INDIE FILM: Pagdadalaga nI Maximo Oliveros woot!

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yay! can't wait for this film ^_^

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FRAME ROMAN CANCEL!

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Joey Fernandez is one of Manila's credible movie critics, he used to run something similar to SALIDA called BRASH YOUNG CINEMA in makati.

Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros
By Joey Fernandez


I was planning not to watch Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros. I was
like, oh no, another movie about "baklas" in the Philippines. How
cliché. But APMO, is not your typical Filipino pink film. First of
all the movie is not about the expected oppression of gays. In fact,
the gay child, Maxie, is quite loved in his squatter colony, even by
his macho criminal father and brothers. I am frankly sick and tired
of movies about
fathers beating the crap out of their sons because they are gay. Yes,
Filipino showbiz industry, there are families who love their sons,
gay or not.

The movie unfolds and there is a new cop on the block. As expected
Maxie falls in love with him and the usual childhood crushing ensues.
Though what I found more fascinating is how Michiko Yamamoto, the
scriptwriter puts in the details of how a poor Filipino society
functions. Jueteng is tolerated. Ending is a cottage industry. Maxie
with a small piece of paper and a pen can run it. Even the police
play jueteng. For an outsider, there are other things that can be
quite disturbing. The police captain drinks with petty
thieves. The "tambays" show deference to the cops, but curse them
after they have passed by. It is also shown it is disrespectful to
turn down a drink in a squatter area, I have always wondered if this
is true, but I am too chicken to find out. Heck, there was even
nakedness shown in the film, that was quite jolting, ah, the joys of
having digital effect blocking certain things, if this movie ever
hits the mainstream
theaters

I also like the way the film portrays cops that are quite different
from how we usually perceive them. Cops do provide order to the
neighborhood and we do need them. If we didn't have cops, the
Philippines would be a lot more chaotic than we think. And it is a
very difficult job. Plus contrary to popular belief, cops aren't much
richer than the common Filipino. So don't think those mulcting street
cops are raking it in. Their stainless steel jeeps kind of show how
much they are really making. But most surprising of all when Maxie's
crush starts investigating Maxie's family, they retaliate. Destroying
the belief that cops are untouchable. Some cops are indeed heroic.

So I guess what makes this movie work, is the changing of perceptions
we think we know about the urban poor but aren't necessarily true.
This movie is about the
shattering of myths and this is why I believe, it is well worth
watching.

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from http://maximooliveros.cjb.net/

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Introducing Nathan Lopez

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JR Valentin From cebu

are the pictures showing right?

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during rehearsals

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EDIT: pics fixed

The ayala showing has also been confirmed

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UPDATE:
November 17, 2005
Narinig ni'yo na ba ang theme song ni Maxi at ng kanyang Papa Victor? Kung hindi pa, punta lang kayo sa SONGS page namin at makinig sa nakakainlove na kantang ISIPIN MO NA LANG, beautifully sung by Bayang Barrios and composed by Mike Villegas. Nandun rin ang lyrics kung gusto ni'yong makikanta. Happy singing!

By the way, if you like the song, please vote for it in MYX. (To vote, see post below.) The song is in Bayang Barrios' album entitled ALON,
Let's support Maxi! Please text MYX to vote for the theme song. More votes mean more airtime!

TO VOTE, type Myx vote isipinmonalang then send to 2366

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The film has been Rated A by the Cinema Evaluation Board.

The 2nd independent DIGITAL FILM to be rated A by the CEB.

Recent films that got the A rating were La Visa Loca and Illusyon (Indie).

Rated A means "EXTREMELY RECOMENDED VIEWING" BTW...in case you thought it meant "Adult"