Category Archives: Movies

SFIFF: The Man Who Knew Infinity – Panel and Mini-Review

Posted on May 23, 2016 by John

When I was looking through the 59th San Francisco International Film Festival guide online, I came across a screening for the film that I had heard about, The Man Who Knew Infinity, described here: “For writer-director Matthew Brown, it has … Continue reading →

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Five Asian American Documentaries Premiere on PBS May 2016, Presented by CAAM

Posted on May 6, 2016 by John

May is officially Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. In celebration of the month, PBS will be premiering five Asian American documentaries during the month of May, presented by the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM). The documentaries are: … Continue reading →

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Film Review: ‘Pali Road’

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Mitchell K. Dwyer

Pali Road (2016) With Michelle Chen, Sun Kang, Jackson Rathbone, and Henry Ian Cusick. Directed by Jonathan Lim. Written by Doc Pedrolie and Victoria Arch. Lily is a young physician doing her residency at a hospital on Oahu. Her boyfriend … Continue reading →

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Indiegogo: Before Tinder, there was the Taiwan Love Boat

Posted on April 25, 2016 by John

There’s a new Indigogo fundraising for a documentary about the “Love Boat” – titled “Before Tinder, there was the Taiwan Love Boat”– asking for contributions of $20 to $5,000, with various levels of rewards for your level of contribution. And … Continue reading →

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ICYMI: Silicon Valley Comic Con 2016 – Recap & Review

Posted on April 4, 2016 by John

Back this March – Friday, March 18th to Sunday, March 20th, I had the good fortune of being able to attend the first ever Silicon Valley Comic Con. I’ve always wanted to go to Comic Con in San Diego, but it … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Kohl’s Oscar Commercial: The Duchess

Posted on March 18, 2016 by John

https://youtu.be/pP9jwF914ao I saw Kohl’s Oscar themed commercials during this year’s Oscars. One of the commercials had an Asian American Mom & daughter: “On Sunday night, we got to see the other three ads that accompany that one, featuring other acceptance speeches … Continue reading →

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Asian American to be Featured in Star Wars VIII

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Jeff

As Star Wars VIII has begun production, an interesting part of that announcement is circled in red – an Asian American will be part of the main cast!  Kelly Marie Tran joins Benicio del Toro and Laura Dern as a … Continue reading →

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CAAMFest 2016: March 10 – 20, 2016 | San Francisco & Oakland

Posted on March 7, 2016 by John

One of the things I’ve enjoyed over the years while living in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1999 is the the annual Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) Film Festival, better known as CAAMFest, “Celebrating Asian American Film, Music … Continue reading →

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Ip Man 3

Posted on January 27, 2016 by tinabot

The latest installment of the Ip Man film was already exciting enough in and of itself. Add on top of that the fact that Mike Tyson is in it, and with a face off with Donnie Yen no less, and … Continue reading →

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“Fight Mom”: The Story of UFC’s Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson

Posted on December 17, 2015 by tinabot

A couple years ago, a friend showed me a Ronda Rousey fight promotion video for Strikeforce and introduced me to Gina Carano‘s movie Haywire. It made me wonder if there were any Asian American women in mixed martial arts, so … Continue reading →

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8Questions with Stephen Fung of “Into The Badlands”

Posted on December 10, 2015 by tinabot

Stephen Fung at Comicon for Into The Badlands. Born in Hong Kong and graduate of the University of Michigan, Stephen Fung is a successful actor, director, and producer. He’s worked with Jackie Chan, Yuen Wo-ping (Matrix/Kill Bill), and Stephen Chow … Continue reading →

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8Asians News: Kung Fu Actor Tien Feng 1928-2015

Posted on November 5, 2015 by 8AsiansNews

RIP Tien Fong-sad to report the passing of one the greatest actors in Hong Kong and Taiwan cinema, Tien appeared in over… Posted by The WU TANG COLLECTION on Thursday, October 29, 2015 Taiwanese and Hong Kong kung fu actor Tien … Continue reading →

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