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In today’s New York Times, the newspaper profiles Asian American director Wayne Wang, most noted for his Amy Tan adapted film, “The Joy Luck Club.” Wang has two new films coming out:
In “A Thousand Years,” opening Friday, a Chinese widower arrives in an American suburb for an extended stay with his divorced daughter, who has lived in the States since college and who resents her father’s intrusions into her private affairs. “The Princess of Nebraska,” which is being distributed free on the Web starting Oct. 17 (youtube.com/ytscreeningroom), concerns a newer arrival, a young woman from Beijing attending a university in Omaha who has traveled to San Francisco to get an abortion. Both films are subtle updates of the immigrant story, revealing the complexities beyond the customary themes of alienation and assimilation.”
More recently, Wang has been directing more mainstream movies like “Maid in Manhattan,” “Because of Winn-Dixie,” and “Last Holiday.” Personally, I liked Wang’s “The Joy Luck Club” a lot (as I had mentioned – despite some shortcomings) because I was *amazed* at how well Wang was able to translate the novel into a movie (tying eight different characters and their intertwining stories.) I’m curious as to how the producers plan on making money on “The Princess of Nebraska” if they are showing it for free on YouTube… From the trailers below, I think I am more interested in seeing “A Thousand Years.”
A Thousand Years
The Princess of Nebraska
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1,000 years looks really interesting. I would love to see it
1,000 years looks really interesting. I would love to see it
thanks for that link! ever since i saw that trailer on another blog, i've been wanting to see it and now i can! not only for the storyline, but it was filmed right here in spokane, wa!
thanks for that link! ever since i saw that trailer on another blog, i've been wanting to see it and now i can! not only for the storyline, but it was filmed right here in spokane, wa!
Thanks for the info. I'd like to see A Thousand Years--I'll look for it in the theaters. Watching a movie on YouTube will be a new experience for me--don't know if I can sit that long in front of a computer without typing. :)
Thanks for the info. I'd like to see A Thousand Years--I'll look for it in the theaters. Watching a movie on YouTube will be a new experience for me--don't know if I can sit that long in front of a computer without typing. :)
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