October 21, 2013

GIRL IN THE RAIN



  

This movie is fitted for those who has best friend in which they are secretly in love but they tend to ignore it for they knew that they will not leave them for they treated each other best friends. 

This movie will make you laugh, feel in love, cry and relate for I know this is a typical situation but it has a twist, a twist that you will sure love and like. 

I wanna be the girl in the rain, and will find my man who will make it through the rain with me :)

Hope you can watch this awesome movie let us continue to support the Filipino movies :) 


October 8, 2013

MOWELFUND is FUN




Visiting a museum is not my typical favorite place to be with, but this time I can say that I love it. Mowelfund Film Institute is not that bad museum to visit especially to those who are film buffs, they will surely love the stuffs, collections, awards, scrapbooks, informations about the Filipino movies way back then. I am a huge fan of old or classic Filipino films for my father and I really love some stuffs like this. A close encounter to Vilma Santos Darna Costume is very awesome I get to wear her Darna costume, holding FPJ trophies, the creepy big statues, the old movie diaries it made me realize how Filipino films are great. Thanks to Mowelfund Film Institute for they are able to preserve and take good care of some memorabilias that can be pass on through generation, for without them, we are not able to touch, take a glance, photograph them, learn on it and experience the feeling of having them proud. 
Below are some of the pictures inside the Mowelfund Film Institute with my friends. 

































September 23, 2013

Don't try to watch it alone



Insidious 2 is way better than The Conjuring. A side from the fact that it's a sequel it is a must watch to those who are fan of Horror movies. The effect, the sounds and the story as well is excellent. You will really feel the scary thing once you've got to watch it.

Luckily, I've got a chance to watch it with my friends last Saturday and it is a blockbuster movie for it has a long line awaits us. It is the fact that Filipinos are really fond of horror movies we always wanted to watch scary things for it challenge us. It is also a practice for your vocal chords when you scream and you better have a friend who is not that scary so that once the lady in white dress starts to sing "Row, row row you boat" you have a shoulder to hide with.








"INSIDIOUS 2 TRAILER" 

September 6, 2013

50 First Dates (2004)




50 FIRST DATES (2004)

















Henry: (on First Date #1) You know, why don't you try this? It's a kind of hinge. 

Lucy: Now, why didn't I think of that? 
Henry: You're too close to the object. Don't be too hard on yourself. 
Lucy: You're right. Sometimes you need an outsider's perspective.
Henry: Fresh eye never hurts. 
Lucy: I'm Lucy. 
Henry: Yes. I'm Henry Roth. Nice to meet you. 

Lucy: Nice to meet you. 


Who can forget Henry and Lucy who keep on doing everything everyday?
It is like they always meet at the first time for Lucy can't recognize Henry or everybody for Lucy suffers from a short term memory loss and can't remember each individual day. 

 Henry always go to the restaurant where Lucy always eats her pancakes for breakfast and says his line over and over again. Henry don't mind if he keeps on doing this what important is he is doing this for he actually loves Lucy. 
Way back then Henry is a playboy but after meeting Lucy he is now a serious type of guy and fall in love with Lucy. He promise to himself that he won't stop and he is prepared to make Lucy fall in love with him all over again each and every day. 


                         
                                    (50 FIRST DATES 2004)

September 5, 2013

Modern ODYSSEY



 Le Mepris this the movie that is based on Homer's famous work Odyssey. We all know that Odyssey is a character in the Greek times wherein he left Ithaca after the Trojan war but before going back to Ithaca he had to go in many places for they were lost in track. Through his expeditions Odyssey's faithfulness and loyalty to Penelope was challenged. He met many beautiful girls that wanted him as well for Odyssey is a good-looking man that's why many girls are attracted to here. But many said that Odyssey doesn't love Penelope at all, for Trojan war is his way to escape and make alibis to Penelope so that he will be set free. 

This movie has a similar flow with the original one the only difference is Camille play the role of Odyssey which she needs to choose on who to be with is it Paul his husband or Prokosch who have the money that can satisfy her need so she will not be needing to be a typist again. Camille and Paul love with each other was test but Camille still prefer to leave Paul even if she love it so much just for the money  and a good life that Prokosch can give to her but suddenly Camille's choice is a wrong one for they met a car accident that caused them death. 


(Le Mepris Trailer) 

September 3, 2013

So REAL? or So REEL?


 French Impressionism and Surrealism 












     After the German Expressionism here comes the French Impressionism and Surrealism.French Impressionism it is the start of the downfall of cinema in France for they can't produce domestic movies instead the movie houses are filled with international movies in which cause them to be financially challenged and they thought that can't wake up again from this downfall. 

They tried everything to regain their own market of movies by imitating the styles and genres of international films that are shown to them. The old directors think that film-making as a craft but the new breed of directors didn't think the same with them. The new generation of directors make movies like a poetry it must be precise, have rhythm and a deeper meaning as the story goes on at first but they think of recreation. They produce films with feelings, the characterization must be natural to the feelings that they will portray to be more realistic they also use some styles of cinematography which is editing. 

The character must be tailor fit or base from hos own experience so that the emotions will be real and can be felt by his audience. Through this changes they impress the world on how they regain the movies that are domestically made. 

Surrealism are the principles, ideals, or producing a fantastic imagery or effects. This is the style wherein expect the unexpected is observe. This style of film-making is full of surprises it is also hard to trace what the next scene will be about as well as its ending, this also referred to be after the Freudian Psychology influence. 





German to EXPRESS not to IMPRESS




German Expressionism 






















At the very first start, German Films will be no match from French, American, Italian and Danish films, for this films are the major sources of film showing in Germany. They can't stand alone to produce movies just like French, American, Italian and Danish films did. Due to the bankruptcy of UFA or UniversumFilm Aktiengesellschafi it is the time for Germany to produce their own films they focus first on war films for this is what is happening in Germany.  Mainstream dramas and comedies are still shown in Germany but they focus on these genres: One was the internationally
popular adventure serial, featuring spy rings, clever detectives, or exotic settings.Another was a brief sex exploitation cycle, which dealt "educationally" with such topics as homosexuality and prostitution.

The Cabinet of Dr. Calligari is the peak and start of Germany in making a name in the field of Films for this film is recognized in Italy and America. They start to call it as German Expressionism for it clearly express emotions and reality in the film, through this many other countries followed the style of German expressionism until now it is still existing but it is no longer called German Expressionism instead Expressionism only. This style is never outdated and outshine for it still practice, applied and use in film-making. 



(Full Movie of The Cabinet  Dr. Calligari )