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On Global Filipinos: From the slums of Iloilo comes Broadway producer Jhett Tolentino
By Loida Nicolas Lewis When Jhett Tolentino debuted on Broadway in March 2013 for producing “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” that starred Sigourney Weaver, he received his first Tony Award. He was in a daze and had to pinch himself but was also aware that he was the first Filipino producer to receive a Tony Award in that category. […]
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Indie filmmaker, Hollywood actor team up to produce ‘Titleholder’
Hollywood actor Cory Kays and Dallas-based filmmaker Danny Aguilar have collaborated on an upcoming film, “Titleholder.” “Titleholder” follows the journey of an American boxer who struggles to make ends meet. He travels to the Philippines with his Filipino best friend and experiences authentic Filipino culture, including beauty pageants, karaoke, basketball, and of course, boxing. While […]
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Peque’s rage: A retelling
By Joel David I will admit that I tried, for the longest time, to keep distance between myself and Peque Gallaga. During the publicity blitz for his first solo film, Oro, Plata, Mata (1982), I preferred to interview his wife, Madie, the film’s producer who also happened to be the daughter of my mother’s supervisor […]
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‘Crazy Rich Asians’ success failed to boost APA representation on TV: media group
The Asian Pacific American Media Coalition (APAMC)—the only organization to have graded the top four television networks since 2001—issued its annual Report Cards for the past 2018-19 season, assessing the four major TV networks on their progress toward diversity and inclusion of Asian Pacific Americans (APAs) onscreen and behind the camera. Although ABC and CBS […]
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Young filmmaker unveils romantic drama ‘Last Party’
Director Julian Carlo Santos’s debut film “Last Party” is coming to New York festivals this summer. A romantic drama about the intertwined stories of three couples during a Christmas party, “Last Party” was helmed by Santos when he was 23 years old. He is now 24. Early reviews have called the film “a magnificent example […]
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Camille de la Cruz: Young singer with the ‘funny genes’
By Cristina DC Pastor Young singer Camille de la Cruz is one of many thousands of theater artists who are currently in a state of hiatus because of the COVID-19 public health pandemic. “Bedwetter,” a musical based on comedian Sarah Silverman’s life as a 10-year-old Jewish girl, has halted production. It was slated to stage at the Linda […]
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Harry Go and his tale of two childhoods
By Cristina DC Pastor In Harry Go’s photographic memory, what he remembers as a little boy growing up in the Philippines are unblurred images of living in a house on a hill, bringing spiders to school, and sitting in his father’s car which was technically an old jeepney painted blue. Harry, 34, a lead producer […]
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Jaygee Macapugay sings of love and ‘kilig’ in short film
Theatre actress Jaygee Macapugay (School of Rock, Here Lies Love) is thrilled to share The Language Lesson, her debut musical short film about a student who has a secret admiration for her English professor The Language Lesson is one of the songs from Paulo K Tiról’s musical production On This Side of the World presented […]
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A spectacular ‘Game of Thrones’ experience
By Wendell Gaa I cannot think of any other TV fantasy drama which has so captivated the imagination of global pop culture the way “Game of Thrones” has throughout its entire eight-season run (2011-2019). “Game of Thrones” is a complex drama which deals with themes of political power struggles for survival and dominance. The themes […]