Category Archives: Movies

Thoughts On Being An Asian Actress

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Guest Writer

By Chantria Tram Having gone through theatre school as one of the very few Asians in the program (we all acknowledged each other in the hallways as if to say “Hey! You’re Asian too! Congrats!!”), and reading plays that were … Continue reading →

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The Uphill Battle For Elite Teenage Asian American Athletes

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Guest Writer

By Mina T Son During film school, my filmmaking partner Sara Newens and I came across a story that we thought should get told. Three teenage athletes competing and training around the world for a shot at Olympic glory in … Continue reading →

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NYC Ticket Giveaway: 35th Annual Asian American International Film Festival

Posted on July 14, 2012 by jozjozjoz

UPDATE 7/17/2012: Congrats to the winners: Jacky C, Jennifer B, and Lysabeth L! 8Asians is proud to be a media partner for the 35th annual Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF) in New York City. AAIFF is the first and … Continue reading →

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Giveaway: ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Prize Package

Posted on July 13, 2012 by jozjozjoz

UPDATE 7/18/2012: Congrats to the Grand Prize winner: Kim P and also to our Runner-Up winners: Alexandra, Jeanne C, John K, Megan Q, Debra S, Lesley F, Tim G, Khiemosabi, Anthony G and Stephen N! It’s Anime/Comic expo season! And … Continue reading →

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Having an Asian Moment: ‘White Frog’

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Dino-Ray

Please watch this trailer of Quentin Lee’s White Frog…and for the love of God will you please just try to hold back your tears? The movie looks great. It has a top notch cast including Glee homeboy (Harry Shum Jr.), … Continue reading →

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Studio Ghibli Howl’s Moving Castle Vs. Diana Wynne Jone’s Novel

Posted on July 11, 2012 by tinabot

http://youtu.be/MhaAj62njgs I’m a huge fan of Hayao Miyazaki’s films. Usually, it’s really important for me to like a character of a story in order to like the story itself, and I don’t always like characters in Miyazaki’s films, but there’s … Continue reading →

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Patang: The Kite Movie Review

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Xxxtine

Soaring and warring kites play out as metaphors for the multiple stories weaved in PATANG: The Kite. A successful Delhi businessman brings his daughter on a surprise trip to his hometown of Ahmedabad, home to India’s largest kite festival. There … Continue reading →

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8Asians Goes Behind The Scenes On CHINK

Posted on July 9, 2012 by tinabot

Jason Tobin of Better Luck Tomorrow stars in CHINK as serial killer Eddy Tsai. Photograph courtesy of Quentin Lee. The yellow light of the underground parking lot drowns the whole scene in a stifling plasma, like you’re looking through the … Continue reading →

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Having An Asian Moment: ‘The Man With the Iron Fists’ Trailer

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Dino-Ray

http://youtu.be/a7l3okIqnCg First and foremost I would like to address the tag line for The Man With the Iron Fists: They put the F-U in KUNG FU. Now if that ain’t some cleverness right there, I don’t know what is.

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All About My Wife: Korean Movie Review

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Xxxtine

All About My Wife (내 아내의 모든 것) tells the story of Doo-hyun (LEE Sun-kyun) who after seven years of marriage wants to divorce his beautiful wife, Jung-In (LIM Soo-jung). After all the nagging, whining and complaining, he’s at his … Continue reading →

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As One Film Review

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Xxxtine

As One (Korea) tells the story of Li Bun-Hee (Bae Doo-na) and Hyun Jung-hwa (Ha Ji-won) ping pong players from North and South Korea coming together to form a doubles team to win gold at the world championships in Japan … Continue reading →

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