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Category Archives: Movies
Asian Americans in Pop Music History: Norma Tanega
Most people have probably only encountered the work of Norma Tanega through her song “You’re Dead” which is used as the theme song for both the movie of “What we Do in the Shadows” and the ongoing TV series of … Continue reading
Mill Valley Film Festival: ‘Invisible Nation’ [Taiwan] – Intro, Q&A & Review
I’m not sure how I became aware of the independent documentary Invisible Nation, screening at the Mill Valley Film Festival, but I am glad I did. I was able to make the second, Saturday morning screening a few weekends ago … Continue reading
Posted in 8mm Film Review, 8Series, Entertainment, Local, Movies, Reviews, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Invisible Nation, Taiwan, Ted Hope, Tsai Ing-wen, Vanessa Hope
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Love in Taipei: Review, Paramount+ Promo code, and SF Q&A
Earlier this month, Love in Taipei premiered on Paramount+ on August 10th. I’ve been behind on my blogging, but wanted to let everyone know about some things about the movie, including a free promo code to see it, a review, … Continue reading
Posted in 8mm Film Review, 8Series, Entertainment, Movies, TV
Tagged Abigail Hing Wen, Andrew Yang, Love Boat, Love in Taipei
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8Asians Exclusive: Interview with Randall Park on His Directorial Debut of ‘Shortcomings’ & Review – Opens August 4th
I had the great honor and pleasure of interviewing Randall Park as he visited San Francisco as part of his directorial debut to promote his upcoming film, Shortcomings, released by Sony Picture Classics and coming to a theater near you on Friday, … Continue reading
Posted in 8mm Film Review, 8Series, Asian American Commercial Watch, Entertainment, Movies
Tagged Ally Maki, Justin Min, Randall Park, Sherry Cola, Shortcomings
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Paramount+: Official Trailer: Love in Taipei – Streaming August 10th
https://youtu.be/uBGTJqYuV_w I first met author Abigail Hing Wen at her book launch event of her Young Adult novel “Loveboat, Taipei” in Menlo Park, California. As a producer (one of many), on the documentary “Love Boat: Taiwan,” I had a great … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Entertainment, Movies, TV
Tagged Abigail Hing Wen, Love Boat, Love in Taipei, Taiwan
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SF DocFest: How to Have an American Baby
I had first heard of ‘birth tourism’ from a former co-worker/friend of mine more than a decade ago. When I heard that Chinese women were coming Southern California to give birth so that their kids could get U.S. citizenship, I … Continue reading
CAAMFest 2023: Review – Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story
I was supposed to review Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story (trailer here) during or around CAAMFest 2023, but I let the screener link expire and the screening during CAAMFest was on Mother’s Day. I finally reached out to the … Continue reading
A Short Review: Auntie
There comes a time in your life when a metaphorical slap in the face tells you that you are no longer the young hip person you may have thought that you once were. In Fawzia Mirza‘s short film Auntie (IMDB entry … Continue reading
Posted in 8mm Film Review, Entertainment, Movies
Tagged Auntie, Fawzia Mirza, short, Vanita Kalra
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CAAMFest 2023: Review ‘Starring Jerry as Himself’
At CAAMFest, some friends of mine were interested in seeing Starring Jerry as Himself: “Wait wait. How did we go from funny 80s immigrant family home videos to horror film infrasound playing behind an ominous phone call from Shanghai Police? … Continue reading
Posted in 8mm Film Review, 8Series, Entertainment, Local, Movies, Reviews, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged CAAM, CaaMFest 2023, Law Chen, Starring Jerry as Himself
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Joy Ride Movie to Open CAAMFest 2023 on May 11, 2023
The Center for Asian American Media recently announced that their event CAAMFest 2023 would open with with the movie Joy Ride. CAAMFest, formerly the San Francisco Asian American Film Festival, will host the movie on May 11 at the Castro … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Local, Movies, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged CAAM, CaaMFest 2023, Joy Ride
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‘Joy Ride’ Coming to a Theater Near You on July 7th!
I’ve never been to South by Southwest (“SXSW”) in Austin, Texas, where part of the overall set of conferences and art festivals is a film festival. Literally one year after ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once” premiered at SXSW, Joy Ride … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies
Tagged Adele Lim, Ashley Park, Joy Ride, Sabrina Wu, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu
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PBS NewsHour: Randall Park on his directorial debut and Asian American representation in Hollywood
I’ve been following Randall Park ever since I first noticed him in a Wells Fargo television ad back in July of 2008. So I was really happy to see a recent segment on PBS NewsHour about his directorial debut and … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies, TV
Tagged Ally Maki, Canvas, Justin Min, Randall Park, Sherry Cola, Shortcomings
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