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Mogwai Cinemathique

LFC — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:09:15 +0000

This week, we pay tribute to the late John Hughes (1950-2009), who in the 80s created a new cinematic landscape. His movies became the voice of a generation, their problems and anxieties laid bare and treated with the same gravity with which they saw them. Hughes’ cinematic contribution cannot be exaggerated, his influence clearly seen in any filmmaker who would deign to show us teenagers. All this week at Mogwai, we take a look at the films he directed, taking you back to another era of filmmaking.

AUGUST 17 – MONDAY, 9 PM – Weird Science
Written and Directed by John Hughes
Gary (Anthony Michael Hall) and Wyatt (Ilan Mitchell-Smith) are two nerdy teenagers stuck at home on a Friday night. On a whim, they attempt to create the perfect woman with their computer, and thanks to a freak electrical storm, the perfect woman actually appears before them. Hughes turns geek fantasy into a strange coming-of-age tale that lays out the archetypes that he would later explore in his more serious work, all set to a pretty fantastic 80s soundtrack.

AUGUST 18 – TUESDAY, 9 PM – Planes, Trains & Automobiles
Written and Directed by John Hughes
Uptight ad executive Neal Page (Steve Martin) wants to get home to Chicago in time for Thanksgiving, but his flight has been cancelled due to bad weather. Neal tries to get home using whatever means of transportation is available to him, but aggressively gregarious shower ring salesman Del Griffith (John Candy) has decided to tag along, and disaster seems to follow him wherever he goes. Many consider Planes, Trains & Automobiles the last great film that Hughes directed, filled with his dark wit while never leaving out the heart.

AUGUST 19 – WEDNESDAY, 9 PM – Sixteen Candles
Written and Directed by John Hughes
Samantha (Molly Ringwald) is turning sixteen, but her entire family has forgotten as they fuss over her sister’s wedding. She tries to get through the day the best she can, but nothing goes right as she deals with her hunky crush, the geek that has a crush on her, and a foreign exchange student that she has to look after. Sixteen Candles was the first film directed by Hughes, and it made a star out of Molly Ringwald, who for the next few years would become the face of an entire generation of teens.

AUGUST 20 – THURSDAY, 9 PM – Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Written and Directed by John Hughes
High school senior Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) skips school one day by faking an illness and convinces his girlfriend and his best friend to on a trip with him to Chicago before they all split up for college. The plan seems to work, but the stuffy Dean of Students Ed Rooney suspects Ferris of truancy, and goes all out trying to reveal his ploy. “Life moves pretty fast. You don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” Truer words have never been spoken.

AUGUST 21 – FRIDAY, 9 PM – The Breakfast Club
Written and Directed by John Hughes
“Saturday, March 24,1984. Shermer High School, Shermer, Illinois, 60062. Dear Mr. Vernon, We accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever it was we did wrong. What we did *was* wrong. But we think you’re crazy to make us write an essay telling you who we think we are. What do you care? You see us as you want to see us – in the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions. You see us as a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess and a criminal. Correct? That’s the way we saw each other at 7:00 this morning. We were brainwashed.” The greatest teen movie ever made? Probably.

Write, Shoot, Cut, Play: Basic Filmmaking Workshop

LFC — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:47:38 +0000

WRITE, SHOOT, SHOOT, CUT, PLAY

FILIPINO PICTURES Inc. is announcing its fourth batch of Basic Filmmaking Workshop.

WRITE, SHOOT, SHOOT, CUT, PLAY 4 will kick off on October 12 to 26, 2009. Inviting all aspiring filmmakers to join our family and learn with us the basics of (independent) filmmaking. This workshop is also open to practicing filmmakers who would like to refresh their knowledge of all the basic processes and discipline in filmmaking.

Inspired by the success of 3 previous batches, we will continue sharing our skills in order to mold new talents that will hopefully start a new generation of competent and disciplined filmmakers.

For complete detail of the workshop i.e. schedule, reservation, registration, fee, please visit:
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3rd International Silent Film Festival

LFC — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:45:37 +0000

3RD INTERNATIONAL SILENT FILM FESTIVAL
Thursdays from July 30 to August 27
8 pm
Shang Cineplex Cinema 1, Shangri-la Plaza
Tickets: P75 (Tickets to all screenings on sale already)

August 13
PEOPLE ON SUNDAY (Menschen am Sonntag)
Directed by Robert Siodmak
1929/30, 74 minutes

A summer day in Berlin, 1929: With unpretentious humor this astonishing first film by artists who were soon to become Berlin exiles deals with how the working class spends its precious leisure time. Berlin is as empty as a ghost town, everyone flees to the countryside, the train stations are packed. Erwin, a taxi driver, meets up with a young traveling salesman and his female companions, who are on their way to a nearby lake for a day of swimming, snoozing, and flirting, leaving the cabbie’s wife to sleep away her Sunday.

Billed as a ‘film without actors’, each of the on-screen participants effectively played themselves and returned to their day jobs once production had concluded. The film is the early collaboration of five young Berlin-based filmmakers – Robert and Curt Siodmak, Billy Wilder, Edgar G Ulmer, Eugen Schuefftan and Fred Zinneman – who would all go on to great international success. Produced with little financial assistance, it made film history as the avant garde precursor of poetic realism.

Music by NYKO MACA + PLAYGROUND

Nyko Maca + Playground’s music is a mixture of electro-samba, gypsy nu-jazz , breakbeat and full-on live improvisation. Made up of members Madz Abubakar (DJ), Rick Sanchez (Guitar), Alvin Cornista (Saxophone/Flute) and Nykó Macá (Vocals/Percussion), the group has released two E.P.’s: “Manifesto in the Raw” and “N.M.ation Outtakes”. Their first full-length album “NM+PG” was released in July 2009.

The 3rd International Silent Film Festival is co-organized by the Goethe-Institut, Instituto Cervantes, Japan Foundation and the Embassies of France and Italy. The festival is held in partnership with Shangri-la Plaza, YoCard, Embassy of Spain, Embassy of Japan, Alliance Francaise de Manille, Gourmet/Piasi and Official Media Partner Spot.PH.

The 11th Cinemanila International Film Festival – Call for Entries

LFC — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:43:47 +0000

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO SEPTEMBER 4!

THE 11TH CINEMANILA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
CALL FOR ENTRIES

Call for Entries to Cinemanila 2009

Now on its 11th year, Cinemanila once again celebrates the best of Philippine and World Cinema in an 11-day event, running from October 15-25, 2009 at the Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Philippines.

Cinemanila welcomes filmmakers from around the world to submit their films to this year’s festival. The festival accepts local and foreign full-length features, shorts and documentaries. There is no entry fee for applications.

The Entry Selection Committee will choose six to ten films from among the qualified entries to participate in the following competition sections:

•    Main Competition (International Features)
•    Southeast (SEA) Competition – Features & Shorts
•    Digital Lokal (Philippine full-length digital films only)
•    Young Cinema (Philippine short films only)
•    Documentary (International)

All other films not selected for Competition are eligible for exhibition programs of the festival.

All Entry Deadlines, including Digital Lokal: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2009
*The deadline is the date we need to have RECEIVED your entry.

General Information About Submissions

Films being considered for the Young Cinema and Digital Lokal Competition must be Philippine premieres.

Films in a language other than English must be subtitled in English.

The Festival reserves the right to decide all questions not specifically provided for in the regulations.

For entry forms, detailed information and FAQs on Festival Submissions, please go to www.cinemanila.org.ph

If you have further questions, please email cinemanila.entries@gmail.com and cinemanila@gmail.com.

The 11th Cinemanila International Film Festival is jointly organized by the Cinemanila International Film Festival Foundation, the City of Taguig and a specially commissioned inter-agency committee. It will be held from October 15 to 25, 2009 in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.

Aside from parallel competitions for full-length, short and documentary films, there will also be distinct exhibitions, tributes, marathon showings, and other sidebar events. Master classes, seminars and workshops will also be held during the festival and will cover subjects and issues on independent filmmaking. Directors, producers, critics and actors throughout Asia, Europe and North America will be invited to attend the film event.

____________ __________________ ______________________________________
The 11th CINEMANILA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
134 Caimito St., Cembo
Makati City, Metro Manila
Philippines 1214
Tel: + 63 2 3927935
Website: http://www.cinemanila.org.ph
E-mail: cinemanila.entries@gmail.com, cinemanila@gmail.com

CINEMALAYA GOES UP 5

LFC — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:51:28 +0000

Date: July 28-31, August 3-4
Venue : UP Film Institute (CineAdarna)

Tuesday, July 28

5pm – ENGKWENTRO by Pepe Diokno

7pm – ANG NERSERI by Vic Acedillo Jr.

Wednesday, July 29

5pm – ASTIG by GB Sampedro

7pm – LAST SUPPER #3 by Veronica Velasco and Jinky Laurel

Thursday, July 30

3pm – SHORTS A

5pm – SHORTS B

Friday, July 31

5pm – 24K by Ana Agabin

7pm – MANGATYANAN by Jerrold Tarog

9pm – ANG PANGGAGAHASA KAY FE by Alvin B. Yapan

Monday, August 3

5pm – COLORUM by Jon Steffan Ballesteros (LFC will be selling tickets for this. Php80 each)

7pm – DINIG SANA KITA by Mike E. Sandejas

Tuesday, August 4

5pm – SANGLAAN by Milo Sogueco

7pm – BEST PICTURE

TICKETS are at 80Php each.

Shout the Pack Up HD Rental Company

LFC — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:49:53 +0000

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By the way, chips are also on us. =)

Some articles on recently viewed films

LFC — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:48:52 +0000

Last Supper No. 3 (Veronica Velasco, 2009)

http://criticafterd ark.blogspot. com/2009/ 07/last-supper- no-3-veronica- velasco-2009. html

Tony Takitani (Jun Ichikawa, 2004)

http://criticafterd ark.blogspot. com/2009/ 07/tony-takitani -jun-ichikawa- 2004.html

Bruno (Jun Ichikawa, 2004), Catch Me if You Can (Steven Spielberg, 2002)

http://criticafterd ark.blogspot. com/2009/ 07/bruno- larry-charles- 2009-catch- me-if.html

Andrew Sarris profile on The New York Times

http://criticafterd ark.blogspot. com/2009/ 07/andrew- sarris-profile- on-new-york- times.html

Michael Jackson; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Tim Burton, 2005), A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (Steven Spielberg, 2001)

http://criticafterd ark.blogspot. com/2009/ 07/michael- jackson-charlie- and-chocolate. html

Let the Right One In (Tomas Alfredson, 2008); The Sky Crawlers (Mamoru Oshii, 2008)

http://criticafterd ark.blogspot. com/2009/ 07/let-right- one-in-sky- crawlers. html

Last Stand in the Philippines (Antonio Roman, 1945)

http://criticafterd ark.blogspot. com/2009/ 07/los-ultimos- de-filipinas- last-stand- in.html

Mother of Tears (Dario Argento, 2007)

http://criticafterd ark.blogspot. com/2009/ 06/la-terza- madre-mother- of-tears- dario.html

82 Academy Awards to Feature 10 Best Picture Nominees

http://criticafterd ark.blogspot. com/2009/ 06/82nd-academy- awards-to- feature-10- best.html

Year One (Harold Ramis, 2009); Frozen River (Courtney Hunt, 2008); Mandingo (Richard Fleischer, 1975)

http://criticafterd ark.blogspot. com/2009/ 06/year-one- harold-ramis- 2009-frozen- river.html

Critic After Dark: a Review of Philippine Cinema

http://www.bigozine 2.com/theshop/ books/NVcritic. html

A blog:

http://criticafterd ark.blogspot. com/

The 1st Pandayang Lino Brocka Film Festival

LFC — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:47:30 +0000

August 5-28, 2009

Film screenings at schools, communities and workplaces.

Schools:

August 5-6, 1-7pm at the University of the Philippines Film Institute Cine Adarna

August 10, 1-5pm at the Asia Pacific College

Communities

August 8,9,15 at Brgy. Pook Libis, Bagumbuhay and Quirino 2B, QC

August 16 at Brgy. Veterans, QC

August 22 at Brgy. Central

August 28 at Malate, Manila

Workplaces:

August 13 at the Triumph workers union picketline

August 14 at the Advan workers union office

August 18 at NHA, DENR CUE Office

August 21 at Courage Partylist NCR Convention

August 25 at DOLE Employees Union office

For inquiries, e-mail tudla_productions@ yahoo.com or contact 3458804 or 09351092750 or 09228975766.

Inviting everyone to watch the film screenings

FREE ADMISSION TO THE SCREENINGS IN THE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES

Cinemalaya Film Congress 2009

LFC — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 10:52:12 +0000

July 21-22, 2009 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines

LINKING DIGITAL HIGHWAYS

There is no doubt that the introduction of Digital Video (DV) Technology in 2000 has revolutionized filmmaking in the Philippines . Just as the high cost of celluloid had concentrated the production of films in the hands of a few producers whose main concern was business for profit, so the very affordable cost of digital video has democratized filmmaking and given birth to a new generation of filmmakers who can now pursue their own artistic visions in film without being forced to compromise for commercial considerations.

With the entry of alternative producers into film production and with the establishment of grant-giving bodies like Cinemalaya and Cinema One and the recognition and prestige conferred on artistic films by festival competitions and award-giving bodies both here and abroad, independent film grew by leaps and bounds in the last five years not only in Manila but also in the regions. In fact and truth to tell, indie films have constituted the greater majority of all the films produced in the whole country in the last five years, and this does not include the many indie films that did not make it to commercial theaters.

Given the phenomenal growth of independent filmmaking in the whole country and the endless peregrinations of Filipino indie films from one international festival to another from which many have brought home an astounding harvest of prestigious awards, perhaps it is time to take stock of what has been produced by the indie filmmakers in the last five years, so that the growth of the indie film may be gauged from a national perspective, so that the value of the artistic achievements of indie films may be properly weighed and so that indie filmmakers may assess for themselves, together with their audiences and sponsors, their present problems and their prospects fordevelopment in the future.

LFC’s 1st Grand General Assembly

LFC — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 10:51:12 +0000

first grand GA! CTC105, 6-730pm

Attendance is a MUST!