Diaspora

1 month ago | thediasporatimes.com | Dino-Ray Ramos

This article was originally published via the DIASPORA NEWSLETTER on April 22, 2025. SPOILER ALERT: This article contains specific details about Sinners. I have told the following story a million times. Consider this a million and one. In 2013, months before I moved to Los Angeles, I lived in San Francisco as a freelance journalist. I interviewed a new much-talked-about director at the time. His name was Ryan Coogler, a Bay Area native, and I was chatting with him for the local “hip” magazine 7×7.

1 month ago | thediasporatimes.com | Dino-Ray Ramos

In honor of Maybe Happy Ending receiving 10 nominations at the 78th annual Tony Awards, I am re-posting my interview with the lovely star of the musical Helen J. Shen from December 18, 2024. Maybe Happy Ending is nominated for Best Musical, Best Book, Best Original Score, Best Performance by an Actor, Best Scenic Design, Best Costume Design, Best Lighting Design, Best Sound Design, Best Direction and Best Orchestrations. It’s about three hours before Helen J.

1 month ago | thediasporatimes.com | Dino-Ray Ramos

This article was originally posted via the DIASPORA NEWSLETTER on April 7, 2025. Subscribe here to receive articles, videos, podcasts and more before everyone else!Spending four days in Las Vegas is a journey. Attending CinemaCon while in Las Vegas is an adventure.

1 month ago | thediasporatimes.com | Dino-Ray Ramos

This article was originally posted via the DIASPORA NEWSLETTER on January 28, 2025. Subscribe here. The Wedding Banquet opens in theaters on April 18. The Wedding Banquet premiered at Sundance on January 27. My Bluesky/Letterboxd reaction to the film was the following:Andrew Ahn honors the original with this modern redux filled with queer love and joy while mindfully layering healing energy for generational trauma. Everyone is gonna fall in love with Han Gi-chan. Lily Gladstone soars.

2 months ago | thediasporatimes.com | Dino-Ray Ramos

This article was originally posted via the DIASPORA NEWSLETTER on March 14, 2025. Subscribe here. On March 9, 2025, it was the start of Daylight Saving Time and we lost an hour of sleep. This happened while I was in Austin for SXSW, one of the most lively major festivals with an overwhelming amount of screenings, panels, Q&As, parties, concerts, speaker sessions, and activations happening simultaneously.