The Urian Anthology (1990-1991)
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| Armida Siguion-Reyna |
Wednesday afternoon saw me braving the traffic from my house in Makati to Balay Kalinaw, seemingly the farthest corner of the University of the Philippines campus, in Diliman, Quezon City, for the launching of the third Urian Anthology (Articles, Reviews, and Interviews by the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (MPP) on Filipino Cinema 1990-1999). The trip was well worth it.
You open the book and read: “This book is gratefully dedicated to the memory of two exemplary artists who have gifted the Filipino people with some of the greatest classics of national cinema — Ishmael Bernal (Sept. 30, 1938 — June 2, 1996), National Artist for Film 2001, and Lino Brocka (April 3, 1939 — May 21, 1991).
Right away you want to buy it. It cost P2,600; we were informed in the bookstores the price would be higher at P3,100. The binding looks solid, the paper is good, the black and white pictures inside are clear. More importantly, the contents are must-haves for any student and admirer of film.
Jackie Atienza, former chairman of the Film Development Council, said this in his foreword, and I dare any film buff out there to rebut, that: “The Urian Anthologies are not ony scholarly discourses on the films of a particular decade, but are snapshots in time of the continuing evolution of Philippine Cinema. They are not only testaments to the great films that have aroused the consciousness of Filipinos but are also a source inspiration for a new generation of filmmakers.
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100917com4.html
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