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Matt Mercurio stars in Halloween slasher flick ‘Hell Fest’
A masked serial killer turns a horror-themed amusement park into his own personal playground, terrorizing a group of friends while the rest of the patrons believe that it is all part of the show. College student Natalie (Amy Forsyth) is visiting her childhood best friend Brooke (Reign Edwards) and her roommate Taylor (Bex Taylor-Klaus). If […]
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‘Curiosity, Adventure & Love’ now available on demand
“Curiosity, Adventure & Love,” a true-to-life romance set during World War II, is now available for digital distribution. Freestyle Digital Media, a unit of Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios, has acquired the U.S. rights to distribute the film written by Sunshine Lichauco de Leon. The film debuted on VOD on September 11 and is available to […]
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Ma-Yi’s ‘Sesar’ to benefit autism community
The Association for Adults with Autism Philippines (AAAP) will hold a theater benefit on Sunday, October 28, 2018, at 3 p.m., with a performance by the Ma-Yi Theater Company at the Beckett Theater on West 42nd Street. The featured presentation is the play “SESAR” by the Filipino American playwright Orlando Pabotoy, a graduate of The […]
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In ‘Crazy Rich Asians,’ commitment to family vs personal choices
By Wendell Gaa As a Rom-Com, I actually didn’t find “Crazy Rich Asians” to be particularly groundbreaking or revolutionary in terms of plot compared to other light-hearted movies of its kind. But the, fact alone that its cast comprises entirely of Asian actors/actresses is by itself a landmark accomplishment. It’s interesting that I became quite […]
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Allie Cuerdo’s favorite Ulam is grandma’s Kare-Kare
By Cristina DC Pastor Kare-Kare is Alexandra Cuerdo’s favorite comfort food. The filmmaker who spoke to almost a dozen chefs and presented their oral history in the food documentary “Ulam: Main Dish” said it’s her grandmother’s Kare-Kare she keeps coming back to. “It’s what I remember growing up, my lola’s Kare- Kare,” said Allie, 28, […]
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Pulitzer and Nobel prize winners among this year’s TOFA honorees
By Cristina DC Pastor A Pulitzer Prize winner and a Nobel Peace Prize recipient are among this year’s distinguished The Outstanding Filipinos in America (TOFA) honorees. Mariel Padilla (Youth category) contributed to The Cincinnati Enquirer’s Pulitzer-Prize winning project, “Seven Days of Heroin,” about the drug epidemic in the Midwest. Vivian Talambiras-Cruz (Community Service) was part […]
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Fiesta in America: ’20 years is worth celebrating’
By Cristina DC Pastor Three generations of the Policarpio family came all the way from Ossining in Upstate New York, and they came early: Eli Policarpio, his mother Leonila, and his 6-year-old son Ezar. There was a threatening thunderstorm, and the family arrived before noon because they wanted to be home before the downpour. Ossining […]
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Geo Rebucas: The male Mariah sings Whitney in tribute concert
By Cristina DC Pastor If you ask Geo Rebucas, he will say everyone in his family is musically gifted. From his four older siblings to his parents, George and Concepcion, who used to perform in Malaysia as an acoustic duo. “In my family, I’m the one with the not-so-nice voice,” he said and not in […]
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GMA international channels now on Xfinity X1
GMA Network’s international channels GMA Pinoy TV and GMA Life TV are now distributed in all Comcast service areas via Xfinity X1. Following Comcast’s recent expansion of international channels on Xfinity X1, GMA Pinoy TV and GMA Life TV are now available across its footprint, coast-to-coast. “We are pleased to share with our beloved Kapuso […]