Category Archives: Movies

Having an Asian Moment: Hana Mae Lee in ‘Pitch Perfect’

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Dino-Ray

After watching the very first trailer for Pitch Perfect, I’ll admit, I immediately wrote it off as another irritating derivation of Glee. Even though it stars my beloved Anna Kendrick, I couldn’t wrap my head around this movie about university-level … Continue reading →

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Having an Asian Moment: Moon Bloodgood in ‘The Sessions’

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Dino-Ray

I am currently in Toronto for the Toronto International Film Festival (or “TIFF” as they call it in the biz). I have been here for over a week. I have seen almost 30 movies. The stadium-style seating movie chair has … Continue reading →

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Spike Lee’s Oldboy Remake Releases Synopsis

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Moye

Spike Lee’s Oldboy remake is moving forward, now with official distribution from FilmDistrict, a confirmed cast of non-Asians and an official synopsis: “OLDBOY follows the story of an advertising executive (Josh Brolin) who is kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years … Continue reading →

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The CHINK Trailer Is Out!

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Moye

So what does our very own Koji Steven Sakai do when he’s not “researching” the latest on Asian body parts for 8Asians? He’s busy writing movies! The trailer for his latest movie, CHINK, has finally been released. Produced by Koji … Continue reading →

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Giveaway: ‘Sacrifice’ on DVD

Posted on September 4, 2012 by jozjozjoz

The magnificent epic drama from master filmmaker Chen Kaige (Farewell My Concubine) is available on DVD September 4, 2012 from Indomina Releasing. Written and directed by Kaige and set during the opulent Yuan Dynasty in the 5th century B.C., SACRIFICE … Continue reading →

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R2B: Return to Base Opens In Theatres August 24th

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Xxxtine

A South Korean Air Force team trains, laughs, loves and always has each other’s back in R2B: Return to Base. After pulling a dangerous stunt at the public air show, Tae-hun (played by Cobert-rival Rain) gets kicked out and demoted … Continue reading →

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The Impossible Trailer Features Pretty White People Surviving Indonesian Tsunami

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Edward

http://youtu.be/sI6rUOnOGuw Based on the true life events of the 2004 tsunami that devastated Indonesia and killed over 200,000 people, Hollywood has decided to make a film called The Impossible that stars Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts as wealthy European tourists caught … Continue reading →

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Bay Area Giveaway: Tickets to $UPERCAPITALIST

Posted on August 20, 2012 by jozjozjoz

UPDATE 8/23/2012: Congrats to the winners: Nancie T, mikeianliu and Kao S! $UPERCAPITALIST is a financial thriller about a maverick New York hedge fund trader with uncanny analytic abilities moves to Hong Kong and orchestrates a mega-deal that swiftly escalates … Continue reading →

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Red Dawn Trailer Has Arrived

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Moye

The new trailer for the Red Dawn remake is here–and just in time for the weekend! Boy, am I excited. I thought I was going to have to spend the next couple of days feeling like a normal, boring American … Continue reading →

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Having an Asian Moment: Karen Maruyama In The Campaign

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Dino-Ray

Here is my brief review of The Campaign: If you like to watch Zach Galifianakis act like Zach Galifianakis and Will Ferrell act like Will Ferrell AND you are dying to see them do it in a political race, then … Continue reading →

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Vietnamese Man Builds His Own Batpod

Posted on August 7, 2012 by JohnnyC

You don’t have to be a billionaire playboy to have nice toys like Batman does, you just have to be like Macgyver and use whatever you have to make it. Sighted earlier this week on YouTube, a Vietnamese man has … Continue reading →

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Deranged Film Review & Opens In Theaters On July 27th!

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Xxxtine

http://youtu.be/KFVBSIpsBdE Deranged, a new film that has been breaking box offices in Korea and out-ticketing Spider-man and Dark Knight, follows a man desperate to find a cure for a fatal epidemic sweeping the nation. Mummified and skeletal bodies suddenly rise … Continue reading →

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