Wrangling ‘Twisters’ with Brandon Perea, Sasha Lane, and Katy O’Brian

July 19, 2024July 22, 2024 Mike Manalo

Yeehaw! Twisters is officially in theaters today folks. We’ve been celebrating all week with our review of the movie and our interviews with stars Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, and Anthony Ramos. Today, we’ve got one more surprise for you all. We were also able to speak to the best crew Tyler Owens could ever ask for: Brandon Perea, Sasha Lane, and Katy O’Brian!

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Blown Away by ‘Twisters’ Trio Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, and Anthony Ramos

July 17, 2024July 22, 2024 Mike Manalo

What is a tornado wrangler? Apparently, it’s an insanely handsome and talented group of individuals, who are taking Hollywood by storm! Twisters is coming this Friday, and to celebrate, we got a chance to talk to the film’s stars, led by the wonderfully brilliant trio of Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, and Anthony Ramos!

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NOC Review: ‘Twisters’ is a Sensational Summer Spectacle with Soul

July 15, 2024July 15, 2024 Mike Manalo

In 1996, a VHS in my VCR (a device used to play video tapes for those Gen Z-ers out there), started to warp. The film within the cassette was getting worn out from friction, because, unfortunately, I’d played it too many times. That movie was Twister.

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Chin Han on ‘Skyscraper,’ Filming in Asia, and Joining the Academy

July 12, 2018July 12, 2018 Laura Sirikul

Let’s be real. You’ve seen this actor before. He’s that Asian guy who played in that blockbuster movie. No, he played that actor in that other film. You’re right. He’s been in all of them.

Ng Chin Han, known simply as Chin Han, is a face you may recognize in blockbuster films like The Dark Knight, 2012, Contagion, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Independence Day: Resurgence, Ghost in the Shell and now, in this weekend’s Skyscraper. The actor is no stranger to the Hollywood life, but also stays true to his Singaporean roots.

Chin Han was also recently one of 928 inductees invited to join The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences governing board in an effort to increase diversity and also honor him for his success in Hollywood.

We got to chat with him on the phone about his work on Skyscraper, what his invitation means to him, and why Hollywood is opening its doors to Asia.

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