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About Dino-Ray

Dino-Ray Ramos is a movie hobbit, social media swaggerist, pop culture junkie, smart-mouthed Asian American warrior, and a well-rounded inhaler of all things entertainment. After uprooting from Texas, he migrated to San Francisco where he shares his irreverent take on high and low brow aspects of culture. In addition to feeding TheFinerDandy.com he writes for AfterElton.com, Hyphen Magazine and the San Francisco Chronicle. You can also boost his self-esteem by following his musings on Twitter

Is The Social Network’s Asian Fetish Acceptable?

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Dino-Ray

You should have seen The Social Network by now. If not, go see it. Go out and see it now so you can be cool. I saw it twice so that makes me really cool (and dorky). It really does … Continue reading →

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‘Never Let Me Go’ Movie Adaptation Gives Asian Brits Sophistication Points

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Dino-Ray

At first glance, Never Let Me Go has nothing to do with Asians. Actually, there isn’t really a trace of any Asian-osity throughout the entire film: Carey Mulligan isn’t Asian; neither is the new Spider-man/Brit-boy du jour Andrew Garfield. If … Continue reading →

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Charice Gives ‘Glee’ a New, Cute Asian Voice

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Dino-Ray

Besides Harry Shum Jr.’s abs, Filipino import pop sensation, Charice was the hot topic of the second season premiere of Glee. If we sidestep the ignorant comments (which, by the way, were cleverly executed) made by the show’s resident diva, … Continue reading →

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Harajuku Trio Crash Tom Ford’s Super Exclusive Fashion Show

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Dino-Ray

On Monday night, I came back from New York because I was doing some Fashion Week work. Designer Tom Ford had his super, super, super, super secret fashion soiree on Sunday. I wasn’t invited. Actually, a lot of people weren’t … Continue reading →

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Eat Pray Love: A Cute, Lengthy Movie That Will Make You Hungry

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Dino-Ray

Throughout the entire (I repeat: ENTIRE) 133 minutes of the screening of Eat Pray Love, I had the pleasure of sitting next to a young woman who said, “That’s cute” every 15 minutes. Occasionally, she would repeat the dialogue said … Continue reading →

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Step Up 3D Is Dance Porn You’ll Enjoy

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Dino-Ray

Is it really necessary to have a third installment of Step Up ? Apparently yes — and in 3-D no less! If this movie franchise made Channing Tatum a megastar, then it must be important. Even though the movie’s plot … Continue reading →

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Asian Girl Alienated in Neiman Marcus Ad

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Dino-Ray

The other day, my friend forwarded me a recent “Back 2 Cool” email blast from Neiman Marcus. She scoffed at the ad. I kinda scoffed too. It sure does look like the little Asian girl dressed in darker color palette … Continue reading →

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A Look at Jamie Chung as Amber in Sucker Punch

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Dino-Ray

There are tons of things that are making fanboys/girls all giddy at this year’s Comic-Con — one of them is the first look at the character posters for Zack Snyder’s highly-anticipated graphic novelesque movie Sucker Punch, which he has refers … Continue reading →

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How ‘Inception’ Didn’t Make Me Feel Stupid

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Dino-Ray

Movies like Donnie Darko, Primer and even The Matrix trilogy have challenged my intellect (or lack thereof). Inception falls into that category of mind-bending cinema that may or may not make a “WTF” hover above your head. Lucky for me, … Continue reading →

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A Look at Justin Lin’s Latest ‘Fast and Furious’ Sequel, ‘Fast Five’

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Dino-Ray

Thank God! I was wondering when we were going to see another Fast and the Furious movie! The world really needs these movies in order to function properly. If we don’t have one every three years, it disrupts the space-time … Continue reading →

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Review: The Last Airbender is About as Good as People Say it is (Which is Bad)

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Dino-Ray

Earth! Wind! Fire! Water! Heart! No, that is not in reference to Captain Planet and the Planeteers, it is the foundation of M. Night Shyamalan’s latest cinematic venture, The Last Airbender – well, minus the “heart.” – and I say … Continue reading →

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