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‘Thunderbolts:’ A bunch of scoundrels out to save the world
By Wendell Gaa The 2025 summer movie season has now officially kicked off with the release of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s (MCU) newest film “Thunderbolts,” which I must say is a different kind of superhero movie from what we are used to seeing from the MCU, let alone a standard comic book-based film adaptation. At […]
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‘Mother, May I Have A Kidney?’ TV series premieres at Tribeca filmfest June 8th
The Tribeca Film Festival has announced its festival lineup would feature the new comedy/drama series, “Mother, May I Have A Kidney?”created and written by Filipina actress Veronica Reyes-How. The series stars Doug Plaut, Tina Benko (“The Rehearsal,”for which she won anEmmy for Best Supporting Actress in a Digital Series), Darius de Haas, Charlotte Ray Rosenberg, […]
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Calendar from May 2025
Ongoing till July 20 Eva Noblezada in ‘Cabaret at the KitKat Club’ August Wilson Theatre 245 West 52nd Street, NYC May 3 PIDCI Mrs. Kalayaan Ball Astoria Manor 25-22 Astoria Boulevard Astoria, NYC May 4 Run Bergenfield Run 5K: Mayor’s Wellness 2025 Contact office of Mayor Arvin Amatorio for details May 4 3rd Annual Asian […]
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On Global Filipinos: FilAm artists take on major roles all across Broadway (Part 2)
By Loida Nicolas Lewis Two other leading Filipino American thespians making their Broadway débuts are Tatiana Cordoba in “Real Women Have Curves” and Kay Sibal in the musical “Six”. Twenty-five-year-old Tatiana is Latina Filipina, whose parents are of Costa Rican and Filipino descent. She plays the lead role of Ana Garcia, also famously played by America Ferrera in the […]
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On Global Filipinos: FilAm artists take on major roles all across Broadway (Part 1)
By Loida Nicolas Lewis For the first time in Broadway history, at least 8 Filipino Americans are in leading roles in eight theaters this Spring in The Great White Way! The legendary Olivier and Tony award-winning actor, Lea Salonga, appears with another Tony awardee, Bernadette Peters in Stephen Sondheim’s “Old Friends”. It is a revue of songs and […]
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Nora Aunor: How she aspired for artistry
By Joel David In terms of her health issues, Nora Aunor was only revived once after her vital signs had stopped last year, ironically on the day when she was supposed to find out she’d been finally declared National Artist. This meant that she could attend the awards ceremony under the new President, whom she […]
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When legends become family: My love letter to Tita Guy
By Brendan Flores What could a young Filipino American, raised far from the glitz of Philippine showbiz, possibly know about a national treasure like Nora Aunor? Plenty—because in our household, she was everything. Before I ever met her, before I fully understood what it meant to be Filipino, I already knew her name: Nora. Or, […]
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Calendar from April
Till July 20 Eva Noblezada in ‘Cabaret at the KitKat Club’ August Wilson Theatre 245 West 52nd Street, NYC April 2 ‘ASOG’ AMC 190-02 Horace Harding Boulevard Fresh Meadows, NYC April 2 Celebrating Nora with Nora Galleros, event by the Foundation for Filipina Women’s Network Philippine Consulate General 556 5th Avenue NYC April 5 Sari […]
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‘Anora,’ a quirky love story between a stripper and a Russian scion
By Wendell Gaa This year’s winner for Best Picture at the Oscars, “Anora,” was a most pleasant surprise to many, including myself. One could consider this independently-produced and directed project the film version of “The Little Engine That Could” in reference to the classic children’s folk story of a little blue engine that, despite her […]