Gosiengfiao revival at CCP

FINE examples of 1970s and 1980s camp are enjoying a revival. Apart from the “Temptation Island” remake opening next month and the “Bomba Star” rerun at the Paris Cinema fest in July, another Joey Gosiengfiao film will be revisited—this one by the Society of Filipino Archivists for Film. Once believed “lost,” Gosiengfiao’s 1976 drama, “Babae Ngayon at Kailanman,” will be shown at the Manuel Conde Dream Theater of the Cultural Center of the Philippines on May 14, 2 p.m. Some of the film’s stars, including Gloria Diaz and Vivian Velez, are expected at the screening. Bayani San Diego Jr.

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