![]() su amigo?” Johnny (Doug Cooeyate), an illegal alien who rode the rails north to Portland, Oregon, in search of work, plays it cool. Walt, a good-looking thirtyish fellow with an easy manner, doesn’t hold back: “Hey, I want to be your friend. Their faces barely emerged from shadow, illuminated only by a hanging lamp, hunter and prey size each other up. He makes my heart throb- thumpety, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum-when I see him.” Before we’ve quite found our bearings (the image is dark, the framing tight), Walt (Tim Streeter), a stubbled, sleepy-eyed guy behind the counter of a scuzzy liquor store, delivers a deadpan stoner voice-over paean to the teenage cutie who’s just sauntered in: “I want to drink this Mexican boy, Johnny Alonzo, from L.A. So open in its gayness, in fact, that the narrative’s driving force-blind, unembarrassed homosexual lust-is established in a matter of seconds. You could say that Mala Noche, Gus Van Sant’s first feature, completed in 1985, is openly gay. They just say, ‘He’s openly gay.’ They relate it a little bit to something, but they just get through with that bit.” -Gus Van Sant on his press coverage, in an interview by Gary Indiana in the Village Voice, October 1, 1991 Featuring a few other Filipino indie celebs our readers might be able to identify and perhaps even “collaborated” with, in the past.“They all say that I’m ‘openly gay.’ But they put that in as a little political footnote. Ivan Fructuoso)Īnd, if you STILL need another reason to believe that Joel Torre is a cool na cool, Super Astig guy, check out this short webisode from writer Lourd de Veyra’s “Word of the Lourd: Make Your Own Indie Film” series. with Bindlestiff Studio fund director Kat Evasco, photo credit: E. To find out how you too can help keep the Bindlestiff dream alive, click here. Ivan Fructuoso)įor more information on AMIGO, click here.įor an equally epic account of the Philippine-American War and its cultural impact, check out filmmaker Angel Velasco Shaw and writer Luis Francia’s edited collection, VESTIGES OF WAR: THE PHILIPPINE-AMERICAN WAR AND THE AFTERMATH OF AN IMPERIAL DREAM, 1899-1999. Fructuoso, and Ed Mabasa, photo credit: E. ![]() (Bindlestiff Studio managing director Allan Manalo) (old skool FPAC/Classified Records reunion with Winston Emano, E. ![]() to the Bay, it also served as an informal reunion for those of us who’ve been involved in the California-based Filipino American arts scene since before the turn of this latest century. ![]() Bringing together community members and supporters, old and new, from L.A. Yet, despite its stops and starts, the evening proved to be a huge success, raising over $1,500 for the upcoming resurrection of Bindlestiff Studio at its original location (185 Sixth Street), thanks to the collective efforts of artists, administrators, and volunteers over this past decade. Unfortunately, already feeling under the weather, JT appeared unprepared for the Daly City fog, forgetting that a “San Francisco summer night” requires (at least) a light jacket or hoodie. A special event to benefit Bindlestiff Studio-a Filipino American performing arts venue in the city’s SoMA neighborhood-the screening took place at UA Stonestown with an after-party at Bindlestiff’s own Rene Acosta’s latest venture, Social Kitchen & Brewery. cinematic attempts to address the oft-forgotten history of the Philippine-American War (1899-1904). This past Saturday, August 20th, JT arrived in San Francisco for the opening weekend of his latest project AMIGO, a film directed by John Sayles (forever the “underdog” proponent) and one of the very few U.S. (post-film Q&A with Joel Torre & Professor Gold, photo credit: E. As owner of JT’s Manukan Grille-a chain of roadside restos featuring specialties from his hometown (Bacolod) such as chicken inasal and batchoy, he is also a beloved figure among foodies and bloggers. And his dexterity is not limited to acting (or directing or producing, all jobs he has done in theatre and television). With a career spanning over four decades, “JT” has starred on stage and on the big screen, in mainstream and indie films, and in both Filipino and U.S.-based productions. But, then again, Joel Torre is not like most actors. Not many actors would travel halfway across the world and embark upon a multi-city tour to promote a film that they did not also write or direct. ![]()
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