Category Archives: Movies

Proof that Russell of Disney/Pixar’s Up is Asian: The Color Scripts

Posted on July 3, 2009 by Teresa

OMG! I can finally sleep now that I am certain Russell, the cute kid in Disney/Pixar’s Up, is in fact Asian. I mean, just look at the colour scripts for the film — Pixar was sensitive enough to have foreseen … Continue reading →

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Shi Pei Pu, The Original “M. Butterfly”, Dies at Age 70

Posted on July 2, 2009 by Efren

Shi Pei Pu, the inspiration of David Henry Hwang‘s acclaimed play, M. Butterfly, was reported by the New York Times to have died recently at the age of 70 years in Paris. Shi Pei Pu and his lover, Bernard Bouriscot, … Continue reading →

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How lame do you have to be to steal a wheelchair?*

Posted on June 19, 2009 by jozjozjoz

Elaine Touch is a beautiful 24 year-old college grad from Long Beach. She aspires for a career in public relations and she’s in the news. Why? Because the custom wheelchair that she relies on to live her life was stolen … Continue reading →

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8 Questions for Bang-yao Liu, the creator of DEADLINE (Post-It Animation piece)

Posted on June 17, 2009 by jozjozjoz

I found myself wanting to know more about the person behind that awesome video DEADLINE, so I reached out to the creator, Bang-yao Liu (劉邦耀), who was kind enough to answer 8 Questions (the first in a new series) for … Continue reading →

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DEADLINE: Stop Motion Animation with Post-Its by Bang-Yao Liu

Posted on June 13, 2009 by jozjozjoz

This has been making the rounds (including shout-outs from Ashton Kutcher on Twitter), but I love it so much I’ve watched it three times and still feed the need to share it. Made by Bang-yao Liu, a Taiwanese student at … Continue reading →

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Film Review: Departures

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Xxxtine

Opening today in select theatres in Toronto and Vancouver is the Academy Award Winner for Best Foreign Language Film Departures, a Japanese film about a cellist turned undertaker. When the orchestra he plays in disbands, Daigo moves with his wife … Continue reading →

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The Hangover’s Ken Jeong

Posted on June 11, 2009 by John

Ernie had previously blogged about Asian American doctor AND actor Ken Jeong when he first appeared in the comedy hit Knocked Up; Ken has been making the rounds lately and was most recently on Jimmy Kimmel Live promoting The Hangover, … Continue reading →

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Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority

Posted on May 27, 2009 by John

Local broadcast times (PBS / KQED): Sun, May 31, 2009 — 7:00 pm, Mon, Jun 1, 2009 — 1:00 am, Thu, Jun 4, 2009 — 8:00 am, Thu, Jun 4, 2009 — 11:00 am Earlier this Spring, I had briefly … Continue reading →

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Hollywood Chinese

Posted on May 27, 2009 by Tim

Most PBS stations will air tonight (May 27, 2009) a 90 minute showing of American Masters, titled Hollywood Chinese, produced in 2008. The film covers a century of Chinese involvement in Hollywood cinema. The film is produced, directed, written and … Continue reading →

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Win tickets to opening night in SF of “BIG MAN JAPAN,” a Japanese superhero comedy!

Posted on May 26, 2009 by jozjozjoz

UPDATE: Our winners have been selected! Congrats to Sunny and Peter Wu! who correctly answered a) “Eat Drink Man Woman” was NOT on Roger Fan’s list of Top 5 Movies. Sunny will be seeing Big Man Japan and Peter will … Continue reading →

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Disney/Pixar’s Up and the Voice of Russell, Jordan Nagai

Posted on May 23, 2009 by jee

[smartads] Did you guys know that the actor who voices Russell, the chubby kid in the highly anticipated Disney/Pixar movie Up is an adorable Asian boy named Jordan Nagai? This is Nagai’s first role; he was discovered in a casting … Continue reading →

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Avatar: The Last Airbender Teaser Pics

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Moye

USA Today released the first two teaser pics from M. Night Shyamalan’s live action feature, Avatar: The Last Airbender. Despite the ongoing debate and protests over the casting, it’s clear that the studio is hellbent on moving forward with the … Continue reading →

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