Author Topic: Mike de Leon (Read 65853 times)

jdv1229 · « **Reply #330 on:** May 28, 2007 at 08:44 PM »

i'm still keeping my fingers crossed...

keating · « **Reply #331 on:** May 28, 2007 at 08:53 PM »

ALIWAN PARADISE is the only Mike de Leon film that I haven't watch.

jdv1229 · « **Reply #332 on:** May 28, 2007 at 08:58 PM »

i've seen everything he's done... including Aliwan Paradise...

keating · « **Reply #333 on:** May 28, 2007 at 08:59 PM »

Any comment on ALIWAN PARADISE?

jdv1229 · « **Reply #334 on:** May 28, 2007 at 09:14 PM »

everything great about it has been said and written...

Noel_Vera · « **Reply #335 on:** May 29, 2007 at 08:36 AM »

Have you seen Mike's shorts, Jojo? Those I haven't seen either.

RMN · « **Reply #336 on:** May 29, 2007 at 12:31 PM »

Sister Stella L., the title to the film, came from Marichu Maceda...

I've yet to see Bilanggo sa Dilim, Monologo, Signus, and that new short docu he did.

Noel_Vera · « **Reply #337 on:** May 29, 2007 at 02:14 PM »

What's the title of the short docu?

RMN · « **Reply #338 on:** Jun 23, 2007 at 05:31 PM »

I'm starting to read now The Collector.

indie boi · « **Reply #339 on:** Jun 23, 2007 at 10:13 PM »

Are there any Mike de Leon DVDs available in the market right now? I'm particularly on the look out for his films that starred Charo Santos.

Mr. Hankey · « **Reply #340 on:** Jun 24, 2007 at 12:08 AM »

Quote from: indie boi on Jun 23, 2007 at 10:13 PM

Are there any Mike de Leon DVDs available in the market right now?

From what I know, just Batch '81, Bayaning Third World and Sister Stella L., sorry.

indie boi · « **Reply #341 on:** Jun 24, 2007 at 12:13 AM »

Hankey, are those three available now? I haven't seen those in stores or even at Magnet. I need a good quality Charo Santos movie on DVD but the only one I saw was the one with Dina Bonnevie, which I didn't like.

Mr. Hankey · « **Reply #342 on:** Jun 24, 2007 at 12:34 AM »

Bayani's the easiest to find, followed by Batch - both pretty cheap, too. I think they go for Php 150 these days, in many stores throughout Metro Manila.

I haven't seen Sister Stella L. since the inital stock ran out, though.

OT: Sorry, I think Gumapang Ka Sa Lupak really is the only Charo film I see on DVD in local stores.

RMN · « **Reply #343 on:** Jul 09, 2007 at 11:22 AM »

Designed and exectued by one of our here members...

telonistas · « **Reply #344 on:** Jul 10, 2007 at 09:38 PM »

OMG RMN! ang panget!!! actually i didn't design the logo. i just digitized and rendered it on the computer 25 years ago using a sony videotizer smc-G 8-bit computer with a resolution of 640x 480 pixels and a palette of..... tadaaah...15 colors!!! i knew it was missing in jim paredes' youtube upload of handog.

saan mo nadampot yan RMN? anyway i'm more proud actually than embarassed. the years of working with mike was probably one of the best years...those were the days...the analog era of timebase correctors, SEG video switchers, umatics...

keating · « **Reply #345 on:** Jul 11, 2007 at 12:36 PM »

Telonistas, was there behind the scenes video of HANDOG NG PILIPINO SA MUNDO mtv?

That would be cool also.

RMN · « **Reply #346 on:** Jul 11, 2007 at 01:12 PM »

Probe Team came out last year w/ an excellent docu on Handog and the music video, in time for the EDSA 1 celeb.

telonistas · « **Reply #347 on:** Jul 12, 2007 at 12:51 AM »

Quote from: keating on Jul 11, 2007 at 12:36 PM

Telonistas, was there behind the scenes video of HANDOG NG PILIPINO SA MUNDO mtv?

That would be cool also.

thanks RMN! forgot to do it in my last post. have no idea, can't remember keating but i'm sure mike did BTS of the recording. he always shoot behind the scenes of all of his projects. saw BTS/interviews 16mm clips of lino brocka during the shoot of maynila sa kuko ng liwanag. it was suppose to be part of the DVD release of the film.

early 2000 he lined up a selection of 5 LVN/Cinema Artists films for DVD release which included maynila sa kuko, mutya ng pasig, kung mangarap ka't magising and 2 more LVN titles.

the project only reached color grading stage of opening sequence of maynila sa kuko ng liwanag. i was with him and colorist marilen magsaysay at optima digital. the black and white binondo street scenes looked excellent! a few weeks after the session i learned mike dropped the project. sayang! pang pinoyDVD collection sana!

keating · « **Reply #348 on:** Jul 12, 2007 at 08:12 AM »

I've heard about the dvd project......it was suppose to be dvd-box-set pa nga! Darn!

We are hoping until now that those Mike de Leon films will be release on dvd including Brocka's MAYNILA SA KUKO NG LIWANAG. I saw before some snipettes of ITIM where Mike was shooting outside the house in Bulacan giving instructions to Tommy Abuel and Charo Santos. I think the tape was borrowed by Teddy Co from Mowelfund.

Thanks for the info, telonistas.

keating · « **Reply #349 on:** Sep 01, 2007 at 07:49 PM »

Poster ad in broadsheets of KISAPMATA. Very different also from the theatrical poster that I saw from Teddy Co's collection.

jdv1229 · « **Reply #350 on:** Sep 01, 2007 at 07:52 PM »

most newspapaper layouts are different than the movie posters. i guess they have to be more appealing to the readers...

wedge · « **Reply #351 on:** Sep 03, 2007 at 07:53 AM »

Quote from: keating on Sep 01, 2007 at 07:49 PM

Poster ad in broadsheets of KISAPMATA. Very different also from the theatrical poster that I saw from Teddy Co's collection.

I admit i'm really at awe on your collection of theatrical posters and what-have-yous, ronald. Hehe.

Noel_Vera · « **Reply #352 on:** Sep 03, 2007 at 12:00 PM »

What I want is the newspaper ad for Bagong Hari. Dan Alvaro in profile, a shoulder, upper chest, and part of the arm visible, in crucifurm position, with a crown of thorns on his head. Beautiful and simple. I wish I kept the news ad.

keating · « **Reply #353 on:** Sep 03, 2007 at 07:52 PM »

Thanks wedge. These memorabilia are priceless already. I found it on philippinecinemavault.

I'll find the newspaper ad for BAGONG HARI, Noel.

keating · « **Reply #354 on:** Sep 03, 2007 at 08:28 PM »

Quote from: Noel_Vera on Sep 03, 2007 at 12:00 PM

What I want is the newspaper ad for Bagong Hari. Dan Alvaro in profile, a shoulder, upper chest, and part of the arm visible, in crucifurm position, with a crown of thorns on his head. Beautiful and simple. I wish I kept the news ad.

Your wish is granted, Noel.

BAGONG HARI is on my watch list and the cast are topnotch.

Noel_Vera · « **Reply #355 on:** Sep 04, 2007 at 07:19 AM »

That's a good one. But no, it's starker, more dramatic. Half page or full page ad, and all it had was Alvaro and his crown.

Hey, keats--do you have that scanned in 300 dpi resolution? Mebbe you could send it to my email?

keating · « **Reply #356 on:** Sep 04, 2007 at 08:15 AM »

I have the full page ad before in Daily Express but almost all of my movie clippings have been washed out because of flood in our place.

Sent you pm, Noel.

RMN · « **Reply #357 on:** Sep 04, 2007 at 09:41 AM »

I didn't know that originally, he was the one who was supposed to do Orapronobis and, I believe, Kapit sa Patalim.

keating · « **Reply #358 on:** Sep 04, 2007 at 10:06 AM »

Interesting trivia on some titles before and after from Mike de Leon films:

FRATERNITY became BATCH 81
SHOTGUN HASSLE became KAKABAKABA KA BA
SANGANDAAN became SISTER STELLA L

more thoughts from Pete Lacaba coming...... on how SISTER STELLA L became the title of SANGANDAAN courtesy of Marichu Vera-Perez.

RMN · « **Reply #359 on:** Sep 04, 2007 at 12:01 PM »

Marichu found SANGANDAAN to serious and not commercial enough. During a brain storming session when they were throwing ideas around, she came-up with SISTER STELLA L.