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Randall Park on CONAN: Magical Kiss with James Franco + Baby Mentalist and Chinese Liver Pills

Posted on October 6, 2015 by jozjozjoz

I’m really enjoying seeing Randall Park do the talk show rounds. Here he is on CONAN, talking about what it was like to kiss James Franco. Also, check out clips of Randall talking about his daughter Ruby as Baby Mentalist … Continue reading →

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Jamie Chung Talks About Her Game-Changing Role in ‘Eden’

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Dino-Ray

The movie Eden made its world premiere at this year’s South by Southwest and it immediately made waves among the SXSW crowd. The movie snagged the Audience Award for Narrative Feature and director Megan Griffiths received the SXSW Chicken & … Continue reading →

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Sung Kang Talks ‘Sunset Stories’, Being an Asian American Actor and His Love of Comedy

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Dino-Ray

In Sunset Stories, Sung Kang plays JP, a man who is unexpectedly reunited with his ex-girlfriend (Monique Curnen) who is now a nurse that just lost a cooler full of bone marrow that she was supposed deliver for a transplant. … Continue reading →

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John Cho Talks A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas And His Christmas Wishlist

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Dino-Ray

If you haven’t noticed, 8Asians has nothing but love for A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (and the entire Harold & Kumar franchise for that matter) — and why shouldn’t we? The movie has two Asian leads in off-beat … Continue reading →

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Exclusive! Ask John Cho or Kal Penn a Question; Win Tickets to the Premiere of ‘A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas’

Posted on October 28, 2011 by jozjozjoz

UPDATE 10/31/11 @ 9:30PM: Congrats to AnnPantaleon & declan who will be attending the Premiere! Congrats also to commenters AlPavangkanan, anunez587, ChrisML, henkster, jedifreac, JerryWon, KenNarasaki, ksakai1, legotech, Luv4theGame, MIDesigns, miheekimkort, nekohime, nregina.adams, tammyt110, w_liu483… their questions were all selected … Continue reading →

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8Questions with Electro Pop Group IAMMEDIC Leader Enik Lin

Posted on October 3, 2011 by jozjozjoz

About a month ago, I kept getting pinged by people sending me links to the video of California-based electronic pop band IAMMEDIC jumping around in Star Trek uniforms. I’m a sucker for a Starfleet uniform, so I got in touch … Continue reading →

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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Director Wayne Wang on APA Identity in the Media

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Dino-Ray

It’s been a while since we have heard from Wayne Wang. In fact, it’s been a while since we have seen him cover some Asian ground in film — but that’s where Snow Flower and the Secret Fan comes into … Continue reading →

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Mason Lee Talks The Hangover Part II, Being Ang’s Son, & Nuts 4 Nuts

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Dino-Ray

As the son of an Academy Award-winning director, Mason Lee could easily use his name as leverage to get into some highbrow movies suitable for snotty cinephiles and artistic thespian-types. The Hangover Part II doesn’t necessarily scream “highbrow,” but it’s … Continue reading →

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Jamie Chung Talks “The Hangover Part II,” Dating & Food Blogging

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Dino-Ray

You may recognize Jamie Chung from The Real World: San Diego, but since then she has been taking the same route of fellow Real World alumna, Jacinda Barrett (she was in the London season) and becoming a legit non B-movie … Continue reading →

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“Hanna”: A Violent Fairy Tale with Martial Arts

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Dino-Ray

In a recent post on NYMag.com’s pop culture blog Vulture, they posed the question, “Are Martial Arts Ruining Movies?”; citing movies like The Green Hornet, last year’s primary source of Asian American casting controversy, The Last Airbender, and, of course, … Continue reading →

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Director Cary Fukunaga Talks About “Jane Eyre”

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Dino-Ray

Cary Joji Fukunaga may not be the first name that pops into your mind when you think about Brit-lit movie adaptations like Jane Eyre — but for a director who directed Sundance bait and cinematic high-brow fare like Sin Nombre … Continue reading →

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8Questions with Ken Watanabe: Actor who plays Saito, “The Tourist” in ‘Inception’

Posted on July 16, 2010 by jozjozjoz

I was lucky enough to attend an early screening of Inception at the Arclight in Hollywood on Wednesday night. Like Dino-Ray, I enjoyed how thought-provoking the film was, and truth be told—two days later, I’m still reeling at how mind-blown … Continue reading →

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