, brace yourselves, Susan herself with Kris Aquino!
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Snake Sisters,’ a global film!
The controversial film "Snake Sisters" made two decades ago by the equally controversial director Celso A‘Snake Sisters,’ a global film!
Celso said it is a Filipino film definitely (with Filipino stars and character), but watching it now, we agree with the director that it could classify as a global film, something that could be appreciated by international audiences.
(Controversial in his pronouncements, like he’s the "messiah and saviour of Philippine movies" and so misconstrued most of the time, Celso however has been referred to as one of the four Filipino film directors who pushed Philippine cinema towards its Second Golden Age. He is also the "greatest Filipino filmmaker this generation has produced," according to fellow director Peque Gallaga.)
Celso called "Snake Sisters" his own version of the New Wave Cinema that swept Europe at the time, more than two decades ago. "This is the story of paradise. This is my own version of the biblical Garden of Eden." But it is a surrealistic film, as surreal as the works of Salvador Dali, of which Celso is a great fan, he said.
"Snake Sisters" was shot in Tulay Buhangin in Quezon where Celso filmed 13 of his 60 movies. He became so enamored with the island that he even built a house there.
"The Filipino film has long been in search for global identity and its time we find it," said the director of about 60 notable films among them award-winning movies of the late action king Fernando Poe, Jr., Ms. Susan Roces, Vilma Santos and Gloria Diaz ("Asedillo," "Patayin Mo sa Sindak si Barbara," "Pagputi ng Uwak, Pagitim ng Tagak," "Burlesk Queen," "Ang Pinakamagandang Hayup sa Balat ng Lupa" to name just a few).
"Snake Sisters," starring Sarsi Emmanuelle, Pepsi Paloma and Coca Nicolas, the so-callled "solfdrinks beauties" of the late star-builder Dr. Rey de la Cuz, was the opening film during the First Manila International Film festival (attended by Brooke Shields, Peter OToole and Robert Duvall among others) but it was pulled out after nine days due to insistant demand of "moralists." The movie was X-rated by the then board of censors and was banned for public exhibition for 15 years. But it was made under the concept of "experimental cinema," which was the baby of former presidential daughter now congresswoman Imee Marcos.
The two other movies that Celso made for the Experimental Cinema of the Philippines were "Virgin People" and "Isla."
But comparing it to the sex flicks of the recent past that had been approved for public exhibition, "Snake Sisters" is tame and with a unique and distinct quality all its own. Celso, who was also the screenplay writer and producer, even created the film’s own language.
The nudity among the young stars (including Myra Manibog who was introduced in "Snake Sisters,") was integral and endemic in the story, they being "snakes" and isolated in an island, and therefore not exposed to civilization.
"They are snakes so they shouldn’t be wearing clothes," Celso explained. However, the girls wore tangas, which was still not so popularly in fashion then. So the film was very much ahead ot its time in many ways.
It took all his persuasive prowess to make Sarsi, Pepsi, Coca and Myra agree to go topless all throughout and "at first, they were so conscious and uncomfortable but after only a few days of shooting, hindi na sila nahihiya, parang natural na sa kanila ang walang damit," Celso recalled. Also starring in "Snake Sisters" is Ernie Garcia who, Celso said, started doing bold movies under him.The multi-talented Ernie made several topgrossing movies during his time. Right now, he acts in theater productions and also paints. Ernie just had his latest art exhibit at SM Megamall.
Celso hopes to be able to release "Snake Sisters" this month or before the December Metro Manila Film Festival, under his own The Associates & Celso Ad. Castillo Film Co. in association with Eugjher Modelling Agency and Arte Cordillera.
By the way, "Snake Sisters" is now being distributed in DVD format in the US and Canada by BOUM Productions Ltd., a British company.
If he is able to secure a go signal from the Movie & Television Review & Classification Board (MTRCB), Celso will have the commercial exhibition of "Snake Sisters" at Robinson’s Galleria moviehouses.
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Kris aquino already revealed that the tv mini series of Patayin... is a go. And yes, she will be the lead actress with Susan Roces playing the role of her mother.
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Even in t.v. mini-series the two rival networks are fighting neck to neck but Abs-Cbn emerged as the winner. I'm not keen on the mini-series, hope it gives justice to the original film.
Kris is reprising the role of Susan, indie? Who's gonna play Barbara? I hope the brilliant Angie Ferro will be cast also.
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I am not even going to keep my hopes up for this series. More likely they'll cast ABS-CBN regulars like Pokwang and a bunch of teen stars under the direction of Wenn Deramas.
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I am not even going to keep my hopes up for this series. More likely they'll cast ABS-CBN regulars like Pokwang and a bunch of teen stars under the direction of Wenn Deramas.
;D ;D ;D
ABS-CBN should better be outdone themselves in this kind of medium or else their attempt will fly out the windows. This time, they're not only trying to scare viewers in two hours time but in a span of several months at least. Let's see if they fair well. Their FENG SHUI and SUKOB is a so-so scary movie at least for me.
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Ms. Susan Roces accepting her Famas Best Actress trophy for MALIGNO, the sequel to PATAYIN MO SA SINDAK SI BARBARA circa 1978. Photo courtesy of Kuya Simon Santos of Video 48.
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Maligno wasn't a sequel to Patayin... it was a different movie altogether.
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What I mean is.......sort of a follow-up to the success of PATAYIN MO SA SINDAK SI BARBARA. Rosanna Ortiz bag also the Best Supporting Actress award from Asian Film Festival for PATAYIN.
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Kaninang umaga ay natiyempuhan kong i-DVR ang pelikulang ito mula sa Cinema One. Ipalalabas ulit mamaya 09:00 CST. Malinis, malinaw, at hindi ngongo ang dialogo-salamat sa Da King.
Ngunit, pinutol ng walanghiyang ABS-CBN ang parte sa may hulihan! Hindi ba't nasa lantsa pa si Dante Rivero para sunduin sila?
Hindi ipinakita ang ang tunay na wakas...nais ko ding makita ang mga credits at acknowledgements.
Hindi lang nila binabastos ang may akda, ang may-ari at mga nagpakahirap gumawa ng pelikula, pati na rin ang mga taong malugod na sumusubaybay sa muling pagpapalabas nito.
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Darn! Was not able to watch this last night. Kudos to FPJ Film archive for preserving this cult classic. I don't know if Cinema One edit some of the parts, but my cousin who saw the film last night attest that the print is still in mint condition.
And Susan Roces still look so gorgeous amidst those screams being terrorized by Rosanna Ortiz!
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Kaninang umaga ay natiyempuhan kong i-DVR ang pelikulang ito mula sa Cinema One. Ipalalabas ulit mamaya 09:00 CST. Malinis, malinaw, at hindi ngongo ang dialogo-salamat sa Da King.
Ngunit, pinutol ng walanghiyang ABS-CBN ang parte sa may hulihan! Hindi ba't nasa lantsa pa si Dante Rivero para sunduin sila?
Hindi ipinakita ang ang tunay na wakas...nais ko ding makita ang mga credits at acknowledgements.
Hindi lang nila binabastos ang may akda, ang may-ari at mga nagpakahirap gumawa ng pelikula, pati na rin ang mga taong malugod na sumusubaybay sa muling pagpapalabas nito.
I saw this the other day too. I was also surprised how good the quality was and Susan Roces looked beautiful. I don't know if anything was edited since I've never seen it before but yeah walanghiya talaga yang Cinema One! I was watching Chito Rono's Curacha and was surprised that they actually cut out that scene where the Virgin Mary slapped Rosanna Roces and the entire scene where she was talking to a nun. I mean I understand why they would cut out the nudity and the curses but to cut out a a scene because it might offend a certain group of people is just wrong. It ruins the integrity of the movie and it is disrespectful to the filmaker.
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An encore is in order and heads up folks! Catch those rare films of the Queen from the FPJ film archive every Thursday night 9:30 on Cinema One.
I think MALIGNO is on the line-up.
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i'm looking forward to watching Maligno...
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Jojo I've heard you prefer MALIGNO over PATAYIN? Any comment about it? Celso is one hell of a genius filmmaker. I wonder how he did the visuals for PATAYIN without using CGI effects as oppose to those flying furnitures in the remake by Chito Rono.
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it's true... Maligno is an all out horror film while Patayin was more of a thriller. Susan Roces was also much better in it, i guess that's why they honored her with a FAMAS Best Actress statuette for her performance in the film. visuals are the first thing you'll look for in a Celso Ad Castillo film and Patayin was no exception.
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Who were the creatures wreaking havoc in MALIGNO? It piqued my curiosity.
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just watch it...
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The house in PATAYIN is more creepy than the remake. But I think Chito Rono still followed closely the original. I love Angie Ferro both in the original and the remake.
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i wasn't a fan of the remake at all... it lacked the eeriness of the original...
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Was the house in Antipolo owned by Ms. Susan Roces? Baguio City is also a perfect location for horror films.
Romy Suzara's SA INIT NG APOY comes to my mind.
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you asked that question before check out the earlier posts on this thread... i remember the house in Sa Init Ng Apoy but there's also the mansion in Lupita Kashiwahara's Magandang Gabi Sa Inyong Lahat...
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I almost forgot about it. Did this movie made a killing at the box-office, Jo?
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it was a mild hit at the box office...
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Not just camerawork but editing--Celso's films are some of the most sharply edited in all of Philippine cinema, and Patayin is one of the best examples of his work. Terror is in the timing, and that's what editing's all about--pace, and skillfull presentation.
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Celso made another horror film back in the 70's aside from PATAYIN & MALIGNO. And I bet he's also looking for a copy of that film!
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PATAYIN MO SA SINDAK SI BARBARA (Celso Ad Castillo, 1973)
How does a Filipino horror film compete with THE EXORCIST shown within the same year that had a cult followers and made an indelible terror mark in the minds of the moviegoers who saw it? The answer lies with great production values, skillful editing, top-notch performances of the entire cast, shock and scary value in Celso Ad Castillo's PATAYIN MO SA SINDAK SI BARBARA. Susan Roces as Barbara gives a bravura performance, you just wish she dies instantly so that her agonies and pain will stop as Rosanna Ortiz continues to terrorize her but you wouldn't! Penned by Mike Relon Makiling, Ricardo Remias cinematography and Celso's direction made this film a memorable experience to watch if you are looking for good scare and eerie atmosphere. Ernani Cuenco's musical score has some annoying parts, but still haunts the whole movie. Max Jocson could have infuse more and toned down a bit. The scene where they were contacting the spirit of Rosanna Ortiz shot within the house with only a dim light on the background is enough to keep me awake, the piano sequence of Karen (Beth Manlongat) and the climactic showdown of Susan and Rosanna are one for the books. Castillo's visuals are one of a kind, the close up shots, camera's movements where it zooms in and out, the flying objects, the mirrors and of course the jolt are all unforgettable. We all need a good scare once in a while. Thanks to Ronald Arguelles for bringing this film on Cinema One. Next on my watch list MALIGNO.
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Slightly OT, Gumising ka Maruja is the one with Susan Roces, Philip Salvador and Mario O'hara, right? I saw a movie starring those three in Cinema One a few nights ago.
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you are correct, indie.
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MALIGNO is showing on Thursday 9:30 pm on Cinema One. The Queen teams up again with Dante Rivero. Eddie Garcia and the brilliant Celia Rodriguez complete the main cast.
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Celso made another horror film back in the 70's aside from PATAYIN & MALIGNO. And I bet he's also looking for a copy of that film!
KUNG BAKIT DUGO ANG KULAY NG GABI (1974)
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I presume this film was already lost also. Thanks for the info, marj.
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Saw the teaser last night of the Sine-Serye. So awful, I wonder if The Kid saw the complete tv show already.
Was Ruth being played by Jodi Sta. Maria? Teaser pa lang nilamon na ng husto si Kris. The bastardization of the cult classic!
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This is going to be a real horror series. Just watching Kris act her way through this classic is a horrible thought already.
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Kris Aquino has only 2 facial expressions when acting: it's either she's constipated, or has LBM. The big question in this series is which expression will she use here? How about both? ;D
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The Kanguso network, er Kapuso must be grinning now from ear-to-ear......"ang pangit ng sine-serye niyo!". ;D
The Kid if I'm not mistaken was supposed to do it on the other network. But fate intervene again since Ms. Susan Roces produced the original film.
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The Kanguso network, er Kapuso must be grinning now from ear-to-ear......"ang pangit ng sine-serye niyo!". ;D
The Kid if I'm not mistaken was supposed to do it on the other network. But fate intervene again since Ms. Susan Roces produced the original film.
So MARIMAR pa rin? hehehhe
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Sinayang lang ni Susan Roces ang kanyang panahon sa pagsali sa seryeng ito.
Kapag may pangalan Kris Aquino sa isang pelikula o sa isang pang telebisyon na serye panigurado pong isang kalokohan ang mapapanood niyo.
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Kris Aquino has only 2 facial expressions when acting: it's either she's constipated, or has LBM. The big question in this series is which expression will she use here? How about both? ;D
lol. I was watching this a couple of minutes ago & although it was hard to distinguish, I believe it was the constipation face :)
My first time watching a local TV series in a really long time. I thought it was not bad and a big leap from what I remember from those 'Judyann pulubi inapi ng mayaman' never ending dramas.
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di ba mas magandang title e patayin mo sa BANAS si barbara? very apt for kris aquino's performance.
and the funny thing is ive heard the girls at office talk about it and say it's scary!!!
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and the funny thing is ive heard the girls at office talk about it and say it's scary!!!
Yeah, funny in a weird way. ??? It's either 'scary' or not. Well, it's a BIG NOT! >:(
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The Chito Rono version was more tolerable than the tv series. And besides it boasts of good performances both from LT & Dawn Zulueta respectively although it lacks the eerie atmosphere of the original.
Rosanna Ortiz avenging spirit is still menacing as ever.
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Celso Ad. Castillo wants Third Golden Age for RP cinema
By BOY VILLASANTA
abs-cbnNEWS.com
After making 60 films as a director and several more as an actor, Celso Ad. Castillo battles diabetes as well as the forces of Hollywood and formulaic commercialism in local movies.
His goal is no less than to help bring in the Third Golden Age of Philippine cinema.
Castillo's sugar level went up recently and he admitted that he hasn't been taking proper care of his body despite his diabetes.
Castillo however, once referred to as both the "enfant terrible" and "messiah" of Philippine movies, said he has hope for longevity, his own and that of the Philippine movie industry.
For Castillo, digital media is the wave of the future and the key to revitalizing Philippine Cinema, now struggling with a lack of quality output and serious competition from American blockbusters.
Following through on this belief, Castillo's next three films are all in digital format.
First is "Sanib 2", a sequel to "Sanib" and like its predecessor, also focuses on an exorcism.
The 2003 horror flick "Sanib" was produced by Regal Entertainment and starred Aubrey Miles as a young wife possessed by a ghost.
This time around, former child star Victoria Haynes is playing the lead role for the sequel, which is independently produced.
Haynes' supporting cast includes Jaclyn Jose and Lovely Rivera.
Castillo's second film is a three-in-one omnibus and stars Nadine Samonte and other young stars.
The director said that while Samonte and other young actors are featured in the film, there is actually a more varied cast, age-wise.
“Gusto ko talagang makapag-work sa cross-sectional images ng mga artista. ‘Yong may bata, may dalaga, may senior, may junior. (I really want to work in cross-sectional images of stars. Like, there are kids, grown-ups, senior and junior)."
Castillo's third film, which has begun photography, is the life story of Muslim leader and former congressman Gerry Salapudin.
Action star Robin Padilla, who is a Muslim, will play the lead role.
Salapudin is a former Muslim rebel who eventually returned to the ranks of the renewed faithful.
Castillo now spends most of his time with his family in the rustic, idyllic town of Siniloan, Laguna, where they own large parcels of land.
“Igihin lang ang pagmama-market ng digital film, this will be the dawn of another new filmmaking era. Ang Third Golden Age ng Philippine cinema ay ang digital," Castillo said.
(With effective marketing, digital filmmaking can give us the Third Golden Age of Philippine cinema.)
Castillo is ranked along with Filipino directors Lino Brocka, Ishmael Bernal and Mike de Leon for bringing about Philippine cinema's so-called Second Golden Age.
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Desperately seeking ‘Burlesk Queen’
By Bayani San Diego Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 07:22:00 12/31/2007
MANILA, Philippines – Hailed by some critics as a modern Filipino movie classic, “Burlesk Queen” is also something of a Holy Grail for film archivists.
According to urban legend, a copy of “Burlesk Queen” was irretrievably lost after a storage room in the Manila Film Center was flooded following heavy rains sometime in the 1980s.
Film archivist Teddy Co, however, told Inquirer Entertainment that the last known copy of “Burlesk” had been damaged “in a film laboratory’s warehouse, not at the MFC, but also because of a sudden downpour.”
Co said, “Film archives have three known enemies: flood, fire and war. That’s why we have recovered very few films from the 1930s and 1940s.”
But Celso Ad. Castillo’s “Burlesk Queen” is a fairly recent movie. It was the controversial landslide winner in the hotly contested 1977 Metro Manila Film Festival.
In a recent interview with Inquirer Entertainment, Castillo corrected the impression that his film was “lost forever.”
“I was told by [producer] Manny Nuqui that a copy was found in Germany,” Castillo said. “And I heard that the current owner has a high asking price. Maybe he is aware of the film’s importance.”
Nuqui, president of the Philippine Motion Pictures Producers Association (PMPPA), confirmed that he had heard of an existing copy of “Burlesk” in Europe.
“Mowelfund was tasked to recover it years after its producer, Ian Film Productions, sold it abroad in the late 1970s,” Nuqui related.
Nick Deocampo, Mowelfund director, informed Inquirer Entertainment that “Burlesk Queen” is available on VCD. “But it’s blurry,” he said, “made from a Betamax copy.”
He also said that Mowelfund had traced “negative and print copies” to the present owner, Manfred Diurneok, based in Frankfurt, Germany.
Deocampo recalled that, a few years back, Diurneok had asked Mowelfund for “round-trip business class tickets” so terms of the resale could be negotiated in Manila.
“It was a reasonable request,” Deocampo noted, “but no one picked it up, and the deal fell through.”
Could “Burlesk” ever come home?
Castillo certainly hopes so.
The film is occasionally aired on cable TV, he said. “But watching it on the big screen is a completely different experience.”
Just as optimistic about the “Burlesk” retrieval is its lead star, Batangas Gov. Vilma Santos.
“‘Burlesk’ is one of my favorite movies,” she said. “It was a turning point in my career. From my pa-sweet image, I dared become a more serious actress.”
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Well, shoot, if Santos can reach into Lipa City's coffers and foot the bill, mebbe do a premiere there, I for one would be eternally grateful, and would cease and desist from shooting down her recent onscreen performances outright (it would help if she got decent filmmakers and writers to do her projects).
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Maybe Vilma can help in financing to make the deal push thru and let the good copy of BURLESK QUEEN reach its Philippine shores, its true home.
Whoever bought the dvd or the vcd release must be lucky now....its OOP.
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Maybe Vilma can help in financing to make the deal push thru and let the good copy of BURLESK QUEEN reach its Philippine shores, its true home.
Whoever bought the dvd or the vcd release must be lucky now....its OOP.
I have a VCD copy bought from KabayanCentral a while back. The quality is very poor but it's still better than nothing...I'll double dip if a better copy goes on sale!
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I got a VCD.
But yeah, I'd buy a clear copy in a second. Celso's masterpiece needs to be properly seen. That actress that he picked for the lead role, she's not too bad either...
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So what's gonna happen after this resale happens? If it seems that the government care very little about this movie and its lead actress seems to care even less, if we return this movie to its origin what guarantees that it won't suffer the rotten fate it would have suffered if it wasn't sold abroad? And if it does return, are we guaranteed that it will receive some sort of re-release and re-screening, instead of just getting stuck at some hot and humid bodega, waiting to be burned down or turned to vinegar?
By principle, Burlesk Queen should return to its country, like any antiquity. But practically, it is better to deal with some other foreign archive like Fukuoka or Asian Film Archive that has the same interest in Filipino cinema and better ways to keep them, have them buy and preserve the film, and hopefully donate some sort of a safe print to our archives. It makes us reliant on how much access foreigners would give us to our own cultural product, but at the very least we can say that our cultural products exist.
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Thank goodness. PATAYIN is ending its three-week run on the boobtube. Would MALIGNO fare better? ::)
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What I understood is happening is that ABS CBN, which has the best film archive in the country, is housing CCP's collection. I imagine Burlesk Queen would be kept there, which would be good.
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Abs-Cbn should save also the ones Phil. Information Agency is keeping especially the Gerry de Leon ones. Those old maids there are keeping the prints in horrible condition! Some are not kept in air-conditoned room!
And I commend Abs- Cbn for safe keeping some of our films.
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Celso Ad film set for DVD release in US
By Bayani San Diego Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 22:47:00 02/10/2008
MANILA, Philippines - After Elwood Perez’s “Silip,” the British firm Boum/Mondo Macabro is releasing Celso Ad Castillo’s “Snake Sisters” on DVD in the United States, critic and distributor Pete Tombs related to Inquirer Entertainment in an e-mail interview.
“Snake Sisters” top-bills Sarsi Emmanuelle, Coca Nicolas and Pepsi Paloma as the scantily clad spawn of a mother reptile. It’s described in a website as a “gothic tale of paradise lost.”
In an e-mail sent late last year, Tombs said that he hoped to release the 1984 erotic drama “in the next few months.”
He related that recovering “Snake Sisters” had entailed an arduous process.
“The negative had been badly damaged due to poor storage conditions,” he recounted. “We spent a small fortune restoring it as well as we could, but it would never look pristine.”
Neglect of movies like “Snake Sisters” is not uncommon, he pointed out. “This is a sad fate that seems to have befallen far too many wonderful films in the Philippines.”
He recalled that he had first come across Castillo’s name “in Phil Hardy’s monumental book ‘The Aurum Encyclopedia of Horror’ … [sometime] in the 1980s.”
The book, “the first to deal with horror movies outside of the mainstream,” included a short article on Castillo and the 1974 thriller “Patayin Mo sa Sindak si Barbara.”
“I was intrigued,” he admitted. “I was determined to track down any of his films I could find.”
Since then, he had become quite familiar with a number of Castillo’s works, including “Nympha,” “Burlesk Queen,” “Virgin People,” “Lihim ni Madonna” and “Comfort Women.”
“His independent spirit and desire to experiment with form marks him as a true original,” Tombs said of Castillo. “He is prepared to take risks and that’s essential when great cinema is the aim.”
As luck would have it, he met Castillo’s son Chris, who’s now a filmmaker based in Los Angeles.
“Chris introduced me to Celso who told me about ‘Snake Sisters,’ which I had heard of but never seen. He said that it had been banned in the Philippines for some years, but he had just retrieved the negative.”
Tombs described “Snake” as “amazing … a wild and willful piece of cinema.”
He conceded that “it may not be to everyone’s taste, but it’s undeniably the work of an original and visionary filmmaker.”
He asserted that his firm is releasing “Snake” on DVD because “there’s always a market for works of art that break down barriers … It does what all great films should do: It takes [the viewer] on a journey to somewhere else. And that’s worth treasuring.”
He concluded: “I think it’s time for a major retrospective of his works.”
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Cool. Does this mean we'll get releases of Nympha and Lihim ni Madonna?
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NYMPHA was probably lost because Celso was also looking for a copy of that film. But I think Pete Tombs can answer that.
I'm also tracking LIHIM NI MADONNA, Noel.
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The Kid, uninterrupted
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On the set of ANG PINAKAMAGANDANG HAYOP SA BALAT NG LUPA with Lito Anzures, Gloria Diaz and Celso Ad Castillo.
MANILA, Philippines—As a child, he had the second-run theater circuit in downtown Manila as playground; his first “playmates” were King Kong, Suzie Wong and Gene Kelly.
“I could barely understand American slang, but I was mesmerized by the light and shadows, the framing, the composition, the rhythm, the editing,” recalls acclaimed filmmaker Celso Ad. Castillo.
Before young Celso even started school, his father Dominador had taken him to watch Hollywood movies—from MGM musicals to Elia Kazan dramas.
“He was a film buff,” recounts Direk Celso, known as The Kid of Philippine Movies. “My aunt and uncles were also crazy about movies.”
Dominador, who was also a lawyer, komiks novelist and producer for Larry Santiago Productions, was hesitant to allow young Celso to join show business.
Teenaged Celso protested that he was merely following in his father’s footsteps. Dominador had created the classic komiks heroine “Cofradia,” immortalized by Gloria Romero in the Sampaguita film version in 1953 and Gina Alajar in the 1970s.
Like father...
“I started out as a komiks illustrator,” Celso relates. “I’m also fond of drawing.”
He eventually wrote the komiks novels “Tartaro,” “Vampira” and “Palalong Kuba.” After all, he notes, stories about dragons, mermaids and vampires were “part of my childhood memories.”
He acknowledges that his komiks sojourn primed him for filmmaking: “It taught me how to visualize the frame.” Yes, komiks panels were the first storyboards for this English Literature graduate. “Komiks also taught me how to choose commercially viable projects.”
From there, Celso, at the tender age of 18, crossed over to the movies as scriptwriter. “I started by doing spoofs of James Bond films. For Chiquito, I wrote ‘James Bandong, Secret Agent 02-10.’ For Dolphy, ‘Dr. Yes.’”
VM Cinematic Films took notice because these movies had done very well at the tills.
“VM gave me my first break, ‘Misyong Mapanganib’ in 1965. It starred Tito Galla, Ruby Regala, and Helen Gamboa in her first starring role,” Celso says.
Local movies’ whiz kid was also a law student at the time. “My father allowed me to direct only because I promised to continue my law studies.”
Potboilers
He churned out six potboilers, one after the other, among them “Zebra Jungle Girl” with Ruby Regala and “Mansanas sa Paraiso” with Stella Suarez.
He admits that, inevitably, both his legal and film endeavors suffered. “I was flunking in school and my first seven movies were half-baked. I had to make a choice.”
Celso’s gambit yielded his first critical success, “Nympha,” a black-and-white bomba film starring Rizza. “I wanted to prove that sex films could be artistic if they didn’t offend the sensibilities and intelligence of moviegoers,” he explains.
The cache brought about by “Nympha” allowed him to make “The Virgin,” again with Rizza. “[It was] my first avant-garde movie,” he remembers fondly. “Eighty percent of the film had no dialogue. The story was told through ballads.”
Alas, “The Virgin” wasn’t as profitable as “Nympha.” With candor, he says, “It was a big flop. It was ahead of its time. Moviegoers were stumped—they couldn’t understand why no one was talking!”
The indie maverick then surprised the industry by plunging head first into the mainstream.
After megging “Ang Gangster at ang Birhen” (with Dante Rivero and Hilda Koronel) for Lea Productions, Celso caught the eye of Fernando Poe Jr.
Da King’s direk
“At 26, I was directing the King of Philippine movies,” he reminisces with pride.
“Asedillo,” his first outing with Da King, was not just a box-office smash; it also won a Famas Best Actor trophy for FPJ in 1972.
“That movie started our collaboration. In a span of two years, we made three more movies: ‘Santo Domingo,’ ‘Ang Alamat’ and ‘Esteban.’”
Working with Da King, Celso felt obliged to prove his worth because, “You had to earn his respect.”
After those four action movies, Celso was itching for another change of pace. “I wanted to go freelance … to do my kind of movies, innovative and experimental films that are commercial at the same time.”
His next gambit, “Ang Mahiwagang Daigdig ni Pedro Penduko,” starring Ramon Zamora, hit the jackpot as well.
“I never wanted to be boxed in one genre. So I followed up the fantasy movie ‘Penduko’ with a kung-fu flick, ‘Return of the Dragon,’ also with Ramon. I also made a zombie film with Alona Alegre entitled ‘Kung Bakit Dugo ang Kulay ng Gabi.’”
In 1974, he crafted the horror hit “Patayin Mo sa Sindak si Barbara,” for FPJ’s wife, Susan Roces. They followed it up with “Maligno,” for which Susan won Famas Best Actress in 1978.
Celso says, “When it was first shown, people didn’t know what to make of ‘Maligno.’ But I recently caught it on cable. I almost cried at the end. It was surreal and grotesque.”
By then, Celso had become the master of the unexpected.
After casting sweet Sampaguita star Susan in gothic tales, he re-imagined Miss Universe Gloria Diaz into “Ang Pinakamagandang Hayop sa Balat ng Lupa,” in 1975.
Wet look
Celso wistfully describes “Hayop” as “the killer” because it started the “wet look trend and single-handedly demolished the predominantly macho star system.”
He remembers that, before “Hayop,” female stars were mere “adornment” in local movies. “Pang-display. ‘Hayop’ [changed that].”
He continued to give prominence to women in his films—most notably “Burlesk Queen,” an entry in the 1977 Metro Manila Film Festival.
“That movie created a furor at the film fest,” he says.
“Furor” is really an understatement.
“Burlesk” swept the awards in that year’s MMFF, resulting in a controversy that led to the wholesale return of trophies. In spite of the scandal, “Burlesk” is still regarded by critics as the “quintessential” Filipino film.
“Hinamon ni Brocka si Tinio ng suntukan (Lino Brocka dared Rolando Tinio to a fight),” Celso remembers. “Tinio, who was the head of the jury, heralded ‘Burlesk’ as the most beautiful Filipino film—past, present and future.”
Vi’s turnaround
Adding fuel to the fire, “Burlesk” had stunned moviegoers because it unveiled a new Vilma Santos—from ingénue to wanton woman.
Vilma says of “Burlesk”: “It marked a transition in my career. Working with Celso Kid is a privilege. He’s a genius.”
With good humor, Vilma recalls a “quarrel” on the set of “Pagputi ng Uwak, Pag-itim ng Tagak,” which she produced in 1978. “It took so long to finish. I lost money on that. But we’re still friends. ‘Burlesk’ and ‘Pagputi’ brought a lot of honor to me.”
Gloria Diaz agrees: “Not too many people [would appreciate] his style [of filmmaking]. He’s a no-nonsense guy kasi. I consider myself lucky that I got to work with the best.”
In “Burlesk” and “Pinakamagandang Hayop,” as in all his films, Celso challenged his stars to improvise, “not to stick to the script [and] say the lines... from the hearts.”
Love letter
In the case of “Burlesk,” that’s because it was, for him, a love letter to his youth.
“That was about my adolescence. I was a regular in Clover, Inday Theater, Grand Opera House. I watched Canuplin and Bayani Casimiro. I witnessed both the peak and the decline of bodabil,” he remarks.
If there’s a common thread in his 61 movies, he points out, it’s that each one seeks to capture on film “a time of transition.”
He expounds: “‘Burlesk’ was about the end of the bodabil era; ‘Pagputi,’ the Huk movement; ‘Ang Alamat ni Julian Makabayan,’ the Philippine revolution.”
Coincidentally “Julian Makabayan” signaled Celso’s own personal transformation. “In 1983, I attended the Asean Film Festival in Malaysia, where ‘Julian’ was an entry. In my brief stay there, I discovered Islam. Six years later, I returned to Malaysia, to convert.”
Islam, he says, allowed him to “mellow and discover myself. Islam is a tough religion. Perfect for the hard-headed.”
The serenity that he thus found can be gleaned from his subsequent choice of address: Siniloan, Laguna, location for his major works.
He waxes poetic here: “Siniloan was where I was born. That place has everything—ricefields, mountains, rivers.”
Nowadays, he spends most of his time in his chestnut farm there. At the time of this conversation (just before the recent holidays) he is ready to harvest. “I’m always busy with something,” he insists.
Lifetime Achievement
Being the recipient of two Lifetime Achievement honors in 2007 (from the Famas and the Film Academy of the Philippines), Celso thought it was also apropos to pick up a long-shelved project: His biography, “Celso Kid of the Philippine Movies” by independent filmmaker Ron Bryant.
“Ron was my student in the Celso Ad. Castillo Filmmaking Institute in 1999,” he says. Celso played the role of Epy Quizon’s paralytic father in Ron’s award-winning Cinemalaya film, “Rotonda,” in 2006.
“He’s a very professional actor,” Ron says of his mentor. “He never meddled in my directing and remained focus on his acting.”
Ron, however, points out that the Celso book project has evolved into a “documentary.”
“The scope is too wide, especially in the context of 1970s Filipino cinema,” Ron explains. He hails Celso as a true vanguard of “the indie spirit.” “He made inventive films on a shoestring budget.”
Coming full circle, Celso is now tinkering with digital technology, with two indie movies in the works—“Sanib 2” and “OFW.”
The technology is new, but trust Celso to rely on the same “improvisational” tricks with his actors.
“OFW” actor Coco Martin says he finds The Kid’s method exciting. “On the set, we keep improving the dialogue. It’s a different experience. Direk Celso is so cool!”
Proof that Direk Celso is hip and happening still can very well rest in the fact that his old films are continuously being remade on both the big and small screens.
After “Pedro Penduko,” his “Patayin sa Sindak si Barbara” and “Maligno” have been turned into teleseryes by ABS-CBN 2.
His “Pinakamagandang Hayop” has also been snapped up by GMA 7.
If you ask him, reviving his old movies is the ultimate tribute. As bonus, his 1984 film “Snake Sisters” has been picked up by British firm Mondo Macabro for DVD distribution abroad.
Dream project
Says critic Pete Tombs of Mondo Macabro: “I think he’s one of the most visually gifted filmmakers to come out of the Philippines. A true original.”
Celso is positive, “I’m far from slowing down. I’m more aggressive now. My goal is to make an international movie soon!”
That dream project would be “Where Willows Grow,” which is set in the Land Down Under and tells the story of a Filipino mail-order bride who becomes the prime suspect in the murder of her Australian husband.
“My wish,” he concludes, “is for my films to transcend their ethnic origin and merge with different cultures of the world.”
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Some trivia on PATAYIN MO SA SINDAK SI BARBARA from the blog of Mike Relon Makiling.
Even while still shooting “The Dragon…” Celso discussed with me a project for Rosas Production of Susan Roces. He had a title, “Patayin Mo Sa Sindak Si Barbara.” and asked me to come up with a concept for his title.
As soon as we wrapped up shooting “The Dragon…” I went back to my typewriter and came up with a concept for “Patayin…” which Celso forwarded to Susan.
We were in the post production phase of “The Dragon…” at LVN studios when we were invited by Susan to Hacienda Luisita where Fernando Poe, Jr. was shooting a movie to discuss “Patayin…”
And so one night, with Tsing Tong Tsai as our driver, Celso and I traveled to Hacienda Luisita of the Cojuancos. We missed Susan Roces by several hours but I got to meet the Salvador brothers, Ramon and Philip, who treated me kindly as if I wasn’t a newcomer in the movies. That made an impression on me Both of them were still in the production staff of the FPJ Production with Philip still playing minor roles in FPJ movies.
We were served dinner and I remember to this day how the Salvador brothers advised me not to be shy. “Pakapalan sa pelikula, Mike, kaya wag kang mahihiya! Di uso dito ang hiya-hiya. Lalo na sa tsibugan, magugutom ka! Relaks ka lang.”
After dinner Celso decided to proceed to Baguio where we arrived around midnight and spent the night in a hotel.
Early the next morning we left the hotel and proceeded to La Trinidad valley where the Poe’s had their vacation house.
Susan was at the market when we arrived. It was Ronnie who met us and forthwith told me that he had read the concept I’ve written for “Patayin…” and liked it. He was eager to read the sequence treatment and asked me several questions on how the story would be resolved.
By the way, when you write a concept, don’t reveal all that’s going to happen, especially the ending. There are unscrupulous people who would steal your idea. I have been a victim quite a few times. Reveal everything that you have cooked up when you’re already sure that you’re dealing with the “right” person.
It was also then that I met with Serge Lobo, FPJ resident cameraman and elder brother of Ben who was to become my cameraman for around 80 movies until he died unexpectedly. I felt I've lost not only a friend but a right hand. May his soul now rest in peace. I missed you, Pareng Ben!
And Rudy Meyer who was always carrying the little adopted daughter of Ronnie and Susan. Rudy was later to become a commissioner of PAGCOR during the tenure of Erap as president.
When she arrived from the market, Susan greeted me warmly and made me feel at home although I was very shy to be in the presence of the celebrated couple. While cooking, she discussed with me the concept and asked several questions, including my background as a writer. She was surprised to learn that “Patayin…” would be only my second screenplay. I told her of my experience as a komiks scriptwriter and she seemed not surprised at all.
That night, Fernando Poe, Jr. received an award as Best Actor at the Baguio Film Festival.Serge also received an award for Best Cinematography. The next day, we went back to Manila and I went home to Polo, Bulacan and started writing the sequence treatment for “Patayin…” When I presented the treatment to Celso. He had some comment which I quickly incorporated in the S.T. and which he forwarded to Susan and Ronnie. Days later, I received instructions to proceed with the screenplay proper without any comment from anybody.
We were in pre-production phase of “Patayin…” when “The Return of the Dragon…” was shown at the theaters and proved to be the highest grossing movie for Ramon Zamora. Celso and I went theater-hopping and enjoyed the sight of the SRO crowd in all the movie houses.
Thus, I started my second movie with Celso with newfound confidence.
Working with Susan Roces, Rossana Ortiz, Dante Rivero and Beth Manlongat made me feel at home in movie-making. My dreams of making good in the States further receded into the background. I was enjoying myself in the movies.
Normand Daza was Celso's assistant director for "Pataying..." Many years later, he went back home to the Phiippines from the States to die from kidney ailment. I remember consoling him and encouraging him in his illness early mornings until he finally told me via text messages that he had enough and would like to rest. I continued to send text messages to him but received no answer until I was informed that he had died, leaving his wife and children in the States. Sad...
Again, I watched Celso translated my screenplay into a motion picture. This was when I learned I was hypertensive when a doctor sent to the set by Uncle Nes, an uncle of Susan Roces, and who was an insurance agent, to subject me to medical check-up for possible coverage. Later, Uncle Nes told me that I still could avail of life insurance but under certain condition. That gave me an excuse to beg off. I was really wary of being insured in the first place.
Celso and I became close to each other and there were nights when he would ask me to spend and overnight at his house in Moonwalk subdivision in Paranaque where we would talk about movie projects.
It was during one of those nights when Celso told me of a project he had in mind about a sexy woman who goes around a fishing village wearing thin clothes clinging to her voluptuous body with sea water. Celso already has a title for the project – “Ang Pnakamagandang Hayop sa Balat ng Lupa.” With the newly crowned Miss Universe Gloria Diaz in the title role. I remember a movie of Charito Solis with almost the same title. He told me to ignore it and insisted on his title for the project.
A movie of Sophia Loren, “Boy on the Dophin,” came to my mind. In the movie, Sophia Loren goes around with wet clothes clinging to her body. Celso liked the idea and I started conceiving on the project.
But another movie assignment came Celso’s way and he asked me to set aside “Pinakamaganda…” for a while and concentrate instead on ”The Brown Gypsy” with Elizabeth Oropesa in the title role.
I remember reading about the mummies in the Mountain Province and broached the idea of basing his project on them. Celso approved it and I came up with a concept for “The Brown Gypsy.”
When “The Brown Gypsy” was ready to shoot, Celso decided to go on location-hunt in the Mountain Province where the mummies were. The producer rented an air-conditioned van and we traveled to the remote corners of the Benguet province with Elizabeth Oropesa and her mother Mrs. Freeman in tow.
It was quite an experience for me to see those centuries-old tattooed mummies and had more ideas for the final screenplay.
We finally ended up in Ifugao were we were billeted in a lodging house. We tried to cross the Chico River to visit a place where they said that the folks were still so primitive that the women go about bare breasted.
Chico River was raging then because of a storm and we failed to cross it.
Before going back to the lodging house, Gener Sulit and I picked up a hand-woven cloth that I had a weaver made, intending to sent it to Ruth in San Rafael, California, for sample in our projected business of selling Philippine handicrafts in the States And there in Ifugao that I almost landed in jail for jay-walking. Imagine! There were hardly any vehicle around and I got tagged for jay-walking. Gener had a good laugh at me. Fortunately, the local cop let me go with a warning that even in the remote Ifugao they have traffic rules that must be followed.
Back at the lodging house, I found Celso in bad mood for our failure to get to that island of half-naked women. At dinner time, we had a bitter misunderstanding that almost ended in violence. Thanks to Gener Sulit and our government adviser, Hadji Urao, nothing untoward happened. But still I decided I had enough of the temperamental Celso.
When we went back to Baguio city we received news that despite a storm raging in Manila, ”Patayin Mo Sa Sindak si Barbara” was a huge success at the box office with movie-goers going to the theaters wading in flood waters. Despite this I decided to immediately proceed back to Manila. But I soon found out that the storm had submerged the Candaba valley, effectively stranding us in the Pines City.
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MALIGNO (Celso Ad Castillo, 1977)
There was a time when Celso Ad Castillo monopolized the horror genre in Philippine Cinema during the 70's, the peak of his career. From his horror masterpiece, PATAYIN MO SA SINDAK SI BARBARA, KUNG BAKIT DUGO ANG KULAY NG GABI, ANG MADUGONG DAIGDIG NI SALVACION, Castillo displays his visual flair to scare the audience and he always succeeds. MALIGNO is no fluke, sure it's less visual than PATAYIN MO SA SINDAK SI BARBARA but still maintains the Kid's genius to scare the hell out of you.
It's comparable to Polanski's ROSEMARY'S BABY and less hysterics than Richard Donner's THE OMEN. MALIGNO centers on a couple played by Ms. Susan Roces & Dante Rivero. Roces managed a business while her husband writes a book on Satanism & witchcraft. As Rivero interviews a criminal on the verge of death thru electric chair played brilliantly by Eddie Garcia, strange things begin to unravel on the couple after Roces born a child also which seems to be the reincarnation of the devil. Eddie philosophizing before his death predated Hopkins jail scene with Foster on SILENCE OF THE LAMBS. Along with Celia Rodriguez, both she and Garcia have already honed their craft on villain roles. Celia displays her devilish grin and the late Mary Walter complete the cast. Less suspenseful than PATAYIN but the psychological horror and shock value creeps on you and will still sent your spine-chilling. I wish the Kid could go back to this genre, not the crap SANIB that he's done lately and he can still pull it off.
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I liked Sanib. Not great, but not bad, either
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Peque and company are pushing for Celso to be the next National Artist. Not bad choice, either.
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Saw it again for the second time around last two weeks ago when Cinema One had Ms. Susan Roces on Rewind every 3 pm weekdays.
Kudos to FPJ film archive for preserving the 35mm print in mint condition! The outdoor scenes especially in the cemetery, are so gorgeously shot in greenery texture. Inspite of the cut, the showdown between Rosanna Ortiz and Ms. Susan Roces before the finale is pure grand guignol.
Email Star Home Video so that they can release soon this cult classic masterpiece!
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Patayin is in mint condition? That wasn't what I saw in Pelikula at Lipinunan. Unless they found a better print.
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Yep the print was well-preserved, Noel.
Almost all of the films produced by FPJ & Susan being shown at Cinema One most notably PATAYIN, MALIGNO, FLORINDA, GUMISING KA MARUJA and ASEDILLO.
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We are 1) talking no dirt or fading of colors, the entire print complete and undamaged mint condition? Or 2) just that there are skips and jumps, but what isn't damaged looks good?
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Cinema One are using SP-betacam format from Susan Roces, sorry, Noel.
Now I'm wondering who owns the 35mm print of PATAYIN that you saw several years ago? Mowelfund, perhaps?
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CCP, if I remember right.
But what was the source of the print that SP betacam was taped off of? A print that's turned to vinegar since then? Or the same print as the one I saw at Pelikula, maybe some years earlier?
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CCP doesn't house the 35mm print of PATAYIN. That's the first film that I asked when I went there several months ago.
If the print that you saw was in bad shape, Susan's copy was taken probably from FPJ archives. The one being shown in Cinema One was in gorgeous mint condition. Napakalinaw ng kopya.
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Yep the print was well-preserved, Noel.
Almost all of the films produced by FPJ & Susan being shown at Cinema One most notably PATAYIN, MALIGNO, FLORINDA, GUMISING KA MARUJA and ASEDILLO.
Oh sheet, there was an FPJ/Susan Roces retrospective on Cinema One last month? Dang, missed it.
Any chance of old Celso Ad's works restored (e.g. Perfumed Garden, Isla, etc.) like what Mondo Macabro did with Silip and Snake Sisters?
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Most of the classics and rare Filipino films have been shown at Rewind on Cinema One every 3pm, just check out the sked, wedge.
After SNAKE SISTERS, no news though for the other films of The Kid on dvd.
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Cinema One screens Chito Rono's remake tonight Oct. 31, 11:30 pm. Angie Ferro's character was retained from the original cast more fleshed out.
She looks so young on the original one and still a stand out on the remake as the person who can contact the spirits of the dead.
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Ms. Susan Roces is featured again on Cinema One's REWIND every 3pm.
The Kid's horror classic masterpiece PATAYIN MO SA SINDAK SI BARBARA will be shown 3pm this coming Friday.
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I saw this on Cinema one yesterday and while it had lots of atmosphere and suspense, I felt that most of the acting was over the top. I also couldn't understand why there was a lot of repetition of scenes like at the cemetery, Barbara sees Ruth who turns toward her and the shot is shown again and again. And the finale where Barbara thrusts the shard of glass is also repeated multiple times before the deus ex machina lightning effect. For me instead of increasing suspense, it kind of diluted it.
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I kinda liked how visually stylized this film is -- Castillo's use of mirrors, cross-cuts and odd camera angles. The final scene sort of reminds me of Bava's "A Drop of Water", which I haven't seen in such a long time.
About the acting, it's not that it's bad, its just that there's an abundance of stilted and flowery dialogue between Rivero and Roces detailing their romance. Otherwise, I thought the acting was actually pretty good, most especially Rosanna Ortiz. She comes of as such a vindictive bitch that she seems to be so much scarier alive than dead. Beth Manlongat was pretty good too. What ever happened to her anyway? IMDB lists this movie as her last film.
Oh, I just saw "Gumising Ka, Maruja" earlier today and I noticed that Ernani Cuenco recycled some of the same musical pieces he used in his "Patayin" score.
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Beth Manlongat resides now in the U.S. I kinda prefer this one over Susan Roces performance in another Castillo masterpiece MALIGNO.
The Kid used a lot of visuals in this film and it worked very well from the opening scenes up to the showdown between Rosanna Ortiz and Susan Roces.
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Just took a look at this film again. It's battered and bruised, a lot of the scare moments just look silly, and the acting is pitched just this side of hysterical (with maybe Rosanna Ortiz crossing the line a half dozen times).
But about an hour and fifteen minutes into the film, when the action moves to the vacation house, it starts to become great. Celso uses silence, uses shadows and there are moments here that recall Hitchcock (Walters' ultimate fate, the little slashes made at Roces), and moments that recall Gerardo de Leon (the apparition popping up out of nowhere).
Most impressive is Roces' climactic soliloquy, when she dares Ortiz to come out and face her, pit Ortiz' love against hers. You realize that the problem is Ortiz all along, and her all-consuming, jealous love which is more obsession than love. Ortiz might be likened to the Furies, which harry the object of their anger to death without actually killing him or her. Not a perfect movie, but a substantial and (at least for long stretches) extremely well-made one.
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The final climactic showdown between Susan and Rosanna Ortiz is a spine-chilling one. I think Mike Relon Makiling was least credited for the film.
Celso's genius is very evident throughout the film working without production designer and editor. From the opening shot of Susan arriving from the airport going to the wake of Rosanna up to the finale. They should have toned down the melodramatic moments in the movie.
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Some of the gimmicky editing was embarrassing. Better yet are the moments of sustained tension--how not to cut a shot until the audience is begging for relief.
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I saw this recently. Not a fan. I actually like the remake (Chito Rono's) better. It's too noisy, clumsy, and overly dramatic and the actors deliver their kilometric lines ever so slowly.
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I saw Rono's after this one. I liked one shot--Dawn Zulueta standing at the edge of what looks like Hell. It's brooding and massive where this one is at a more intimate scale.
Celso's has serious, serious flaws, and I agree with your points, absolutely. But I do think there's a moment where the filmmaking settles down and starts using silence effectively; maybe some twenty to thirty minutes of it is great, thankfully it's towards the end, and Celso manages to sustain it (another element of suspense in his films is wondering if he's going to fall apart, which he as often as not does, and if he does, whether or not he'll recover. In a way he's like Brian de Palma, only loonier).
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I've seen Rono's a long time ago, so I might not even like it when I see it again. ;D
My main problem with The Kid's version is that I already gave up when some of the good bits arrived. Also while watching it I wasn't even thinking about Rono's remake but Mike de Leon's excellent "Itim" and Lino Brocka's equally great "Bukas Madilim Bukas" in "Tatlo, Dalawa, Isa". Maybe an unfair comparison....That said, it's not without merits...
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I wouldn't call Itim horror, properly; maybe supernatural Gothic drama. Very beautiful film. I think Tatlo Dalawa is very much Gothic drama, in the Faulkner tradition.
Did you see Patayin on the big screen? It had a visceral impact on everyone when we saw it, years ago. I mean, we laughed at the melodrama and hysteria, but when it hunkered down and got serious, we were very, very quiet.
It's not high art; pulpy melodrama with plenty of sordidness and not a little black humor thrown in, I think. More Larry Cohen than Jacques Tourneur.
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No, I haven't seen Patayin on a big screen.
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Lemme qualify my claim, then: I think on the big screen it's the most frightening Filipino horror film ever made, and say that's different from being the greatest Filipino horror film ever made (that would be Itim, among others, and above all (in my opinion) Kisapmata).
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Vilma Santos on BURLESK QUEEN:
"Five times na-pack up yung death dance sequence. It was shot in a theatre in Cubao kung saan naiwan yung mga nanonood tlga ng burlesk show during that time. Hindi nila sinabi na ako yung lalabas after matapos sumayaw yung mga dancers. First day, ok, pack-up. 2nd day ok pa rin, 3rd day, ok pa din sabi ko kay Direk Celso, the Kid, Direk hindi ko pa kaya. 4th day Direk hindi ko pa din kaya pinainom ako ng wine....hindi na ngumingiti si Celso. 5th day, nagdala ako ng pagkain sa set with matching dedication pa....thank you for understanding. Pinagalitan na ako ni Celso....alam mo me pinirmahan ka kontrata, whether you like it or not...we will shoot the scene! Malaki na nalulugi ng producer. Five camera set-up ang ginawa nila nasa taas si Celso. By the time na sumigaw siya...ready na si Vilma?! Rolling....action! Suicide tlga yung ginawa ko!"
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Hello guys
I'm new to this forum, very interested in old (pre-1990's) Philippines films, especially those
with fantastic content.
One of my goals is to find reliable informations about which old Philippines films are really considered LOST, and which ones do EXIST but are not available, and of course, the ones that actually are available on DVD, VCD, VHS.
I recently managed to see Celso Ad. Castillo's "Patayin mo sa sindak si Barbara" after searching for it for years. Like Emmanuel H. Borlaza's "Dugo ng vampira" (1969), it definitely makes me want to see MORE old Tagalog horror films.
Is this thread still alive?