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A title card from the film Affairs of Cappy Ricks (1937) showing an all persons fictitious disclaimer. An " all persons fictitious " disclaimer in a work of media states that the persons portrayed in it are not based on real people. This is done mostly on realistic films and television programs to reduce the possibility of legal action for ...
Regal Entertainment, Inc. 38 Valencia St., New Manila, Regal Entertainment, Inc. (formerly and more commonly known as Regal Films) is a Filipino film and television production company based in New Manila, Quezon City. It was founded by Lily Monteverde on August 19, 1962, and is the oldest surviving film studio in the Philippines.
LVN Pictures was formed by the De Leon ["L"], Villongco ["V"], and Navoa ["N"] families before the onset of World War II in 1938. [1] At that time, the American-occupied Philippines was a ready market for American films, which further influenced various filmmakers like Jose Nepomuceno (the Father of Philippine Movies) to set up various film production companies to produce Tagalog movies.
From a high production rate of 350 films a year in the 1950s, and 200 films a year during the 1980s, the Philippine film industry production rate declined in 2006 to 2007. [75] [71] The 21st century saw the rebirth of independent filmmaking through the use of digital technology and a number of films have once again earned nationwide recognition ...
The two-act musical generally follows the plot of the film, with the lyrics of the final song "Walang Himala (The Miracle Was a Lie)" retaining the original text of Elsa's speech from the film. In the musical adaptation, however, the character of Elsa is more active in the making of her own myth as opposed to an almost passive participant as ...
The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board ( Filipino: Lupon sa Rebyu at Klasipikasyon ng Pelikula at Telebisyon; [1] abbreviated as MTRCB) is a Philippine government agency under the Office of the President of the Philippines that is responsible for the classification and review of television programs, motion pictures and home ...
—JC Nigado, writing for the Manila Standard in July 1987 By the time the People Power Revolution deposed Ferdinand Marcos from the presidency, most Filipino films were mass-produced with quality sacrificed for commercial success. Filmmaker Ishmael Bernal admitted in 1993 that his growing inactivity in filmmaking was because the national economy "went kamikaze since '86. Movie producers have ...
The A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino, known also as "A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino: An Elegy in Three Scenes" [1] is a literary play written in English by Filipino National Artist for Literature Nick Joaquin [2] in 1950. [1] [3] It was described as Joaquin's “most popular play," [1] [4] as the "most important Filipino play in ...