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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Clean Slate”
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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Category Archives: Movies
‘The Expendables’ with Jet Li Tops Box Office With $35 Million
Jet Li stars in the new action-thriller The Expendables, which opened in the United States this weekend to become the number one box office hit. The film took in an estimated $35 million at theaters. Audiences loved this story about … Continue reading
Potential White-Washing in ‘Runaways?’
First there was The Last Airbender, and now the live action film based on Runaways comic books? The award winning series created by Brian K. Vaughn and Adrian Alphona represented an almost too-good-to-be-true ensemble of diverse teenagers who become superheroes … Continue reading
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The Asian Dancers in ‘Step Up 3D’
By Bea Having seen both Step Up 1 and Step Up 2, I’m feeling a little antsy with what to expect with Step Up 3D. Although it’s already out in the theaters, I’m one of those people who you actually … Continue reading
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Eat Pray Love: A Cute, Lengthy Movie That Will Make You Hungry
Throughout the entire (I repeat: ENTIRE) 133 minutes of the screening of Eat Pray Love, I had the pleasure of sitting next to a young woman who said, “That’s cute” every 15 minutes. Occasionally, she would repeat the dialogue said … Continue reading
POP 88 #43 – Long Awaited, Post-Poned and Delayed Episode
Hey Everyone! I’m finally back from my hiatus and hope everyone out there is enjoying their summer. Lots of requests and new tunes with a bit of housekeeping all ready for your listening pleasure. I also talk about the new … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Music, POP 88, Reviews
Tagged 4minute, After School, B2ST, DJ Doc, Heroes, Humming Urban Stereo, Namie Amuro, One Two, Orange Caramel, Swimmin' Fish, Variety shows
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Step Up 3D Is Dance Porn You’ll Enjoy
Is it really necessary to have a third installment of Step Up ? Apparently yes — and in 3-D no less! If this movie franchise made Channing Tatum a megastar, then it must be important. Even though the movie’s plot … Continue reading
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: Manga Meets Hollywood
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, then you must know that the highly anticipated* film, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is coming out in theaters next week. If you could care less and hate nice things in life like … Continue reading
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Visual Communications Presents: V for Vuvuzela!
Visual Communications always have cool things going on and tomorrow will be no exception. After the huge success of their 2010 LA Asian Pacific Film Festival, the “V for Vuvuzela” summer program is happening tomorrow, August 5th at 8pm at … Continue reading
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Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest: Depression & Suicide Among Asian American Women
By Kristina Wong Kristina Wong delves deep into the sky high rates of depression and suicide among Asian American Women to make ‘Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.’ “I’m Definitely Not Crazy. But I Probably am Lying.” My earliest memories … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyles, Movies, Observations, The Arts
Tagged depression, film, Kristina Wong, mental health, suicide
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A Look at Jamie Chung as Amber in Sucker Punch
There are tons of things that are making fanboys/girls all giddy at this year’s Comic-Con — one of them is the first look at the character posters for Zack Snyder’s highly-anticipated graphic novelesque movie Sucker Punch, which he has refers … Continue reading
8Questions with Ken Watanabe: Actor who plays Saito, “The Tourist” in ‘Inception’
I was lucky enough to attend an early screening of Inception at the Arclight in Hollywood on Wednesday night. Like Dino-Ray, I enjoyed how thought-provoking the film was, and truth be told—two days later, I’m still reeling at how mind-blown … Continue reading
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Tagged actor, Inception, interview, japanese, Ken Watanabe, Movies
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How ‘Inception’ Didn’t Make Me Feel Stupid
Movies like Donnie Darko, Primer and even The Matrix trilogy have challenged my intellect (or lack thereof). Inception falls into that category of mind-bending cinema that may or may not make a “WTF” hover above your head. Lucky for me, … Continue reading