tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post116319604520147556..comments2024-03-24T20:15:00.996-04:00Comments on Critic After Dark: Heremias (Lav Diaz, 2006)Noel Verahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-1163567102840164382006-11-15T00:05:00.000-05:002006-11-15T00:05:00.000-05:00It's a nice balance of empathy and distance. I thi...It's a nice balance of empathy and distance. I think Lav went a bit too much over to distance in Ebolusyon and especially Heremias part 1 (which doesn't make them bad films; if we don't go too far, how can we get anywhere new?).Noel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-1163474587041636892006-11-13T22:23:00.000-05:002006-11-13T22:23:00.000-05:00Yeah agree with you about Batang West Side if it w...Yeah agree with you about Batang West Side if it was shot in black and white. And yes, there's so much empathy for the characters in Batang West Side.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-1163367915741358752006-11-12T16:45:00.000-05:002006-11-12T16:45:00.000-05:00Ron, I wished they did Batang West Side in black a...Ron, I wished they did Batang West Side in black and white; it would have complemented the feeling of loneliness so well. <BR/><BR/>Batang West Side is my favorite not because it's in color but because it feels best developed of his three superlong scripts; you can see what's at stake, and you feel for the various charactes (I love Ebolusyon, but not really for the characters--Reynaold, for one, is a perambulating cypher; Heremias, well, we need to see part 2 to decide). <BR/><BR/>Toto, Moises was lost after the '80s and found again, in probably worse condition (the climactic scene of Padilla's torture has been left out, apparently). It's still there, tho and still great. I don't know about a DVD. And yes, it's pathetic.Noel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-1163343454422141882006-11-12T09:57:00.000-05:002006-11-12T09:57:00.000-05:00Thanks, Noel.I remember seeing a restored copy of ...Thanks, Noel.<BR/>I remember seeing a restored copy of The Moises Padilla Story at the Manila Film Center sometime in the 80s. Is it gone too? The state of film preservation in the Philipines is really pathetic. Are they not doing anything about it?Totohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07209264827598668676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-1163335054533298312006-11-12T07:37:00.000-05:002006-11-12T07:37:00.000-05:00Nice and excellent review of HEREMIAS, Noel, keep ...Nice and excellent review of HEREMIAS, Noel, keep it up! Its the most visually appealing of all Lav Diaz films although I still prefer BATANG WEST SIDE, probably because it was shot in color. <BR/><BR/>But those black and white shots in HEREMIAS are all dazzling to behold! Can't wait to see the Part two.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-1163310449061476442006-11-12T00:47:00.000-05:002006-11-12T00:47:00.000-05:00Most of those films might have a print, no DVD; Mo...Most of those films might have a print, no DVD; Moises Padilla there's a print, not in good condition; Daigdig is GONE, gone, gone...<BR/><BR/>Tatlong Taong--say your prayers; there might be a DVD out next year...<BR/><BR/>If I ever get the chance to swing by Laguna again, I'll look you up.Noel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-1163269062565518952006-11-11T13:17:00.000-05:002006-11-11T13:17:00.000-05:00Thanks Noel. I'll send you my email.Re. Other post...Thanks Noel. I'll send you my email.<BR/>Re. Other post, I can bring you to all the locations used in the three films (Pagputi ng Uwak, Pagputi ng Tagak, Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos and Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon ) when I get home. Hehehe. I'll try to get reaquainted with these locations when TFC screens these films this month. <BR/>BTW, are these films available on DVD? Do you know if other films like Misteryo sa Tuwa, Soltero, Salawahan, Nympha, Pagdating sa Dulo, Villa Miranda, Santiago, Daigdig ng mga Api, The Moises Padilla Story, etc. are also available on DVD?Totohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07209264827598668676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-1163216093606379392006-11-10T22:34:00.000-05:002006-11-10T22:34:00.000-05:00Hi, toto. No at the moment I have no way of contac...Hi, toto. <BR/><BR/>No at the moment I have no way of contacting Lav. If you can send me your email address at noelbotevera@yahoo.com, I can ask around.Noel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-1163215742850564262006-11-10T22:29:00.000-05:002006-11-10T22:29:00.000-05:00Thanks oggs. enabled the word verification. Hate t...Thanks oggs. enabled the word verification. Hate that thing, didn't want to put it in until I got something. Guess it took, oh, a few weeks before someone sent me something.Noel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-1163214209405560792006-11-10T22:03:00.000-05:002006-11-10T22:03:00.000-05:00Noel, I suggest you put some safeguards in your co...Noel, I suggest you put some safeguards in your comments section to avoid bots from posting useless stuff as in the above comment... <BR/><BR/>Happened in my blog, I couldn't quite figure out how to remove those useless comments.Oggs Cruzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03041599863258946384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-1163202445881259372006-11-10T18:47:00.002-05:002006-11-10T18:47:00.002-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-1163202427201782912006-11-10T18:47:00.001-05:002006-11-10T18:47:00.001-05:00I left some comments in your previous post about M...I left some comments in your previous post about Majayjay, Laguna(in case you missed it.)<BR/>Lav and I were together during Ricky Lee's second Screenwriting Workshop in the early 80s. Do you know where I could reach him? Thanks.Totohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07209264827598668676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-1163202422293571822006-11-10T18:47:00.000-05:002006-11-10T18:47:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Totohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07209264827598668676noreply@blogger.com