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afterschoolspecial: BE
For those who are not familiar with the band afterschoolspecial you are about to be introduced to their music video "BE" which is not just a great song, but the comic book story music video shows some amazing directing and editing by Scott Yoshimoto. MC DANakaDAN has...
Kelvin Han Yee Interview: From The Great Wall to the Wedding Palace
Kelvin Han Yee has such an amazing career and has moved from comedy and improv to stage, film and TV and now his resume includes a webcast program. He can be seen in such films as The Great Wall Is a Great Wall, So I Married An Axe Murderer, Patch Adams, Milk, Wedding...
Kelvin Han Yee Interview: Cut This Part Out!
Since Kelvin wasn't around for press day at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, we didn't get to interview him then about his role in Wedding Palace and his career. But we did share a lotta laughs with him at a recent event before finally connecting for an...
Krunk Fu Battle Battle Review: The Perfect Stew!
We had the chance to do a mini interview with Director Tim Dang before the opening night performance and he described this very unique production as a "stew" and it happens to be the perfect word for Krunk Fu Battle Battle. Ultimately this is about hip-hop and the...
Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival: Submissions!
There are a number of great Asian themed film festivals in North America and our northern neighbors reminded us that they are still taking submissions for the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival but the deadline of June 1st is fast approaching! As Canada's...
East West Players: Krunk Fu Battle Battle
Those who are regular readers will know that our favorite stage is owned by the East West Players. Last night was the preview of their new production called Krunk Fu Battle Battle which officially opens May 18th (and we the press will be there!). Directed by Tim Dang...
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: Free Film Month San Diego
New Yorkers aren't the only ones celebrating Asian Pacific Heritage Month. On the west coast, the San Diego Asian Film Foundation and their partner Time Warner Cable, are offering free films from previous festivals for free On Demand on channel 144. Along with some...
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: Visionaries Campaign 2011
To celebrate the success and achievements of the Asian Pacific community for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM), Verizon Wireless has launched the Asian Pacific American Visionaries Campaign featuring a complimentary one-day conference on May 26th with...
Musician/Rapper/Actor Thai Ngo Interview: Bang Bang
Most people would know Thai Ngo as a musician/rapper, But Byron Q saw his bigger talent, namely as lead actor in his feature film Bang Bang and tapped into his talent and his life experiences to create a memorable character with hints of the real life Thai Ngo. Born...
Mun Chee Yong, Luke Brandon Field, Fernando Noriega & Celine Linarte Interview: Where the Road Meets the Sun
We were unable to meet up with the cast of Where the Road Meets the Sun prior to the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, but we were able to catch up with the Director, Mun Chee Yong, and three of the cast members on press day! Lead actor Will Yun Lee was not...
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival: Film Awards
Since this film festival is in L.A., we have been very involved in promoting the actors/actresses/directors who had films screened at this years event. In all we interviewed almost 60 people which even makes us feel exhausted just thinking about it! We saw many great...
Jeff Chiba Stearns Interview: Yellow Sticky Notes
While the main purpose for our interview with Jeff was to talk about his documentary film One Big Hapa Family, that didn't mean we couldn't go back in his past a bit and talk about his award winning, amazing animated/documentary film Yellow Sticky Notes. Besides being...