Jay: Let The Truth Be Told
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Following the successful exhibition of the highly-acclaimed independent film “Jay” at the 2008 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival here in the Philippines and at International Film Festivals in Bangkok, Bahamas, Venice, Vancouver, Pusan, London, Thessaloniki, Oslo, Bratislava and Berlin (Asian Hotshots), the masterpiece of director Francis Xavier E. Pasion makes way to local cinemas beginning February 4, 2009. On that date, it will be shown on the following SM Cinema Branches: North EDSA, Megamall, Fairview, Manila, Sta. Mesa, Southmall, Mall of Asia, Bacoor, San Lazaro, Cebu, Davao, Pampanga and Clark. The movie shall have succeeding runs at International Film Festivals in Rotterdam (January 21 – February 1, 2009), Goteburg (January 23 – February 2, 2009), Geneva / Blackmovies (January 30 – February 9, 2009) and Mexico / FICCO (February 17 – March 1, 2009). “Jay”, a film which is loosely based on the gruesome killing of a television show producer who was found dead in his apartment sometime in 2006, is masterfully told through a cinematic narrative. It brings together two of the country’s most effective actors, Baron Geisler and Coco Martin, to give realistic portrayals of the characters as envisioned in the screenplay written by the director himself. Here is a backgrounder on the movie: “Jay, a gay school teacher, is brutally murdered in an apparent sex-crime. Even before his family hears about it, a TV producer—also named Jay—and his camera crew are inside their house to document their shock and grief. The TV producer convinces the family to let him shoot the dead man’s wake and funeral for a “reality show”. This will help them ferret out the truth about the crime, find the killer, and bring him to justice, he says. However, it soon becomes clear that this concept of “truth” owes much to the entertainment value of the material being shot, and the expectations of the television audience. Skillfully orchestrating this “reality show” is the dead man’s namesake—a “journalist” who knows that the “truth” is whatever works on camera. The writer-director’s insider knowledge of broadcasting informs his incisive satire, which hits home by making fun of journalistic practices that are too outrageous and shameless not to be true. But Jay, with its mise-en-abyme of reality dissolving into infinite layers of media images and vice-versa, is also a meditation on the ways in which the third world is produced everyday—as a spectacle—and audiences who prefer their entertainment to be as crazy as their lived reality.” Find out why “Jay” earned the Best Picture award, Best Actor award (for Baron Geisler) and the Best Editing award (for Kats Serraon, Chuch Gutierrez and its director Francis Xavier E. Pasion) at the 2008 Cinemalaya International Film Festival; the Best Picture award, Best Director award, Best Screenplay award and Best Actor award (for Baron Geisler) at the Gawad Tanglaw Awards; and Special Mention Awards at the International Film Festivals in Bangkok and Bahamas as the movie runs in SM Cinemas on February 4, 2009, “uncut” (yes, the MTRCB allowed Baron’s daring frontal scene but gave the movie an R-13 rating). And as a special treat from the director, all those who are named “Jay” will be be given a SINGLE ADMISSION TICKET to see the movie once for FREE. All they have to do is present their photo IDs. This is the director’s way of giving back to the name that has brought luck to the film. |
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Comment by 0migee — January 21, 2009 @ 11:06 am
I like “Jay”. Saw it when it was shown in UP. Pero distracting pa rin ibang maraming flaws. Medyo madilim ang indoor shots, minsan matagtag pa yung camera. Tapos, matagal bago nailibing ung bida, lampas 40 days kaya yun! Ang tagal naman ng burol nya pero walang eksplanasyon sa pelikula. Ung ibang facts, poorly researched din kasi pumutok daw ang Mt. Pinatubo in 1990… wrong! 1991 pumutok ang Pinatubo, 1990 naman nangyari ung killer earthquake.
Anyway, worth-watching pa rin si Baron at relevant ang theme ng movie about corruption in tv reality/news shows.
Comment by barok obama — January 21, 2009 @ 11:54 am
i luv you coco martin!
Comment by carlos — January 23, 2009 @ 8:35 am
hi coco martin……ingats lagi coz i love u very much nyehehehhehe….
Comment by alain delos santos — January 23, 2009 @ 6:02 pm
sa dami ng hype about the movie jay ay interesadong akong mapanood ang ito. una dahil kay coco martin na ever fave ko talaga. hapi nga ako coz meron na siyang mainstream teleserye sa kapamilya network ang tayong dalawa. dahil galing siya sa starcircle batch 9 ay tiyak akong kukunin siya ng star cinema. sana leading roles ang ibigay sa kanya. magaling siya aktor. kaya dapat lamang pansinin ang galing. plus meron daw frontal nudity si baron giesler. e crush ko rin ito ano? so mga kapatid ko bading go na sa movie theaters kung saan labas ang jay. natulungan natin ang naghihingalong philippine movie industry. okey and see there…
Comment by pauley 1621 — January 24, 2009 @ 5:26 am
halu,coco..u truly show urself n d lng ktwan kundi talent dn..CONGRATS s mga awards moh!mas idol kta kesa kna piolo o sam..i lyk ur acting s MMK at tayong dalawa..believe ako s acting moh…sana mapanood ko iba mong mga pelikula katabi kta,h?!jejeje..(‘;’)
Comment by Hainreigh — February 22, 2009 @ 2:29 pm
bakit walang nagcomment ke baron? mukhang ok naman siya? hayyy baron, type kita!
Comment by carlos — March 13, 2009 @ 7:46 am
haaaay
what can i say
CONGRATULATION
MR. RODEL
u desrv 2 b popular my dear
hmhmhmmhh
God speed
be proud of it
but be humble
Comment by duffyjsh — March 13, 2009 @ 11:27 am
hi coco martin.., i`d watched you daybreak video.., i really like the way you act there in that scenes.., napaka sexy mo and you are very hot.., hekhekhek:-)
Comment by bobet — March 16, 2009 @ 9:36 pm
so hot!!
i love u coco!!
parang ang yummy moh…
hehe..
Comment by shen — March 25, 2009 @ 2:00 pm
hi coco martin…ang cute mo tlga…lagi kita pinapanood sa tyong dalawa..keep up the good work,,sure malyo p mara2ting mo…..
Comment by may — April 14, 2009 @ 10:44 pm