Secret muna.
A movie that touches the heart, pleases the eye, satisfies the mind....
Bomba Queen is loosely based on the story of Josephine "Yvonne" Samson one of the biggest bold stars of the 70s. Before she was Yvonne she was Rose, a provincial girl sold to one of the discreet brothels in Manila. Soon enough Rose was able to escape and make a name for herself as she became Yvonne, the bomba queen. Bomba Queen follows Rose through the successes and pitfalls of her newfound stardom and eventual descent back to poverty.
Marianne David
A witty sex comedy about two young cousins who trade places for their courtship strategies which end up hilarious.
A lost film from Ishmael Bernal, originally released in 1976.
episode 1: Hello
Matron Ortega
A corrupt General plans on smuggling one million US dollars out of the Banana Republic he dominates. Local revolutionaries plan on stealing the cash but are thwarted when a bandit leader they are working with double crosses them. A tough cop and her boyfriend help two of the female revolutionaries escape from prison hoping that they will lead them to the cash, which they plan on keeping for themselves.
Lady of Darkness
A horror anthology. One of the tales features possession by Satan.
The poster promises visions of Satan's altar, an underground black mass, blood rituals of the undead, the birth of Satan's messiah, a dead village of the damned, the assassination of the Prince of Darkness and a zombie attack. Why isn't this available for viewing again?
The Mad Scientist
A Filipino parody film of DC's Superman in three segments directed by different directors.
A stripper and taxi driver are fished out of poverty and anonymity by a commercial film director. The obsession with success forces them to affect images as movie stars, which suppress and eventually destroy them as persons and lovers.
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Joey, a resident of a Manila slum, is a GI baby. He doesn't know his American father. His mother, an ex-prostitute in Olongapo City, is forcing the 17-year-old boy to capitalize on his good looks and bluntly tells him to marry a rich girl so that both mother and son will have a comfortable life, an idea he detests and becomes the object of conflict between them.
Two teenagers gatecrash a movie studio to see their idols who promised to choose them as their next leading lady.
Fourth Story
Esperanza
Adapted from Espesyal Komiks.
A 1958 Filipino drama starring Miss Rita Gomez, Daisy Romualdez, Barbara Perez, and Rosa Mia.
Four women go on a radio show to share their woes.
Esperanza
Great Gerardo de Leon fantasy, about a legendary bandit and his python-guarded treasure trove.
