Monday, December 28, 2009

The Earliest Indonesian Films


10. Terang Boelan (Full Moon), 1937
Dircetor: Albert Balink
Actors: Roekiah, Rd Mochtar, ET Effendi, Tjitjih, Muhin, Kartolo
Synopsis: A love story that voiced criticism of traditional values that prevent the marriage between young lovers
Importance: Was direct adpotion of the Hollywood movie ‘ The Jungle Princess’
· The movie pioneered the star and formula system that was applied to movies that came later
· Movie used stage play elements such as Romance, fights, comic mischief and popular songs
· Attracted the indonesian’s that enjoyed stage plays into theater
· Commercial success was http://opinibureto.blogspot.com due to the beautiful lead actors, Roekiah and Rd Mochtar. Movie paved their way to stardom
· Proved that local movies can be highly profitable, resulting in more movies produced per year
· Demand for many stage play actors after this movie
Production Company: Algemene Nederlands Indiche Film (ANIF)


9. Pareh (Rice), 1935
Director: Albert Balink, Mannus Franken
Actors: Rd Mochtar, Doenaesih, Soekarsih, T Effendy, Roegaya
Synopsis: Film about the indigenous people, that also showed off the exotic Indonesian landscape
Imprtance: Another joint venture film. The director seeked the help Mannus Franken, and the Wong Brothers to help make the movie
· Film was praised by critics but flopped at the box office
· The first Indonesian film in which the camera was given a dynamic and active role
· Served as momentum to produce the directors next film which was a milestone in Indonesian film
. Film Preserved in Netherlands Film Museum
Production Company: Java Pacific Film

8. Doea Siloeman Poetien Item (2 White Snake Devils), 1934
Director: The Teng Cun
Actors:?
Synopsis: A film about a snake goddess who disguises herself as a pretty woman whom later marries a guy she is attracted to
Importance: Was the first horror film in Indonesia. Use of pretty and ghostly female character to draw audience.
. The influence to use pretty and ghostly female characters continued to be seen in this commercially popular genre in later Indonesian cinema.
. The Teng Chun continued developing the horror genre and stopped doing films on Chinese legends
Production Company: Cino Motion Pictures

7. Zuster Theresia (Sister Theresia), 1932
Director: MH Schilling
Actors: Alice Heyman, MH Schilling, Ida Schilling, Hugo de Roode, Daisy Diephuis, Heng Maschaup, R Diephuis, F Bernhard, Carl Schilling
Synopsis: A love story where the third becomes a nun
Importance: Had sound that was comparable to films from Germany and United States.
. Film uses Dutch language and was probably the ethnic Chinese attempt to attract Dutch audiences
Production Company: Halimoen Films

6. Boenga Roos dari Tjikembang (The Rose from Tjikembang), 1931
Director: The Teng Cun
Actors:?
Synopsis: About the inter-ethnic relation between a Chinese and a native
Importance: First Indonesian Sound film
· First movie that was about inter-ethnic relations and assimilation
· Marked the start when The Teng Chun started to produce domestic sound films
Production Company: Cino Motion Pictures

5. Resia Boroboedoer (The Secret of Borobudur), 1928
Director: ?
Actors: Olive Young
Synopsis: bout a women who departs from China to go to Borobudur to get the ashes of Buddha
Importance: Company paid a lot to star Shanghai actress, Olive Young
. The movie was a failed attempt to compete with the imported Shanghai movies that were popular than
· Company went bankrupt after one movie
Production Company: Nancing Film Corporation

4. Si Tjonat, 1929
Director: Nelson Wong
Actors:Herman Sim, Ku Fung May, Lie A Tjip
Synopsis: About Thio Sing Sing a Chinese hero who defeats and stops the pribumi (Indigenous Indonesian) villain Si Tjonat
Importance: Precursor to the eventual centraility of Jakarta to the film industry and the settings for their narratives
· First movie to pit a Chinese hero against pribumi villains
· Combined popular fiction stories with lots of fighting, a narrative model used by films till the early 1930s
Production Company: Batavia Motion Picture

3. Lily Van Java (Lily from Java), 1928
Director: Nelson Wong
Actors: Lie Lian Hoa, Lie Bouw Tan
Synopsis: About the forced marriage within a Chinese Indonesian family
Importance: Marked the arrival of the Wong Brothers
· It was the first joint venture film
· The first Chinese Indonesian film catered to Chinese audiences
· Initiated the film industry
Production Company: South Seas Films Company

2. Eulis Atjih, 1927
Director: G. Kruger
Actors: Arsad, Soekria
Synopsis: A silent family melodrama
Importance: Film screened together with Keroncong music performed by group led by Kajoon, a popular musician at the time.
Production Company: Java Film Company.

1. Loetoeng Kasaroeng (The Monkey Kasaroeng), 1926.
Director: L. Heuveldorp
Actors: Martoana, Oemar.
Synopsis: An Indonesian story based on famous West Javean Legend
Importance: Indonsia’s first feature film
· Technical standards could not compare with Hollywood and European films, but was on par with other foreign films
Production Company: Java Film Company
Source:
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Thursday, December 17, 2009

The Legend of The Tielman Brothers


The Tielman Brothers were the first Dutch-Indonesian band that successfully went international in the 1950s. They were one of the pioneers of rock and roll in The Netherlands. The band was quite famous in Europe, long before The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Their music was called Indorock, a fusion of Indonesian and Western music, and has roots in Kroncong.
The story of THE TIELMAN BROTHERS begin in Surabaya, Indonesia. where the 4 little brothers Tielman and little sister Jane started performing together in 1945 folk songs and traditional dances. Father Herman a captain and later quartermaster in the KNIL (Royal Dutch Indonesian Army) and he had stayed in a Japanese concentration camp. He owned a house in Surabaya and started to play music together with his friends. Herman Tielman was a gifted all round musician and he was the one that supplied Reggy, Ponthon, Andy, Loulou and Jane with their rich musical luggage. From the started Ponthon wanted to play the big double bass. Reggy wanted to play banjo and little Loulou was fond of the drums. Andy learned to play lead guitar. During their first performance during a house party they surprised their fathers friends with difficult numbers like Tiger Rag and 12th Street Rag.
Gigs followed at several private parties in Soerbaya. It went fast and within half a year they went on tour as THE TIMOR RHYTHN BROTHERS -Timor is the island, where the Tielman family inherited from - along the camps of the Dutch soldiers. There after they received offers from the NIWIM (National Effort Welfare Indonesia) and together with famous Dutch artists like De Wama’s, the Ramblers and the Skymasters they toured along the major cities of Indonesia. Their shows consisted of music and dances from all over the Indonesian islands including corresponding costumes and ritual attributes like war spears and swords. During these shows father Herman Tielman joined in on guitar mother Flora took care for the general presentation.
On the 29th December 1949 the official independence proclamation of Indonesia took place. The Tielman family now performed for the Indonesians. They even performed in the palace of president Soekarno in Djakarta. When they grew older they started to cover the top hits in perfect close harmony. In 1951 they were introduced to Guitar Boogie of Arthur Smith. Andy later told in an interview: ‘this was the first song which my brothers and I converted into rock ‘n roll by adding drums to it’. Later they started playing number of Les Paul, Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Bill Haley, Fats Domino, Chuck Berry and Gene Vincent. Andy also played together with Dolf de Vries in the band THE STARLIGHTS in Djakarta. Also on Sumatra he played without his brothers in the Hawaiian band of Freddy Wehner....more story about the Tielman Brothers

History
The Timor Rhythm Brothers (1945-1957)
Reggy Tielman (banjo, guitar, vocal)- Surabaya, 20 May 1933
Ponthon Tielman (double bass, guitar, vocal)- 4 August 1934 - 29 April 2000
Andy Tielman (guitar, vocal)– 30 May 1936
Loulou Tielman (Herman Lawrence)(drum, vocal)– 30 october 1938 - 4 August 1994
Jane Tielman (Janette Loraine)(vocal)- 17 August 1940 - 25 juni 1993.
The Four Tielman Brothers - The 4 T's (1957-1959)
Andy Tielman (lead guitar, vocal)
Reggy Tielman (2nd lead guitar, vocal)
Ponthon Tielman (double bass, vocal)
Loulou Tielman (drums, vocal).

The Tielman Brothers (1960-1963)

Andy Tielman (lead guitar, vocal)
Reggy Tielman (2nd lead guitar, vocal)
Franky Luyten (rhytm guitar, vocal)
Ponthon Tielman (bass guitar, 6 string bass, vocal)
Loulou Tielman (drum, vocal)

The Tielman Brothers (1963-1964)

Andy Tielman (lead guitar, vocal)
Alphonse Faverey (lead guitar) ex-stringers to The Four Beat Breakers > The Time Breakers
Reggy Tielman (2nd lead guitar, 6 string bass, vocal)
Franky Luyten (rhythm guitar, vocal) to The Four Beat Breakers > The Time Breakers
Ponthon Tielman (bass guitar, 6 string bass, vocal)to Tielman Royal; afterwards back to Indonesia
Loulou Tielman (drum, vocal)
Jane Tielman (vocal)
The Tielman Brothers (1964-1969)
Andy Tielman (lead guitar, vocal)
Reggy Tielman (2nd lead guitar, 6 string bass,vocal)
Hans Bax (rhythm guitar, vocal)
Robby Latuperisa (bass, guitar, 6 string bass)
Loulou Tielman (drum, vocal)
Jane Tielman (vocal)
Andy Tielman and his Indonesians (1969-1971)
Andy Tielman (lead guitar, vocal)
Reggy Tielman (2nd lead guitar, 6 string bass, vocal)
Rob Latuperisa (bass guitar, 6 string bass)
Loulou Tielman (drum, vocal)
Benny Heynen (tenor saxophone, rhythm guitar)
Leo Masengi (tenor saxophone, rhythm guitar)ex-The High Five
Andy Tielman & The Tielman Brothers Eddy Chatelin (guitar, vocal)
Reggy Tielman (2nd lead guitar, rhythm guitar)
Maurice de la Croix (rhythm guitar)
Leo Masengi (tenor saxophone, rhythm guitar)
Rob Latuperisa (bass guitar)
Benny Heynen (tenor saxophone, trompet, guitar)
Loulou Tielman (drum, vocal).

Discography
FOUR TIELMAN BROTHERS
1958 Rock Little Baby Of Mine / You're Still The One (Fernap FP 5001)

THE TIELMAN BROTHERS SINGLES:
1959 Record Hop / Swing It Up (Imperial HI 1026)
1960 My Maria / You're Still The One (Imperial HI 1032)
1960 Black Eyes / Rock Littie Baby (Imperial HI 1033)
1960 18th Century Rock / Pretend (Imperial HI 1049)
1960 18th Century Rock / Pretend (Capitol 4569) USA
1960 I Can't Forget You / AAA (Imperial HI 1060)
1961 April In Paris / 0 Rosalie (Imperial HI 1203)
1962 Java Guitars / Warum Weinst Du Kleine Tamara (Ariola AT 10032)
1962 In The Mood / Sunday (ooit uitgebracht?)
1962 Tahiti Jungle / Fern Am Amazones (Ariola AT 45366)
1963 Little Hanschen Twist / Twistin'The Carioca (Ariola AT 10484)
1965 Little Girl / Yes I'm In Love (Ariola AT 18054)
1965 Love So True / Don't Go Away (Ariola AT 18056)
1965 Maria / Marabunta (Ariola ANG 10004)
1965 Exodus / Real Love (Ariola ANG 10006)
1965 White Christmas / I Wonder (Ariola ANG 10007)
1965 Little Lovely Lady / Warte Ab Darling Rosmarie
1966 Hello Catharina / Say You're Mine (Ariola AT 18276)
1966 No One But You / You Are The One (Ariola AT 18278)
1966 Maria / I Wonder (Ariola AT 18614)
1966 Exodus / White Christmas (Ariola AT 18654)
1966 Michelle / Du Gehst Vor,ber (Ariola AT 18768)
1966 Wanderer Ohne Ziel / Viel Zu Spat (Ariola AT 18898)
1966 You Got To Much Going For Love / Can't Help Falling In Love
1967 Little Bird / Gone For Good (Delta DS 1263)
1967 Little Bird / Gone For Good (Vogue DV 14696)
1967 Little Bird / She's Gone For Good (Rainwood R-807) USA
1968 I Can't Help Falling In Love / Goodbye Mama (Delta DS 1271)
1968 Absence / Little Dog (Injection TAR 61012)
1968 Nina Don't Go / Maria My Love (Imperial TAR 61013)
1968 Nanana Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye / It's Magic In You Girl (Fontana YF 278838)
1970 Manolito / Unter'm Bambus Von Trinidad
1971 Say A Simple Word / Summer Without You
1972 Poor People / Forever And Evermore (met Jane Tielman)(Negram NG 309)
1972 With Your Help / Tell Me Your Name (Injection 134548)
1973 Hey Hey / I'm A Stranger In My Land (Negram NG 329)
1975 Hey Hey / I'm A Stranger In My Land (heruitgave)(Negram NG 2013)
1975 Goodbye Mama / Country Girl
1976 Rip It Up / Move It (Philips 6012641)
1980 Jesus / Part 2 (Killroy KR 2894 KL)
1980 Jesus / Part 2 (12-inch disco version)(Killroy KR 119504 KL)
1981 Little Bird / Poor People (EMI 5 006-26704)
1981 Cheryl Moana Marie / Blue Bayou
1991 Black Eyes Rock / Rollin' Rock

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Friday, December 11, 2009

The amazing Videos - Hit by Train

10. Train Crashes into Truck


9. Train VS Grain Truck


8. a Trailer hit by Train


7. a Car hit by 2 Trains


6. A man falling off the Train



5. Laddy get killed by Train


4. Train VS Suicidal Woman




3. a Man hit by Train & Truck


2. a Baby hit by Train


1. a Part that you don't want to see

Thursday, December 10, 2009

The oldest castle fortress in Indonesia


10. Fort Pendem (1887 AD)
Adjacent to teh Teluk Penyu Beach you can find an underground fort built by the Dutch around the 19th century (1887).It was built as to inspect the marine traffic in the Indian Ocean especially the military. There are inter related channels and wide room inside. Pendem Fort has 14 military sheds which each shed can hold one army team.It is also facilitated with a tunnel consist of 4 entrances gates protected with six cannons

9. Fort du Bus (1828 AD)
Dutch formally proclaim the south west coast as a Netherlands possession. Dutch goverment post and colony named Merkusoord established on Triton Bay. Fort du Bus was built of stone and named after the Belgian Viscount du Bus de Ghisignies, Governer-General of the Dutch East Indies.

8. Fort de Kock (1825 AD)
The city was known as Fort de Kock during colonial times in reference to the Dutch outpost established here in 1825 during the Padri War. The fort was founded by Captain Bauer at the top of Jirek hill and later named after the then Lieutenant Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, Hendrik Merkus de Kock. The first road connecting the region with the west coast was built between 1833 and 1841 via the Anai Gorge, easing troop movements, cutting the costs of transportation and providing an economic stimulus for the agricultural economy. In 1856 a teacher-training college (Kweekschool) was founded in the city, the first in Sumatra, as part of a policy to provide educational opportunities to the indigenous population. A rail line connecting the city with Payakumbuh and Padang was constructed between 1891 and 1894.During the Japanese occupation of Indonesia in World War II, the city was the headquarters for the Japanese 25th Army, the force which occupied Sumatra. The headquarters was moved to the city in April 1943 from Singapore, and remained until the Japanese surrender in August 1945.

7. Fort Victoria in Ambon (1775 AD)
Fort Victoria, Ambon, was built in the seventeenth century and is located near the beach. It was the residence of the military camander of the mollucas, Fort Victoria houses military until today.
6. Fort Vastenberg (1745 AD)
FORMERLY, this building was called Grootmoedigheid and was built by General Baron Van Imhoff in 1745 as the fort of the Dutch Indie army for the central Java territory. This fort was built in the middle of the town, close to the Kasunanan palace, so that the army could easily watch the movements inside the palace. This fort was closely related to the residence of the Dutch governor.
This building lies in the same ground as the residence buildings of the high rank army officers.

5. Fort Malborough (1714 AD)
The British East India Company established a long-running pepper-trading center and garrison at Bengkulu (Bencoolen) in 1685. In 1714 the British built Fort Marlborough in the city; the fort still stands. The trading post was never financially profitable for the British, hampered by a location Europeans found unpleasant, and, more importantly, an inability to find sufficient pepper to buy.
Despite these difficulties, the British persisted, maintaining the presence there for 150 years before ceding it to the Dutch as part of the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 to focus attention on Malacca. Like the rest of present-day Indonesia, Bengkulu remained a Dutch colony until after World War II.During Sukarno's imprisonment by the Dutch in the early 1930s, the future first president of Indonesia lived briefly in Bengkulu. Here he met his wife, Fatmawati, who gave him several children, the most famous being the first female President of Indonesia, Megawati Sukarnoputri.
Bengkulu lies near the Sunda Fault and is prone to earthquakes and tsunamis. In June 2000 a quake caused damage and the death of at least 100 people. A recent report predicts that Bengkulu is "at risk of inundation over the next few decades from undersea earthquakes predicted along the coast of Sumatra"
A series of earthquakes struck Bengkulu during September, 2007, killing 13 people.


4. Fort Rotterdam (1667 AD)
Said to be one of the best preserved Dutch buildings in Indonesia, Fort Rotterdam was built around 1667 on the site of a Gowanese fort built 100 years before. The black stone walls have been partly restored, as have most of the buildings within.
Inside the fort is a small museum with an eclectic collection of cultural artefacts from South Sulawesi. The museum is only open Tuesday to Sunday mornings, from 8:00 to 12:30. The fort is open every day from 8:00 to 18:00. A 'donation' is expected to gain entry. About 10,000 Rupiah (10,000.00 IDR) is enough.


3. Fort Potugis (1632 AD)
Portuguese fort which is located 45 Km north of Jepara town became one of mainstay attractions Jepara regency.
Viewed from the side of this fort was geographically very strategic for military purposes. The fort was built over a rock hill lane just in front of the sea and Mondoliko Island.
In 1619, the city Jayakarta / Sunda Kelapa entered the Dutch East India Company, and currently the Sunda Kelapa was renamed Batavia regarded as the beginning of the growing Imperialist colonization by the Dutch in Indonesia. Sultan Agung of Mataram king had sensed the danger of his situation falls into the hands of the city Jayakarta Netherlands. Sultan Agung to the army preparing to expel the Dutch.King of Mataram determination was carried out respectively in the year 1628 and year 1629 that ended with the defeat on the part of Jepara Mataram. This incident makes Sultan Agung think that the Dutch East India Company could only be defeated by land and sea attacks simultaneously, but Mataram not have a strong navy, and need the help of a third party who is also at odds with the VOC of the Portuguese Nation.
Cooperation agreement between Mataram and the Portuguese to be held and the early stages of putting troops on the Portuguese fort built by Mataram in 1632. The fort is very effective to keep the shipping traffic into the city of Jepara who became the main Airport of Mataram for exports and imports.
Reality Mataram and Portuguese co-operation can not be realized for the purpose expelled the Dutch in Batavia, even in 1642 the Portuguese moved out of the fort because of Malacca as the main cities in Southeast Asia Portuguese precisely captured by the Dutch in 1641.


2. Fort Belgica (1611 AD)

Fort Belgica, one of many forts built by the Dutch East India Company, is located in the Banda Islands, Maluku Province, and is one of the largest remaining European forts in Indonesia.
Constructed in 1611, the fort was an important defensive structure commanding over the bay of Bandanaira. Its construction gave the Dutch an edge over other colonial powers in the area, and still remains the largest extant structure on the Banda Islands.


1. Keraton - Buton Hill Fort (1597 AD)
The Keraton which overlooks the town of Bau-Bau is said to be the largest walled fort in the world. It is the site where the old Butonese Monarchy lived and ruled from. You can walk around the great walls which are still standing today and take in the great views out over the coastal town of Bau-Bau. It is possible to visit the Keraton museum within the fort and explore the little pathways which run through the small villages within the fort whilst soaking up the relaxed village culture.
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Thursday, December 3, 2009

The Legend of Warkop DKI

Warkop (abbreviation Warung Kopi) prior called Warkop Prambors are an Indonesian comedian group that enjoyed success in the 1980s - 1990s. Assembled in Jakarta on 1976 under Prambors management, Warkop burgeoned as favorite comedian group surpassed Srimulat and Jayakarta group. Subsequently they settled as Warkop DKI (Warkop Dono-Kasino-Indro), after they appeared in the cinema.
In the mid 1970s, Warkop joined to Prambors for the Obrolan Santai di Warung Kopi comedy weekly program. The program showed Dono as Slamet; Kasino as Mas Bei, Acong, and Buyung; Indro as Mastowi and Ubai; Nanu as Tulo; Rudy as Mr. James and Bang Cholil. One time, they showed in Terminal Musikal program, directed by Mus Mualim. It revived Warkops' reputation.
The members are Wahjoe Sardono, Kasino Hadiwibowo, Indrodjojo Kusumonegoro, Nanu Mulyono, and Rudy Badil. They are Javanese and graduates. Dono, Kasino, Nanu were students at University of Indonesia and Indro was a student at Pancasila University. With a background as students, many of the comedy topics contained social criticism.

Filmography

Warkop was particularly productive comic group during 1979 - 1994 - it Warkop created 34 films.

"Mana Tahan" 1979
"Gengsi Dong"1980
"Pintar-pintar bodoh"1980
"Manusia 6.000.000 Dolar"1981
"IQ jongkok" 1981
"Setan kredit"1981
"Dongkrak Antik"1982
"Chips"1982
"Maju Kena Mundur Kena"1983
"Pokoknya Beres"1983
"Itu bisa diatur"1984
"Tahu diri dong"1984
"Kesempatan Dalam Kesempitan" 1985
"Gantian dong" 1985
"Atas boleh bawah boleh" 1986
"Sama Juga Bohong" 1986
"Depan bisa belakang bisa" 1987
"Makin Lama Makin Asyik" 1987
"Saya suka kamu punya" 1987
"Jodoh boleh diatur" 1988
"Malu-malu mau" 1988

"Godain kita dong" 1989
"Sabar dulu dong" 1989
"Mana bisa tahan" 1990
"Sudah pasti tahan" 1991
"Bisa naik bisa turun" 1991
"Lupa aturan main" 1991
"Masuk kena keluar kena" 1992
"Bebas aturan main" 1993
"Bagi-bagi dong" 1993