i only got to watch two films last cinemalaya cinco festival (only one competing film!!! arghhh!!!). anyway, i’ve heard a lot of good reviews from first time "go-ers" and film buffs alike. so kudos to the organizers for a job well done. there's still hope for philippines cinema... we still have a long way to go but at least we’re headed in the right direction...
Sanglaan – creative camera shots and movement... and superb acting… the combination of both contributed to my two thumbs up rating of sanglaan. first-rate acting of ina feleo and tessie tomas were validated by the best actress and best supporting actress award respectively. i first noticed ina feleo’s acting brilliance when she portrayed the feisty lead character role in endo. i’ve read somewhere that she also had her directoral debut in one of the shorts in cinemalaya. and she’s also a classically trained dancer. whoa! now i wondering if she could also paint and maybe even sing. hehe. i'm in love with her. haha.
Dose – we ran out of tickets for the main competition screenings, so we decided to watch dose. the intent of the film was original but the execution was monotonous. there’s definitely a lot of improvements that could be made in the screenplay, cinematography, and editing.
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i got the watch these two local films recently. yanggaw at robinsons indie sine last week, and kaleldo via torrent (i hate myself for downloading. yes, i'm a criminal!!!).
Yanggaw – definitely one of the best locally made films of 2008, and could be in my all-time best list. this film is a must-see – it’s essentially about familial love using the aswang folklore as its backdrop.
Kaleldo – my first brillante mendoza film. i can’t wait to check out serbis, tirador, masahista, and kinatay. this guy has talent.
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