8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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Review: Netflix’s “Let’s Get Divorced”
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Hizashi no Naka no Rairu
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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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Internet Page Reveals How to Talk Dirty in Tagalog
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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Category Archives: Movies
Already Gone: Watch Harry Shum Jr. Shoot A Gun In New Short Film
Our friend, Harry Shum Jr. has a new project — and he isn’t dancing nor is he shirtless. (Blasphemous, I know.) There’s guns, blood, threats, an explosion, guys at a table playing poker and it’s kind of violent which means … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies
Tagged Already Gone, Harry Shum Jr, Ross Ching, Shawn Ashmore, short films
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An Interview With Composer George Shaw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvtbPsalpz0 By John “Johnny C” Chuidian You’ve heard his music as your friend’s custom ringtone lovingly downloaded from his website (for free); you hear it across YouTube from Wong Fu to Michelle Phan, and now you’ve probably seen his new … Continue reading
Posted in 8Questions, Entertainment, Movies, Music
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The Chinese Bootlegged “The People I’ve Slept With,” The Movie I Wrote
It started when a friend who was visiting China emailed me and told me that he saw an illegal bootlegged copy of my last film, The People I’ve Slept With. I told him to take a picture of it but … Continue reading
Will Iron Man 3 Will Be Filmed in China and Cast Ben Kingsley as The Mandarin?
It’s hard to fathom that in the mid-90s Marvel was declaring bankruptcy, but look at the comic company now: an entertainment jaggernaut that cranks out box office smashes. And there’s no reason why they should stop at domestic success, as … Continue reading
Posted in Comics, Entertainment, Movies
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Did Bruce Lee Have An Undescended Testicle?
Before I begin, I want to make it clear that I LOVE Bruce Lee. When I was a kid he made me feel like Asian American boys could be more than the awkward guy lusting after the girl (which was … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Health, History, Movies
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“Merantau” Indonesian Martial Arts Movie Review
In Merantau, Yuda (Iko Uwais), a young man from rural Indonesia trained in the martial art of silat harimau, heads off on a coming-of-age journey called a merantau. On his journey, he aims to go to the urban center of … Continue reading
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Why are Asian American Films Bad?
Before I even wrote the April’s Fools article Joy Luck Ranked Greatest Asian American Film Of All Time, I have contemplated for the longest time creating a list for the Top 10 Worst Asian American films of all time. There’s … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies, Observations
Tagged asian american films, asian americans, Entertainment, mediocrity, Movies, tv
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RSVP For The Bay Area Screening Of ‘Detention’ With Joseph Kahn Q&A
Attention San Francisco Bay Area! There will be a FREE advanced screening of Detention on Thursday, April 13! As an added bonus, director Joseph Kahn will be there immediately after the screening for a Q&A moderated by yours truly! (That … Continue reading
Having An Asian Moment: John Cho In The Total Recall Trailer
I liked the 1990 movie adaptation of Total Recall (which, by the way, is based on the story We Can Remember It for You Wholesale by Philip K. Dick). I wasn’t a HUGE fan, but I liked it because it … Continue reading
Jamie Chung Talks About Her Game-Changing Role in ‘Eden’
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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Tagged Eden, interview, Jamie Chung, South by Southwest, SXSW
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Joy Luck Club Ranked Greatest Asian American Film Of All Time
On March 31st after a conference on ranking the top 15 Asian American films, entertainment industry folks have declared that Wayne Wang’s Joy Luck Club, based on Amy Tan’s masterpiece novel, is the greatest Asian American film of all time … Continue reading
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Tagged asian american films, Asian-American, China, chinese americans, chinese people, joy luck club, Russell Wong, wayne wang
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