UP Film Institute this July: metropolis, sin cities and urbanscapes + LGBT flicks
2008-07-01 14:30
Etc/GMT+8
Somewhat to coincide with the observance of the foundation of the country's capital, UP Film Institute proudly presents a significant screening series that seeks to examine the seamy side of the everyman's metropolis.
The film series kicks off this Monday (23 June 2008) and proceeds to run for the most part of July to accommodate a wide range of truly worthy titles that all prove to be must-sees and quite a great find.
Screening at the Videotheque
Midnight Dancers aka Sibak (Mel Chionglo, 1994)
June 23 Mon 4:30 p.m.; June 24 Tue 6:30 p.m.
International version of the banned Philippine saga of three brothers together in the flesh trade. Dubbed by New York Times as the Filipino answer to Visconti's neo-realist epic, Rocco and His Brothers!
Bagong Hari (Mario O'Hara, 1986)
June 23 Mon 6:30 p.m.; June 30 Mon 4:30 p.m.; July 3 Thu 7 p.m.
Declared lost for a time, Mario O'Hara's mid-1980s classic resurfaces stark as ever in its depiction of the grim tale of a cunning street fighter heavily peppered with political undertones.
Turuang Apoy (Luis Enriquez, 1985)
June 24 Tue 4:30 p.m.; July 15 Tue 5:30 p.m.
A notorious gang wreaks havoc just for kicks all over the hapless city with blackmail, arson and mayhem.
Pixote (Hector Babenco, 1981)
June 25 Wed 4:30 p.m.; June 30 Mon 6:30 p.m.; July 12 Sat 4:30 p.m.
Children from the slums of Sao Paulo—too young to get arrested but old enough to be looking for trouble—get recruited by the criminal underworld.
Flesh Avenue (Tata Esteban, 1986)
June 25 Wed 6:30 p.m.; July 3 Thu 5 p.m.
A woman is driven to white slavery in a brothel her own mother runs.
City of God (Cidade de Deus, Fernando Mereilles, 2002)
July 9 Wed 5:30 p.m.; July 12 Sat 6:30 p.m.
Two boys growing up in a violent neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro take divergent but crisscrossing paths as one becomes a photographer and the other a drug dealer.
Also watch the full-length features for main cinema engagement—
July 7 Mon-10 Thu: Arayyy by Don Escudero
July 8 Tue 5/7 p.m.: Live Show by Jose Javier Reyes
July 14 Mon-19 Sat: Tirador by Brillante Mendoza
July 21 Mon-24 Thu: Paraiso by Toto Natividad/She Walks by Night by Elwood Perez/Tambolista by Adolf Alix. Further details to follow!
Here's a rundown of all forthcoming UP Film Institute screenings including titles apart from the City of Sins special:
June 23 Mon 4:30/6:30 p.m.
at the Videotheque: Sibak/Bagong Hari
June 23 Mon 5/7 p.m.
My Wife's Lover
June 24 Tue & 25 Wed 2:30/5:30/7:30 p.m.
Boy Culture
June 24 Tue 4:30/6:30 p.m.
at the Videotheque: Turuang Apoy/Sibak
June 25 Wed 4:30/6:30 p.m.
at the Videotheque: Pixote/Flesh Avenue
June 26 Thu 2:30/5/7 p.m.
Replay: Spotlight on Hong Kong Category III Cinema (Snake Charmer /Sex and the Emperor)
June 26 Thu 4:30/6:30 p.m.
at the Videotheque: Kampus/Fame
June 27 Fri 5/7 p.m.
at the Videotheque: Menor de Edad/Blue Jeans
June 28 Sat 2/3:30/5/6:30 p.m.
First Run: Kasambahay
June 28 Sat 2:30/4:30 p.m.
at the Videotheque: Schoolgirls/My Fair Lady
June 30 Mon 4:30/6:30 p.m.
at the Videotheque: Bagong Hari/Pixote
June 30 Mon 5/7 p.m.
My Wife's Lover
July 1 Tue
Replay: Spotlight on Hong Kong Category III Cinema (Sex and the Emperor/My Wife's Lover) 2:30/5/7 p.m.
at the Videotheque: Si Malakas, si Maganda at si Mahinhin 5:30 p.m.
July 2 Wed
Replay: Spotlight on Hong Kong Category III Cinema (Temptress Affair) 2:30/7 p.m.
Freshies Orientation Presentation: I Am Legend 5 p.m.
at the Videotheque: Mahinhin vs Mahinhin 5:30 p.m.
July 3 Thu
at the Videotheque: Flesh Avenue 5 p.m.
at the Videotheque: Bagong Hari 7 p.m.
July 4 Fri
at the Videotheque: Kampus 5:30 p.m.
Replay: Spotlight on Hong Kong Category III Cinema (Sex and the Emperor) 7 p.m.
July 5 Sat
The Makings of a Nation: Bayani d/w Sakay 2 p.m.onwards
at the Videotheque: Lalakwe 2:30 p.m.
at the Videotheque: Nagalit ang Buwan sa Haba ng Gabi 4:30 p.m.
at the Videotheque: Dear Heart 6:30 p.m.
Premiere: Kambyo 7:30 p.m.
July 7 Mon, 9 Wed, 10 Thu
Special Full Run: Arayyy 2:30/5/7 p.m.
July 8 Tue
Arayyy 2:30 p.m.
Live Show 5/7 p.m.
July 9 Wed
at the Videotheque: City of God 5:30 p.m.
July 10 Thu
Juno 5 p.m.
at the Videotheque: Dear Heart 5:30 p.m.
July 11 Fri
at the Videotheque: Ang Tatay Kong Nanay 5 p.m.
at the Videotheque: Surprise Brocka Film 7 p.m.
July 12 Sat
at the Videotheque: Fame 2:30 p.m.
at the Videotheque: Pixote 4:30 p.m.
The Makings of a Nation: Bayani d/w Sakay 5 p.m.onwards
at the Videotheque: City of God 6:30 p.m.
July 14-17 Mon-Thu; 19 Sat
Special Full Run: Tirador 2:30/5/7 p.m.
July 14
at the Videotheque: Surprise Brocka Film 5:30 p.m.
July 15 Tue
at the Videotheque: Turuang Apoy 5:30 p.m.
Premiere: Torotot 7:30 p.m.
July 16 Wed
at the Videotheque: Ang Huling Araw ng Linggo 5:30 p.m.
July 17 Thu
at the Videotheque: Ang Huling Araw ng Linggo 5:30 p.m.
Endo 7:30 p.m.
July 18 Fri
at the Videotheque: Ang Huling Araw ng Linggo 5/7 p.m.
July 19 Sat
Contend Presents Moral for the UP Centennial 1/4 p.m.
at the Videotheque: Ang Huling Araw ng Linggo 2:30/4:30/6:30 p.m.
Always watch UP Film Institute screenings and be kept informed of all UP Film Institute's forthcoming attractions. Be especially alert of added screenings day by day. Unless indicated otherwise, screenings are held at the Cine Adarna's 800-seat main cinema. Program is subject to change without prior notice.
Academic Programs and Research Division
Theater Services and Extension Division
University of the Philippines Film Institute
(Member, CILECT/International Association of Film and Television Schools)
Academic Programs and Research
Plaridel Hall, Ylanan Road, UP Diliman, Quezon City
Tel: 9818500 (UP Trunkline) local 2669, 2670; 9206863 (Telefax)
Extension and Theater Services
Cine Adarna, Magsaysay and Osmeña Avenues, UP Diliman, Quezon City
Tel: 9818500 (UP Trunkline) local 4286, 4289; 9262722 (Telefax); 9263640 (Cinema Hotline); 9250286
