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Rinko Kikuchi Talks ‘Pacific Rim’, Working in the Kaiju Genre, and Beating Up Charlie Hunnam

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Dino-Ray

Japanese actress Rinko Kikuchi successfully crossed over into the American market with The Brothers Bloom and even snagged an Academy Award nomination for her role in Babel. Things hit a little closer to home with her character in the Kaiju-centric … Continue reading →

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Giveaway: ‘Pacific Rim’ Prize Package

Posted on July 10, 2013 by jozjozjoz

UPDATE 7/15/2013: Congrats to the winner: David I of Washington DC! We’re in the midst of the summer blockbuster season and one of the most highly anticipated films stars Oscar® nominee Rinko Kikuchi in Guillermo Del Toro’s sci-fi action adventure, … Continue reading →

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“The Warlords” Movie Review

Posted on July 5, 2013 by tinabot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOr8Dj1PxJg The first word that comes to mind when thinking about this movie is “dirty”. And not the dirty as in the profane kind or the lewd kind. Just dirty. As in the back alley grime of a city. As … Continue reading →

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The Guillotines: Film Review

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Xxxtine

Opening June 14th at the Four Star Theatre in San Francisco and already available on iTunes & VOD, The Guillotines tells the story of a brotherhood of secret assassins who find themselves in the middle of a rebellion conflicted between … Continue reading →

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Giveaway: ‘Man of Steel’ Prize Package

Posted on June 13, 2013 by jozjozjoz

UPDATE: Congrats to grand prize winners: nuggets, Judy S., and mikeianliu! Congrats to runner up winners: Nanayaa O, Jonathan K, Pete X, Keith C, Kimberly P. If you can’t wait to see the highly-anticipated Man of Steel, then pay attention! … Continue reading →

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Film Review: ‘Masquerade’ (2012)

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Mitchell K. Dwyer

Masquerade (2012). Lee Byung-hun, Ryoo Seung-ryong, Han Hyo-joo, Jang Gwang, Shim Eun-kyung. Directed by Choo Chang-min. Korean with English subtitles. The Korean historical drama Masquerade has plot elements similar to that of Mark Twain’s The Prince and the Pauper and … Continue reading →

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Letters From Pyongyang: More Like A Home Video

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Shako Liu

To reunite with his family members in North Korea, Korean Canadian filmmaker Jason Lee and his father went to Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. His documentary Letters From Pyongyang featured his family’s efforts to enter the most isolated and … Continue reading →

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Armed With a Camera Fellowship

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Koji Steven Sakai

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qdor7oHWEic&list=PLCF8CB711438E4CB9&index=1 As a filmmaker, I am a big believer in the importance of API film festivals. I believe they are the incubator of API talent and help get our stories on the big screen. One of the first people to … Continue reading →

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Asian Pacific American Media Coalition Protests “CHINK”

Posted on June 4, 2013 by tinabot

So if you name your movie “CHINK“, someone’s bound to get upset right? And more likely than not, it’s going to be someone from the Asian American community. It wasn’t surprising, then for me to find out that Stanley Young, … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. Lieutenant Sulu, in ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Guest Writer

By Leeland Lee Spoiler alert: In the latest installment of the Star Trek franchise reboot, Lieutenant Sulu dies a cruel, horrific death. How does it happen? Does he get vanquished at the hands of a murderous Klingon? Sucked into a … Continue reading →

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Giveaway: ‘Hangover 3’ Prize Package

Posted on May 20, 2013 by jozjozjoz

If you can’t wait to see the highly-anticipated The Hangover, Part III, then pay attention! Korean American actor Ken Jeong returns in the third and final film in director Todd Phillips’ record-shattering comedy trilogy. Jeong reunites with stars Bradley Cooper, … Continue reading →

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LAAPFF 2013: Mix-cultural Asians Find Their Roots

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Shako Liu

EDITORS NOTE from Joz: 8Asians is proud to be a community co-presenter of various films at the 2013 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, presented by Visual Communications. One common theme that has been echoing in some of the documentaries … Continue reading →

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