Teaser trailer for the upcoming feature film VIOLENT BLUE,
directed by Gregory Hatanaka (Mad Cowgirl, Until the Night).
Starring
Silvia Suvadova (Kolya), Jesse Hlubik (May, The Lost), Barry O'Rourke
(Viva), and Nick Mancuso (Nightwing, Black Christmas, Blame it on the
Night).
With Garret Sato, Andrea Harrison, Bogdan Szumilas, Alicia
Arden, Martin William Harris, Shelli Merrill, Tiffany Bowyer, Anastasia
Fontaines, Matthew Mahaney, Mark Motyl, Shane Ryan, Luke Y. Thompson,
Julia Carpenter, Edwin A. Santos, Reila Aphrodite. Kiyomi Fukazawa,
Meryl Bush, David Dortch, Kylee Reese, Claire Dames, Michael Teh,
Sherry Shaoling, Paul Duke and Precious Hilton.
I am one of the co-executive producers of this film set for a February, 2010 release date.
I attended the 1st Annual Filipino American Visionary Awards that was held at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood back on March 8, 2008. I was happy to see both worlds of Filipino-American talents and Pinoy talents under one roof. It was an amazing experience!
After walking down the red carpet and completing one interview, my date and I took our seats inside the Kodak Theater. I swear that whenever I watched the Academy Awards, it looked like the theater was large and grand when watching the show from television. It was nothing like that when we were inside.
Anyway, I am getting off topic here. I had the experience to live in the Philippines for one year. I was born in the United States and after the first 13 years of my life in Chicago, my parents moved the family to their homeland, the Philippines. Never thought we would stay pass the summer months. But, I am glad that we did.
Now that I am older, I would tell the younger generation of Filipino-Americans to visit the Philippines or better yet, live and experience there for a longer period of time and you will come to appreciate how much a rich culture they have and not to bash or slam it.
At the Kodak Theater that night, to meet the top Pinoy comedians back in the day (1980) like Tito, Vic & Joey and Dolphy, my past flashed back in front of my eyes. At first, living in the Philippines, I was treated like a celebrity during my early teen years because I came from America. But, that fever died down and now I felt like I was living the life of a Pinoy.
Always the saving graces for me are television and laughter. To tune in to "Eat Bulaga" (Tito, Vic & Joey) and "John & Marsha (Dolphy)," I laughed and was Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmMxToeiqr8
entertained. Though, I do not speak a word of Tagalog, I pretty much understood the jokes.
That was 1980 - 1981 (also witnessing a new young sensation by the name of Lea Salonga in her own soap opera show), this was 2008. To see them meet today's Filipino-American talents that were there such as Dave Batista (WWE), Christine Gambito (Happyslip), Apl de Ap (Black Eyed Peas), just to name a few was an interesting mix.
Interwined are Pinoys like Martin Nievera and Manny Pacquiao spoke in the same vein about Filipino-American Nia Peeples ("Fame," "Walker, Texas Ranger," "The Party Machine") and the Iron Chef himself, all this was happening to my joy.
Here is a teaser video (above) of what happened that evening, enjoy.
Just got the news that Hong Kong funnyman Stephen Chow's "CJ7" was the top grossing Chinese-language film in Hong Kong for 2008, according to data released by the territory's Motion Picture Industry Association (MPIA).
With that announcement, this is a perfect segue for me to tell you about an online show that I am currently producing (as well as doing camera). Created and developed by Edward J. Mallillin, the show is called, FLiPPED SWiTCH and it is a destination talk show / series. With a cast of characters working together to provide viewers entertainment through stories and guest interviews, the show focuses on celebrites, community activists, politicians -- at times, with an Asian flare.
In the last year, we have interviewed John Cho, Tamlyn Tomita, James Kyson Lee, Alicia Braga, Lynn Chen, Neil Patrick Harris, Jokoy, Randy Couture, Henry O, Camile Velasco, Quentin Tarantino, Michelle Krusiac, Bobby Lee, Theresa Cheung, James Saito, Apl.de.ap, Karina Smirnoff, Christine Gambito, Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini, Michael Yo, Wayne Wang and Russell Peters, just to name a few.
FLiPPED SWiTCH includes the cast of Cheryl Noe, Earl M. Baylon, Clarinda Morales and Edward J. Mallillin among many others that bring the show to your entertainment senses.
One of the recent interviews we proudly had was with filmmaker Stephen Chow and actress Xu Jiao discussing about their recent film, "CJ7." Click below to see our interview:
I produced a film back in 2005 called, "Mad Cowgirl." Directed by Gregory Hatanaka ("Until The Night"), the film starred a cool cast of indie actors that I have come to respect and later become friends with, most especially, the film's lead, Sarah Lassez (having worked with Gregg Araki's "Nowhere," Abel Ferrara's "The Blackout" and Robert M. Young's "The Roosters"). So challenging and daring her character's journey was on the script, Sarah brought it all into fruition...and then some. The consumate professional, that she is.
The film also stars Walter Koenig (Lt. Chekov of the original "Star Trek"), James Duval ("The Doom Generation," "Independence Day," "Donnie Darko," "Go"), Devon Odessa ("My So-Called Life," "The Omega Code," "Fade"), Vic Chao ("Miss Congeniality 2," "24") and Christo Dimassis ("Audie & The Wolf," "Inside Irvin")
"Mad Cowgirl" won rave reviews as well as being honored with two awards at the Silverlake Film Festival as Best Feature and, deservingly so, to Sarah, Best Performance Award. It was also Fangoria Magazine's Video-Of-The-Month in its February, 2007 issue. And, due to popular demand when the film made its World Premiere at San Francisco Indiefest in 2006, a third screening was held...during the week of the Superbowl. All three screenings had large turnouts.
The film was released in 2006 across the United States in a limited theatrical run and it premiered on DVD the year after. The DVD I hear from various circles and online fan forums is that the film has become a fan favorite and on its way of acheiving cult status. I don't know about you but, having your film reach cult status means more to me than any award given.
I am proud of my producing duties on "Mad Cowgirl" and that I hope you will be entertained when you see the film. It is now available at Amazon and Neflix as well as Borders, Virgin and Blockbuster Online. It is also available on Video-On-Demand through Amazon Unbox, EZTakes and DVD Wagon.
I worked on other projects before and after "Mad Cowgirl." But, I find "Mad Cowgirl" my proudest moment. I also make an appearance in the film.
Attached is our trailer...albeit it is an old trailer..but, you can get the idea. Enjoy!
I just watched the Stephen Chow interview on Flipped Switch - good one! :) He's so modest, respect. <3 And I was asking about Tamlyn Tomita lately - good timing!
Happy New Year!
In 2009... May your days be many and your troubles be few. May all God's blessings descend upon you. May peace be within you may your heart be strong. May you find what you're seeking wherever you roam.
~ Kelly
hey Edwin,
Wishing you and yours the true blessings of the season...peace of mind, joy of heart and love all around.
Merry CHRISTmas and may your New Year be filled with blessings beyond your imaginations.
Another brother from Chicago! Have you crossed paths with Philip Ng yet? He too hales from the windy city too. Be glad you're not there right now. I hale from the other side of the big lake and we are getting totally DUMPED on with snow :( Anyhoo, welcome to AnD :)
Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Edwin sang at his church choir for four years and served two years as an alterboy. It was until he had a chance meeting with legendary actor Steve McQueen while on location shooting his final film, "The Hunter" near Edwin's school that thoughts of pursuing a career in entertainment would be a dream come true.
Edwin is a graduate from California-State University, Northridge holding a Bachelor of Arts degree in Radio/Television/Film as well as receiving both the Catherine Clymer Scholarship Award from American Women in Radio and Television and the Educational Equity Award for Outstanding Service from the School of Communications at CSU Northridge.
Edwin began his career as a production assistant on "Real Stories of the Highway Patrol," among other behind-the-scenes productions. He made his acting debut on the pilot episode of "7 Days." Since then, he has appeared on both television, film and on stage, and continues to study his craft.
On top of his acting career, Edwin has a few producing credits under his belt. Recently, his film, "Mad Cowgirl" won two awards at the Silverlake Film Festival, most notably, best feature film and currently, he is line producing the online interview show, "Flipped Switch."
Edwin possesses a soft-spoken manner that masks a determination to succeed and is matched by his perseverence as he continues to look for projects that extols the human spirit.
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