De La Salle University - Manila

Pathfinder :  Filipino Film

Definition:

A "form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement". [Quoted from: http://www.wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn]

Related terms:

• Film criticism
• Film critics
• Motion pictures
• Motion pictures actors and actresses

BOOKS

Texts located at the Filipiniana Section, 4th floor:

• Cine : Spanish influences on early cinema in the Philippines. Nick Deocampo. PN1993.5.P6 D465 2003
• Creative imaging : an introduction to film. Jonah Anonuevo Lim. PN 1993.5 P6 L54 1998
• Dolphy : hindi ko ito narating mag-isa. Bibeth Orteza. PN 2918.Q84 O77 2008
• Fields of vision : critical applications in recent Philippine cinema. Joel David. PN 1993.5 P6 D37 1995
• Filipino directors up close : the golden ages of Philippine cinema, 1950-2010. Bibsy M. Carballo. PN1998.2 .C37 2010  
• Film directory of the Philippines. PN 1998 A1 F55 1978
• Geopolitics of the visible : essays on Philippine film cultures. Rolando B. Tolentino PN 1993.5 P6 G46 2000
• The golden years memorable Tagalog movie ads, 1946-1956 : from the collection of Danny Dolor. Ronald K. Constantino, Ricardo F. Lo
  PN 1993.5 P6 G64 1994       
• Huwaran/hulmahan atbp. : the film writings of Johven Velasco. Joel David, editor. PN1995 .H89 2009 
• Jung festival '95 : a glimpse into the collective unconscious. Jung Society Philippines BL 2130 J86 1996
• Lino Brocka : the artist and his time. Mario A. Hernando. PN 2918 B76 L56 1993    
• Movie queen : pagbuo ng mito at kapangyarihang kultural ng babae sa lipunan. Cesar D. Orsal  PN1993.5.P6 .O77 2007  
• Mythopoeic Poe : understanding the masa as audience through the films of Fernando Poe, Jr.. Alfonso B. Deza. PN2918.P64 D49 2006
• The national pastime : contemporary Philippine cinema. Joel David. PN 1993.5 P6 D38 1990 
• One hundred acclaimed Tagalog movies : sineng mundo, best of Philippine cinema. Mel Tobias. PN1995 .T6 1998       
• Philippine new wave : this is not a film movement. Khavn De La Cruz ; with Dodo Dayao & Mabie Alagbate ; [introduction by Bienvenido S. Lumbera]
  De La Cruz, Khavn. PN1998.2 .D44 2010
• Revaluation 1997 : [essays on Philippine literature, cinema and popular culture]. Bienvenido L. Lumbera PL6142 .L84 1997
• Readings in Philippine cinema. PN 1993.5 P6 R4 1983.     
• Readings on film. Agustin Sotto PN1994 .R4 1983  
• Sampung taong sine : Philippine cinema, 1990-1999. Film Desk, Young Critics Circle PN1993.5P6 S26 2002
• The national pastime : contemporary Philippine cinema. Joel David. PN1993.8.P6 D4 1985       
• Sinegabay : a film study guide. Nick Deocampo and the Center for New Cinema ; with contributions by Patrick Flores, Mike Rapatan and Roland Tolentino. PN1993.5.P6 D466 2008  
• Spirituality and the Filipino film. edited by Clodualdo del Mundo, Jr. PN1995.5 .S64 2010
• Tio Ticong : pelikula at pulitika : Vicente Salumbides. Julianito "Boy" Villasanta. PN1995.9.P6 V44 2002
• Union catalog on Philippine culture : film. Cultural Center of the Philippines. Z 5784 M9 U54 1990   
• The Urian anthology, 1970-1979 : selected essays on tradition and innovation in the Filipino cinema of the 1970s by the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino. Nicanor G. Tiongson. PN1995 .U75 1983  
• The Urian anthology, 1980-1989 : film essays and reviews by the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino with a filmography of Philippine movies, 1980-1989. Nicanor G. Tiongson.. PN1995 .U75 2001 
• The Urian anthology, 1990-1999 : articles, reviews, and interviews by the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino on the Filipino cinema, 1990-1999. Nicanor G. Tiongson. PN1995 .U75 2010.  
• Wages of cinema : film in Philippine perspective. Joel David. PN 1993.5 P6 D39 1998  

Texts located at the Special Collections:

• Abueg Collection (Efren R. Abueg), Archives Section, 4th floor:

• Notes on Philippine cinema. Emmanuel A. Reyes. PN1993.5.P6 R49 1989

• Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC, Archives Section, Ground floor:

• Malikhaing pelikula : mga sanaysay tungkol sa pelikulang Pilipino. Manny Reyes. PN1993.5.P6 R48 1996

• Del Mundo Collection (Clodualdo Del Mundo), Archives Section, 4th floor:

• Film and freedom : movie censorship in the Philippines. Guillermo C. de Vega. PN 1994 A5 P45 1975    

• Doreen Fernandez Collection, Filipiniana Section, 4th floor:

• Native resistance : Philippine cinema and colonialism, 1898-1941. Clodualdo A. del Mundo. PN1993.5 .P6 D4 1998

• Foronda Collection (Marcelino A. Foronda), Archives Section, 4th floor:

• Don Jose and the early Philippine cinema. Joe Quirino. PN 1998 A3 N466 1983.
• Movie times. Isagani R. Cruz. PN1995 .C77 1984   
• Readings in Philippine cinema.  Rafael Ma. Guerrero. PN 1993.5 P6 R4 1983   

• I.R. Cruz Collection (Isagani R. Cruz), Archives Section, 4th floor:

• Inside Philippine movies, 1970-1990 : essays for students of Philippine cinema. J. Eddie Infante. PN 1993.5 P6 I5 1991 

• Sotto Collection (Agustin Sotto), Archives Section, 4th floor:

• Focus on Filipino films. PN1993.5.P6 F59 1985
• Malikhaing pelikula : mga sanaysay tungkol sa pelikulang Pilipino. Manny Reyes. PN1993.5.P6 R48 1996
• Pelikula : an essay on Philippine film. Bienvenido L. Lumbera. PN1993.5.P6 L85 1989   

• Tañada Collection (Lorenzo M. Tañada), Archives Section, Ground floor:

• Motion pictures in the Philippines. Vicente Salumbides, 1893-

PERIODICALS

PRINT
(Periodical Section, 2nd floor)

• Filipino Film Review.
• Pelikula : a Journal of Philippine Cinema.

ELECTRONIC

EBSCO Host
http://search.ebscohost.com

• Communal. Plural: Journal of Transnational & Crosscultural Studies

• Kidlat tahimik: cinema of the 'naive' subaltern in the shadow of global capitalism. E. San Juan Jr. Communal. Plural: Journal of Transnational & Crosscultural Studies, Oct98, Vol. 6 Issue 2, p171

• Film Comment

• A short film about the Indio Nacional (or the prolonged sorrow of Filipinos). Manuel Yáñez  Murillo. Film Comment, Jan/Feb2008, Vol. 44 Issue 1, p43-47

• Inter-Asia Cultural Studies

• Shifting agendas: the decay of the mainstream and rise of the independents in the context of Philippine cinema. Alexis  Tioseco. Inter-Asia Cultural Studies, Jun2007, Vol. 8 Issue 2, p298-303

PROQUEST
http://www.umi.com/pqdauto

• The Bangkok Post

• Filipino cinema at the forefront. The Bangkok Post, Oct 30, 2009

• Discourse

• Sharon's Noranian turn: stardom, embodiment, and language in Philippine cinema. Bliss Cua Lim. Discourse, Sep 1, 2009, Vol. 31, Issue 3, p318-360

• Pacific Affairs

• Geopolitics of the visible: essays on Philippine film cultures. Deirdre McKay. Pacific Affairs, Sep 1, 2002, Vol. 75, Issue 3, p489-492

ARTICLES

Periodicals Section, 2nd floor:

• Changing the face of homosexuality through film [film review of eating out by Q. Allan Brocka 2004 Pink Film Festival entry]. Plaridel : a Journal of Philippine Communication, Media and Society 1(2) : August 2004. p. 164+ 
• Cinema as historiographic metafiction : the post modern Rizalian texts.  Joyce L. Arriola. Journal for the Arts, Culture and the Humanities 2(1) : March 2003. p. 43+ 
• The concept of the superhero in Filipino films. Plaridel 2(2) : August 2005. p. 23-38.
• Cultural history through the lens : tracing the nationalist literary tradition in postwar cinema. Joyce L. Arriola. Journal of History 50(1-4) : January-December 2004. p. 270-285.
• The fantasy-adventure films as contemporary epics, 2000-2007.  Patrick F.Campos. Plaridel 6(1) : February 2009. p.1-36.  
• Filipino cinema, the imagined homeland and the transnational imaginary : history and representations. Joyce L. Arriola. Unitas 78(2) : June 2005. p. 189-218.
• Filipino film melodrama of the late 1950s : two case studies of accommodation of Hollywood gendre models.   Jovenal D. Velasco Plaridel : A Journal of Philippine Communication, Media and Society 1(1) : February 2004. p. 31+
• Film and literature in the Philippines. Bienvenido Lumbera.  Silliman Journal 45(1) : June 2004. p. 165-169.  
• Filmography of Sampaguita Pictures part 2 - 1961-1980. Rowena S. Francia. Ad Veritatem 4(2) : March 2005. p. 531-591. 
• Film gives women survivors a new take on life.  Zofeen Ebrahi.  Philippines Graphic 21(12) : August 23 2010. p. 4+ 
• Four color fan films. David Hontiveros. Philippine Graphic 15(27) : December 13 2004. p. 50+ 
• From revolution to revolution : the documentary movement in the Philippines. Nick  Deocampo.  Documentary Box (5) : 1994. p. 15+
• Globalizing national domesticity female work and representation in contemporary women's films. Rolando B. Tolentino. Philippine Studies 57(3) : 2009. p.419-542.   
• The image of God in a Filipino film as perceived by students. Adlai V.  Valledor. Kinaadman 28 : 2006. p.73-90. 
• The impact of United States colonization on the Rizalian tradition in cinema and literature : a view of the popular arts as postcolonial historiography. Plaridel 3(2) : August 2006. p. 49-74.
• Movie signaling : a study on the pre-release indicators of box-office performance. First of two parts. Staff Memos 11: 2009. p. 1+
• Nang mauso ang pagpapantasya : isang pag-aaral sa estado ng kababalaghan sa telebisyon. Alvin B.  Yapan. Plaridel 6(1) : February 2009. p.37-52.  
• Philippine experimental film practice : influences and directions through the films of Roxlee. Plaridel : A Journal of Philippine Communication, Media and Society 1(1) : February 2004. p. 57+ 
• A picture of todays Chinoy women. Sunday Times Magazine : D 22 2002. p. 8-9. 
• Prosthetic hysteria : staging the cold war in Filipino/American docudrama.  Jose B. Carpio. Plaridel : A Journal of Philippine Communication, Media and Society 1(1) : February 2004. p. 1+ 
• Reading the critical : film critical practices of the Manunuring Pelikulang Filipino and the Young Critics Circle. Diliman Review 53(1-4) 2006. p. 165-196. 
• Revelations (getting at the truths of apocalypse cinema). David Hontiveros. Philippine Graphic 15(34) : January 31 2005. p. 47+ 
• Sampaguita Pictures [1937-1995]. Ad Veritatem 3(1) : October 2003. p. 91-154. 
• UP Film Institute filmography of Filipino films 2003. Plaridel : A Journal of Philippine Communication, Media and Society 1(1) : February 2004. p. 115+ 
• UP Film Institute filmography of Filipino films 2005. Plaridel 2(2) : August 2005. p. 181-194.
• The worst movie ever made. Dalton. Ross. Philippines Free Press 97(27) : July 2 2005. p. 28+  

VERTICAL FILES
(Information -Reference Section, 2nd floor)

• 11th annual circle citations for film. VF 02036
• Guidelines on film and television production and exhibition. VF 02043
• Pilikula : an essay on Philippine film. Bienvenido Lumbera. VF 00734
• Political and social issues in Philippine film : two perspectives. Agustin Sotto. VF 02012
• A profile on motion pictures.VF 01303 

FACULTY PUBLICATIONS
(Archives Section, 4th floor)

• A few on the great Filipino film. Placido, Jr. Escudero. Likha  1(1): 53-56 O '77 1977
• Film festivals and Filipino morality.  Cirilo F. Bautista. Bau54c0509 1994.
• Marketing the Filipino film. Leonardo R.  Garcia Jr.  Gar39l0016 2001

AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS

• AGH Law Library, 2nd floor, Br. Andrew Gonzalez Hall:

• Pelikula [videorecording]. V001155 ;  V001154 
• Scorpio nights.   V002262

• Systems Services, 2nd floor:

• Boldies or goodies? ; Bondoc Peninsula, lupa para sa tao ; Story of Karina and Randy David [videorecording] V002136
• Cinema Paradiso [videorecording] V001913
• Ibulong mo sa Diyos [videorecording]. V003185    
• Isang araw walang Diyos [videorecording]. produced by Jenny Luber ; directed by Peque Gallaga and Lore Reyes ; story and screenplay by Peque Gallaga, Don Escudero, Lorenzo Reyes.  V000695
• Ang lalake sa buhay si Selya [videorecording] V001846  
• Maynila sa kuko ng liwanag [videorecording]  V001903  
• Maynila sa kuko ng liwanag ; Maynila [videorecording] : isang pelikulang Pilipino. V000690 
• Nang tumakas at nagpantasya ang Filipino [videorecording] : Pelikulang Filipino, 1990-1998. V002361
• Pelikula [videorecording].   CD04379 
• Pelikula [videorecording] : a video documentary on Philippine film. Touchstones of excellence. narration, Ida F. Vargas ; script and direction, Nestor U. Torre ; artistic direction, Nicanor G. Tiongson. CD06467
• Pelikula [videorecording] : a video documentary on Philippine film. Touchstones of excellence. produced by Cultural Center of the Philippines ; script and direction, Nestor U. Torre.  V001998 ; V002097  
• Pelikula [videorecording] : a video documentary on Philippine film, 1897-1960. produced by Cultural Center of the Philippines. V000283
• Pelikula [videorecording] : a video documentary on Philippine film. 1961-1992. produced by Cultural Center of the Philippines.  PN1993.5.P6 
• Scorpio nights. CD04735 disc 1 ;CD04736 disc 2  
• Sidhi [videorecording] V002084  

THESES AND DISSERTATIONS

LOCAL
(Archives Section, 4th floor)

• Batak ka dungan : isa ka kasaysayan = the call of the double : a history. Antonni D. Cuesta. TU13467
• The bipolarity of Filipino values in four selected films in 1995 : the viewer's perception. Mary Grace A. Abanador. TU07430
• Bold movie stars : a personal choice . Raeann Hazel G. Co. TU07187  
• Clodualdo Del Mundo, Jr. : reflections of reality . Sherryl Anne G.  Quito. TU08354
• The development of a web page for Premiere Entertainment Productions, Inc.  Victor Emmanuel S. Bernardo.   TU08876
• The Dragon Lady : a documentary on Mother Lily and her involvement in Philippine cinema. Corinna Bianca Azurin Estarija, Lynda Meryl Sygayco Monteverde, Mark Andrew Mon Suntay .  TU14497   
• Father-viewers' perception of paternal images in Filipino films. Angeli Palmera O. Ferrer. TU11243 
• Glossary of terms and phrases in Filipino film, radio and television.  Editha P. Allanigue. TU02492   
• Hintay : a video features. Theresa Felix. TU08883 
• Ideological representation of poverty in Filipino movies. M. Rica A. Gatchalian. TU14528  
• Images of indigenous tribes in eight Filipino films. Anne Frances Sangil. TG02817
• The images of women in selected films of Jose Javier Reyes (1991-1996). Clara Cuello Francisco. TU08848.
• Jealousy among married couples as portrayed in Filipino films.  John Erwin. Latumbo. TU09249.
• Lihim. Eileen C. Ang. TU08874
• Loveteams for sale : pag-aaral sa paggamit sa konsepto ng loveteams ng Star Cinema sa pagbenta ng kanilang mga pelikula mula 2000 hanggang 2004. Rosalyn Buenafe at Vina Camille Labayen. TU13490  
• Mapunggan pa'y baha = [You may stop a torrent] Ana Margarita B. Reyes. TU13475
• Meily, Henares & Jeturian : re-directing Philippine cinema. Amirah Herminia P. Juco, Pia Angelica M. Puno.   TU13466.   
• A presentation on how showbusiness environment affects the development of child stars. Jennifer E. Casin. TU08081  
• A semiotic analysis of selected films. Raymond Red.  Ritche Kristofferson C. Isidro. TU08696 
• A study on the preference of type of movies of Makati youth. Morrell Z. Majarais, Elmer B. Macaraeg, Alan Muñoz, Agerico del Rosario. Z. TU02458  

INTERNET WEBSITES
(Cafe@the library, Ground floor; Computer Workstations, 2nd and 3rd floors)

History of Philippine Cinema
http://www.aenet.org/family/filmhistory.htm
[Retrieved January 28, 2011]
Provides a comprehensive background of the art of film in the Philippines dating back from 1930's to 1990's.

List of Philippine Films
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Philippine_films
[Retrieved January 28,2011]
Categorically lists all the films produced in Philippines including synopsis, plots, casts and credits, awards and nomination.

Free Pinoy Movies, Free Tagalog Movies, Free Pinoy Live TV
http://www.pinoyfanatics.com/
[Retrieved January 29,2011]
Allows free viewing and downloading of pinoy and tagalog movies.

The History of Philippine Cinema Part 1: The Birth of Philippine Cinema
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5444706/the_history_of_philippine_cinema_part.html?cat=40
[Retrieved January 29, 2011]
Draws the beginning of Philippine cinema dating back from Spanish era to American occupation and until the early 1900s.

The History of Philippine Cinema Part 2: The Pre-war Years of the 1930s
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5446850/the_history_of_philippine_cinema_part.html?cat=40
[Retrieved January 29, 2011]
Outlines "significant developments in Philippine Cinema, right before World War II came in"

The History of Philippine Cinema Part 3: The War Years of the 1940s
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5553014/the_history_of_philippine_cinema_part.html?cat=40
[Retrieved January 29, 2011]
The site discusses how the the Japanese occupation's propaganda movies failed to capture the Filipino audience while "wartime movies
heightened Filipino patriotism".

The History of Philippine Cinema Part 4: The Post-war Years of the 1940s to the Early 1950's
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5622014/the_history_of_philippine_cinema_part.html?cat=40
[Retrieved January 29, 2011]
Outlines the new beginning of Philippine film industry.

The History of Philippine Cinema Part 5: The 1950s as the First Golden Age of Philippine Cinema
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5623674/the_history_of_philippine_cinema_part.html?cat=40
[Retrieved January 29, 2011]
Traces the establishment of award-giving bodies in the local film scene as Filipino films started winning international film festivals.

The History of Philippine Cinema Part 6: The Decline and Struggle of the Philippine Film Industry during the 1960's
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5659486/the_history_of_philippine_cinema_part.html?cat=40
[Retrieved: January 29, 2011]
Discusses the period of decline of Philippine cinema following the golden age.

The History of Philippine Cinema Part 7: The Early Years of the 1970s
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5777814/the_history_of_philippine_cinema_part.html?cat=40
[Retrieved: January 29, 2011]
Portrays Filipino films under the martial law regime as violent and sexual, amidst government censorship.

The History of Philippine Cinema Part 8: The Latter Years of the Martial Law from the 1970s to the 1980s
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/6078200/the_history_of_philippine_cinema_part.html?cat=40
[Retrieved: January 29, 2011]
Depicts "the general theme of Oppression and tyranny conquered cinematic art during the martial law period"

History of Philippine Cinema
http://www.ncca.gov.ph/about-culture-and-arts/articles-on-c-n-a/article.php?i=115&igm=1
[Retrieved: January 29, 2011]
Traces the advent of cinema in the Philippines.

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Compiled by: Mrs. Yolanda F. Odsinada
Date: February 2011