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Tag Archives: H.E.R.
8mm Film Review: Forgotten Island (No Spoilers)
I watched Forgotten Island last weekend and as a Filipino American, I enjoyed it immensely. Will non-Filipinos enjoy it as much? If this movie will have any kind of legs, it must appeal to a broad audience. Here is my … Continue reading
Forgotten Island Debuts September 25
Marketing has been building up for the Forgotten Island release today, September 25. I particularly liked this featurette about the making of the movie. I was pleasantly surprised that some of the animation was actually done in the Philippines. In … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies
Tagged Forgotten Island, H.E.R., KATSEYE, Liza Soberano, Sophia Laforteza
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Forgotten Island Movie to Explore Filipino Folklore
As 8Asian writers, John and I get press releases from movie studios promoting their work. I was pleasantly surprised to see an announcement about Filipino culture being explored in the upcoming Forgotten Island movie. From the synopsis in the movie … Continue reading
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Tagged Forgotten Island, H.E.R., jo koy, KPop Demon Hunters, Lea Salonga, Liza Soberano, Ronny Chieng
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Asian Americans raise Visibility at the 2021 Academy Awards
Asian Americans became increasingly visible at the 2021 Academy awards, with Chloe Zhao getting Best Director and winning Best Picture for Nomadland. Youn Yuh-jung won best supporting actress for her role in Minari. H.E.R. won an award for best song … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Academy Awards, Chloe Zhao, H.E.R., Minari, Nomadland, Oscars, Youn Yuh-jung
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“Leave the Door Open” with Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak nears the Top of Charts
Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak have formed the group Silk Sonic, and their release of Leave the Door Open is nearing the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart (I put a snippet of the charts below for the week … Continue reading
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Tagged Anderson Paak, Bruno Mars, bts, H.E.R., Leave the Door Open, Olivia Rodrigo, Silk Sonic
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H.E.R. is Interviewed and Cooks in a Filipino Restaurant
I asked some of my kids if they knew that recording artist H.E.R. (Gabi Wilson) was half Filipino, and they already knew that. It seems the last person to know in our family was me! In this interview at … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Drink, Music, New York, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Filipino food, H.E.R., Kabayan Authentic, Vallejo
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