Mario O’ Hara is a prolific character in the foundation of our nation’s own cinematic identity. His prominence goes without question as his oeuvre gave birth to some of the best films of the 70’s and the 80’s, all of which lay bare the harrowing truths of the everyday Filipino
Tag: ABS-CBN Film Restoration
Cinema One Originals 2019 Review: Misteryo sa Tuwa (Restored Version)
What happens when a plane crashes in a peaceful barrio, and a band of unknowing accomplices find a suitcase filled with money? This conundrum bewilders a group of men in Abbo dela Cruz’s “Misteryo sa Tuwa”, dutifully restored by the ABS-CBN Film Restoration team. Read more of our review here:
Fall Under the Spell of this Magic Temple-inspired Playlist
To promote their upcoming screening, the UP Film Circle has curated a set of tracks that drives that feel of nostalgia and adventure the 90s-classic Magic Temple has been known for. The 8-track playlist contains an eclectic mix of songs, both old and new, from films like Home, Aladdin, and The Jungle
Kakabakaba Ka Ba?
This film could not have been made today, at least not without public backlash and definitely not by a major studio. This was my immediate reaction right after I saw the restored and remastered version of Mike De Leon’s Kakabakaba Ka Ba?, which was, in 1980, a last-ditch attempt at
Mike de Leon’s “Kakabakaba Ka Ba?” gets its well-deserved restoration, premieres Dec 9
After 35 years, Mike de Leon’s revered classic, Kakabakaba Ka Ba?, gets its well-deserved restoration with the help of ABS-CBN Film Restoration and the digitally re-mastery of L’Immagine Ritrovata. Leo Katigbak, head of the ABS-CBN Film Restoration and Archives (and who we can now officially call “The Father of Filipino Film Restoration“),
REELive the Classics via ABS-CBN Film Restoration Project
The ABS-CBN Film Restoration Project together with Central Digital Lab established in 2011, is on the move to restore beloved classics to promote our heritage as one of the oldest film venues in Asia. Their mission is to ensure that classic Filipino films are rediscovered, and given new life through careful restoration of its
