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Films with themes on migration, human rights screen Oct 15 to 19
The Migrant Center of the Church of Saint Francis of Assisi invites you to attend the Indie & Foreign Film Festival from October 15 -19. Screenings start at 6 p.m. in the Church’s San Damiano Hall each night. The Indie & Foreign Film Festival focuses on the critical issues of migration and human rights, subjects […]
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Diversity Comic Con for creators of color happening on Oct 11
Ramon Gil was just a boy when his Lola Avelina J. Gil, at the time writer and editor at Phoenix Publishing, would use her store credit at Alemar’s to buy him all the comic books he wanted. This cemented his love for comics for the rest of his life. Flash forward years later when the […]
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GMA lifestyle channel celebrates 10th year
GMA’s international lifestyle channel GMA Life TV marks another milestone as it celebrates its 10th anniversary this September by giving Kapuso abroad exciting new treats and programs. First up, GMA Life TV’s ambassador and Asia’s Pop Sweetheart Julie Anne San Jose sings a new rendition of the station ID, “There’s More to Life”, featuring GMA […]
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‘The Culture of Now’ returns off Broadway
“The Culture of Now,” a mixed-media play featuring an international ensemble and an all-female production team will be presented off Broadway at the Acorn Theatre, on September 20th. “That’s a great accomplishment for the show,” said FilAm actor-filmmaker Ben Venturina who is cast in the production as the character Turtle, a street artist from Detroit. […]
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Filipino theater actor Joshua Dela Cruz is the new host of ‘Blue’s Clues’
“Blue’s Clues,” the longest-running animation show for pre-school children, is back after a long hiatus, and with a new host: Joshua Dela Cruz, a Filipino American actor who debuted on Broadway in “Aladdin.” Josh becomes the show’s third host, following Steve Burns, the original host who began in 1996 and left in 2002, and Donovan […]
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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 […]