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Uploaded: The Asian American Movement Review From 2012 LAAPFF
The buzz and excitement for Uploaded: The Asian American Movement was tremendous at the world premiere, even before the film began. But I was not among one of them and instead, I was quite the doubting Thomas. I was reluctant to watch this in the first place because I am extremely critical of many YouTube stars but I came down to support the crew team who put more than 8 months of work into this, [...] Continue »
Nice Girls Crew Review From 2012 LAAPFF
UPDATE: Rich didn’t actually know Lynn or Parry before shooting this movie, they were introduced to him by his friend Dave Boyle, after seeing his film and feeling like they’d be great in the roles. The film was actually more than that the originally reported $10,000…it was 30,000. The $10,000 came from the kickstarter campaign, and the rest Rich financed on his own. Finally, Lynn did introduce Rich to Sheetal, but Kerry is an old [...] Continue »
Yes, We’re Open Review & Interview From LAAPFF 2012
First brownie point that needs to be given out immediately with Yes, We’re Open: with a largely Asian American cast as the leads, the story has nothing to do with their ethnicity nor any cultural awkward elements that are found quite often in films like these.
2012 LAAPFF Opening & Shanghai Calling Review
Ah, the 2012 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival is here. It’s that one time of the year where a truck load of Asians and Asian Americans in the entertainment industry here in LA come to mingle amongst themselves for a showcase of films that they are either part of or come to watch in support of their fellow actors in the community. On opening nights especially, it would not be surprising to see well [...] Continue »
Dark Shadows Review: A Decent Bloody Time
Whether you like it or not, the vampire craze is still going strong and won’t be going anywhere anytime soon. While Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows (which comes out on May 11th) is yet another film in the vampire genre, it was extremely surprising for me to find out that the film itself is a good return to form for the director after checking out the packed press screening on Saturday night. Not only was the [...] Continue »
Giveaway: ‘Dark Shadows’ Prize Package
UPDATE 5/14/2012: Congrats to Grand Prize Winner: ChimeTea! Congrats also to the five runner up winners: Lien M, Sand Lopez, Dean N, Simon Tam, Stephen Nettles! For the last few years, vampires have been officially in. And the trend hasn’t excluded Asians and Asian Americans. From Maggie Q in Priest to Ken Jeong in Vampires Suck, vampires and the APA community have been linked together. And now, with the new Johnny Depp film Dark Shadows, [...] Continue »
The Crumbles: Lessons From Making Original Music For An Indie Film
By Akira Boch The Crumbles is a slice-of-life tragicomedy about a talented but directionless indie band that is stuck in their garage. The film is not an idealized portrait of what it means to be in a band—it’s grounded in reality. This includes battles with over-sized egos, personal demons and insecurities, but also everything else thatis great about pursuing a creative endeavor with friends.
HELPLESS (화차) Korean Mystery Thriller Review
Prepare yourself for a compellingly complex and layered mystery thriller that leaves you wondering who really is left Helpless. Soon to be married Mun-ho (LEE Sun-kyun) and Seon-yeong (KIM Min-hee) are on their way to Mun-ho’s parents place when they pull over at a rest stop where Mun-ho grabs a couple of snacks for the trip. When he arrives back to the car, Seon-yeong is nowhere to be found. Her apartment has been cleaned out [...] Continue »
Oldboy Remake Casts Sharlto Copley As Villain
It’s official! Sharlto Copley has been casted as the villain in Spike Lee’s Oldboy remake! That’s exciting, right? If you don’t recognize Mr. Copley, it’s probably because he isn’t transforming into a grotesque alien or acting like the lovably insane member of a team of mercenary soldiers of fortune. I am, of course, referring to his roles in the sci-fi film District 9 and the big-screen adaptation of The A-Team. Copley will fill the shoes [...] Continue »
Already Gone: Watch Harry Shum Jr. Shoot A Gun In New Short Film
Our friend, Harry Shum Jr. has a new project — and he isn’t dancing nor is he shirtless. (Blasphemous, I know.) There’s guns, blood, threats, an explosion, guys at a table playing poker and it’s kind of violent which means it’s fun!
An Interview With Composer George Shaw
By John “Johnny C” Chuidian You’ve heard his music as your friend’s custom ringtone lovingly downloaded from his website (for free); you hear it across YouTube from Wong Fu to Michelle Phan, and now you’ve probably seen his new piece inspired by The Hunger Games. Yes: it’s George Shaw, the first name people recall when they think of Asian American composers. For someone whose music has both depth and accessibility (you can hum just about [...] Continue »
The Chinese Bootlegged “The People I’ve Slept With,” The Movie I Wrote
It started when a friend who was visiting China emailed me and told me that he saw an illegal bootlegged copy of my last film, The People I’ve Slept With. I told him to take a picture of it but when he went back it was already gone. I admit, I didn’t believe him. I mean, who in the world would want to pirate a copy of my indie Asian American movie? And then recently [...] Continue »
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