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Why ‘Oppenheimer’ is relevant as the world confronts threats of a nuclear war
By Wendell Gaa “Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds…” the very text from a piece of Hindu scripture which ran through the mind of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the globally heralded scientist who led the Allied project which gave birth to the world’s first nuclear weapon that ended the Second World War in […]
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HLL is more than an immersive musical; it is my family’s story too
By Tricia J. Capistrano “You can only have one Filipino friend,” I responded to my Irish American bestie, Nancy, when she asked if she could invite Gigi–a Texas native and Filipino American mom who she met at her son’s high school–when we were making plans to watch the musical “Here Lies Love.” Nancy, Gretchen (Irish […]
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Carnal fireworks in ‘Erotica Manila’
By Joel David Pinas fanboy film culture must have worn itself out, or else we’d be hearing lamentations about how our filmmakers have started regressing. After making increasingly longer modernist works, we now find several contemporary talents focused on short-length material, sometimes even geared for TV or streaming. But thank goodness for the dissipation of […]
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Segment on Filipino films part of AAIFF46 program
Asian CineVision will present its 46th annual Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF46) from July 26 – August 6. AAIFF, known as the “First Home of Asian American Cinema,” will feature a segment that tells Filipino storieswhich “reflect AAIFF and Asian CineVision’s hopes of supporting the creative endeavors of community activists and storytellers.” This year’s […]
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A ‘Star Wars’ tour through Kerry, Ireland
By Wendell Gaa As a lifelong fan of the “Star Wars” franchise, taking a guided tour of the Ring of Kerry region in southwestern Ireland was simply a dream realized. In my view it is the greatest cinematic mythology saga of all time. A tour which would exclusively take me to see the on-location filming sites […]
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FILAMSPEAK: Will you watch ‘Here Lies Love’?
By Cristina DC Pastor Whoever you are or wherever you are within the vortex of the Filipino American community, you have a reason for wanting to watch “Here Lies Love,” or wanting to avoid it altogether. It could be the excitement of seeing an all-Filipino cast on Broadway (pro), the glorification of Imelda Marcos (anti), […]
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On Global Filipinos: ‘Here Lies Love:’ The FilAms’ ‘Hamilton’
By Loida Nicolas Lewis David Byrne and Fat Boy Slim’s musical “Here Lies Love” makes its Broadway debut presenting the first Filipino story on the Great White Way. It features an all-Filipino cast including stage legend Lea Salonga at The Broadway Theatre on July 20, 2023. The show debuts two first-time Broadway co-producers Don Michael Mendoza and Lora Nicolas […]
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How Nora Galleros contributed to the transformation of PIDCI
By Cristina DC Pastor On a cold and cloudy June 4 Sunday, thousands of Filipinos marched on Madison Avenue to celebrate the 125th Philippine Independence waving their flags and wearing the colors of their islands. The Philippine Independence Day Council, Inc., (PIDC), touted the parade a success with politicians, beauty queens and celebrities leading the […]
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Billy Bustamante: ”Here Lies Love’ does not glorify Imelda Marcos’
By Cristina DC Pastor Billy Bustamante was a little boy growing up in the Washington D.C. area when the People Power revolt erupted in Manila in 1986 and chased the Marcos family, down to their grandchildren, into exile. Today, the 42-year-old theater actor is assistant director of “Here Lies Love,” a much-anticipated Broadway musical ripped […]