Author Topic: Ishmael Bernal (Read 23056 times)

keating · « **Reply #120 on:** Jun 23, 2007 at 01:51 PM »

Ishmael Bernal's double memoir is under the custody of Jorge Arago. Some voice tapes also were kept under his custody. Marilou a few years ago mentioned they will push for it so that it can be published soon.

A book probably about Ishma will be a bestseller. Aside from his films, his life is cinematically entertaining already.

keating · « **Reply #121 on:** Sep 01, 2007 at 07:22 PM »

Poster ad of HINUGOT SA LANGIT on broadsheets. Very different from the original poster in black background wherein a baby is thrown upside down.

keating · « **Reply #122 on:** Sep 01, 2007 at 07:36 PM »

I'm looking for a copy of this film. Produced by Via Hoffman during the ECP craze in mid-80's.

jdv1229 · « **Reply #123 on:** Sep 01, 2007 at 07:46 PM »

Gamitin Mo Ako was Bernal at his worst... it was a huge flop even Rita Gomez cannot save this film from utter disaster.

keating · « **Reply #124 on:** Sep 01, 2007 at 07:53 PM »

But this is the most daring and provocative work by Bernal, right?

jdv1229 · « **Reply #125 on:** Sep 01, 2007 at 08:00 PM »

i wouldn't say daring and provocative... it was his version of a skin flick. the opening sequence where Rita Gomez was feeding her pigs was enough to say that we were going to see a filthy movie.

keating · « **Reply #126 on:** Sep 01, 2007 at 08:03 PM »

His most exploitative work, perhaps?

jdv1229 · « **Reply #127 on:** Sep 01, 2007 at 08:08 PM »

exploitative? maybe... Gamitin Mo Ako is a trashy bold film it's like Bernal doing an Elwood Perez or Joey Gosiengfiao movie badly...

keating · « **Reply #128 on:** Sep 01, 2007 at 08:15 PM »

How bold is it? More skin exposures, graphic sex scenes?

jdv1229 · « **Reply #129 on:** Sep 01, 2007 at 08:17 PM »

Rita Gomez had a scene where she was breastfeeding Al Tantay... that was enough to make me throw up...

keating · « **Reply #130 on:** Sep 01, 2007 at 08:18 PM »

At her age......

I presume this one had rough sailing with the censors except for the Manila Film Center screening.

jdv1229 · « **Reply #131 on:** Sep 01, 2007 at 08:22 PM »

it was butchered by the censors, thank God!

keating · « **Reply #132 on:** Sep 01, 2007 at 08:41 PM »

Hey, it was Rated B by the Film Ratings Board. Reminds me of another Bernal flick which has a different genre and earned B rating also....THE GRADUATES.

jdv1229 · « **Reply #133 on:** Sep 01, 2007 at 08:49 PM »

what do they know? a B rating for Gamitin Mo Ako? i really don't undertsand why... The Graduates in my opinion deserves an A. topnotch performances from Snooky Serna, Maricel Soriano, Gina Alajar, Rey PJ Abellana, Joel Torre and Orestes Ojeda...

keating · « **Reply #134 on:** Sep 01, 2007 at 08:52 PM »

Too bad this film didn't found its audience in April 1986. Even Dina and Lani were good here.

jdv1229 · « **Reply #135 on:** Sep 01, 2007 at 09:03 PM »

i thought Dina and Lani's performance were the weakest in this film. even Benedict Aquino was adequate here...

keating · « **Reply #136 on:** Sep 01, 2007 at 09:09 PM »

I find the friendship part between the two more interesting especially their confrontations. A slice of life, and yes the ensemble cast really delivered well.

Who could imagine Uro dela Cruz writing this film before doing the gag show Bubble Gang?

wedge · « **Reply #137 on:** Sep 03, 2007 at 08:30 AM »

Uro wrote for Bubble Gang? Can't help but be amused at this, hehe. No pun intended.

jdv1229 · « **Reply #138 on:** Sep 03, 2007 at 08:43 AM »

he also wrote Peque's earlier films like Virgin Forest, Unfaithful Wife and Scorpio Nights...

wedge · « **Reply #139 on:** Sep 03, 2007 at 08:47 AM »

I think he had a cameo in Scorpio Nights? Or was it Abbo? (they were among the bunch blurting out The Boxer?)

Does he have any recent writing credits?

keating · « **Reply #140 on:** Sep 03, 2007 at 07:43 PM »

Yep..... wedge, he's one of the brains behind BUBBLE GANG. And wrote also ONCE UPON A TIME.

Don't be confused with his brother Abbo dela Cruz, the man who massacre some of the servants and cut Lorli's finger in ORO PLATA MATA. In directing he use the name Rico Mambo. But hey, Abbo did the classic MISTERYO SA TUWA!

keating · « **Reply #141 on:** Sep 03, 2007 at 07:49 PM »

Quote from: wedge on Sep 03, 2007 at 08:47 AM

I think he had a cameo in Scorpio Nights? Or was it Abbo? (they were among the bunch blurting out The Boxer?)

Does he have any recent writing credits?

Abbo had a cameo in Bernal's MANILA BY NIGHT as the caretaker inside the morgue where Bernardo Bernardo and company were looking for Alma's corpse.

Not sure for Uro in SCORPIO NIGHTS probably...... but Lore Reyes was there.