The YOMYOMF Archives of Lauren Lola
Originally published on May 12,2018 Approximately eight hours before the screening at CAAMFest 36 (and second showing in San Francisco in general), Alexandra “Allie” Cuerdo, director of the documentary ULAM: MAIN DISH, shared her hopes that the audience will engage in conversations about it. “I’m hoping that people talk about it,” she stated. “I’m hoping …
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Originally published on May 18, 2018 It’s been a minute since new music has been heard from Judith Hill; the last time being back in 2015, when she dropped her debut album, BACK IN TIME. But now, it looks like new tunes from this soulful singer are on the horizon. Hill released a funky new …
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Originally published on April 30, 2018 Different takes on the long but beloved catalogue of songs from the hit musical HAMILTON just keep on coming, and this month’s #Hamildrop is quite a powerful one. Five actors who play or have previously played Eliza Hamilton in different productions of HAMILTON in the U.S. and the U.K. …
Originally published on April 26, 2018 Ever since it was first announced that the beloved 1984 hit film, THE KARATE KID, would continue on in the digital age in the form of a YouTube Red series, we at YOMYOMF have had our share of thoughts about it. From theorizing how Tamlyn Tomita’s Kumiko could possibly …
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Originally published on April 16, 2018 On April 16th, 1988, Studio Ghibli released a double feature into movie theaters all over Japan, with each of the films directed by two of the animation powerhouse’s co-founders. Those titles were MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO directed by Hayao Miyazaki and GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES directed by the late Isao …
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Originally published on April 4, 2018 Pat Morita was a stand-up comedian and actor. He had recurring roles on SANFORD AND SON and HAPPY DAYS before landing his most notable role as Mr. Miyagi in THE KARATE KID films; the first of which earned him an Academy Award nomination in 1985. It’s because of Pat’s …
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Originally published on April 2, 2018 A unique element about ADVENTURES WITH KANGA RODDY was the inclusion of puppetry. This was all thanks to the creative efforts of long-time puppeteering duo/business partners, Kamela Portuges and Lee Armstrong. Portuges has a long history of both puppetry and sculpting in the film industry. A few of her …
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Originally published on March 28, 2018 There were a number of cast members of a wide variety that made up ADVENTURES WITH KANGA RODDY; from the ones seen onscreen, to the ones whose voices were heard. However, it’s the ones who were seen but not heard that really added to the Land of Hi-yah, for …
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Originally published on March 26, 2018 Several child actors had come in and out of the cast during the three-season run for ADVENTURES WITH KANGA RODDY. The memories of the experience still remain sentimental for two of them in particular: Cori (Najarian) Laemmel and Allison (Miller) Langley. Both of them have been in the performing …
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Originally published on March 21, 2018 Before ADVENTURES WITH KANGA RODDY, Doug Freeman already had a prolific resume as an art director and set decorator; with titles like AMERICAN GRAFFITI, STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME, and FAREWELL TO MANZANAR listed. He was originally summoned by a friend to join the show’s crew as its …
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Drifting Back Around 