SUSAN ROCES VISITS VIDEO 48

Ms. Susan Roces at Video 48,  October 27, 2012                                 

  

 SR viewing FPJ collage poster

SR signing "Perlas ng Silangan" theatrical poster

Me and SR

"THE AMAZING EXPLOITS OF PINOY BATMEN" / THE PHILIPPINE STAR

Just featured in today's issue of The Philippine Star (July 21, 2012). The article, "The Amazing Exploits of Pinoy Batmen," written by Don Jaucian, traces the history of Pinoy Batman in Philippine movies---

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--- thanks to Don Jaucian for the wonderful article---

"WELL-LOVED LOCAL LOVE DITTIES": MABUHAY MAGAZINE/ FEBRUARY 2012 ISSUE

Mabuhay Magazine/ February 2012 Issue
Official In-flight magazine of Philippine Air Lines



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VIDEO 48 FEATURED IN "EXPAT TRAVEL & LIFESTYLE" MAGAZINE/ 30th ANNIVERSARY ISSUE 2011

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Many thanks to Raydon Reyes for the wonderful write-up, Dennis Rito for the photos and to the staff of Expat Travel & Lifestyle magazine!

"VIDEO 48" CITED IN "INSIDER PICKS: MANILA BY DAY" BOOK

In a Nutshell--- A daytime city guide bred by word of mouth, Insider Picks: Manila By Day isn't an attempt to cover all that the metro has to offer (especially since today’s café is tomorrow’s barber shop in these fickle parts). It is, rather, an inspired pursuit of premium alternatives: places and things well beyond the “same old, same old” whether they’re quirky holes-in-the-wall or old-timers with perks and goodies that many don’t know about. Insider Picks: Manila By Day is just that—insider secrets too delicious not to share!

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Video 48 Specialty: Old hard-to-find movies

Video killed the radio star, and pirated DVDs killed the video store. So why is Video 48 still around? Because it did something the chain stores failed to do. From the day it opened nearly 20 years ago, Video 48 offered something more than plain distribution. It’s called curation. The owner, Simon Santos, lives and breathes film, and has the most informed selection of local and Hollywood classics among all the video shops in the metro. Many a young filmmaker’s education was nurtured here, and the late greats like Lino Brocka and Chaning Carlos were regulars, as are today’s active directors and screenwriters...

My sincere thanks to the staff of Insider Picks: Manila By Day

A MESSAGE FROM RHEA SANTOS

Rhea Santos, an award-winning broadcast journalist, host and newscaster of GMA Network Channel 7, visited Video 48 last March 3 for the taping of her weekly program, “Tunay na Buhay.” The shop was used as a backdrop for the episode on the life of Gino Antonio, a popular bold star of the 80s.

I was touched by the very warm message of Ms. Santos when my staff asked the pretty host for an autograph.

Rhea Santos

"VIDEO 48" FEATURED IN ABC CHANNEL 5 "SAPUL SA SINGKO" MORNING SHOW

Video 48 was featured in ABC TV Channel 5 morning show "Sapul sa Singko," in the segment "Makata on the Spot." The show was aired March 9, 2011.

TV Clip Part One/ Courtesy of ABC Ch.5


TV Clip Part Two/ Courtesy of ABC Ch.5

VIDEO 48: THE WIDE, WILD WORLD OF PHILIPPINE MOVIES

Video 48 was featured in today's issue of the Sunday Inquirer Magazine. I am happy to be part of this issue devoted primarily on Philippine Blogosphere.

Sunday Inquirer Magazine/ January 23, 2011
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Many thanks to Eric Caruncho for the wonderful article---

WINNERS AND ANSWERS TO "NAME THE STAR(S)/MOVIE TRIVIA CONTEST"

This concludes our "Name the Star(s)/ Movie Trivia Contest." Thank you to all who participated and hope to see you next time. The first five winners who gave the correct answers are: James de la Rosa, Eric Nadurata, Sani de la Rosa, Rarepinoyfilms and Vintagepinoy. Congratulations! You can claim your prize at Mary Santos Artcade #48 West Avenue, Quezon City. Bring valid IDs.

Answers:
1. Jose Padilla, Jr. and Mila del Sol
2. Norma Blancaflor and Ely Ramos, Jr.
3. Leopoldo Salcedo and Celia Flor
4. Joan Page
5. Satur
6. Tessie Quintana and Armando Goyena
7. Mario Montenegro and Delia Razon
8. Rosita Noble
9. Manding Claro
10. Corazon Rivas
11. Myrna Delgado
12. Rita Gomez
13. Itim
14. Minsa'y Isang Gamu-Gamo
15. Rubia Serbios

"NAME THE STAR(S)/ MOVIE" TRIVIA CONTEST AND WIN A LIMITED "MALANG" T-SHIRT

"The contest will officially ends tomorrow ... four down, one to go... Hurry up!"

I didn't expect the questions to be that extremely difficult! I was advised to bend the rules a bit. I decided that the first five (5) persons who would give me 10 of 15 correct answers get the t-shirt.

Video 48 just turned 22 last October. My blogs: Video 48 and FPJ-DaKing turned three last September.

To celebrate this, I will be holding another contest. Katuwaan lang po, as they say! I will be giving away 5 limited "Malang" T-shirts for the first 5 lucky persons who can give me correct answers to 15 questions. I decided to make the questions relatively easy so as to give others a fair chance. I wish to thank all of you for keeping me company for the past three years and I hope, with God's grace, to continue in succeeding years. All your invaluable comments, encouragements, compliments and inspiring words keep me going.

"Malang" T-shirt"

15 QUESTIONS

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4. Name the "blonde" actress
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Mechanics:

1. To validate your entry, you have to first register your name at the comment box and send your answers to my email address at simon_santos48@yahoo.com

2. Winners will be notified by email and in my succeeding blog post.

3. To the winners, you can claim your prize at my shop at 48 West Avenue, Quezon City. To those residing in provinces and overseas, you can ask your relatives or friends to pick it up and mail it for you (sorry for the inconvenience). Bring valid IDs for identification.

Again, thank you very much for participating!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!

LOOKING BACK

While rummaging through my old files, I came across these video rental membership and business cards. Looking back, it brought back wonderful memories of days gone by, the so-called the "betamax" era. I remember the days I used to go and visit video rental shops like Allied, Trigon, Trifari, Shop & Lift, Beta Tape Center, Cardinal Audio (all in the old Virra Mall in Greenhills), Video Take-Out (in Makati), Digital Concepts, Lasertech, ACA, W & S, W & T, Hi-Density, Sound and Vision (all in Quezon City), among others. Good parts of my life were spent searching and scouring for classic and unforgettable movie titles. I used to rent beta and VHS tapes or Laser discs from these establishments and later collected most of these titles. One of the best shops to go to was Video Take-Out, located at the lower ground floor of Makati Cinema Square. Considered as haven among film lovers, the store had a wide collection of inventory; most of the titles, in LD format were rare and hard-to-find, not commonly found in other video stores.

Soon, I set my own shop and quite successful. For my video purchases and needs, the shops to go were Magnavision, Warner Bros., Video Lane, Video City, OMI Video Enterprises and Astrovision. Many things have changed since then--- Most of these video shops, except for Astrovision (now Astroplus) and Video City are all gone.