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‘The Pleasure of Being Served’ to be a full-length feature film
The 2017 short film by writer-director Michael Manese has evolved into a full-length screenplay! In the original short, the film follows the journey of Rosa (played by Maan Cruz), the main character, as she grapples with her conflicting emotions while working for Hudson (Graham Powell), a young wealthy American. On one hand, she witnesses his […]
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Boston couple brings Filipino culture to Beantown
By Cristina DC Pastor A Boston couple thought it would be great to introduce Filipino American culture to Beantown. And so in 2022, Harvard Square Philippine American Alliance (HSPAA) was one of the organizations that saw action and livened up the 44th annual Honk Oktoberfest down Massachusetts Avenue, made possible by Satrick Uy, Director of Banquets […]
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‘The Continental:’ Expect much action and John Wick-type violence
By Wendell Gaa “Guns. Lots of guns…” These now iconic words uttered by the antihero John Wick — portrayed by Keanu Reeves — which have since entered the pop cultural lexicon are exactly what you will hear again in the opening episode of “The Continental,” a crime action mini-series which serves as a prequel to […]
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Young raver Alex Fox throws all-night parties in empty warehouses
By Cristina DC Pastor Alex Fox, at 23, throws mammoth dance parties in repurposed warehouses. To be accurate, he is CEO of a company that organizes rave parties lasting midnight to morning with DJs mixing music to keep thousands of partygoers glued to the dancefloor. The first rave he organized in July this year had […]
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Apl.de.Ap is post-show DJ on Oct 12 ‘Here Lies Love’
As part of the recently announced People Power Disco Hour series of post-show DJ performances inside Club Millennium at the Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway at 53rd Street), multi-Grammy Award winner and “Here Lies Love”co-producer Apl.de.Ap of Black Eyed Peas will spin a post-show DJ set next Thursday, October 12 immediately following that evening’s 7 p.m. performance of the new musical from David Byrne and Fatboy Slim. Apl.de.Ap said, […]
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An extravaganza of performing arts on Oct 10 World Mental Health Day
The International Mental Health Foundation is thrilled to announce its official launch on World Mental Health Day. With a mission of bringing awareness to mental health and disabilities through the performing arts, IMHF is having a live in-person and online streaming extravaganza on October 10th, 9:30 p.m. from the Triad Theatre on 158 W. 72nd […]
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D.C. community serenades veterans with ‘Dahil Sa Iyo’
Before ending “An Evening of Opera and Jazz,” tenor Allan Palacios Chan and soprano Justine Moral sang “Dahil Sa Iyo” (“Because of You”) before an enchanted audience of 50 guests. They listened for an hour with rapt attention, even as a steady falling rain tried to steal the show. “We want to dedicate this song to our […]
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SOHO filmfest partners with GIGIL for marketing campaign
GIGIL NYC partners with the SOHO International Film Festival to promote it, celebrating the cutting-edge technologies of the digital world while honoring traditional forms of storytelling. GIGIL NYC is the U.S. office of GIGIL, an independent ad agency from the Philippines that achieved global recognition when Ad Age named it International Small Agency of the […]
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FilAms remember Ninoy Aquino’s martyrdom 40 years ago
By Loida Nicolas Lewis On August 20th, at the Benigno Aquino Triangle Park located at 184th Place and Hillside Avenue in Queens, NY, Filipino-Americans remembered Ninoy Aquino’s assassination on the tarmac of Manila International Airport 40 years ago. Antero Martinez, president of the Benigno Aquino Triangle Foundation (BATF), organized the special gathering to coincide with […]