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The Thank You Girls Screening Schedules

August 30th, 2008

I would like to congratulate Bebs Gohetia and the cast and crew of The Thank You Girls, not only for a successful premiere night but for producing such a fantabulous film!

For those of you who missed the premiere night, don’t fret for you will have a chance to also “define darkness” and take the beautiful journey aboard the “Char Lang” jeepney! Here’s the screening schedule:

Sept 8 – Premiere Night (Davao) at Gaisano Mall of Davao. Tickets at P100.

Sept 10-16 – Regular Showing (Davao) at Gaisano Mall of Davao

Sept 23 – Advance Screening 9:00pm Robinsons Indiesine

Sept 24-30 – Regular screening (Manila) Robinsons Indiesine

Don’t be a thank you girl and miss this film (which is set to compete in an upcoming International film festival)!



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Now who says gay indie films are all tragic and full of nudity?

“If God knows, God knows!”

(Visit the Thank You Girls official website for more info.)

Char Lang,

AJ

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Imoral

August 1st, 2008

A man…

His wife…

His other man…

A different kind of love triangle…

From the makers of Daybreak, comes another interesting film which will break barriers and send one too many an eyebrow raising to the 36th floor: IMORAL.

Imoral - Paolo Paraiso Katherine Luna Arnold Reyes

Imoral - Paolo Paraiso Katherine Luna Arnold Reyes

Imoral is the latest film from award-winning filmmaker Adolfo Alix, Jr.  Alix is on a roll as he releases yet another intriguing film with morality, monogamy, relationships, and sexuality as running themes.  Fresh from the release of his film Adela, which was the opening film of Cinemalaya 2008, Alix is ready, yet again, to showcase another promising work in  Imoral.

The first cut of Imoral was screened during the 2008 Cinemalaya Festival in July to a jampacked crowd. (view the trailer after the cut)

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The film revolves around the dynamics of the relationship between a wife, her husband, and his lover — all living under the same roof.  Paolo Paraiso, » Read more: Imoral

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The Thank You Girls Premieres Soon!

July 20th, 2008

I am glad that there are many Filipino independent films that have homosexuality as a running theme.  However, I noticed (like many of you have), that many of these films are usually too tragic, too gory, too predictable, and have too many unnecessary nude scenes.  Whenever “Gay Indie” is mentioned, people would easily associate it with either scenes of death or scenes of men in various states of undress.

Then comes, The Thank You Girls!

I know I have posted about it previously, but I just couldn’t help posting about it again since the premiere night already has a definite date and that it will be shown really soon! The Thank You Girls will have its premiere night on August 28, 2008 at the UP Cine Adarna (formerly UP Film Center), UP Diliman at 6:30 PM.

The Thank You Girls, written and directed by Charliebebs Gohetia (writer of the hit Daybreak), is about beauconeras (beauty contestant veterans) from Davao City who got tired of losing beauty competitions there.  These queens of the backstage decide to travel to Cagayan de Oro City in hopes of conquering the grandest competition of beauty, personality and brains in the province. (Trailer after the jump)

The movie uses Bisaya/Cebuano as its primary language combined with variations of gay lingo! (For those of you who are not aware, gay lingo/swardspeak also differs from one are of the Philippines to another). Of course there are subtitles, but with or without them, this film still promises to be one heck of a laugh trip as it also introduces very catchy and witty lines, in English and in local swardspeak. Take these lines from the trailer as an example: » Read more: The Thank You Girls Premieres Soon!

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Latak (Residue)

July 2nd, 2008

What if a nightmare faces you?

What happens when your hallucinations are fast catching up with reality?

From the writer and director (Jowee Morel) of “Mga Paru-parong Rosas” and “When a Gay Man Loves” comes another compelling digital independent film, Latak.

Latak is a film about a young director, Andrew Locsin, and his discovery of the cruel betrayal of his lover and friends.  His vice triggers a destructive entanglement of his dark past: » Read more: Latak (Residue)

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Sa Pagdapo ng Mariposa Screening Schedule

May 21st, 2008

Sa Pagdapo ng Mariposa begins its run at Robinsons Galleria IndieSine (Cinema 8) today, May 21.

Below are the screening times (subject to change without prior notice):

12:00 PM

2:30 PM

5:00 PM

7:30 PM

10:00 PM

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Sa Pagdapo ng Mariposa

May 20th, 2008

The long wait is over, dadapo na ang Mariposa!

SA PAGDAPO NG MARIPOSA MOVIE POSTER

Sa Pagdapo ng Mariposa is yet another gay-themed film that will start its run at Robinsons IndieSine tomorrow, May 21. This indie film, produced by Hubo Productions, Inc.1 was originally scheduled to be shown on the week of April but was moved to this week because the producers and the director wanted to make sure that the film was free from minor technical dirt.

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Sa Pagdapo ng Mariposa stars Marcus Madrigal and Josh Deocareza. The film has been in the limelight recently because its poster (shown above) was rated “X”. The film is about a man’s struggle of finding himself and discovering love, and his inability and lack of knowledge on how to deal with it. The film is admittedly gay-themed but it is not your typical gay film.

Centered on two main characters, » Read more: Sa Pagdapo ng Mariposa

  1. HUBO Productions, Inc. is an independent group whose vision is to explore artistry through practical yet creative means with the spirit of Brave New Production. HUBO dedicates its art to stimulate the mind, however unconventional and unfamiliar. ↩

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The Thank You Girls

May 5th, 2008

Here’s another interesting gay-oriented film that will surely catch the hearts and souls (souls talaga?) of everyone!

The Thank You Girls is the first film of Charlibebs Gohetia (writer of the much-talked about gay film, Daybreak). The movie is set (and was filmed) in my hometown, Davao City so this one is even closer to my heart! It’s a Visayan film with a gay lingo twist starring non-professional actors from Davao.

I have been following the filming of this movie through the director’s blog and boy was I so excited when Adolf Alix Jr, sent us an email telling us that the film has already been finished and that the trailer is already out!

Synopsis:

Tired of losing in all the beauty competitions in Davao City, five dysfunctional gay beauty pageant veterans decide to travel north to Cagayan de Oro City, in the island of Mindanao, with a mission to conquer the grandest competition of beauty, personality and brains in the province.

They believe that being city dwellers, gays in the province will never stand a chance against them.

The movie’s release is yet to be determined but we will definitely give you an update on it!

Here’s the trailer:
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Hugot

March 18th, 2008

The age of digital queer/pink films has arrived. Well it already has and it’s getting stronger and more powerful as we are offered one good pink film after another. After Ang Lalake sa Parola, RoXXXanne, Ang Lihim ni Antonio, Daybreak and many more, comes another indie gay-oriented film.

Enter Hugot. (Uhm wasn’t that an oxymoron?).

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Hugot is a three-episode film with a different man, a different story as the unifying theme. We see three different stories of three different men – all happening in one night. Or as the trailer says,”One night will change their lives forever.”

The first episode, “Raymond,” is a story about how a young man deals with the responsibility of raising money to pay for the hospitalization of his younger sibling who fell victim to a hit-and-run. In (kind of) an expected twist, Raymond and a friend find prey in Dorina, a transsexual beauconera (A beauconera = someone who always joins beauty contests. From beau + con = beaucon). The plan got out of hand and led to the eventual death of the old gay man. This episode seeks to answer the age-old question of justice. Does the end justify the means, or is it the other way around?

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