The YOMYOMF Archives of Lauren Lola
Originally published on May 21, 2018 The Roxie Theater in San Francisco was sold out Saturday night with an anniversary screening/reunion of the quirky, Daly City-shot film, LUMPIA. With the casts of both the original film and its upcoming sequel, LUMPIA WITH A VENGEANCE, in attendance, this special presentation for CAAMFest 36 made for a …
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Originally published on May 19, 2018 Across the street from the Curran Theater in San Francisco on Thursday, playwright and Offender David Henry Hwang takes part in interviews in the theater’s office for his latest work, SOFT POWER. The collaboration with Jeanine Tesori had its world premiere in Los Angeles the night before, and a …
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Originally published on May 16, 2018 The Weeknd, Daft Punk, and A Tribe Called Quest all have something in common (other than profession): They have all collaborated with music video director Warren Fu on creating visual stories to go along with some of their greatest hits. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5uQMwRMHcs&feature=youtu.be Fu broke it down and talked about how …
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Hi everyone! If you've been following along with the re-releases of my content from YOMYOMF the past six months, then you may have noticed a few interviews I had done with various filmmakers from my coverage of CAAMFest 36. For this week, the remainder of the interviews I did will be re-released. -Lauren
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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Originally published on March 19, 2018 George Chung has a long line of credits as a producer, director, and businessman in the media industry; including as executive producer for Myx TV’s CALL TO COSPLAY and oversees the streaming platform, JungoTV, as its CEO. Following a string of acting credits and a brief stint producing low-budget …
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Drifting Back Around 