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• jozjozjoz
  I saw this last year when it was released theatrically at a screening with a Q&A; with Arthur Dong.
  
  I looked up the review I put on Flixster:
  
  

  I thoroughly enjoyed this complex, well-researched and nicely put-together film. Arthur Dong did an amazing job of interviewing the subjects and telling a fascinating story of 100 years of Asians (Chinese) in Hollywood. Particularly compelling interviewees were Joan Chen, Ang Lee, B.D. Wong, Nancy Kwan and Justin Lin.
  
  Also, Arthur somehow got ahold of footage from the infamous Sundance shouting match at the end of the BETTER LUCK TOMORROW screening where Roger Ebert stands up and defends the Asian Americans for portraying Asian Americans on film however they wanted to do so. Worth watching this film for this alone.
  
  Sadly, tonight is the end of the theatrical run in NY, SF, and LA, but jump if you get a chance to watch it when it comes out on DVD (or hopefully) PBS. :)

• jozjozjoz
  PS - This isn't about "Asian cinema," which would imply movies made in/by Asians (in Asia).
  
  This is a documentary chronicling Asian American (specifically Chinese Americans) in the Hollywood system, including a really interesting delve into the earliest known Chinese American film made in 1916.
• Tim
  @Joz: I fixed the post to read "Asians in cinema"
  
  I was able to catch this showing tonight, and have to say it was impressive in its coverage of Chinese in Hollywood Cinema. It brought up a lot of films I've known about but haven't seen and now have a desire to watch. There was one quote by B.D.Wong I'd like to write an entire post about, and will save it for a future article. The other surprising thing about watching it, was that it was followed immediately with a screening of the "The Slanted Screen: Asian Men in Film and Television", the 2006 documentary by Jeff Adachi
• jozjozjoz
  Glad you caught it. You're lucky that you're in the Bay Area where they did that "double feature."
  
  I thought THE SLANTED SCREEN was also quite good. It's great to see more recent documentaries about Asians in the media. Quite a lot has happened since the late 90s.
  
  And I got tired of seeing SLAYING THE DRAGON (1988) over and over again in my Asian American Studies classes.
• JC
  Things aren't any better today. Don't they usually make a documentary when things are vastly different today?
• johns
  Why would any "asian"use the title "Slanted Screen"? A real Japanese or Chinese or Korean should sue Adachi, just as native Americans sued a football team for using "Redskins".