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A Different Kind of Martial Arts Film: D. Lee Inosanto’s ‘The Sensei’ battles prejudice and homophobia in 1980s small town in Colorado
If there’s one thing D. Lee Inosanto is no stranger to, it’s martial arts. Her father is martial arts legend Dan Inosanto, her godfather was the late Bruce Lee (whom she refers to simply as “Uncle Bruce”), and Inosanto herself is a highly trained martial artist who has worked as a stunt person on projects […]
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Jackie Chan, Jet Li Enter ‘The Forbidden Kingdom’
Two masters share the screen for the first time
To martial arts film fans, the pairing of Jackie Chan and Jet Li is a dream come true — a highly anticipated and rare chance to see two masters share the screen. Think Al Pacino and Robert De Niro going head-to-head in Heat (and the upcoming Righteous […] -
‘21’ Not the First Film To ‘Whitewash’ Our History
You’ve probably heard the new film 21 is based on Ben Mezrich’s best-selling book Bringing Down the House, which recounts the true story of a group of MIT students who devised a method of counting cards and took Las Vegas casinos for millions.
In the real-life version, most of the students were of Asian descent — […] -
‘My Blueberry Nights’
Since his 1989 directorial debut As Tears Go By, Hong Kong-based filmmaker Wong Kar Wai has built an international reputation as an acclaimed director of moody relationship pieces. Modern classics like Happy Together and In the Mood for Love are improvisational landscapes of love lost, unrequited or generally gone bad — films best enjoyed late […]
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We Are the World: Asians dominate ‘Planet B-Boy’
For those who think break dancing peaked in 1984 with the release of Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo, Benson Lee’s new documentary Planet B-Boy will be a revelation. Not only is break dancing alive and well, it’s gone international. And the center of it all is an unlikely place: Braunschweig, Germany,
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A Look Back at a Legend: Elaine Mae Woo’s ‘Anna May Wong: Frosted Yellow Willows’
In the past few years, pioneering Chinese American actress Anna May Wong has been the subject of no less than three books, one play, various retrospectives and a successful restoration of one of her silent classics (Piccadilly).
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The Korean-American Movie Wave
Is the future for Asian American filmmakers in the East?
I wrote in this column a little over a year ago that Korean film companies were beginning to invest in Asian American (specifically Korean American) projects and looking to the American market to expand. This year’s San Francisco -
They Shoulda Been Contenders
Three Asian/Asian Am. films deserving of Oscar gold
Every year, we bemoan the lack of Asian nominees at the Academy Awards. But let’s be honest — usually the pickings are slim. But this past year, three films deserving of nominations in major categories were totally ignored. -
A ‘World’ Worth Watching?
Japan’s ‘This World of Ours’ makes U.S. premiere at indie fest
There’s no Western equivalent of the Japanese concept of hikikomori. But in Japan, there supposedly exists a whole subculture of mostly young people who shut themselves off from the outside world for months or even years at a time.
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A guilt free pass? Wow, I can’t believe that actually works. Maybe I should try that on my girlfriend.
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Wow! This is wonderful. Talk about "model" "minorities"! Art Hu, where the Hell are you when we need you most? Randy, I hope you are simply being worldly and wise when you equate your 150G annual income with parity with the movers and shakers.
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Ace: Point taken. Agree almost totally. But I think Dong was "reporting" or "reflecting" the common "American" perceptions in this current Sinophobia campaign.
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Frank Eng, Are you illiterate? I didn't say that Dong's *warning* to Asian America was paranoid and unwarranted.
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Rob: Please don't advocate sending Mr. Tran anywhere other than his own safe home and environs. Just let him stew in his own "juices" of belief systems and self-righteousness.
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Dear Ace: Hope you are correct in assuming Roger S. Dong's "warning" is paranoid and unwarranted. But, you yourself are the one who posited the century-long "irrational, racist, and xenojphobic fears commonly perpetuated in western media.
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