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| name = Live Show
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| image = Live_Show_Poster.jpg
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* Hazel Espinosa
* Hazel Espinosa
* [[Ana Capri]]
* [[Ana Capri]]
* [[Daria Ramirez]]
* Daria Ramirez
* Marcus Madrigal
* Marcus Madrigal
* [[Simon Ibarra]]
* [[Simon Ibarra]]
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| studio = Available Light
| studio = Available Light
| distributor = [[Regal Entertainment]]
| distributor = [[Regal Entertainment]]
| released = 2000
| released = {{Film date|2000}}
| runtime = 110 minutes
| runtime = 110 minutes
| country = Philippines
| country = Philippines
| language = Filipino
| language = Filipino
}}
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'''''Live Show''''', originally titled '''''Toro''''', is a Philippine [[drama film]] directed and written by [[Jose Javier Reyes]].
'''''Live Show''''', originally titled '''''Toro''''', is a Philippine [[Sex in film|erotic]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed and written by [[Jose Javier Reyes]].


==Plot==
==Plot==
The film depicts the lives of poverty-stricken young men and women, called ''torero'' and ''torera'',<REF name="Auto7M-1"/> forced to the trade of performing live fornication on stage of Manila's nightclubs in exchange for money.<REF name="Philippines censor vows stern rule"/>
The film depicts the lives of poverty-stricken young men and women, called ''torero'' and ''torera'',<ref name="Auto7M-1"/> forced to the trade of performing live fornication on stage of Manila's nightclubs in exchange for money.<ref name="Philippines censor vows stern rule"/>


==Cast==
==Cast==
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* [[Hazel Espinosa]] as Sandra
* [[Hazel Espinosa]] as Sandra
* [[Ana Capri]] as Rosita
* [[Ana Capri]] as Rosita
* [[Daria Ramirez]] as Elma
* Daria Ramirez as Elma
* [[Marcus Madrigal]] as Jojo
* [[Marcus Madrigal]] as Jojo
* [[Simon Ibarra]] as Vio
* [[Simon Ibarra]] as Vio
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* Oliver Hartmann as Jake
* Oliver Hartmann as Jake
* Martin Gonzalo as Danny
* Martin Gonzalo as Danny
* [[Paolo Rivero]] as Rolly<REF name="Auto7M-2"/>
* [[Paolo Rivero]] as Rolly<ref name="Auto7M-2"/>


==Release==
==Release==
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===Ban===
===Ban===
''Live Show'' created a public outcry in the Philippines.<ref name="Dead Show"/> The [[Catholic Church in the Philippines|Catholic Church]] severely criticized the Philippine government for allowing the screening of the film, which shows upper frontal nudity.<ref name ="BBC"/> After running for about two weeks, then President of the Philippines [[Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo]] suspended ''Live Show'''s run in theaters and ordered the creation of an appeals committee, which includes representative of Macapagal-Arroyo and the film industry, to screen a review.<REF name="Auto7M-3"/>
''Live Show'' created a public outcry in the Philippines.<ref name="Dead Show"/> The [[Catholic Church in the Philippines|Catholic Church]] severely criticized the Philippine government for allowing the screening of the film, which shows upper frontal nudity.<ref name ="BBC"/> After running for about two weeks, then President of the Philippines [[Gloria Macapagal Arroyo]] suspended ''Live Show'''s run in theaters and ordered the creation of an appeals committee, which includes representative of Macapagal-Arroyo and the film industry, to screen a review.<ref name="Auto7M-3"/>


The banning of ''Live Show'' triggered a debate over the freedom of expression and the role of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines.<ref name ="BBC"/> On March 22, 2001, [[Nicanor Tiongson]], Siguion-Reyna's successor, resigned from his post, and accused the Church and Macapagal-Arroyo of religious bigotry.<ref name ='Philippines censor vows stern rule'/> He was replaced by Alejandro Roces.<REF name="Auto7M-4"/>
The banning of ''Live Show'' triggered a debate over the freedom of expression and the role of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines.<ref name ="BBC"/> On March 22, 2001, [[Nicanor Tiongson]], Siguion-Reyna's successor, resigned from his post, and accused the Church and Macapagal-Arroyo of religious bigotry.<ref name ='Philippines censor vows stern rule'/> He was replaced by Alejandro Roces.<ref name="Auto7M-4"/>


Macapagal-Arroyo elicited criticisms for banning a film she had not seen.<REF name="Auto7M-5"/> The ban also provoked fierce protests from the film industry, which accused Macapagal-Arroyo of buckling under pressure from Manila Archbishop Cardinal [[Jaime Sin]], the top prelate at the time.<ref name ='Philippines censor vows stern rule'/> On March 23, 2001, director [[Jose Javier Reyes]], along with [[Klaudia Koronel]] and 2,000 others working in the entertainment industry, marched down [[Mendiola Street]] to protest the ban.<REF name="Auto7M-6"/> Macapagal-Arroyo decided to watch the film, and kept the ban in place.<REF name="Auto7M-7"/>
Macapagal-Arroyo elicited criticisms for banning a film she had not seen.<ref name="Auto7M-5"/> The ban also provoked fierce protests from the film industry, which accused Macapagal-Arroyo of buckling under pressure from Manila Archbishop Cardinal [[Jaime Sin]], the top prelate at the time.<ref name ='Philippines censor vows stern rule'/> On March 23, 2001, director [[Jose Javier Reyes]], along with [[Klaudia Koronel]] and 2,000 others working in the entertainment industry, marched down [[Mendiola Street]] to protest the ban.<ref name="Auto7M-6"/> Macapagal-Arroyo decided to watch the film, and kept the ban in place.<ref name="Auto7M-7"/>


A three-man committee, which normally has five members, reviewed the film March 26.<ref name="Dead Show"/>
A three-man committee, which normally has five members, reviewed the film March 26.<ref name="Dead Show"/>
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==Reception==
==Reception==
''Live Show'' was exhibited at the Berlin Film Festival in 2000 and was shown in 12 other festivals in North America, Europe and Australia, where it earned praise for its brutal realism.<ref name ='Philippines censor vows stern rule'/><REF name="Dead Show"/><REF name="BBC"/> ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' film critic Dennis Harvey praised the film's acting and cinematography, but said it "treats its sex worker theme with a heavy-handed seriousness while simultaneously milking exploitable aspects to the max".<REF name="Auto7M-8"/>
''Live Show'' was exhibited at the Berlin Film Festival in 2000 and was shown in 12 other festivals in North America, Europe and Australia, where it earned praise for its brutal realism.<ref name ='Philippines censor vows stern rule'/><ref name="Dead Show"/><ref name="BBC"/> ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' film critic Dennis Harvey praised the film's acting and cinematography, but said it "treats its sex worker theme with a heavy-handed seriousness while simultaneously milking exploitable aspects to the max".<ref name="Auto7M-8"/>


==Aftermath==
==Aftermath==
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<ref name="Auto7M-1">{{cite news |title=Marvin, sSasabak na rin sa Bold Movie ! |url=https://www.philstar.com/showbiz/2001/02/06/119215/marvin-sasabak-na-rin-sa-bold-movie- |accessdate=13 January 2019 |date=6 February 2001 |language=Filipino}}</ref>
<ref name="Auto7M-1">{{cite news |title=Marvin, sSasabak na rin sa Bold Movie ! |url=https://www.philstar.com/showbiz/2001/02/06/119215/marvin-sasabak-na-rin-sa-bold-movie- |access-date=13 January 2019 |date=6 February 2001 |language=Filipino}}</ref>


<ref name ='Philippines censor vows stern rule'>{{Cite web | title = Philippines Censor Vows Stern Rule | work = World | url = http://edition.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/southeast/03/26/philippines.film/ | publisher = CNN.com | date = 26 March 2001 | accessdate = 16 June 2013 }}</ref>
<ref name ='Philippines censor vows stern rule'>{{Cite web | title = Philippines Censor Vows Stern Rule | work = World | url = http://edition.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/southeast/03/26/philippines.film/ | publisher = CNN.com | date = 26 March 2001 | access-date = 16 June 2013 }}</ref>


<ref name="Auto7M-2">{{cite web |title= Asian Movies - Philippinen 1976-2003 |url=http://www.molodezhnaja.ch/philippinen.htm#liveshow |website=www.molodezhnaja.ch |accessdate=13 January 2019}}</ref>
<ref name="Auto7M-2">{{cite web |title= Asian Movies - Philippinen 1976-2003 |url=http://www.molodezhnaja.ch/philippinen.htm#liveshow |website=www.molodezhnaja.ch |access-date=13 January 2019}}</ref>


<ref name="Dead Show">{{Cite web | last = Villanueva | first = Marichu | title = Live Show Now a Dead Show | url = http://www.philstar.com/news-feature/91980/live-show-now-dead-show | publisher = The Philippine Star | date = 4 April 2001 | accessdate = 16 June 2013 }}</ref>
<ref name="Dead Show">{{Cite web | last = Villanueva | first = Marichu | title = Live Show Now a Dead Show | url = http://www.philstar.com/news-feature/91980/live-show-now-dead-show | publisher = The Philippine Star | date = 4 April 2001 | access-date = 16 June 2013 }}</ref>


<ref name ="BBC">{{Cite web | work = ASIA-PACIFIC | title = Philippines to Review Ban on Sex Film | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1234155.stm | publisher = BBC News | date = 23 March 2001 | accessdate = 16 June 2013 }}</ref>
<ref name ="BBC">{{Cite web | work = ASIA-PACIFIC | title = Philippines to Review Ban on Sex Film | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1234155.stm | publisher = BBC News | date = 23 March 2001 | access-date = 16 June 2013 }}</ref>


<ref name="Auto7M-3">{{Cite web | last = Salterio | first = Leah | work = Showbiz Tidbits | title = Tiongson not Blaming Church but its' Moral Terrorists' | url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wqU2AAAAIBAJ&sjid=hSUMAAAAIBAJ&dq=nicanor%20tiongson&pg=2066%2C31891063 | publisher = Philippine Daily Inquirer | date = 23 March 2001 | accessdate = 16 June 2013 }}</ref>
<ref name="Auto7M-3">{{Cite web | last = Salterio | first = Leah | work = Showbiz Tidbits | title = Tiongson not Blaming Church but its 'Moral Terrorists' | url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wqU2AAAAIBAJ&dq=nicanor%20tiongson&pg=2066%2C31891063 | publisher = Philippine Daily Inquirer | date = 23 March 2001 | access-date = 16 June 2013 }}</ref>


<ref name="Auto7M-4">{{Cite web | last = McGirk | first = Tim | title = 'If I'm Having Sex...' | url = http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,104822,00.html | publisher = TIME | date = 3 April 2001 | accessdate = 16 June 2013 }}</ref>
<ref name="Auto7M-4">{{Cite web | last = McGirk | first = Tim | title = 'If I'm Having Sex...' | url = http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,104822,00.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090126063643/http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,104822,00.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = January 26, 2009 | publisher = TIME | date = 3 April 2001 | access-date = 16 June 2013 }}</ref>


<ref name="Auto7M-5">{{Cite web | work = World News | title = Sex Stars Lead Manila Protest Against Arroyo | url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fCwhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iHgFAAAAIBAJ&dq=live%20show%20movie%20ban&pg=3064%2C3821904 | publisher = New Straits Times | date = 26 March 2001 | accessdate = 16 June 2013 }}</ref>
<ref name="Auto7M-5">{{Cite web | work = World News | title = Sex Stars Lead Manila Protest Against Arroyo | url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fCwhAAAAIBAJ&dq=live%20show%20movie%20ban&pg=3064%2C3821904 | publisher = New Straits Times | date = 26 March 2001 | access-date = 16 June 2013 }}</ref>


<ref name="Auto7M-6">{{Cite web | last = Reyes | first = Jose Javier | title = A Footnote on Mideo | work = Mediacrity | publisher = Yahoo! OMG! Philippines | url = http://ph.omg.yahoo.com/blogs/mediacrity/footnote-mideo-060036843.html#more-id | date = 15 August 2011 | accessdate = 16 June 2013 }}
<ref name="Auto7M-6">{{Cite web | last = Reyes | first = Jose Javier | title = A Footnote on Mideo | work = Mediacrity | publisher = Yahoo! OMG! Philippines | url = http://ph.omg.yahoo.com/blogs/mediacrity/footnote-mideo-060036843.html#more-id | date = 15 August 2011 | access-date = 16 June 2013 }}
</ref>
</ref>


<ref name="Auto7M-7">{{cite web|author=McGirk, Tim|url=http://www.time.com:80/time/asia/arts/magazine/0,9754,104662,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010611184757/http://www.time.com:80/time/asia/arts/magazine/0,9754,104662,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2001-06-11|title=The President's Scissors|work=[[Time Asia]]|date=2001-04-09|volume=157|issue=14|accessdate=2018-11-15}}</ref>
<ref name="Auto7M-7">{{cite web|author=McGirk, Tim|url=http://www.time.com:80/time/asia/arts/magazine/0,9754,104662,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010611184757/http://www.time.com:80/time/asia/arts/magazine/0,9754,104662,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2001-06-11|title=The President's Scissors|work=[[Time Asia]]|date=2001-04-09|volume=157|issue=14|access-date=2018-11-15}}</ref>


<ref name="Auto7M-8">{{cite web |last1=Harvey |first1=Dennis |title=Toro |url=https://variety.com/2000/film/reviews/toro-1200460862/ |website=Variety |date=March 26, 2000 |accessdate=January 13, 2020}}</ref>
<ref name="Auto7M-8">{{cite web |last1=Harvey |first1=Dennis |title=Toro |url=https://variety.com/2000/film/reviews/toro-1200460862/ |website=Variety |date=March 26, 2000 |access-date=January 13, 2020}}</ref>


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Revision as of 23:32, 6 May 2024

Live Show
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJose Javier Reyes
Written byJose Javier Reyes
Starring
CinematographyEduardo Jacinto
Edited byVito N. Cajili
Music byJesse Lucas
Production
company
Available Light
Distributed byRegal Entertainment
Release date
  • 2000 (2000)
Running time
110 minutes
LandPhilippinen
SpracheFilipino

Live Show, originally titled Toro, is a Philippine erotic drama film directed and written by Jose Javier Reyes.

Plot

The film depicts the lives of poverty-stricken young men and women, called torero and torera,[1] forced to the trade of performing live fornication on stage of Manila's nightclubs in exchange for money.[2]

Cast

Release

Name change

In 2000, Movie and Television Review and Classification Board chairman Armida Siguion-Reyna ordered a ban on Live Show. After the first ban was imposed, a "second (expanded) review committee" was created and subsequently overruled the decision and voted to give the producer, Regal Films, the permit to exhibit.[4]

The film, however, was not shown in public theaters in the Philippines until the second week of March 2001 after its original name, Toro, which means pay-per-view sex in local slang, was changed.[5][4]

Ban

Live Show created a public outcry in the Philippines.[4] The Catholic Church severely criticized the Philippine government for allowing the screening of the film, which shows upper frontal nudity.[5] After running for about two weeks, then President of the Philippines Gloria Macapagal Arroyo suspended Live Show's run in theaters and ordered the creation of an appeals committee, which includes representative of Macapagal-Arroyo and the film industry, to screen a review.[6]

The banning of Live Show triggered a debate over the freedom of expression and the role of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines.[5] On March 22, 2001, Nicanor Tiongson, Siguion-Reyna's successor, resigned from his post, and accused the Church and Macapagal-Arroyo of religious bigotry.[2] He was replaced by Alejandro Roces.[7]

Macapagal-Arroyo elicited criticisms for banning a film she had not seen.[8] The ban also provoked fierce protests from the film industry, which accused Macapagal-Arroyo of buckling under pressure from Manila Archbishop Cardinal Jaime Sin, the top prelate at the time.[2] On March 23, 2001, director Jose Javier Reyes, along with Klaudia Koronel and 2,000 others working in the entertainment industry, marched down Mendiola Street to protest the ban.[9] Macapagal-Arroyo decided to watch the film, and kept the ban in place.[10]

A three-man committee, which normally has five members, reviewed the film March 26.[4]

On April 3, 2001, the Malacañang appeals committee ordered the permanent ban of Live Show from exhibition in local theaters. Then presidential chief of staff Renato Corona, a member of the three-man committee disclosed that members of the committee voted for an outright ban of the film while one member voted for extensive cuts on both scenes and dialogues.[4]

Reception

Live Show was exhibited at the Berlin Film Festival in 2000 and was shown in 12 other festivals in North America, Europe and Australia, where it earned praise for its brutal realism.[2][4][5] Variety film critic Dennis Harvey praised the film's acting and cinematography, but said it "treats its sex worker theme with a heavy-handed seriousness while simultaneously milking exploitable aspects to the max".[11]

Aftermath

After watching Live Show herself, Macapagal-Arroyo called it "a well-made soft-porn film."[4] In a bid to appease members of the movie industry fighting for the freedom of expression, the President cut the amusement tax by 50 percent to 15 percent and vowed to go after video pirates and said the tax rebate would no longer give producers an excuse to resort to making quick return-on-investment movies that cater only to the baser instincts.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Marvin, sSasabak na rin sa Bold Movie !" (in Filipino). February 6, 2001. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Philippines Censor Vows Stern Rule". World. CNN.com. March 26, 2001. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  3. ^ "Asian Movies - Philippinen 1976-2003". www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Villanueva, Marichu (April 4, 2001). "Live Show Now a Dead Show". The Philippine Star. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  5. ^ a b c d "Philippines to Review Ban on Sex Film". ASIA-PACIFIC. BBC News. March 23, 2001. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  6. ^ Salterio, Leah (March 23, 2001). "Tiongson not Blaming Church but its 'Moral Terrorists'". Showbiz Tidbits. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  7. ^ McGirk, Tim (April 3, 2001). "'If I'm Having Sex...'". TIME. Archived from the original on January 26, 2009. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  8. ^ "Sex Stars Lead Manila Protest Against Arroyo". World News. New Straits Times. March 26, 2001. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  9. ^ Reyes, Jose Javier (August 15, 2011). "A Footnote on Mideo". Mediacrity. Yahoo! OMG! Philippines. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  10. ^ McGirk, Tim (April 9, 2001). "The President's Scissors". Time Asia. Archived from the original on June 11, 2001. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
  11. ^ Harvey, Dennis (March 26, 2000). "Toro". Variety. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
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