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Category Archives: Movies
The Axe in the Attic: Connecting Hurricane Katrina and Typhoon Ketsana
Last night I watched the 2007 documentary “The Axe in the Attic,” which followed the film’s makers, Ed Pincus and Lucia Small, to New Orleans six months after Hurricane Katrina. The pair embarked on a road trip following the trails … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Movies, Observations
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American Martial Arts Culture’s Roots in the African-American Community
Some fans of the original Karate Kid movie are appalled by the remake starring Jaden Smith as the new Karate Kid and Jackie Chan as his teacher. Some are very explicit about their displeasure to a having a black kid … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, History, Movies, Music
Tagged african-americans, Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Jaden Smith, Jeff Yang, Karate Kid, LL Cool J, martial arts, Obugo Ongiri, RZA, Warrington Hudlin, Wu Tang Clan
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Toronto REELASIAN Film Festival: Reviews in 88 words (Part 3)
The Toronto International Reel Asian Film Festival opens today with the Hong Kong film Overheard playing at the Bloor Cinema (Bathurst and Bloor). This is the last part to my 3 part mini review. Hope to see you there! Stop … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies, Reviews
Tagged breathless, doomsday, Festival, film, fish story, Japan, korea, reel asian, Toronto
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Toronto REELASIAN Film Festival: Reviews in 88 words (Part 2)
The Toronto International Reel Asian Film Festival rolls into town November 11 – 15th, 2009. Check out a short interview with the Director of the Canadian film The Ache, Keith Lock above and the second part of my mini reviews … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies, Reviews
Tagged films, reel asian, The Ache, White on Rice
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Toronto REEL ASIAN Film Fest: Reviews in 88 Words (Part 1)
The Toronto International Reel Asian Film Festival rolls into town — mine! — November 11 – 15th, 2009. In honor of the film festival, this is the first of a three-part mini reviews post of the features being presented. Watch … Continue reading
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Disneyland: Next Stop Shanghai
As someone who grew up in the U.S., I never really got the Disney bug as a child. Maybe it’s because I grew up in New York, far away from either Disneyland and Disneyworld. My first experience with Disneyland wasn’t … Continue reading
“Saving Face” Film and Discussion at DeAnza College
De Anza’s Gay-Straight Alliance in Cupertino, CA is screening the film “Saving Face,” a romantic comedy about right, wrong, and everything in between. “Saving Face” was the first feature film from writer and director Alice Wu. In the film, a … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Announcements, Entertainment, Local, Movies, San Francisco Bay Area
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FREE SCREENING of John Woo’s “Red Cliff” in Los Angeles
In modern pop culture, the Three Kingdoms period of China is kinda like the Medieval period to Americans — dramatic war stories full of people performing acts of valor and glory that have been dead of hundreds of years — … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies, Southern California
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Definitive New 35mm Restoration of RASHOMON at LA’s Nuart
I try not to take for granted the vast number of cool events that happen in Los Angeles. I know that a screening of an almost 60 year-old Japanese movie doesn’t sound like the sort of thing that you can … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies, Southern California
Tagged cinema, japanese, la, Landmark Theatres, los angeles, movie, Movies, Nuart, screening
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L.A.: Second Annual ID Film Festival this week in Little Tokyo
The second annual ID Film Festival, dedicated to contemporary digital films that explore and celebrate identity within the diverse Asian/Pacific Islander community, will present an international and local lineup of films this coming week/end, October 1-3 at the National Center … Continue reading
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Giveaway: Win Ong-Bak and Chocolate DVDs, in honor of the release of Ong-Bak 2
Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior (Thai: องค์บาก), also known in the United States as “Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior” was a Thai action film from 2003 that was considered the breakout film of Tony Jaa. Because of Ong-Bak, Jaa was hailed as … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies, Promotions
Tagged action, chocolate, DVD, giveaway, martial arts, Movies, Ong-Bak, Tony Jaa
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Megashark vs Giant Octopus: Asian Guy Makes out with White Pop Star
“Don’t worry, Shimada. I’m not taking you to Manzanar!” This just one of the many gems of dialogue contained in the movie Megashark vs Giant Octopus. I recently saw it on the Syfy Channel, and with a title like that, … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies, Reviews, WTF
Tagged Debbie Gibson, Lorenzo Lamas, Manzanar, Megashark vs Giant Octopus, Vic Chao
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