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East West Players: Crimes of the Heart
East West Players always have such great stage productions. Now through December 5th the play Crimes of the Heart can be seen on stage in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. The play is about three dysfunctional sisters: Babe just shot her husband; Meg is fresh from the loony...
Boston Asian American Film Festival Nov. 11-14
For those in, around, and near Boston, this Thursday starts the Boston Asian American Film Festival. Besides the film we have recommended you see many times, The People I've Slept With by Director Quentin Lee and starring Karin Anna Cheung and Archie Kao, you can also...
New Voices From Vietnam: Salute To Dang Nhat Minh
The Academy's film event continues tonight with a salute to Director Dang Nhat Minh. For those in the L.A. area who have not been in attendance, you have missed some wonderful films and an opportunity to interact with directors, actors and actresses. Tonight's event...
Nguyen Quang Binh Interview: Floating Lives
After the North American premiere of Floating Lives, we sat down with Director Nguyen Quang Binh to discuss more about the film, it's evolution, and his career. Binh was very candid, warm and funny which made for a great interview!
Zero Kazama: Actor, Writer, DP, Editor…etc..
While most people just see Zero as an actor/martial artist, in reality he ranks among those few in Hollywood who are multi talented. In a previous post we gave you a taste of everything Kazama, things which his rabit fans already know, but now there is some new Zero....
Floating Lives Film Q&A Hosted by Producer Bill Horberg
Photo courtesy of Rich Schmitt for UCLA Film & Television Archive The North American Premiere of Floating Lives on November 6, 2010, included a Q&A session after the film. Hosted by Producer Bill Horberg, it included commentary by Director Nguyen Quang Binh, lead...
Andrew Chung: Millions
Shuffle back a few weeks and you'll see we did a post about a new web series we are anticipating called Millions created and written by Andrew Chung. The official website is up www.millionstheseries.com and Andrew is gearing up with a whole host of promotional "stuff"...
New Voices From Vietnam: “The Moon At the Bottom of the Well” by Nguyen Vinh Son
The Academy's film event continues tonight in L.A. with the film The Moon At the Bottom of the Well where a schoolteacher shares a childless and unconventional marriage with the school principal. When the secret comes out that he has children with a second wife, with...
Floating Lives Film Review
Sometimes a film comes along where all the pieces fall into place and the script, cinematography, music, acting, directing all form a magical symphony. Floating Lives is one such film that is so powerful that after you have followed the drama through the myriad of...
Steven Yeun: Big Bang Zombie 스티븐 연: 빅 뱅 좀비
Steven Yeun is currently recognized by most as Sebastian on the CBS TV show The Big Bang Theory. But it is only a matter of time before he becomes associated with zombies on the new AMC series The Walking Dead. We have already confessed our love of zombie movies in...
New Voices From Vietnam: “Floating Lives” by Nguyen Quang Binh
The Academy's event continues tonight with the North American premiere of director Nguyen Quang Binh's film Floating Lives. It certainly has been one of the most anticipated films in Vietnam and broke box office records when it opened there. In an age where American...
New Voices From Vietnam: Dang Di Phan’s “Bi, Don’t Be Afraid”
Today marks the beginning of a two weekend event sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, New Voices From Vietnam, showcasing the emerging Vietnamese film industry which continues to expand rapidly and has been producing some amazing films. The...