Despite the ongoing pandemic, the Filipino heritage and culture will continue to be celebrated in this year's National Arts Month through diverse activities to be led by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). National Arts Month 2022 (Photo from National Commission for Culture and...
‘Build, Build, Build’ in a podcast After its successful launch in December 2021, Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo’s ‘Night Owl’ book goes to the digital world with the launch of its podcast now streaming on Spotify, Google Podcast, Castbox, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic, Stitcher, and Anchor.FM, as of...
Benjamin Lee DeGuzman shares details of his comic book cover designs and what it feels like seeing Filipino culture in ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ It’s been weeks since “Spider-Man: No Way Home” was released here in the Philippines, and viewers are still stuck in the web of how amazing the...
TBA Studios celebrates Philippine film history with ‘ Habambuhay ’ While the pandemic has given the local film industry a great challenge, pushing local cinema theaters to close their doors, it still found its way to thrive through virtual streaming platforms and other online releases. But it...
‘The wait is over, demigods.’ After news about its development sparked in May 2020, the “Percy Jackson” series project finally gets a go from streaming platform Disney+. Confirming this is none other than the fantasy adventure novel series’ author Rick Riordan. “The wait is over,...
Filipino representation courtesy of ‘Craig of the Creek’ Filipino culture is having a moment in the global pop culture scene, especially our beloved lolas . After seeing them on Disney’s Christmas ads and in “Spider-man: No Way Home,” lolas and other Filipino traditions are now being...
An art haven in the metro As galleries and museums are allowing limited visitors, and some are temporarily closing their doors, art goes out to the streets of Bonifacio Global City (BGC) as its spaces become the canvas for Filipino artists. Through ArtBGC, BGC’s Public Art program has recently...
Set to make movie history, DC Films and streaming platform HBO Max cast Fil-Am actress Ivory Aquino to play the first trans character in DC Extended Universe (DCEU) in a feature film. Aquino will be portraying Alysia Yeoh opposite Leslie Grace as the titular character Batgirl. In the “Batgirl”...
A feature-length adaptation of the horror-fantasy comic book is also in the works Prolific comic creator and animator Mervin Malonzo’s short film adaptation of Julius Villanueva’s horror-fantasy graphic novel series just bagged an award from the recent Paris International Animation Film...
The stop-motion animation feature is set to premiere on Netflix this December After his masterworks “The Shape of Water” (2017) and “Nightmare Alley” (2021), Oscar award-winning director Guillermo del Toro is back. This time, he is reimagining the famous tale of a wooden boy that spun...
Fil-Am music producer Troy Laureta presents new sound to kundiman with the two LGBTQIA+ icons Filipino singer Jake Zyrus and “RuPaul's Drag Race” superstar Valentina are set to bring the kilig early before Love Month as they star in a music video by Fil-Am music artist and producer Troy...
Oh, and yes, he is Filipino-American Finally, after two years (except for its specials in 2020), viewers are taken back again to East Highland High School to witness the young tales of love, sex, drugs, and everything in between with the second season of HBO’s hit series, “Euphoria.” Emmy...
