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Category Archives: Movies
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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Apple’s 2023 Chinese New Year Short: Through the Five Passes
Every year, Apple releases a short film for Chinese New Year that is shot on an iPhone, and every year I look forward to the story that is created. This short for this 2023 is called Through the Five Passes. … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Movies
Tagged Apple, Chinese New Year, Guan Yu, iPhone, iPhone14 Pro, lunar new year
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Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan win Golden Globes for their Everything Everywhere All At Once Performances
Michelle Yeoh won a best actress Golden Globe in a musical or comedy film, and Ke Huy Quan won best supporting actor Golden Globe in a motion picture for their work in Everything Everywhere All at Once. It is especially … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies
Tagged Everything Everywhere all at Once, Golden Globes, Ke Huy Quan, Michelle Yeoh
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Michelle Yeoh is Time Magazine’s 2022 Icon of the Year
Michelle Yeoh has been selected to be Time Magazine’s 2022 Icon of the Year. She is riding a streak of hit movies in the United States, from Crazy Rich Asians and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings to this … Continue reading
Easter Sunday movie gets Jo koy the key to Daly City
Jo Koy’s upcoming movie “Easter Sunday” has earned him the key to Daly City in a ceremony on July 22, 2022. The Bay Area city known for its large Filipino American population is the setting for the movie. Easter Sunday … Continue reading