Category Archives: Movies

‘People Aren’t All Bad,’ Finalist for Smithsonian Magazine’s In Motion Video Contest

Posted on July 21, 2014 by jozjozjoz

A short documentary by Matthew Hashiguchi People Aren’t All Bad is a finalist for Smithsonian Magazine’s In Motion Video Contest. This film reveals 89-year-old Yutaka Kobayashi’s experience as a Japanese American before and leading up to WWII. There’s an Audience … Continue reading →

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CAAM: Now Accepting Submissions for CAAMFest 2015

Posted on July 19, 2014 by 8AsiansNews

The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) is now accepting submissions for CAAMFest 2015, March 12-22, 2015. CAAMFest is the nation’s largest showcase for new Asian and Asian American films, presenting approximately 130 works in San Francisco, Berkeley and Oakland. … Continue reading →

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What You Might Not Know about Judith Hill, Recipient of the 2014 V3con Voice Award

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Guest Writer

By Eugene Hung This post is part of a series that will introduce 8Asians readers to some of this year’s V3 Digital Media Conference (V3con) honorees, speakers, panelists, and performers. The V3con Opening Awards Reception will be held on Friday, … Continue reading →

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Two Reviews: Dragnet Girl and The Song of the Fishermen

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Mitchell K. Dwyer

Dragnet Girl (1933) Kinuyo Tanaka, Joji Oka, Sumiko Mizukubo, and Mitsui Hideo. Written by Tadao Ikeda and Yasujiro Ozu. Directed by Yasujiro Ozu. In Yasujiro Ozu’s Dragnet Girl, Tokiko (Kinuyo Tanaka) works as a typist in an office full of … Continue reading →

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Giveaway: ‘Godzilla’ Prize Package

Posted on May 15, 2014 by jozjozjoz

UPDATE 5/20/2014: Congrats to our Grand Prize winner: Herman C! Congrats also to the runner ups: Dave S, M’ris, and Don M! Opening May 16, 2014, the world’s most revered monster is reborn as Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures … Continue reading →

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LAAPFF 2014: “Firestorm” International Showcase Film, Community Co-Presented by 8Asians

Posted on May 6, 2014 by jozjozjoz

The 2014 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival runs from May 01 – May 11 at the Director’s Guild of America (DGA), CGV Cinemas located in Koreatown, the Tateuchi Democracy Forum at NCPD in Little Tokyo, and the historic Art … Continue reading →

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LAAPFF 2014: “Jeepney” Documentary Feature, Community Co-Presented by 8Asians

Posted on May 5, 2014 by jozjozjoz

The 2014 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival opened its 30th anniversary season last week to great excitement with George Takei and To Be Takei. The 2014 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival runs from May 01 – May 11 … Continue reading →

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Documentary: The Search for General Tso

Posted on May 2, 2014 by John

http://youtu.be/lw12Pk1eA6A I’m “friends” with Jennifer 8. Lee (of “The Fortune Cookie Chronicles” fame and her awesome interview on The Colbert Report) on Facebook, and I think I recently saw her post about this documentary film ‘The Search for General Tso’: … Continue reading →

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A Parody from Disney’s Frozen: Do You Want To Be My Boyfriend

Posted on April 25, 2014 by John

When Disney’s Frozen came out last fall, I was kind of aware of the animated movie and had heard, but wasn’t really aware of how popular it has become, and has in fact, become the highest grossing animated film in … Continue reading →

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NPR: My Big Break – Ken Jeong: Doctor By Day, Comedian By Night

Posted on April 18, 2014 by John

Image courtesy of NPR – Chris Pizzello/AP. Apparently, National Public Radio has started a new series of interviews titled My Big Break, and doctor / comedian Ken Jeong gives his account how he moved from being a doctor to a comedian … Continue reading →

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Breakfast at Tiffany’s Mickey “Mr. Yunioshi” Rooney Dies at 93

Posted on April 8, 2014 by John

Recently, Hollywood actor Mickey Rooney died at age 93. To be honest, I am not sure what movies I had seen him in, but I do remember being incredibly disgusted by his yellow face performance as Mr. Yunioshi in Breakfast … Continue reading →

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Review: The Garden of Words

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Mitchell K. Dwyer

The Garden of Words (2013) Voices of Kana Hanazawa and Miyu Irino. Directed by Makoto Shinkai. Available on DVD at Amazon The Garden of Words (言の葉の庭, or Kotonoha no Niwa) is a Japanese animated movie that, to its great credit, continues one Japanese … Continue reading →

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