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Nora Aunor: How she aspired for artistry
By Joel David In terms of her health issues, Nora Aunor was only revived once after her vital signs had stopped last year, ironically on the day when she was supposed to find out she’d been finally declared National Artist. This meant that she could attend the awards ceremony under the new President, whom she […]
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When legends become family: My love letter to Tita Guy
By Brendan Flores What could a young Filipino American, raised far from the glitz of Philippine showbiz, possibly know about a national treasure like Nora Aunor? Plenty—because in our household, she was everything. Before I ever met her, before I fully understood what it meant to be Filipino, I already knew her name: Nora. Or, […]
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Calendar from April
Till July 20 Eva Noblezada in ‘Cabaret at the KitKat Club’ August Wilson Theatre 245 West 52nd Street, NYC April 2 ‘ASOG’ AMC 190-02 Horace Harding Boulevard Fresh Meadows, NYC April 2 Celebrating Nora with Nora Galleros, event by the Foundation for Filipina Women’s Network Philippine Consulate General 556 5th Avenue NYC April 5 Sari […]
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‘Anora,’ a quirky love story between a stripper and a Russian scion
By Wendell Gaa This year’s winner for Best Picture at the Oscars, “Anora,” was a most pleasant surprise to many, including myself. One could consider this independently-produced and directed project the film version of “The Little Engine That Could” in reference to the classic children’s folk story of a little blue engine that, despite her […]
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On Global Filipinos: Actor-producer Lou Diamond Phillips is author of Young Adult fantasy novels
By Loida Nicolas Lewis When Filipino American actor Lou Diamond Philips arrived for The Loida Lewis Podcast, I was starstruck. He looked like a distinguished professor, with silver streak in his hair and on his beard, still handsome as he has always been. His breakout film “La Bamba” in 1987 was the bio-pic of Ritchie Valens, who died […]
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Captain America is a brown Filipina named Arielle Agbayani
By Wendell Gaa The release this month of the newest film by the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) “Captain America: Brave New World” has had me thinking about one of Marvel Comics’ newest superheroes who happens to be a Filipina by the name of Arielle Agbayani. To be clear, she is not meant to be either […]
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Manila filmfest rescheduled for March 4 to 7, earmarks donations to L.A. fire aid
The second Manila International Film Festival (MIFF), originally scheduled from January 30 to February 2 and postponed amid the Southern California wildfires, will now be held from March 4 to 7. The MIFF scaled back its plans. A portion of the proceeds from the events, including its screenings, will be donated to the Los Angeles […]
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‘Didi:’ Awkward teen and his obsession with social media
By Wendell Gaa The Millennial Generation is without a doubt the first generation to truly come of age in the social media era. Thus far, no recent movie in my opinion has so perfectly captured this facet of Millennials than the film “Dìdi” which is now available for streaming on Amazon Prime. For those who yearn […]
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‘St. Denis Medical’ and the Filipino Mafia in U.S. hospitals
By Cristina DC Pastor “St. Denis Medical” is the latest hospital series to hit primetime television. But instead of being a medical drama like “ER” or “Grey’s Anatomy,” SDM is a sitcom about a small-town Oregon hospital with Filipino nurses among the main characters and the so-called Filipino Mafia as their hospital Superpower. “It’s funny,” […]