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- The hidden nightlife of ordinary people living in Manila unveils. Lovers and families' conflicts are radically pitted against each other as they live in the night streets rampant with drugs and prostitution. The outstanding narrative explicitly unravels the various characters and episodes. This landmark film of Ishmael Bernal depicts the darkness of city life so vividly that it was once prohibited to use the word 'Manila' on its title.
- Ester Postigo (Nora Aunor) plays a social worker who cannot have a baby. Because of her infertility, her husband Luis (Raoul Aragon) goes to bed with her mother, Renata (Lolita Rodriguez) and she bears a child. Ester brings the matter to court.
- A sympathetic portrayal of the suffering of a deaf couple at the hands of a shell shocked postwar society that treats them like wayward children to be at turns pitied or exploited.
- The story of a family in Tokyo who live under the same roof in a large house and include the widowed sixty-year-old mother, older son and his wife, the youngest daughter and the older daughter who, while being married, is experiencing domestic problems and has moved back in. The latter woman's husband soon dies however making the move permanent. With life insurance money flowing in she not only can afford to pay rent, but also loan some cash to her brother who unbeknownst to his mother has taken on a loan from the bank with the house as collateral. The loan was needed as his wife's aunt's factory needs an infusion of funds.
- A woman after killing her husband and his friends goes into post-traumatic shock and withdraws from any form of communication. A feminist journalist becomes interested in the case and resolves to unravel the truth behind the murders.
- The day they raped the virgin--A Spanish Mestizo and the fisherman-lover of an adulterous Indian fight over the woman but decide to bury their differences and instead help other natives prevent the capture of general Emilio Aguinaldo by the Americans.
- The gender-bending brother/sister tandem of the 1950s (then portrayed by Lolita Rodriguez and Dolphy) returns in the 1980s, this time portrayed by Sharon Cuneta and Herbert Bautista and takes away the sanity of the people they meet with their zany antics.
- Tenyong leaves Julia to join the Katipunan. Her mother pushes her to marry a wealthy man. On the wedding, he comes back injured. He begs to marry her before his near death. Then, he stands up unwounded. The crowd yells, "Walang Sugat!"
- Based on the novel by Mars Ravelo and serialized in Pilipino Komiks, "Wanted: Perfect Mother"--Lino Brocka's directorial debut--is described as a "light, heartwarming dramatic story for wholesome family entertainment." A couple, Dante (Dante Rivero) and Elsa (Liza Lorena), hires a new governess, Carla (Boots Anson-Roa), to care for their four children (Gina Alajar, Ariosto Reyes, Jr., Arnold Gamboa, and 4-year-old Snooky, who was introduced here). The governess quickly establishes rapport with the children and the husband, creating rumors of an affair. Before things can go wrong, Carla decides to leave. Elsa dies in a car accident and Dante decides to remarry and get his children a new mother. Carla is the frontrunner among several choices, but the head servant (Caridad Sanchez) poisons the children's minds against her.
- Gulong ng Palad was one of the most successful radio dramas in the history Philippine radio. The soap opera, written by Lina Flor, was first heard over DZRH in 1949. It ran from 1949 to 1956. A movie was made in 1950 starring Jose Padilla, Jr. as Carding and Arsenia Francisco as Luisa.
- STRICTLY FOR ADULTS ONLY APPROVED WITHOUT A CUT - IT WAS A NIGHT OF NAKED PASSION THE NIGHT THEY LIVED HER WILDEST DREAM ...AMBITIOUS HOUSE GIRL AND HOUSE BOY CARRY ILLICIT AFFAIRS WITH THEIR MASTERS, WHEN THE MISTRESS OF THE HOUSE GETS MYSTERIOUSLY KILLED, BOTH THE HUSBAND AND THE HOUSE BOY ARE HELD SUSPECTS.
- A boy born in a poor village in Tokushima spends his days idly until a chance meeting sets him on the road to becoming boss of Japan's largest gang.
- THREE BEST FRIENDS IN AN EXCLUSIVE HIGH SCHOOL WITH VERY DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES (ONE IS LIBERATED, THE SECOND CONSERVATIVE, AND THE THIRD ADVENTUROUS) DISCOVER SEX AND THEMSELVES WHEN MEET THEIR RESPECTIVE BOYFRIENDS (A HEDONIST, A DIRECTOR, AND A COMPUTER INSTRUCTOR.
- MEET THE WORLD'S DEADLIEST KILLER DISEASE. NO ONE, NOTHING CAN CURE ...BEWARE. - THIS MOVIE CONSIDERED. RATED R - STRICTLY FOR ADULTS. THE MOVIE YOU ALMOST FAILED TO SEE UNANIMOUSLY DIS-APPROVED BY THE MTRCB BECAUSE OF GRAPHIC SEXUAL ACTS BUT UPON ENDORSEMENT AND JUSTIFICATION OF DR.VIRGINA BASACA-SAVILLA, DEPT. OF HEALTH'S CONSULTANT ON AIDS. - "Killer Aids" is a realistic presentation of several aspects of the transmission of the virus, sexual promiscuity, homosexuality, bisexuality, blood transfusion, use of i.v. needles and syringes by drug abusers. We are grateful that the producers have come out with the film. - From examination of the issues shown, you will be able to discover for yourself the main features of this features of this film, whose practical and direct presentation are obvious, Aids is very contagious. It is a deadly killer. You have to see for yourselves yo avoid,
- A handful of soldiers (led by FPJ) holed up in a hilltop to repel the horde of advancing Japanese troops, sacrificing their lives for their beloved country, FPJ, the last man standing, was killed here, with bayonets, one of the rare times on screen (and fans don't like it).
- Historical nobleman Taira no Koremori fights a demon who has disguised itself as Princess Sarashina.
- AN ESTRANGED WIFE LEARNS TO LIVE WITHOUT HER HUSBAND AND BE A SINGLE PARENT TO HER CHILD.
- FROM THE SAME COMPANY THAT GIVE YOU THE AWARD-WINNING AND TOP-GROSSER FILM OF 1973, "JOHN EN MARSHA" (PART I) AND ITS SEQUEL, "JOHN EN MARSHA SA AMERIKA" (PART II) COMES THE 3RD OF THE POPULAR JOHN EN MARSHA COMEDY SERIES - It's the NEWEST. It's the BIGGEST. It's the FUNNIEST.
- When does a family stop laughing and start crying? Economic depression takes its toll on Mello's family when he's laid off and forced to go to Saudi Arabia to find work, leaving his wife to find work herself. She can hardly make ends meet so she gets involved with other men, something which disastrously affects her family.
- In this black comedy scene, the bottom falls out of a coffin, the corpse tumble out, and is jolted back to life. Short sequences like this, as well as street scenes and dancing geisha girls were the main subjects of early Nippon cinema, pioneered by Shiro Asano and Shibata Tsunekichi from 1897 onwards. In creating dramatic, scenes, film-makers naturally chose the most striking or bizarre. Another undocumented film, recalled by cameraman Shiro Asano.
- TWO FORMER "MISS UNIVERSE" TITLE HOLDER, THE FILIPINA GLORA DIAZ AND THE SPANISH AMPARO MUNOZ, PLAY THE ROLES OF AN EMPLOYEE IN AN ORPHANAGE AND A DANCER, RESPECTIVELY, WHO CONSPIRE TO CHARM A BANK EXECUTIVE OUT HIS DECISION TO FORECLOSE A DEBTOR'S PROPERTY -- THE BUILDING HOUSING THE ORPHANAGE.
- Running--dashing--not so much fear dear life--as for freedom. Destinatin: Tundo: Isla Puting Bato the warpath of justice.
- HOT AS TODAY'S HEADLINES. THE ROWE MURDER. RAPE-TORTURE OF PINAYS BY FOREIGNERS. SALVAGING. BOMBING OF US BASES. - ONE MAN DARES TO FIGHT FOR HIS HONOR, HIS IDEALS, HIS FAMILY AND HIS COUNTRY: Sgt. EMILIO SANCHEZ. A HERO OF THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST INSURGENCY. HE CAME HOME TO REST FROM BATTLE TO FIND HIS SISTER BRUTALIZED. NOW. THEY'VE FORCED HIM TO START A WAR. - EMILIO - KANO KILLER.
- A taxi dancer (Rita Gomez) and taxi driver (Vic Vargas) are fished out of poverty and anonymity by a commercial film director (Eddie Garcia). The obsession with success forces them to affect images as movie stars, which suppress and eventually destroy them as persons and lovers.
- Story of a family's struggles in life. Rosa lives in the slums near the railroad tracks, with her mother and five brothers. Her mother wallows in guilt and depression, when her drunkard father is run over by a train.
- "Boldly filmed to stop Flesh-Traffic and to protect the honor of our Maria Claras" says the blurb of the 1954 movie, Sex Gang. Where as sex trade and human trafficking are so rampant nowadays, I never expected that a movie like existed way back in the 50s.
- Who is...EMMA HENRY? · She is an Asian Judo-Karate Champion Undefeated for 7 years. · She is a well-known sharp shooter. · She is the most decorated policewoman in the Far East. · She is a radio announcer, writer and linguist. · She is a martial arts master's degree holder [obtained from Japan-7th dan blackbelter]. · She is the only lady cop TOPP awardee on Philippines. · She is now a Lieutenant of the Los Banos Police Force having been promoted twice in a row. · She is now a movie star, portraying herself in her super true-to-life story entitled "EMMA HENRY" See this film and be the judge. Why is EMMA HENRY the country's no.1 lady cop.
- An unlikely love triangle involving a Filipina hooker, a Filipino gun-for-hire, and an American serviceman adds fire and passion to the equally-volatile tale of crime and corruption inside an American military base in Angeles City in Pampanga.
- Pinoy version of America's Captain Marvel.
- Sometime ago, there was a movie about a notorious character which made history as one of cinema's all-time box-office hits. The movie and the character - KAPITAN EDDIE SET. Now Imus Productions on its 5th anniversary gives you the true-to-life story and adventures of THE MAN WHO KILLED EDDIE SET and almost all the blood-thirsty outlaws of Cavite. His name - MALABANAN, and kilabot hunter ng cavite. Get SET for real. action. Humanda sa tunay na LABAMAN.
- THE NO.1 TARGET OF THE REBELS' HIT LIST. -- THE TRUE-TO-LIFE ACTION-DRAMA FILM CHRONICLES THE EXPLOITS OF THE POLICE COMMISSION CHIEF OF DAVAO, Lt.Col. FRANCO CALIDA.
- Beth Bautista is Baby Porcuna, a burlesque dancer working for Dick Isreal, who is also her lover. She meets Joseph Sytangco, a struggling singer who wants to marry her. Seeing Dick in bed with a chorus girl, she weds Joseph but Dick intervenes. Anthony Alonzo is Boy Golden, an underworld kingpin in love with Josephine Garcia but he also beds Suzanna Gonzales. These lovers are all trapped in their dangerous ménage-a-trois, resulting in some deaths, assassinations and suicides.
- Winner of 8 major awards in the third Quezon City Film Festival: Manuel L Quezon Award for Best Picture; Best Actress (Nora Aunor); Best Actor (Tirso Cruz III); Best Supporting Actress (Lucita Soriano); Best Color Cinematography (Felipe Santiago); Best Sound (Flaviano Villaruel); Best Musical Score (Danny Holmsen); and Top Grosser.
- A mother and daughter's routine provincial lives are altered when they take in a man they found unconscious by the shore.
- Jizo, the protector of dead children and all creatures trapped in Hell, is usually found in graveyards. Bake-Jizo is a stature placed at crossroads. There is no official record of Bake Jizo's existence - only later recollection of cameraman Shiro Asano, Konishi Honten was a photography in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, which imported the first film to Japan,
- The Japanese entered China in 1900 as part of the Eight-Nation Alliance which brought 20,000 armed troops to quell the Boxer Rebellion, and captured Beijing on August 14 of that year; an "orgy" of looting, rape, and slaughter reportedly ensued, perpetrated by troops of all nations, with the Japanese proving particularly adept at the summary decapitation of any and all suspected of being Boxers. As in the Sino-Japanese war of 1894-5, Japan's participation in the 1900 invasion was celebrated in numerous woodblock prints, as well as lithographs and other emergent media including film, which was also used to capture a series of brutal beheadings. This continued with the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-5, which stemmed largely from a massive influx of Russian troops in 1900, ostensibly as a defence against the Boxers. but also as an occupation of territory, Many decapitation films were projected in medical departments of Tokyo universities, as physiological studies.
- LVN's top stars Delia Razon and Mario Montenegro were reunited for the nth time in this 1955 Lamberto Avellana's monumental epic, "Lapu-Lapu". Based form the celebrated Francisco V. Coching's Pilipino Komiks serial novel, the movie tells of the courageous and fierce stand put up by Lapu-Lapu and his men against the Spanish invaders led by Ferdinand Magellan in what was dubbed as the 'Battle off Mactan'
- Peter L. Gan presents a stirring love drama that sets the pace for 1980.
- Jidai-geki surprisingly critical of bushido codes and practice of seppuku (aka hara-kiri). Yaichiemon Abe, denied permission to commit ritual suicide with more than a dozen vassals to Lord Hosokawa, commits suicide anyway, which in turn brings ruin upon his survivors, who are punished for misdeed.
- THE MOVIE WAS BASED ON A TRUE-TO-LIFE NOTORIOUS GROUP OF YOUNG GUNMEN KNOWN AS THE "CELESTE GANG," LINKED TO A NUMBER OF ARMED HOLDUPS AND VIOLENT INCIDENTS IN METRO MANILA IN THE 80S. THE INITIAL REPORTS DESCRIBED THE SUSPECTS AS RICH-LOOKING YOUNG MEN, BETWEEN AGES 20 TO 24 AND USING A COLT CELESTE CAR AS THEIR GETAWAY VEHICLE. AS LEAST 17 HOLDUP, CAR-NAPPING AND GUN SNATCHING INCIDENTS IN METRO MANILA BELIEVED PULLED BY THIS GROUP WITH USE OF ILLEGALLY-ACQUIRED GUNS. A NORTHERN POLICE DISTRICT OFFICIAL INITIALLY ATTRIBUTED TO THE GANG NINE CASES IN QUEZON CITY INCLUDING THE KILLING OLD A 30-YEAR OLD GUARD OF SHAKEY'S INN ON WEST AVENUE, QC. THE CASE WAS CONSIDERED SOLVED WITH THE ARREST OF THEIR LEADER, MORTIMER MARCELO Y PURUGUNAN, A SELF-CONFESSED GANG-LEADER WHO WAS CAPTURED TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25 IN QUEZON CITY BY NPD TEAM LED BY LT. DALANON. MARCELO, A FORMER JOCKEY AND RESIDENT OF MAKATI, ADMITTED PARTICIPATION IN MOST OD THE VIOLENT INCIDENTS, A MOVIE WAS MADE IN 1985 WITH THE YOUNG ACTION STAR RAMON 'BONG' REVILLA, JR. IN THE LEAD ROLE.
- A smart Mayfair society girl notorious for her many engagements, and tired of the usual set., becomes interested in a young musician from Balham and readily uses her influence on his behalf. They full in love, but the musician's sister begs her to let him go, pointing out that the affair is just another one of her many infatuations. Slight story, efficiently handled, well acted, good direction, with some excellent photography. As a piece of screen work the film is excellent.
- "Sa isang sulyap mo Tita" dubbed as one of the biggest and spectacular musical movies in the 50s and starring the country's popular reel-and real life sweetheart and husband-and-wife tandem in Philippine movie, Pancho Magalona and Tita Duran. With the backdrop and setting in the life in the navy. It looks of two Hollwood musical classics - "Anchors Aweigh" (1945) and "On the Town" (1949). Pancho Magalona and Dolphy as navy men or sailors, ala-Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly, are in days of and they're out to have lots of fun, singing, dancing and drinking. As they say, They're out to "paint the town red". Dolphy, probably his first major movie role as Pancho's buddy exhibits his awesome dancing skills.
- 5 Different STORIES, 5 Different SET OF STARS, 5 DIRECTORS/
- You'll be gasping for breath as you follow the dangerous, romantic, hilarious adventures of DI-13.
- THREE HIGH SCHOOL FRIENDS PURSUE THEIR INDIVIDUAL DREAMS AFTER GRADUATION: THE AMBITIOUS ONE WHO STRUGGLES TO BECOME A GREAT ACTRESS, THE MARKET VENDOR WHO WANTS TO BECOME RICH, THE MISTRESS WHO DREAMS OF BECOMING LEGITIMATE WIFE TO HER LOVER SOMEDAY.
- A woman is a part of surreal experiment conducted by two rabbits.
- A mad scientist, plots to conquer the world by using a serum that can turn ordinary animals into giants.
- Documentary about the Japanese-occupied city that, as described by one contemporary source " boasts international settlements in which the nationals of a number of countries enjoy the privileges of extraterritoriality". Filmed on location in December 1937 Film contrasts the horrors of war with the complex political issues involving the metropolis.
- The story of a troubled dancer (Chanda Romero) who chose love over career only to find out that when she runs out of money love declines.
- Shot at the Kubut-za in Tokyo and a rare record of two classical kubuki actors, Onoe Eizaburo V and Ichimura Kakuki-za VI, A surviving poster for this film is illustrated by a woodblock print of the lead actors by ukiyo-e artist Yutaka Hitoshi, a frozen moment of the incipient transition from traditional art-forms of ukiyo-e and kabuki to the new, and all-dominating medium of katsudo-shashin (cinema).