Blog Posts on ishmael bernal

Old But Not Mold: Pagdating sa Dulo by FilipinasInShowbiz on Mar 25, 2012My dad is one of the biggest fans of Ms. Rita Gomez. And being one of those casual readers of SPOT.ph, i remember reading one of their articles referring to some women in local showbiz in the 70′s that made in impact i.e. the original “mg...

Lawlaw’s metro by Lifestyles Bacolod on Feb 12, 2012Not since Ishmael Bernal’s Manila by Night – rudely retitled City After Dark by Imelda – and Lino Brocka’s Maynila, sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag has there been a Filipino film that succeeds in capturing the dying City of Man the way  Lawlaw Fajar...

UP Film Center’s lineup for June 2011! by Noypi Tayo! on Jun 15, 2011The UP Film Institute is set for an entire academic year of screenings at its Film Center beginning with a distinct selection of films for June 2011. Reminisce the golden age of Philippine movies in the 1970s as Ishmael Bernal’s Lagi Na Lamang B...

GAWAD URIAN 1977: "HUBAD NA BAYANI" (BEST PICTURE) by Video 48 on May 23, 2011"Hubad na Bayani" (1977)Daria Ramirez and Robert Arevalo in "Hubad na Bayani"Daria Ramirez and Vic Vargas in "Sino'ng Kapiling, Sino'ng Kasiping"(L-R)- Romeo Vitug, Rafael 'Bembol' Roco, Jr., Daria Ramirez, Armida Siguon-Reyna, Lito Legaspi, Robert A...

TOP 100 FILMS - 46 - 50 by AUDITOIRE on May 5, 2011...Continuing the ambitious blog project, AUDITOIRE's TOP 100 FILMS 2010, which have been in hiatus due to my busy life in college, at last, the TOP 50 film batch is ready to go. Although, sadly, I did not finish my undergrad degree on time and will...

Artista ng Bayan 2011 Calendar by Karl Ramirez | Music, Film, Activism on Nov 9, 2010The 2011 Artista ng Bayan calendar of the Concerned Artists of the Philippines is out now! Contact the Concerned Artists of the Philippines Secretariat directly at 09088841170 and 4262201 and email: concerned_artists_phil@yahoo.com for orders. To lea...

CINEMATON 1 - MANILA by AUDITOIRE on Oct 17, 2010...DAY 1Manila.As a filmic space.You are. Filled with gaps.Crevices.Shadows salivate in your arbitrariness.You are unbounded, unstructured, unsought.Bernal ditched you.Politically.In Manila by Night, you torn your own history.Is it not that film, a c...

#257 Himala by 365 Great Pinoy Stuff on Sep 13, 2010Himala (“Miracle”) is an award-winning Filipino film directed by the late Philippine National Artist Ishmael Bernal. The film’s screenwriter and cinematographer were multi-award winner Ricky Lee and Sergio Lobo, respectively. Based...

Manila by Night (1980): Exterior and Interior Aesthetics by AUDITOIRE on Jul 1, 2010

YOUNG RENE REQUIESTAS IN ISHMAEL BERNAL'S "SALAWAHAN" (1981) by Video 48 on Oct 25, 2009"Salawahan" (1981)- Stars Miss Rita Gomez, Jay Ilagan, Mat Ranillo III, Andrea Andolong, Mark Gil and Rio Locsin/ Directed by Ishmael BernalFunnyman Rene Requiestas first started his movie career as an extra in some of Ishmael Bernal flicks, before m...