Anyone want to go see a sketch comedy show? Critically Ashamed combines tales of social ineptitude with satirical commentary on modern life (not to mention the occasional ninja, diehard Sox fan, and alien invasion) and you have this clever sketch comedy show. The sketch comedy show stars Lisa Burton, Gilbert Galon, Taylor Harris, Miguel Lepe Jr., [...]
Archive for the ‘Filipinos in Entertainment’ Category
Critically Ashamed, A Reason To Stop By and Catch A Second City Production
March 9th, 2011 by Fil-Am Ako
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Mae Flores Debuts in Atlantis Down
February 18th, 2011 by Fil-Am Ako
I recently read over at The Filipino-American that February 20, 2011 is a big day for Filipino-American actress Mae Flores as it will be the premier night for her movie, Atlantis Down at the Los Angeles Italia Film Festival in Hollywood. According to her interview with the Fil-Am website, “I am especially excited to see my [...]
Inspirational Filipinas: Mariel Martin Working on KPop Group 2NE1′s Choreography
February 15th, 2011 by Fil-Am Ako
I recently found out in a post from our friends at 8asians that Filipina-American dance choreographer Mariel Martin is the face behind K-pop group 2NE1′s latest music single. I know how popular Korean pop is with the younger generation more so than it was when I was a teenager. What’s special about Korean pop group [...]
Meet Cori Dioquino, Filipina-American Actress
February 5th, 2011 by Fil-Am Ako
I’ve had a lot of great interviews in the two year’s that I’ve been blogging and I’ve been able to connect with a lot of interesting Filipinos who are working hard to better represent the community. For 2011, I made a promise that I would feature more Filipinas, who I felt would be great role [...]
Camille Cresencia-Mills on MTV’s Skins
January 31st, 2011 by Fil-Am Ako
I recently found out about the US remake of Skins after a night at the gym, where it was shown on all the tv screens. When I learned more about the show, I wasn’t surprised to read that the show received backlash from adults and concerned parents. It’s aired on a network that runs Jersey Shore, [...]
Matthew Libatique Nominated for his Achievement in Cinematography for Black Swan
January 25th, 2011 by Fil-Am Ako
This year’s Oscar nominations are looking great, especially with news of another Filipino-American up for a nomination. It was announced that Matthew Libatique got a nomination for his work on the critically acclaimed film Black Swan. I’ll definitely be tuning in for the Oscars this year. For those who aren’t familiar with Matthew Libatique, he is an American cinematographer [...]
Hailee Steinfield Nominated for Best Actress
January 25th, 2011 by Fil-Am Ako
The nominations for the 2011 Oscars was announced today and apparently Philippines’ entry for ‘Noy’ did not make it into the best foreign language category, but the good news is that rising Fil-Am Hollywood star Hailee Steinfield got nominated for best actress. I recently found out that Steinfield had some Filipino blood from her mother’s side [...]
Badass Trailer for Ron Santiano’s Young EVE: Demon Hunter
January 20th, 2011 by Fil-Am Ako
I saw a preview of Ron Santiano’s Young EVE: Demon Hunter earlier this week and I just had to post it here. This trailer got my attention because I’m a sucker for supernatural story plots and it features an Asian girl killing demons! Now that’s badass. Young EVE looks like she can give Knives Chau [...]
BACOLLYWOOD 3: Visayan Film Festival
January 18th, 2011 by Fil-Am Ako
I recently heard from my friend Lorely Trinidad about an upcoming Visayan Film Festival called Bacollywood 3. Lorely is taking care of PR/Marketing for this exciting film festival in the Philippines. She’s also US Liaison, scouting for films made by Fil-Am directors with Visayan DNA. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Filipino films, [...]
GOLDEN BOY Los Angeles Screening on Jan. 19th
January 18th, 2011 by Fil-Am Ako
Ed Moy of LA Asian American Movie examiner writes that Feodor Chin’s “Golden Boy” will screen Wednesday, Jan. 19 at the El Cid Restaurant as part of a “Web Series Unplugged” program. For more info about the “Golden Boy” web series, please join their fan page. EVENT INFO: Wednesday, January 19 · 8:00pm – 11:00pm [...]