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Yearender: 2008 films, mainstream and indies
Ronald Constantino | Tempo | January 5, 2009
MAINSTREAM, INDIES – Showbiz authority Mario Bautista notes that in 2008 the total of Pilipino films was 84, only 28 mainstream and 56 indies. Mario B enumerates them:
JANUARY – ‘Retaso,’ ‘Condo,’ ‘Roxxxane,’ ‘Ang Lihim ni Antonio’
FEBRUARY – ‘Selda,’ ‘Daybreak,’ ‘My Best Friend’s Girl Friend,’ ‘Big Love’
MARCH – ‘Ate,’ ‘Abadeja,’ ‘When Tiwala Meets Delgado,’ ‘Half Blood Ninja,’ ‘Supah Papalicious’
APRIL – ‘Manay Po 2: Overload,’ ‘Ploning’ (entry to Oscar’s best foreign-language picture), ‘When Love Begins’
MAY – ‘Ikaw Pa Rin,’ ‘Bongga Ka Boy,’ ‘Sa Pagdapo ng Mariposa,’ ‘Caregiver’
JUNE – ‘Urduja,’ ‘Serbis’ (competed in Cannes), ‘Hugot,’ ‘Kambyo’
JULY – ‘Paupahan,’ ‘My Monster Mom,’ ‘Tirador,’ ‘A Very Special Love,’ ‘Kalakal,’ ‘Paalam Aking Bulalakaw,’ ‘Hubad,’ ‘Jay,’ ‘100,’ ‘Boses,’ ‘Brutus,’ ‘Concerto,’ ‘Namets,’ ‘Huling Pasada,’ ‘Ranchero,’ ‘Baby Angelo,’ ‘My Fake American Accent’
AUGUST – ‘Project X,’ ‘Imoral,’ ‘Dobol Trobol: Ready to Rambol,’ ‘Loving You,’ ‘Torotot,’ ‘Eskandalo,’ ‘For the First Time’
SEPTEMBER – ‘I.T.A.L.Y.,’ ‘Thank You Girls,’ ‘Ay Ayeng,’ ‘Quick Trip,’ ‘Teach Me to Love’
OCTOBER – ‘Mag-ingat Ka sa Kulam,’ ‘Binyag,’ ‘My Only U’
NOVEMBER – ‘Kurap,’ ‘Xenoa 2,’ ‘Walang Kawala,’ ‘Lukaret,’ ‘One True Love,’ ‘Scaregiver,’ ‘Sapi,’ ‘Lalamunan’
DECEMBER – ‘Cul de Sac’, ‘Eraserheads The Reunion,’ ‘Lovebirds,’ ‘Adela,’ ‘Manananggal,’ ‘Dose,’ ‘UPCAT,’ ‘Yanggaw,’ ‘Koloretes,’ ‘Alon,’ ‘Imburnal,’ ‘Motorcycle.’
Eight entries to the ongoing Metro Manila Film Festival – ‘Baler,’ ‘Magkaibigan,’ ‘Dayo,’ ‘One Night Only,’ ‘Desperadas 2,’ ‘Iskul Bukol,’ ‘Shake, Rattle & Roll X,’ ‘Tanging Ina N’yong Lahat.’
The most meaningful entries to the filmfest are ‘Baler,’ which won most of the awards, and ‘Magkaibigan,’ which gave Christopher de Leon the best actor trophy.
This early, award-giving groups should take note of the good films of 2008.
