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At Cipriani, FilAm elite assembles somewhat conflicted
By Cristina DC Pastor Dozens of women wandered throughout the lobby, many of them dressed in glittery tulle, others in humbler business suits. They spoke in whispers, but their pasty faces betrayed the shock of the day’s news: 50 killed in Orlando shooting. Omar Mateen’s shooting spree occurred in the early morning of June 12, […]
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Western U offers 30-day TFC package in new promo
The Western Union Company recently announced that it has signed a promotion agreement with ABS-CBN Global Group to offer Western Union consumers key markets access to TFC.tv Lite Package. The promotion is open to all consumers in participating countries who send money to the Philippines through Western Union or Vigo (Canada only) Agent retail locations […]
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Why we need more Asian-Americans in film, on TV
By Zorinah Juan Over the past 15 years, I’ve walked into so many sets and noticed the constant lack of Asian-American directors, producers, and actors. I have met a handful of Filipino-Americans in these positions. According to the Pew Research Center, there are about 18.2 million Asian-Americans, with Filipinos numbering 3.4 million or about 20 […]
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No raining on this parade, no rain date either
By Lindy Rosales “Nasagupa namin lahat ng ulan. May dala kaming payong at raincoat pero nabasa ang aming pantalon at sapatos. Tinapos talaga namin ang parade.” With fervor and frenzy, Queens resident Relieta Madera, two friends, and a sister from Virginia, made their way to the Philippine Independence Parade on Madison Avenue cloaked in raincoats […]
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FilAm stuntmen choreograph fight scenes in ‘Ninja Turtles’ film sequel
By Wendell Gaa I enjoyed watching the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (TMNT) cartoon series on TV in the late 1980s when I was growing up, and although I wasn’t a passionate collector of all TMNT-related merchandise the same way my brother was, I couldn’t help but be so amused by the four talking turtle heroes […]
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‘Heneral Luna’ available online for Independence Day
By Dennis Clemente Cinetropa.com, the first Filipino-movie streaming site, is celebrating Philippine Independence Day with the first global streaming of the critically acclaimed “Heneral Luna” starting June 2. The movie will be available online in HD for P288 or $6.99 for those watching outside the Philippines. For this amount, viewers will also get to watch […]
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Reality-magazine TV show slated to air on June 11
East Coast FilAms are a forgotten demographics as far as media is concerned. The concentration of TV content is mostly on the West Coast where many early Filipino Americans had migrated. With this in mind, a group of professionals is set to launch a reality-magazine format TV show to premiere in The Filipino Channel (TFC) […]
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Like a Phoenix, Jose Llana returns with a new album and a regal lead role in ‘King and I’
By Randy Gener Did you know? Jose Llana — the alluring dynamo who recently wowed Broadway audiences as the King of Siam in Lincoln Center Theater’s Tony Award-winning best-musical revival of “The King and I” — turns 40 years old this month. So far, it looks like a royal turning point of a birthday year […]
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3 Philippine films make the cut in the New York Asian Film Festival
The New York Asian Film Festival – from June 22 to July 9 – gave first glimpse of this year’s lineup featuring cutting-edge themes and a cast of Asia’s hottest stars. From the Philippines come three genre-defying films that explore fatherhood, and what it means to be an adult: Erik Matti’s religious crime drama “Honor […]