tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705372428097211081.post391998264252295551..comments2023-10-28T05:24:58.014-07:00Comments on Closely Watched Frames: The Top Filipino Films of 2011Noli Manaighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08407559165450166131noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705372428097211081.post-53057231470256920222012-06-06T20:34:41.418-07:002012-06-06T20:34:41.418-07:00Your blog is somehting that is inspiring. It has a...Your blog is somehting that is inspiring. It has a lot of things to share that people might have never realized. I like how ideas are being presented here. Keep up the good work of making people informed. <a href="http://pacman-bradley.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">watch pacquiao vs bradley online</a>Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00789833364232550114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705372428097211081.post-19219049788036628162012-01-10T12:17:17.470-08:002012-01-10T12:17:17.470-08:00Hi Chard, Sorry to hear about how work is keeping ...Hi Chard, Sorry to hear about how work is keeping you away. What a four-letter word, work is. But if your work is related to film, then it's film's gain just the same. Baka director ka na ngayun. Still, you should you continue writing about film; your readership is clamoring at the gates. Don't you hear? I haven't seen Haruo. Is it any good? I like the last two Alix films I've seen, Isda and Chassis. If you seriously say it's good, I'll take note of it.Noli Manaighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08407559165450166131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705372428097211081.post-25151721085132582802012-01-10T11:06:13.687-08:002012-01-10T11:06:13.687-08:00Hi Adrian,
Battle of Chile first, then Nostalgia,...Hi Adrian,<br /><br />Battle of Chile first, then Nostalgia, second. That's how Guzman should be seen. I say that because both films refer to the same turbulent times in Chile's history, when Allende (and socialism) came to power and was never allowed a free and peaceful mandate. Battle of Chile documents the actual events, historical and social in tenor, while Nostalgia is a contemporary meditation on the past, rooted in humanity and poignant hindsight. <br /><br />Baldoza's other works sound intriguing too. Anino has a tantalizing and elusive quality that still has me wondering. <br /><br />Make no mistake, Aravindan is a major director in Indian art cinema – that is, if John Hood's book The Essential Mystery is to be believed. He gives the first chapter to Ghatak, and second to Ray. Then he devotes individual chapters to Aravindan, Mrinal Sen, Shyam Benegal, Adoor Gopalakhrishnan, Buddhadev Dasgupta, Govind Nihalani and Girish Kasaravalli. I bought this book blindly based on the title, years ago. I'm only now starting to read it as I'm getting more access to Indian films. <br /><br />Hunting Scenes from Bavaria is a great film, I say that without reservation. I like it a lot better than many of the German films of the same era, even better than Schlondorff’s Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach, with its unflattering, “anti-touristic” view of German folk people. I won’t say what, but the theme here is something that someone who has read Madame Bovary can relate to.<br /><br />No links to Blockade unfortunately, just Karagarga. If you need an account there, let me know.Noli Manaighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08407559165450166131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705372428097211081.post-81697770367604154732012-01-09T19:49:26.122-08:002012-01-09T19:49:26.122-08:00Much-awaited? Haha. I dunno. Been really busy at w...Much-awaited? Haha. I dunno. Been really busy at work and home these days. I cannot find time to write or catch movies. Also, I don't think I've seen enough films last year to merit a top ten, but let's see. I might devote a weekend to write a piece like yours, but not as comprehensive! By the way, have you seen Alix's Haruo?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705372428097211081.post-36716441183516269932012-01-09T17:27:55.322-08:002012-01-09T17:27:55.322-08:00I have yet to see Guzman's Nostalgia for the L...I have yet to see Guzman's Nostalgia for the Light. Anino sa Tanghaling Tapat is an honorable mention for me, but I can see where Baldoza is going. I've seen some of her short films and they're quite original: the surreal, mysterious and ambiguous elements are there. <br /><br />I'm quite curious about the following films you've chosen for the non-local films: <br /><br />THE CIRCUS TENT - it's indian and the filmmaker is not a canonical Indian Filmmaker like Ghatak or Ray. <br /><br />HUNTING SCENES FROM BAVARIA - ive seen great films from West Germany during the late 60s.This might be an underrated masterpiece from the region. <br /><br />and Ive been meaning to watch that BLOCKADE. Can't find decent download links. :)Adrian Mendizabalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02627346620368062069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705372428097211081.post-47024512535857545502012-01-09T08:29:05.859-08:002012-01-09T08:29:05.859-08:00Thanks, Chard! When is your much-awaited list comi...Thanks, Chard! When is your much-awaited list coming out? Iba na ang may tunay na buhay, too pleasantly busy for incidental things like cinema.Noli Manaighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08407559165450166131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705372428097211081.post-28739343537080580822012-01-09T00:49:43.616-08:002012-01-09T00:49:43.616-08:00Woohooo. Inggit ako sa mga nakapanood dyan ng Anat...Woohooo. Inggit ako sa mga nakapanood dyan ng Anatolia, Sakay Sa Hangin, at Century of Birthing. Anino is pretty disturbing. Didn't know what to make out of the last few sequences (that's a good thing, though). Kudos, Noli!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705372428097211081.post-83569525915380494062012-01-07T02:44:55.603-08:002012-01-07T02:44:55.603-08:00Thanks, Dodo! It was particularly hard and easy to...Thanks, Dodo! It was particularly hard and easy to make a list this time around. Easy that there were a lot of worthy candidates, but hard to trim them down to 10. I still regret having cut off Bahay Bata and Amok. These were debuts for their filmmakers, and they deserve to be championed. A list of the year's best could conceivably consist of first-time filmmakers. The bench is getting deep! And our grizzled veterans are still going strong. Century of Birthing could have been tops, even of an international list. It was that good. Big Boy just struck a deep chord with me, it was well-conceived and ingenious in its transposition into film. Anino is there for its unique take on thanatos and eros, and yes, its indelible, sui generis images. I'm downloading and rewatching Anatolia again. That good!Noli Manaighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08407559165450166131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705372428097211081.post-24774027327004593632012-01-07T00:12:28.793-08:002012-01-07T00:12:28.793-08:00Good to see votes for both Anino and Big Boy. Poss...Good to see votes for both Anino and Big Boy. Possibly the two most underrated films of the past year. Mes' film fell through the cracks for me but it deserves all the shout-outs it can get. But Sakay Sa Hangin and Century of Birthing I simply wasn't able to see. <br /><br />Oh butvAnatolia was all sorts of sublime, wasn't it? :)<br /><br />Superlative list, Noli. :Ddodo dayaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08287196617019639716noreply@blogger.com