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Wong Fu Live in Monterey Park
By John “Johnny C” Chuidian One of the things anybody in New Media will say about this modern day entertainment industry equivalent of the Wild West–completely new, full of opportunities, and barely tapped to its complete potential–is that the people who define it best are its fans. For that very reason, on Friday, December 16th in Monterey Park’s AMC Atlantic Times Square 14 theater was where Wong Fu Productions held a special year end screening [...] Continue »
Tsujita LA (Artisan Noodle) Ramen Review
Finally! After months of being teased by the words “artisan noodle” and luscious HD photos of bowls of ramen in the window, Tsujita opened for lunchtime ramen service at the end of October. The first U.S. shop to open from the Nidaime Tsujita chain in Tokyo serves two choices of ramen: tonkotsu – thin and straight style hakata noodles in pork broth, or tsukemen – the thicker and slightly curly dry noodles, which you dip [...] Continue »
Theater Review: East West Players Present Julia Cho’s “The Language Archive”
This review was originally posted on Blogging Los Angeles and has been republished here with permission. By Chris I should begin with the caveat that I have never reviewed a play before. And while I enjoy going to the theater from time to time, I would hardly consider myself an informed critic. And now that I’ve gotten my excuses out of the way, I’m happy to say that I really enjoyed the opening night performance of [...] Continue »
LAST CHANCE: Advanced Screening Tickets for Takeshi Kitano’s ‘Outrage’ + DVDs, L.A. Giveaway
Hey everyone – you have just 3 hours left to enter our Giveaway to win Advanced Screening Tickets for Takeshi Kitano’s ‘Outrage’ + DVDs of the movies Exiled and Dynamite Warrior provided by 8Asians and Magnet Releasing!
SDAFF Film Review: Queers on the Verge
By Johnny C [EDITORS NOTE: This is a review for the Queers on the Verge Shorts Program at the San Diego Asian Film Festival.] The presence and portrayal of any group in cinema is called into question when they are marginalized by ignorance or bigotry—and often times, it’s both. Whether it’s negative portrayals based off of offensive stereotypes or an utter lack of representation, the question remains: how do people tell their story if those [...] Continue »
L.A. Giveaway: Advanced Screening Tickets for Takeshi Kitano’s ‘Outrage’ + DVDs
UPDATE 11/9/11: Congrats to our winners Lailanie and Anika! Outrage, the new film from Japan’s legendary Takeshi Kitano (ZATOICHI: THE BLIND SWORDSMAN, BROTHER, VIOLENT COP) opening in Los Angeles and New York on December 2, 2011. It stars Beat Takeshi, Kippei Shiina, Ryo Kase, and Tomokazu Miura. In a ruthless battle for power, several yakuza clans vie for the favor of their head family in the Japanese underworld. The rival bosses seek to rise through [...] Continue »
Exclusive! Ask John Cho or Kal Penn a Question; Win Tickets to the Premiere of ‘A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas’
UPDATE 10/31/11 @ 9:30PM: Congrats to AnnPantaleon & declan who will be attending the Premiere! Congrats also to commenters AlPavangkanan, anunez587, ChrisML, henkster, jedifreac, JerryWon, KenNarasaki, ksakai1, legotech, Luv4theGame, MIDesigns, miheekimkort, nekohime, nregina.adams, tammyt110, w_liu483… their questions were all selected will be answered by John & Kal! Everyone here will also receive a movie poster, too! Thanks for participating! The stars of A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas are working with 8Asians to conduct [...] Continue »
An Asian American’s Thoughts On Occupy Wall Street
If you haven’t been living under a rock, you may have heard about the tremendous buzz that is surrounding Occupy Wall Street and other cities across the United States that are taking part in the Occupation protest. There are those who support and actively participate in this and there are those who dismiss the protesters as “jobless hipsters.” Those people insist that it’s not that hard to get a job if only you apply the [...] Continue »
L.A. Giveaway: Tickets to to see ‘The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom’ (Limited Engagement)
LUCY WALKER – The Tsunami And The Cherry Blossom from millerstephen on Vimeo. Survivors in the areas hardest hit by Japan’s recent tsunami find the courage to revive and rebuild as cherry blossom season begins. The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom is a stunning visual poem about the ephemeral nature of life and the healing power of Japan’s most beloved flower. Directed by Academy Award Nominated filmmaker Lucy Walker (Waste Land), featuring photography by Aaron [...] Continue »
8Questions with Electro Pop Group IAMMEDIC Leader Enik Lin
About a month ago, I kept getting pinged by people sending me links to the video of California-based electronic pop band IAMMEDIC jumping around in Star Trek uniforms. I’m a sucker for a Starfleet uniform, so I got in touch with IAMMEDIC’s starship captain leader, Enik Lin, and it turns out these guys aren’t even Trekkies! So who are these guys who they call their fans “Paramedics,” anyway? Read on for more about IAMMEDIC, Enik’s [...] Continue »
LAST CHANCE: ISA Festival Los Angeles Ticket Giveaway
Hey everyone – you have just 1 hour left to enter our Giveaway to win Tickets for ‘ISA Festival L.A.’ in Long Beach, CA, provided by 8Asians and ISA!
LAST CHANCE: 4-pack of Tickets to Formula Drift – Round 7, “Title Fight” in Irwindale, CA (L.A.)
Hey everyone – you have just 12 hours left to enter our Giveaway to win 4-pack of Tickets to Formula Drift – Round 7, “Title Fight” in Irwindale, CA (L.A.), provided by 8Asians and Formula DRIFT! Read this post for more information, and enter today!
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