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HBO Max celebrates AAPI Heritage Month with curated films
HBO Max will promote its Asian American and Pacific Islander Voices collection to celebrate Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month starting May 1. The collection will amplify the streamer’s wide breadth of Asian American & Pacific Islander stories and talent by featuring curated content available on the platform, in addition to the three winning films from […]
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Indie film screens for free courtesy of PHL Studies Initiative
By Gil Quito The Philippine indie classic “The Road to Kalimugtong” (Ang Daan Patungong Kalimugtong) is available to screen for free from April 16 to April 30, courtesy of the Sulo Philippine Studies Initiative at New York University and the King Juan Carlos Center. Here’s a synopsis: A brother and sister trek over mountain, ravine, and […]
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UPAAA launches spring concerts
The University of the Philippines Alumni Association in America (UPAAA) proudly announces two spring concerts that will showcase Filipino choral, folk and pop music, while raising funds for its scholarship programs. The concerts are “Tempus,” a hybrid recital at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana on April 28, and “Alay Kay Inay” (A Gift […]
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KC Concepcion says stepdad Kiko values the youth voice
Boston Strong Pinoys for Leni-Kiko held an event, titled “Philippine Elections: What’s at Stake,” focused on the youth and their impact on the May 9 elections. A highlight of the online meet was a video recording of Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan sending his heartfelt message to the youth. Another message came from stepdaughter KC Concepcion […]
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Nurse Josep
In the ABC pilot, “Josep,” stand-up comic Jo Koy plays: A divorced dad with a frizzy-haired teen son A loving son with a mother who can’t leave well enough alone A registered nurse Josep, an RN? Imagine him in scrubs navigating a hospital. Are you laughing already? Imagine him as a single dad going […]
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‘The Batman:’ Bold and brooding
By Wendell Gaa Batman has been my favorite superhero from as far back as I can remember. Yes, the fact alone that he is a mere mortal with no superpowers yet relies solely on his wit and resources makes him unique, but moreover he is such a complex and multidimensional antihero who has been reinterpreted […]
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2 films win praise, awards at Sundance filmfest
In a historic first for the Philippine film industry, two Filipino films received praise and won awards at the recently concluded 2022 Sundance Film Festival, the largest independent film festival in the United States. Consul General in San Francisco Neil Frank Ferrer congratulated the filmmakers behind “Leonor Will Never Die” and “The Headhunter’s Daughter”, as […]
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‘Drive My Car:’ Another Asian flick gets the Oscars attention
By Wendell Gaa Asian cinema has once again been recognized at this year’s Academy Award nominations for Best Picture. Japan’s “Drive My Car” seems assured of at least bagging the Oscar for Best International Feature Film of 2021, and for good reason. Directed by auteur and Oscar nominee Ryusuke Hamaguchi, this is an excellently crafted […]
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The curious case of Peter Dinklage, dwarfism and a rumored Filipino identity that won’t go away
By Cristina DC Pastor Full disclosure here. The two main characters in this little story are not Filipino but one of them was long rumored to be Pinoy until his suicide in 1993: American actor Peter Dinklage of “Game of Thrones” fame; and deceased French actor Hervé Villechaize who played the dapper and diminutive butler […]