Topic: Metro Manila Film Festival 2008

[Paprika]

8 movies are selected this year as official entries to the 34th Metro Manila Film Festival as announced by Julie Borje, chair of the Selection Committee.


1. Dayo
Cutting Edge Productions
Director: Robert Quilao

2. Baler
(Viva Films)

3. Desperadas 2
(Regal Films)

4. Shake, Rattle and Roll X
(Regal Films)

5. Magkaibigan
(Maverick Films)

6. One Night Only
(Canary Films)

7. Escaleras and Ungasis (20 years After)
OctoArts Films

8. Ang Tanging Ina N’yong Lahat
(Star Cinema)

Unlike last year, all movies this year will be screened simultaneously as one batch during the 10-day run. It was the first time in 34 years that an animation movie is one of the official entries of the filmfest. Cutting Edge Production’s “Dayo” is one of the selected films this year.

This year's official entries were chosen on the basis of the following criteria: Story, creativity, innovativeness, global appeal, commercial viability, Filipino cultural/historical value, and the production outfit's capacity to produce the film in time for the December filmfest.



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Bakit kaya hindi gaano exciting ang bongga ang MMFF ngayon kumpara sa mga nakaraang taon?

[2 Witness 3]

wala si BOSING 

[miyabi2]

wala si BOSING 

nandyan ang TVJ , pero di nila kinaya yung movie ng ABS CBN

Comedy still rules MMFF


By Bayani San Diego Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 18:14:00 12/27/2008

Filed Under: Metro Manila Film Festival


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Close this MANILA, Philippines—Comedy films still rule at the record-breaking box-office in this year's Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF).

Star Cinema's Ai-Ai de las Alas comedy 'Ang Tanging Ina N'yong Lahat’ topped the first two days of the festival with P41 million.

OctoArts/M-Zet/APT’s “Iskul Bukol: 20 Years After,” the reunion movie of Tito, Vic and Joey, placed second with P 35.6 million. Placing third is Regal Films’ horror trilogy “Shake, Rattle & Roll X,” with P22.9 million.

Viva Films' historical drama "Baler" ranked fourth with P15.2 million.

Regal’s other entry, the adult comedy “Desperadas 2,” made P12.5 million, while OctoArts Films’ sex comedy “One Night Stand” earned P2.7 million. On the last two spots are Cutting Edge Productions’ animated feature “Dayo” (with P2.2 million) and Millennium Films’ drama flick “Magkaibigan” (P1 million).

According to Ric Camaligan, MMFF executive committee member, "the first two days posted a nationwide total gross sales of P133.7 million, which is 37 percent higher than last year's record (P97.8 million)."


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[Kabute]

kasi di alam ng mga kabataan yung panahon ng TVJ/iskul bukol..ang naabutan nila is tanging ina...pero sa mga nakakaalam ng buhay nila ungasis at eskalera, cgurado iskul bukol ang pinilahan.

[lums-lums]

kasi di alam ng mga kabataan yung panahon ng TVJ/iskul bukol..ang naabutan nila is tanging ina...pero sa mga nakakaalam ng buhay nila ungasis at eskalera, cgurado iskul bukol ang pinilahan.

ok sakin ang tvj pero aysus..
sobrang panget ng iskul bukol .. sobra di na sya yung oldskul skul bukol.. sobrang panget ng muvi nila ngaun .. magsisisi lang kayo.. ang panget.. panuodin nyo ang iskul bukol 20 years after at siguradong manghihinayang kayo

[dust]

walang kwenta ..jologs parin...mga indie films sana ang kinoncentrate ni bayani(si bayani ba or si tolits?)..kaya jologs talaga..yung mga new breed of filmmakers dapat ang filmfest..kaso mga bakla kasi lahat sa industria ng pinoy..hehehe..kaya puro kabaklaan....the pinoy movie industry is infested with gays ..hehehehe







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[icer]

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Pretty much agree with you! Indie films are much better because di dila nagstistick sa traditional plot at story na ginagamit usually ng mga directors ng abs at gma para lamang kumita yung movie.

I've watched tanging ina with my gf at ang korny talaga at recycled pa mga jokes pero in fairness maganda at sexy ngayon ni serena dalrymple ah? hehe

[MiKeDaCuTe]

kelan ba matatapos yang shake and rattle and roll na yan... elementary pa lang ako meron na yan eh... kakasawa naman eh

[Idiot]

putsa mga walang kwents

@dust
tama puro bakla ang mga writer at director kung hindi man bakla,kung babae naman ang director tiyak jologs ang gawa nila like Joyce Bernal

I miss the good, old, Timeless movies and Directors

Ismael Bernal - himala
Lino Brocka- siya ba yung nag-direck nun Scorpion Nights
Carlito Siguon-Reyna - Ligaya
Marilou Diaz-Abaya - Tanging yaman

Sa mga indie films parang may kulang sa kanila kaya hindi masyadong click. hindi ko lang alam kung ano yun pero may kulang, tsaka pinapalabas lang sa mga selected areas or sa school lang or sa cable.

hindi ko alam kung Indie film yun  ginawa ni Carlitos yung kay Bembol Roco at Pen Medina, yung kagagaling lang nila sa kulungan at nakalaya, kasama pa si Eula Valdez dun at extra si Joel torre, I forgot yung title

[icer]

Well star quality at lineups lang talaga yung ng hohold back sa mga indie films, alam mo naman kasi mga pinoy kung di star studded yung movie eh d rin tatangkilikin.

[2fear!]

tanging ina nyong lahat!

sobrang corny... di ako natawa!

nakakatingdig balahibo sa ka cornihan!  ang pangit! non-sense na movie! walang kakwenta-kwenta!

ewan ko ba... basata star cinema... puro nonsense mga pelikula...

ang mga trailer ng movie nila... akala mo ang ganda...

kung anu  yung nakikita mo sa trailer... yun din lang pala lahat sa movie!

nakakadismaya lahat pelikula ng star cinema!

[neckromancer]

Ismael Bernal - himala
Lino Brocka- siya ba yung nag-direck nun Scorpion Nights
Carlito Siguon-Reyna - Ligaya
Marilou Diaz-Abaya - Tanging yaman

Sa mga indie films parang may kulang sa kanila kaya hindi masyadong click. hindi ko lang alam kung ano yun pero may kulang, tsaka pinapalabas lang sa mga selected areas or sa school lang or sa cable.

hindi ko alam kung Indie film yun  ginawa ni Carlitos yung kay Bembol Roco at Pen Medina, yung kagagaling lang nila sa kulungan at nakalaya, kasama pa si Eula Valdez dun at extra si Joel torre, I forgot yung title

OOT: Si Lino Brocka bakla iyan, pero hindi siya ang gumawa ng Scorpio Nights, si Peque Gallaga iyon. Iyung Scorpio Nights 2, si Erik Matti. Si Ishmael Bernal bakla din yata na nagfilm nga sa Himala. Si Lino Brocka, magaling siya kasi kuha niya ang pulso ng masa. Nakukuha niya ang atensiyon ng masa (saka wala pang internet o dvd noon) pero kapag pinanood natin ang mga pelikula niya malaman.

Unang tingin pa lang, alam ko na ang iiwasan ko sa MMFF. Kung may bakat scene si Anne Curtis sa Baler baka maging 2nd top grosser pa iyun.

[tae_bd3p]

sa next year mga indies din makasama sa MMFF.. magaganda nmn kc ung mga iyon eh...