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Subject: Theory on why the local movie industry is dying.. Author: mmJun- just thinking out loud again [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 14:16:30 03/07/06 Tue " Theory why our local movie industry is dying.. dying.. almost dead.." Hello bird feathers and pinoy movie fans, You know how there's been alot of articles talking about the movie industry is dying the last few years and how every entertainment writer has their own take on why it is happening.. what the causes are .. and what can be the solution.. but nothing definite ever comes out and nobody seems to be working towards seriously figuring the real problems out. Piracy couldn't mainly be the problem. That was proven already. Edu Mansano showed that piracy can't be stopped but it can be contained some if handled properly. I have a my own "wild" theory on why the local movie industry been dying. Its the stories. Something is seriously wrong with the stories in our movies. I'll post just one example of what I'm talking about. I won't mention the movie nor the actors. But some of you may be able to guess the name of the movie. Below is a cut of what the story of the movie is about. I'll let you guys tell me what you think seems wrong about it. Don't be afraid to speak up now. This is a fan- friendly artist yahoo group. Regine fans rule here. And your thoughts and opinions are welcome. -mmJun ( Part of the story .. as told by the actor in it. ) I was chosen as the role really fits me. I play a simple student who is seduced by her boyfriend, to have sex with him and he'll videotape it. At first, ayoko. But when I meet a lesbian, na-influence akong mag-drugs and I agree to have sex with both xxx and xxxx. What I didn't know, ibebenta pala ang video nito and it ruined our lives. The movie is based on real-life stories of coeds whose videos with their boyfriends were sold in VCD's like `Makati Scandal,' `Dumaguete Scandal' and other scandalous videos. What I like about the film is it's experimental. We shot several endings and it's up to the viewer to choose which ending he thinks is best. / --- --- -- > NOTE: I like the idea of several endings. And the viewer gets to choose it, eh? That sounds pretty cool. But back to the story of the movie.. this is just an example I'm using here. But all the other movies I seen recently also have the same thing happening with the story of the movie. Even more baffling than this one. Well, this one isn't even close. And it suppose to be a true story? Anyway.. any fans want to give their thought on what is being noticed with the movie story line? And I think it could be one of the reasons why the movie industry has been hurting and bleeding and given up for dead several times already. It wouldn't be because making movies are so expensive or some of the other reasons we all read or heard about over and over. Because a movie can make alot of money if it clicks. And to me it has to be something that is there happening right now and hurting everything else with the industry. Again, this is my own theory from my own thinking after observing on my own. I haven't yet mentioned it or got anyone else opinion but my own. So take it as an exercise for thinking out among us. This came out because of what been coming out in the media the last few weeks about the movie industry. And it was mentioned how the industry can't hope on drawing the movie viewers back into the theaters by just those annual film festivals we have around the holidays. It is also being brought up because of what I was noticing when Regine's showbiz publicist got scriptwriter Ricky Lee to do the script to a story that was used in the concert of Regine and Ogie recently. Especially when it became clear about the hidden agenda of that publicist involvement was to try and make the long running false rumors about Regine and Ogie look true.. seem true.. maybe even to become true! mmJun :-/ And that is not normal showbiz. That is beyond even those personal attacks against her in the media. < ------------- rv_thebirdnest · Regine Velasquez Fans Bird Nest Group! http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/rv_thebirdnest/ -------------- > rv_foreverinmyheart · RV_Forever In My Heart http://insidebuzz.tripod.com [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Movie from CloseUp, big help for local film industry (passing the 100 Mil mark) Author: mmJun- some good news [Edit] Date Posted: 14:17:47 03/07/06 Tue Movie from CloseUp, big help for local film industry ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ NOTE: Because I'm now on the topic about our local movie industry and what's been wrong with it the last few years.. here is an article about something that seems to be working for the business. It could be because it wasn't just one movie company that was involve in the movie but also a new producer player found with the Close Up company. -mmJun :-) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Close to You," the movie that's still packing them in with SRO crowds across the country, is the shot in the arm local filmland needs. The movie is expected to rake in more than P100 million in boxoffice receipts. Not only is it sending Sam Milby's career into orbit (take note, he had his start as a CloseUp face and was the star of the "Just a Smile" music video with Barbie Almabis), it's also helping the hundreds of people behind the scenes - the gaffers, camera crews, make-up artists, production and set designers who have been having a tough time since local movie production has been hit by hard times and piracy in the last five years. We're so happy that corporations like Unilever have the imagination and the attitude to back up our country's very own Filipino talent with a project that's the first of its kind. CloseUp has proven that with the right vision, things can happen! For CloseUp, the project was all about making dreams come true and they've made it not just for its promo winners who got walk-on parts on the movie, but also for the hundreds of working cinema men and women. The alliance between Star Cinema and CloseUp appears to be a marriage made in heaven - and we just hope that CloseUp keeps thinking up new activities that bring dreams to life. Sana mag- produce pa sila ng maraming pelikula! ***** Anyone wondering whatever happened to the Darna movie project Regine was really interested in doing? :-? < -------------------- rv_foreverinmyheart · RV_Forever In My Heart http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/rv_foreverinmyheart/ ----------------------- > [ Post a Reply to This Message ]