"ISANG GABI...TATLONG BABAE" (1974): SOFIA'S NEXT SCREENING AT CCP, FEBRUARY 5 (2011)

To open the second batch of films for Overlooked Films, Underrated Filmmakers, the Society of Filipino Archivists for Film (SOFIA) will be screening “Isang Gabi…Tatlong Babae” on February 5 (2011), Saturday, 2 p.m. at Tanghalang Manuel Conde, Cultural Center of the Philippines. The movie, directed by Elwood Perez, starred Amalia Fuentes, Boots Anson-Roa, Pilar Pilapil, Luis Gonzales, Ricky Belmonte, Ramil Rodriguez, Ray Marcos and Orestes Ojeda.

"Amalia Fuentes played a bored socialite who seduces her stepson, played by Orestes Ojeda; Boots Anson-Roa played a laundry woman, a rape victim who falls for her tormentor (played by Ray Marcos) and Pilar Pilapil played a haughty model who pretended to be rich—a social climber." (more on the article, click here)

Ms. Amalia Fuentes, Ms. Boots Anson-Roa and director Elwood Perez have confirmed their attendance to the screening. Not to be missed!

Ray Marcos and Angelito

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VIDEO 48: THE WIDE, WILD WORLD OF PHILIPPINE MOVIES

Video 48 was featured in today's issue of the Sunday Inquirer Magazine. I am happy to be part of this issue devoted primarily on Philippine Blogosphere.

Sunday Inquirer Magazine/ January 23, 2011
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Many thanks to Eric Caruncho for the wonderful article---

RARE PRE-WAR TAGALOG MOVIE FLYERS # 11: LEOPOLDO SALCEDO, NATY BERNARDO, ROLANDO LIWANAG IN "MAYROON NGA BANG DIOS ?" (1939)

"Mayroon Nga Bang Dios?" (1939)

Filippine Films
Release Date: August 16- 19, 1939/ Cine Star
Director Guillermo J. Icasiano
Cast Leopoldo Salcedo, Naty Bernardo, Rolando Liwanag, Cita Della, Manuel Barbeyto, Pedro Faustino

"Movie flyers have been used by theater owners as promotional ads to drum up business for movies. They would print them up from materials provided by the studio, adding information on local screening times and locations. Although they were cheaply produced, many of the flyers were quite nicely designed and are now considered highly collectibles. In many cases the original films have been lost, making the surviving flyers the only visual record of numerous movies."

THE REVILLAS: THE SENIOR AND THE JUNIOR

The popular father-and-son tandem of Ramon Revilla, Sr. and Ramon 'Bong' Revilla, Jr. appeared in several movies together, among them "Dugong Buhay" (1983), "Cordillera" (1986) and "Apo, Kingpin ng Maynila" (1990).

"Dugong Buhay" (1983)- Stars Ramon Revilla, Sr. and Ramon "Bong" Revilla, Jr./ with Imelda Ilanan, Paquito Diaz, Rosemarie Gil, Roland Dantes, Charlie Davao, Michael de Mesa, Jonee Gamboa, Bing Davao and Maria Isabel Lopez/ Introducing Eula Valdez/ Directed by Carlo J. Caparas

"Cordillera" (1986)- Stars Ramon Revilla, Sr. and Ramon "Bong" Revilla, Jr./ with Laarni Enriquez, Mario Montenegro, Louella De Cordoba, Joonee Gamboa, Rez Cortez, Johnny Vicar, Subas Herrero, Val Iglesias, Danny Riel, Ruel Vernal/ Directed by Efren C. Pinon

"Apo, Kingpin ng Maynila" (1990)- Stars Ramon Revilla, Sr. and Ramon "Bong" Revilla, Jr./ with Lani Mercado, Alicia Alonzo, Subas Herrero, Raul Aragonn, Ruben Rustia, Mario Escudero, Ruel Vernal/ Directed by Marlon Bautista

TWO "PALITO" MOVIES ON ORIGINAL DVD

Two Palito movies came out in the market recently, "Walang Matigas na Buto sa Gutom na Aso" and "Kumander Ahmed Kalansalay." The late Palito, a well-loved comedian known for his sunken hollow eyes and thin-reed body, appeared in many Philippine films mostly in supporting roles. His career came to peak during the 80's when he starred in several comedy movies parodying American action films, such as Rambuto, a Rambo spoof, the title being a pun of the Tagalog word 'buto' which means 'bone', again to capitalize on his being 'thin-boned', and a James Bond spoof, James Bone where he plays an emaciated version of the secret agent.

"DESTINATION: VIETNAM" (1968): THE FIRST FILIPINO FILM IN CINEMASCOPE

Poor Philippines, local cinema tasted its first Filipino film in CinemaScope only in 1968, when CinemaScope was in a decline.

CinemaScope, a widescreen movie format, was used from 1953 to 1967. Anamorphic lenses allowed the process to project film up to a 2.66:1 aspect ratio, twice as wide as the conventional format of 1.33:1. Although CinemaScope was shortly made obsolete by new technological developments, the anamorphic presentation of films initiated by CinemaScope in the 1950s has continued to this day.

The Robe, the first movie filmed in wide-screen CinemaScope, had its world premiere at the Roxy Theater in New York City on September 16, 1953.

"Destination: Vietnam" (1968)- Stars Amalia Fuentes, Leopoldo Slacedo, Kieu Chinh, Vic Vargas, Helen Thompson, Vic Silayan, Bert Olivar/ Directed by Lamberto Avellana

FAMAS 1955: FAMAS 4th ANNUAL AWARDS SOUVENIR PROGRAM AND AWARDS NIGHTS/ MARCH 17, 1956

THE 4th FAMAS AWARD WINNERS:

Best Picture - Higit Sa Lahat (LVN Pictures)
Best Actress - Rosa Rosal (Sonny Boy) (LVN Pictures)
Best Actor - Rogelio de la Rosa (Higit Sa Lahat) (LVN Pictures)
Best Supporting Actress - Celia Fuentes (Simaron) (Everlasting Pictures)
Best Supporting Actor - Panchito Alba (Lupang Kayumanggi) (Sampaguita Pictures, Inc.)
Best Child Performer - Ondo Juizan (Salingsing Sa Kasakit)
Best Director - Gregorio Fernandez (Higit Sa Lahat) (LVN Pictures)
Best Story - Mario Mijares Lopez (Higit Sa Lahat) (LVN Pictures)
Best Screenplay - Susana de Guzman (Sonny Boy) (LVN Pictures)
Best Cinematography - Tommy Marcelino (Paltik) ) (People's Pictures)
Best Editing - Ike Jarlego (Higit Sa Lahat) (LVN Pictures)
Best Musical Score - Tony Maiquez (Pandora)
Best Sound - July P. Hidalgo (Higit Sa Lahat) (LVN Pictures)

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"Higit sa Lahat"(1955)- Stars Rogelio dela Rosa, Emma Alegre, Ike Jarlego, Jr., Oscar Keese, Jose Corazon de Jesus, Vic Silayan, Eddie Rodriguez, Cynthia Gomez/ Directed by Gregorio Fernandez

Sonny Boy (1955)- Stars Rogelio de la Rosa, Rosa Rosal, Cecilia Lopez, Ike Jarlego, Jr., Rosa Aguirre, Johnny Reyes, Jose de Cordova


"Simaron" (1955)- Stars Lilia Dizon, Johnny Monteiro, Celia Fuentes, Vicente Liwanag, Joe Sison, Bruno Punzalan, Jaime Vargas, Ding Tello, Ric Bustamante/ Directed by Gerardo de Leon


"Lupang Kayumanggi" (1955)- Stars Alicia Vergel, Cesar Ramirez, Van De Leon, Norma Vales, Tito Garcia, Panchito Alba, Daisy Romualdez, Eddie Garcia/ Directed by Armando Garces


"Pandora" (1955)- Leila Morena, Jose Romulo, Lopito, Carol Varga, Neonita Bona, Abelardo Cortes, Belen Velasco, Francisco Cruz/ Directed by Cesar Gallardo

GARY COOPER'S "THE REAL GLORY" (1939): A MOVIE ABOUT THE MORO REBELLION IN THE PHILIPPINES

The Real Glory is a 1939 Samuel Goldwyn Company action film starring Gary Cooper, David Niven, and Broderick Crawford released by United Artists in the weeks immediately following Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland. Based on a 1937 novel by Charles L. Clifford and directed by Henry Hathaway, the film is set against the backdrop of the Moro Rebellion during the American occupation of the Philippines at the beginning of the twentieth century.

Plot--- In 1906, Alipang (Tetsu Komai) and his Muslim Moro guerrillas are terrorizing the people of the Philippine island of Mindanao, raiding villages, killing the men, and carrying off the women and children for slaves. Instead of maintaining garrisons indefinitely to protect the Filipinos, the U.S. army tests out a new tactic at Fort Mysang. The army detachment is replaced by a handful of officers - Colonel Hatch (Roy Gordon), Captains Manning (Russell Hicks) and Hartley (Reginald Owen), and Lieutenants McCool (David Niven) and Larsen (Broderick Crawford) - who are to train the native Philippine Constabulary to take over the burden. Army doctor Lieutenant Canavan (Gary Cooper) is sent along to keep them healthy. They are welcomed by a skeptical Padre Rafael (Charles Waldron).

Alipang starts sending fanatical juramentados to assassinate the officers to goad them into attacking before they are ready and on his terms. Hatch is the first victim, leaving Manning to take command. Manning's wife (Kay Johnson) and Hartley's daughter Linda (Andrea Leeds) arrive for a visit at the worst possible time; a horrified Mrs. Manning witnesses her husband's murder. Hartley takes charge, but Canavan disagrees with his by-the-book, overly-cautious approach. Disobeying orders, Canavan sets out for Alipang's camp guided by Miguel (Benny Inocencio), a young Moro boy he has befriended. "Mike" (as Canavan calls him) infiltrates the camp and learns that Alipang has sent another assassin, this time for Hartley. Canavan and Mike intercept the man and take him back a prisoner.

Linda and Canavan fall in love, much to the disappointment of McCool and Larsen. When Hartley insists she leave Mysang with Mrs. Manning, she refuses and helps out at the hospital.

Alipang then dams the river on which the villagers depend. Hartley refuses to send a detachment into the jungle to blow it up (he is concealing the fact that he is slowly going blind from an old head wound). The people have to rely on an old well, but the contaminated water causes a cholera epidemic. Finally, Hartley has no choice but to send Larsen and some men to destroy the dam. They do not return.

The Datu (Vladimir Sokoloff), a supposedly friendly Moro leader, offers to guide Hartley and his men to the dam, but he is actually leading them into an ambush. Canavan learns of the Datu's treachery from Mike, the sole survivor of Larsen's detachment, and races to warn Hartley. Canavan forces the Datu to take him to the dam. The Datu is killed in a booby trap, but Canavan manages to dynamite the dam anyway. Then, he and the men raft back to the village, which is under attack by Alipang's men.

McCool is killed leading the defense, but Canavan and the rest return in time to turn the tide. Alipang is killed by Filipino Lieutenant Yabo (Rudy Robles). Their mission accomplished, the Hartleys and Canavan depart, leaving the village in Yabo's care.
(Source: wikipedia)

"WARAY-WARAY" (1954): SOFIA'S NEXT SCREENING AT CCP/ JANUARY 15 (2011)

"So bright, so cheerful, so downright funny, so musical to boot, Waray-Waray is etched in the mind of movie fans as synonymous with Nida and Nestor. The theme song, a brisk ditty, became a sort of national anthem, much to the surprise of composer Juan Silos, Jr., who composed it in the bathroom." (Source: Dona Sisang Filipino Movies)

The Society of Filipino Archivists for Film (SOFIA) will be screening LVN Pictures' Waray-Waray on January 15, 2 p.m. at Tanghalang Manuel Conde, Cultural Center of the Philippines. The last film in its "Overlooked Films, Underrated Filmmakers" series, the movie starred Nida Blanca and Nestor de Villa, under F.H. Constantino direction. For more information about SOFIA and its screenings, e-mail sofiaphils@gmail.com, call 0920-283-6393, or log on to www.arkivista.org.

PINOY MOVIE SPOOFS # 33: "BONI AND KLAYD" (1982)

"Boni & Klayd" (1981)- Stars Redford White, Pia Moran, Panchito, Chichay, Cachupoy, Rodolfo 'Boy' Garcia, Renato Del Prado, Bing Angeles, Maning Bato/ Directed by Angel Labra


Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

PINOY MOVIE SPOOFS # 32: "TAO-ICHI" (1976)

"Taho-Ichi" (1976)- Stars Dolphy, Lotis Key, Leopoldo Salcedo, Subas Herrero, Lita Vasquez, Omar Camar, Ernie Ortega, Jun Santos, Ruben Ramos/ Directed by Dan Inocencio

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordman (1960s)

PINOY MOVIE SPOOFS # 31: "WE ONLY LIVE WA-IS" (1968)

"We Only Live Wa-is" (1968)- Stars Bernard Belleza, Anna Gonzales, Carina Afable, Gina Laforteza, Rico Roman/ with Tugak, Pugak, Pabo, Toto, Pepot, Ponga, Tintoy, Joseph Polk, Manok and Cachupoy & Jerry Pons/ Directed by Luis San Juan


"You Only Live Twice" (1967)

THE PINOY GANGSTER MOVIES OF THE 60s #3: GANGSTER SPOOFS

"Big Time Berto" (1960)- Stars Berting Labra, Tony Santos, Yolanda Guevarra/ Directed by Pablo Santiago


"Bulilit Al Capone" (1962)- Stars Chiquito, Berting Labra, Jose Padilla, Jr., Gloria Sevilla and DoloresDee/ with Teody Belarmino, caridad Sanchez, Zeny Buena, Nello nayo, Jose Garcia/ Directed by Felix Villar


"Apat na Maton" (1963)- Stars Oscar Obligacion, Pepe Pimentel, Pablo Virtuoso and Dencio Padilla/ with Rebecca, Hector Reyes, Lito Anzures, Benny mack, Oscar Roncal/ Directed by Efren Reyes


"Adiong Untouchable" (1964)- Stars Chiquito, Berting Labra, Zeny Zabala, Ric Bustamante, Avel Morado, Angel Confiado, Rudy Dominguez/ Directed by Solano Gaudite and Ben Feleo


"Baby Face Gorio" (1965)- Stars Chiquito, Joe de Castro, Ollie dela Pena, Ponga, Lito Garcia and Lou Salvador, Sr./ Directed by Pablo Santiago


"Alyas Dillinger" (1965)- Stars Chiquito, Alona Alegre, Diana Dean, Jing Abalos, Malony Antonio, Bella Flores, Caridad Sanchez, Jose Garcia/ Directed by Luis San Juan


"Scarface at Al Capone: Espiya sa Ginto" (1965)- Stars Dolphy, Berting Labra, Nova Villa, Rodolfo 'Boy' Garcia, Angel Ventura, Limbo Lagdameo and Eva darren/ Directed by Rudolf Histcock

"Dolpong Scarface: Agent 1-2-3" (1966)- Stars Dolphy, Sylvia Gumabao, Lucita Soriano, Pamela Ponti and Stella Suarez/ Directed by Luis San Juan


"Bino and Klayd" (1969)- Stars Divina Valencia, Bino Garcia, Berting Labra, Lauro Delgado, Mila Montanez, Vivian Lorraine, Verna Gaston, Rocco Montalban/ Directed by Luis San Juan

THE PINOY GANGSTER MOVIES OF THE 60s # 2: AMADO CORTEZ

Amado Cortes, probably one of the most underrated actors in Philippine Movies, appeared in countless so-called Pinoy Gangster movies in the 60s. Asiong Salonga (1961), the movie that made Joseph Estrada a big star, started the trend resulting into slew of these genre movies, among them, the true-to-life story of notorious underworld characters like "Kadiong Ngiti" and "Adiong Sikat."

"Kadiong Ngiti" (1962)- Stars Amado Cortez (in the title role), Robert Campos, Perla Bautista, Linda Montessa, Patricia Mijares, Ramon Revilla, Angel Confiado/ Directed by Tony Santos

"Adiong Sikat" (1962)- Stars Amado Cortez, Lyn d'Amour, Gloria Sevilla and Chiquito/with Pat Mijares, Joe Sison, Joseph de Cordova, Vic Diaz, Martin Marfil, Ric Bustamante Directed by Fely Crisostomo


"Gung-Ho vs. Apache (1962)- Stars Amado Cortez, Leroy Salvador, Mariquit Soliman, Maria Theresa, Carmen Soriano, Ramon D' Salva, Vic Diaz/ Directed by Luis San Juan

"Maton sa Maton" (1963)- Stars Amado Cortez, Willie Sotelo, Gloria Sevilla, Vilma Valera, Martin Marfil/ with Ric Bustamante, Vic Andaya, Blackie Francisco, Tony Blade, Batotoy/ Directed by Fely Crisostomo