Category Archives: Movies

Racebending in Art and Pulp: Views from Back East on Cloud Atlas, The Impossible, and Red Dawn

Posted on December 6, 2012 by JohnnyC

“Why are those stupid Americans always so petty about issues like race?” asks my Belgian colleague. I shrug my shoulders, because after ten years in America, I still don’t have that view that political correctness directly leads to equality–it’s a … Continue reading →

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Film Review: A Werewolf Boy

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Mitchell K. Dwyer

A Werewolf Boy (2012); Korean with English subtitles Park Bo-young, Song Joong-ki.  Written and directed by Jo Sung-hee. I recently heard a prominent sports columnist admit that he never felt more guilt than when, after harshly scolding his old dog … Continue reading →

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Ang Lee & The Cast Of ‘The Life Of Pi’ On Charlie Rose

Posted on November 20, 2012 by John

Ang Lee’s film, The Life of Pi, is being released next week in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. The director, Suraj Sharma (who plays the boy Pi Patel) and Irrfan Khan (who plays the older adult Pi Patel) appeared on … Continue reading →

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Cung Le Trying To Hold It Together With Movie Release And Upcoming UFC Fight

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Jeff

Cung Le is a busy guy:  he has been simultaneously been promoting The Man with the Iron Fists and preparing for a headlining fight against Rich Franklin this weekend at UFC on FUEL 6 in Macao.  This video follows him … Continue reading →

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16th Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival – Film Highlights

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Xxxtine

The Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival celebrates it’s Sweet 16th Nov 6-11 in Toronto and Nov 16-17 in Richmond Hill. For the TL;DR types, check out our video interview with the festival’s Program Director, Aram Siu-Wai Collier. The Opening Gala … Continue reading →

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A Hawaiian Language Short: Until the Sun Sets

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Jeff

On 8asians, we have often talked about how are AAPI voices are not presented in mainstream media, but one voice that is seldom heard, whether in mainstream media or online, is that of Native Hawaiians.  That’s why Until The Sun … Continue reading →

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8Asians Chats With…The Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Xxxtine

The Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival celebrates its Sweet 16th birthday Nov 6-11 in Toronto and Nov 16-17 in Richmond Hill. I sat with Aram Siu-Wai Collier, the Director of Programming for this year’s festival to go over some of … Continue reading →

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How To Tell If A TV Character Is A Stereotype

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Guest Writer

By Jenny An I initially cringed upon hearing that the two Asian lady leads premiering on network TV this year were a doctor and a former doctor. While Sandra Oh on Grey’s Anatomy provided that an Asian doctor could certainly … Continue reading →

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KQED Interviews Ang Lee For The Life of Pi

Posted on October 22, 2012 by John

http://youtu.be/mX2HBsHbNZM San Francisco’s National Public Radio (NPR) affiliate KQED had Forum’s Michael Krasny interviewed Director Ang Lee recently after a screening of his soon-to-be-released The Life of Pi at the Mill Valley Film Festival to discuss about adapting novels to … Continue reading →

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8Questions With Koji Steven Sakai

Posted on October 18, 2012 by tinabot

Meet my fellow Trojan and 8Asians writer Koji Steven Sakai. Since his latest film CHINK is in post production and will be coming out soon, I thought it was a great opportunity to interview him. Sakai is a super passionate … Continue reading →

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Help Fund STRIKE, Bill Fong’s Quest to Bowl a 900 Series, On Kickstarter

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Ernie

Oh Asians. It’s not good enough to score a perfect 300, the highest score you can get in a bowling game. But Bill Fong, a happy-go-lucky bowler on the Lucky 8 bowling team in Plano, Texas is trying to prepare … Continue reading →

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The Stoker Trailer Brings Park Chan-wook’s Eerie English Language Debut

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Dino-Ray

Without a doubt, Park Chan-wook definitely knows how to tell a good story via stunning and shocking visuals and not just make it look like revenge porn (see Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy, and Sympathy for Lady Vengeance). His signature … Continue reading →

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