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2 films are generating major buzz on FilAm History Month
‘Yellow Rose’ After doing the festival route last year — including the huge XXII Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF) in Mexico where it was part of the Spotlight on the 100 Years of Philippine Cinema –”Yellow Rose,” the immigration drama with an unforgettable soundtrack, came to the big screens on October 9. The film won in […]
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Decades of activism in Filipino American theater
The Filipino American National Historical Society’s theme for this year’s FilAm History Month of October is “The History of FilAm Activism.” For lovers of theater and history, the book Barangay to Broadway: Filipino American Theater History by Walter Ang provides an engaging look at how different theater makers and groups have constantly been a part or product […]
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TOFA100 to celebrate distinguished FilAms on Oct 31
By Rasmin Diaz A second batch of TOFA100 outstanding Filipinos in the fields of media, business and entrepreneurship, education and research, fashion, culinary and public service was announced last week by The Outstanding Filipinos in America (TOFA) Awards. “Entertainment and public service are among TOFA’s bigger categories because Filipino excellence truly shines through in these fields,” […]
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‘Mulan,’ a forgettable screen hero
By Wendell Gaa As the latest live-action adaptation of a classic animated Disney film, I found “Mulan” to be one of the least successful movies in this format when compared with the blockbuster hits of recent years “Beauty and the Beast” and “Aladdin.” Like 2019’s “The Lion King,” which was a financial hit worldwide but […]
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Mini-series examines war crimes committed by Imperial Japan
By Wendell Gaa The current global lockdown should give us all incentive to watch films and TV shows and keep us shielded from a very different type of virus called Boredom. One particular Netflix series which I highly recommend is the historical drama “Tokyo Trial.” It is based on the actual events of the Tokyo […]
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Coronavirus lockdown sees unexpected boon for comics artists
On March 3, The Comic Arts Workshop held its last live event in Manhattan’s Chelsea district. That night’s featured guest speaker was Valiant editor Lysa Hawkins. Since then the workshop has hosted David Saylor from Scholastic, Heidi MacDonald from the Beat, Alison Wilgus from Graphic Novel TK and Jaydee Rosario from Unstoppable Comics. All on […]
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Netflix’s Top 10 most popular original movies
Netflix — normally very secretive when it comes to any kind of ratings information — has allowed us a glimpse behind the curtain and revealed its biggest hit movies of all time (as ranked by number of views in the first month of release). Review the surprising list counting down from 10th to first place, […]
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Joanna Glass: Half a rock band
Joanna Glass is half of a two-person pop and rock band called Glasspirits. This Filipino American dynamo who grew up in Long Beach, California is a guitarist, a keyboardist, and a classically trained violinist. On top of that, she does vocals and writes songs. Abe Perez, the other half of the band, is a Cuban-born […]
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TV host Jannelle So celebrates 3rd anniversary of lifestyle show
Media pioneer Jannelle So-Perkins, who made a name for herself as the creator, host, and producer of “SO Jannelle” is celebrating the third anniversary of her weekly magazine lifestyle show based in Los Angeles. On July 25, she brought her guests, friends and advertisers together and gave away surprises in the form of performances, cash, […]