Brash Young Cinema 2

2007-03-10T01:29:00.000-08:00

No one really knows about this website.

Which makes sense, because I've never really told anyone about it.

Just the same, I have to update it. It's a start.

Anyway, today's post is about Toppel Lee's next movie, Ouija. I didn't really know about it until I thought, what could Toppel be up to? So I did a Google News search and this is what popped up.

It seems like Toppel is doing a horror flick with Judy Ann Santos and Jolina Magdangal.

I am so excited.

Toppel doing a full-length.

Right now, he is the one of the few directors I believe in.

Now if only I could figure out if his name is spelled Topel or Toppel.

(Ouija will be out in either May or June.)

2007-01-13T03:23:00.000-08:00

Well there have been at least two articles in the last two weeks talking about the death of Philippine cinema. Kinda pretentious methinks.

I was so bored today, that I finally bought Gagamboy, which was actually pretty good. It was like a bad Hong Kong movie. And when I say bad I mean good.

Next I'll probably watch Feng Shui.

Filipino movies are not all bad, but they can still be better.

Still must support it though.

But if it's all bad (cough, first episode of SRR 8, cough), then I'll destroy it.

2006-08-23T04:49:00.000-07:00

I used to believe they were immortal, Mel Gibson, Tom Cruise and Harrison Ford. But one by one they fell. They were the Cary Grant, Gregory Peck and Humphrey Bogart of our time. The pretenders to the throne, the Ben Afflecks and the Brad Pitts were like the Rock Hudsons and George Peppards or William Holdens.

The question is, who will be next. Maybe there can only really be three at a time.

The only one who is still untouchable is Tom Hanks. Maybe he's the Charton Heston. He'll crack up in the end. Lol. I hope not. Maybe Mel Gibson is the Charlton Heston.

Anyway, that's all for today.

Oh my ghost!

2006-08-11T18:51:00.000-07:00

I know nothing about this movie, except it's ridiculous title. Though I think this movie could be a watershed event. Because it was around the time certain Hong Kong movies called Magic to Win that Hong Kong movies became famous.

I could just be reading tea leaves here, but who knows.

2006-08-02T06:19:00.000-07:00

I remember once writing for twitchfilm, what exactly i like about film. I like a little zombie, a little weird, always exciting and never ever pretentious. I hate films were the ego of the director is so big, that he thinks he's so smart for writing a film. I hate films made by people who really sucked ass (grades-wise) in high school, college or grade school and so are now trying to get back at their teachers by making their own smart ass films. In short, I hate pretentious films.

I like films where the director tries to take a new angle of a shot, tries a new sequence. The whole movie may suck, but if there is one sequence (Ultraviolet, cough, Ultraviolet), that makes it worth it, it makes the film for me.

Hence my love for lots of bad movies and hate for lots of popular ones. Take Pirates of the Carribean Dead Man's Chest, for example. That film added nothing to the history of filmmaking. It was telling the exact same joke with a bigger budget, hence destroying the joke in the original one (almost). Reminiscing and winking at the audience is fine if the movie came out a long time ago, but don't do it the whole frickin movie and don't do it, if the original movie came out, like just 3 years ago.

I loved Superman and The Hulk. Yes, The Hulk. Because it was about good vs. evil. Not ambiguously good people or bad people but real heroes. People who know right from wrong. Know that things aren't "relative". Especially when it comes to morals. Superman was about a hero. Batman Returns was more about attitude. I'm more about the boy in blue. Truth, Justice and the American Way. I may not be a good businessman, but I know what I like.

Anyway, sorry for that obscure reference. Anyway so I guess that's what this blog will be about, I'll update you on indie films in this country and I'll also tell you what I think. The writing style now is a bit rough, but hopefully it will improve with practice.

Anyway, that's all for now...

2006-08-02T04:30:00.000-07:00

Gawddammit, there's nothing I feel like reporting again. I guess it just takes time.

Anyway, I just want to promote my good buddy's website

http://johndborra.blogspot.com/

It's awesome.

Numbalikdiwa trailer!

2006-07-20T06:56:00.000-07:00

Bobby Bonifacio Jr.'s first full length movie (trailer) finally!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcKhNgKAmZc&search=numbalikdiwa

this is going to be awesome!

click around here to see other Numbalikdiwa "DVD" related stuff.

Cinemalaya TVC's

2006-07-20T06:44:00.000-07:00

don't know how the movies are, but these commercials are champion!

CHAMPION!

http://sassysemplang.multiply.com/video

by the way, welcome back brash young cinema, the website. :)

2005-11-09T22:56:00.000-08:00

testing... testing