Category Archives: Movies

Watching Sulu (and other Asian Roles) at the Movies

Posted on May 18, 2009 by jee

I went to watch Star Trek last week and I LOVED it. I’m not a Trekkie, but I’ve watched my share of Star Trek episodes and movies. But to be perfectly honest, one of the main reasons I wanted to … Continue reading →

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POP 88 #32: The Red Chapel

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Xxxtine

Hello, All — hope everyone out there is enjoying their May so far! In this week’s episode: new music from W & Whale, Sandee Chan and Chae Yeon, plus an interview with Mads Brugger, the director of The Red Chapel. … Continue reading →

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Disney’s “Trail of the Panda” Opened Last Friday

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Tim

Disney’s Trail of the Panda opened last Friday, but you wouldn’t know about it if you lived in North America. That’s because this feature film is Disney’s second Chinese-language film and opened in mainland China. The film almost didn’t make … Continue reading →

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Hot Docs 2009: Reviews in 88 words or less – Part 3

Posted on May 2, 2009 by Xxxtine

The HOT DOCS International Documentary Film Festival is currently in full swing in Toronto from now till May 10th. I’ve always loved watching documentaries because of the diversity of perspective and opinions on topic ranging from trivial to the provocative … Continue reading →

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Hot Docs 2009: Reviews in 88 words or less – Pt.2

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Xxxtine

The HOT DOCS International Documentary Film Festival kicks off in Toronto this coming Thursday, April 30th and runs till May 10th. I’ve always loved watching documentaries because of the diversity of perspective and opinions on topic ranging from trivial to … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles API Heritage Month Giveaway: Asian American Arts Stimulus Package

Posted on April 28, 2009 by jozjozjoz

UPDATE: We have a winner! As April is coming to an end, we head on into May — nationally designated as Asian Pacific Islander (API) Heritage Month. API Heritage month commemorates and recognizes the diversity of API languages and cultures … Continue reading →

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Frozen Flower: Reviews via Chat

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Xxxtine

One of the hotly anticipated films of last year to release in South Korea was Frozen Flower starring Joo Jin Mo, Jo In Sung and Song Ji Hyo is now soon to making its way to DVD. I had been … Continue reading →

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HOT DOCS 2009: Reviews in 88 Words or Less – Pt.1

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Xxxtine

The HOT DOCS International Documentary Film Festival kicks off in Toronto this coming Thursday, April 30th and runs till May 10th. I’ve always loved watching documentaries because of the diversity of perspective and opinions on topic ranging from trivial to … Continue reading →

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Emerging Action Star Cung Le: Now appearing in “Fighting”

Posted on April 25, 2009 by Jeff

MMA fans know Cung Le as the devastating striker and Strikeforce Lightweight Champion who broke Frank Shamrock‘s arm with a kick and as a trainer of a number of MMA fighters like the UFC‘s Anthony “Rumble” Johnson.  Cung Le is … Continue reading →

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Charlyne Yi’s Paper Heart

Posted on April 22, 2009 by Moye

Are we still talking about hipster grifters? Because I think I just found a new one in comedian Charlyne Yi. Look at her!!! She captures the eye and heart of Michael Cera (yes, THE Michael Cera)! If I knew the … Continue reading →

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Comedian Joe Wong Debuts Nationally on Letterman

Posted on April 21, 2009 by John

On Friday night I was figuring out what I wanted to watch on the DVR and noticed that a “Joe Wong” was going to be a guest on The Late Show with David Letterman. I wound up watching The Late … Continue reading →

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8Asians Interviews Bai Ling on “Crank: High Voltage” (And Some Other Stuff)

Posted on April 17, 2009 by jozjozjoz

I never thought I would be blogging about Bai Ling, since — believe it or not — we have never mentioned her on the site. But in a recent post by another blog, websites like ours were called out for talking … Continue reading →

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