With a premiere party Thursday and a Friday appearance on NPR, Brown Soup Thing prepares to invade Las Vegas, climaxing with two screenings on Saturday and Sunday at UNLV's Student Union. Film features World Champion Manny Pacquiao, Christine "HappySlip" Gambito, Joey Guila, Jenilee Reyes, and Kimee Balmilero. Guila will emcee the event and Reyes will sing the National Anthem.
LAS VEGAS, NV – The party is this weekend, and Brown Soup Thing is in the middle of all the festivities.
"To say we are excited would be an understatement," said writer/director Edward J. Mallillin. "We're bringing the party to Las Vegas, and everyone is going to have a great time."
With the city anxiously awaiting the Saturday and Sunday screenings of Brown Soup Thing, fans were happy to hear the weekend would start a little earlier. The Manny Pacquiao warm-up and Brown Soup Thing premiere party kicks off the weekend Thursday night at the Blush Boutique Nightclub at The Wynn Las Vegas. Friday morning Mallillin will appear on NPR to be interviewed by Dave Berns at 10:30 am, where the two will discuss the Philippines, Manny Pacquiao, food, and Brown Soup Thing.
In addition to his appearance on NPR, Mallillin has been busy giving interviews to everyone including The Asian Journal, UNLV's Rebel Yell, and his own Flipped Switch.
Comedian Joey Guila (HBO's P Diddy's Bad Boys of Comedy) will serve as emcee.
With over a million Filipinos and Asians visiting Las Vegas the weekend of November 14-15, it sets up the perfect time to premiere Brown Soup Thing at UNLV’s Student Union on Saturday and Sunday (1:00pm both days). The weekend screenings are co-sponsored between UNLV’s Filipino American Student Association (FASA) and Malinius, producers of Brown Soup Thing.
Tickets are on sale through Brown Paper Tickets atwww.brownpapertickets.com (enter in search: "Brown Soup Thing"). Remaining seats will be available at UNLV on the days of the events.
Brown Soup Thing is a comedy-drama about a comfortably disconnected Filipino American family. In order to raise her unacceptable A- average, 10 year-old Lita must submit a video project about what it means to be a Filipino in America. Her upcoming birthday provides the perfect setting to unite everyone: parents who can't relate to their kids, immigrant sister Fely, the always-guilty over-achiever brother Jude, hip-hop sister Maria, an array of cousins, her grandmother who just wants to cook, and favorite sister Shana, who moved out of the country to get away from everyone.
Stars Kimee Balmiero (Miss Saigon), Cheryl Noe (The Bold and The Beautiful), Earl Baylon (The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien), and Wil Olandria (LA Forensics) are among the dozen members of the cast expected to attend the weekend screenings.
Brown Soup Thing features 2-dozen special appearances by some of the most recognizable Filipinos and other Asians in the world. Among them: World Boxing Champion Manny Pacquiao, internet star Christine “HappySlip” Gambito, Filipino stars Raymond Bagatsing, Bernardo Bernardo, and Cora Yellen; singers Becca Godinez and Anthony Castelo; and popular Asian-American comedians Paul “PK” Kim and KT Tatara.
Brown Soup Thing’s principal cast includes Kimee J. Balmilero (Hi-5), Jenilee A. Reyes (Deal or No Deal), Cheryl Noe (The Bold & The Beautiful), comedian Joey Guila (HBO’s P Diddy’s Bad Boys of Comedy), and Rona Par (The Flip Side). BST is also proud to introduce Earl Baylon, Wil Olandria, and Sari Arambulo, all starring in their very first feature film.
Brown Soup Thing is an official selection of the Delray Beach Film Festival, the Filipino International Film Festival Los Angeles, the Pacific Media Expo (PMX), and the Chicago Filipino American Film Festival.
"FASA is very excited to be bringing Brown Soup Thing to the UNLV campus and Las Vegas community,” added Rocky Manzon II, FASA Public Relations Officer. “It is a feeling of pride knowing that this movie was made by a Filipino for Filipinos. This event will be different from anything that FASA has done, and I can't wait for others to take a peek into our world of being Filipino in America."
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas' FASA is a non-profit student organization that promotes Filipino American culture and heritage to students and the greater community.
Mallillin is also the creator and executive producer of the hugely popular internet series Flipped Switch, which will provide fans with exclusive coverage of Brown Soup Thing's weekend in Las Vegas. Among the many guests who have appeared on the show: director Quentin Tarantino, actor Neil Patrick Harris, UFC champion Randy Couture, and Filipino personalities such as Jo Koy, Camille Velasco, and Christine “HappySlip” Gambito.
Brown Soup Thing and Flipped Switch are Malinius productions.
TICKET/MOVIE INFO:
Saturday 11/14 @ 1pm, UNLV Student Union Hall:
http://brownpapertickets.com/event/83948
Sunday 11/15 @ 1pm, UNLV Student Union Theater:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/83952