Tag: AAPI
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Lulu Wang Interview: The Farewell
Director Lulu Wang sits down with THEDHK to discuss bringing her film, The Farewell to life and taking inspiration from her real family. More about the film: In this funny, uplifting tale based on an actual lie, Chinese-born, U.S.-raised Billi (Awkwafina) reluctantly returns to Changchun to find that, although the whole family knows…
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The Little Bun That Could – An Interview On How Bao is Leading the Way in Animation
Unless you were living under a rock this summer, you probably saw Disney Pixar’s Incredibles 2. In doing so you were treated to a delightful (though surreal) short called Bao. While many were excited for the return of their favorite superhero family, I found myself more amped for those 8 magical minutes that preceded the feature, and here’s why.…
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REVIEW: “SEARCHING”
This week brings a different (and slightly gimmicky) Asian-American led film, the tech thriller, “Searching.” This movie certainly answers the question of “Why Not John Cho?” with a resounding “YES JOHN CHO!” The acting performances are great in this, but are handicapped by the conceit of the whole film being told through the screens we…
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Why the Specificity of ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Matters
Here’s why Crazy Rich Asians is so important, particularly to Asian-Americans, and this Asian-American in particular. Imagine growing up and for the majority of your life never seeing a person who looked like you (let alone had a similar background) in a leading role in a movie or TV? Unless you’re a fellow minority it’s…
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REVIEW: “CRAZY RICH ASIANS”
The movie I’ve been waiting 25 years for is finally here: “Crazy Rich Asians” is the first film starring an Asian/Asian-American leading cast since “The Joy Luck Club” came out 25 years ago. It’s also just a great time at the movies! The film manages to successfully adapt Kevin Kwan’s tale of romance, opulence, and…
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INSENSITIVE CASTING DEJA VU: SCARLETT JOHANSSON IS RETEAMING WITH THE GHOST IN THE SHELL” DIRECTOR, THIS TIME PLAYING A TRANS MAN
Nothing says “Asian” or “Trans Man” like Scarlett Johansson? Here we go again! Scarlett Johansson is making waves and headlines again by accepting a role in the upcoming Rub & Tug playing a trans man. She’s reuniting with Ghost In the Shell director Rupert Sanders for the film, which makes me ask several questions: 1)…
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PRAISE BE! WE’RE GETTING “SILK” – AN ASIAN FEMALE SUPERHERO MOVIE!
Silk – Marvel Comics It sounds like Amy Pascal over at Sony is developing a film adaptation of the Marvel comic “Silk” which is about Cindy Moon who just so happens to be Korean-American! Apparently in the comics she’s a contemporary of Spider-Man/Peter Parker. She too is bitten by a radioactive spider (okay… really? Couldn’t…
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Cathy Yan Interview: Dead Pigs
I chatted with Cathy Yan (the first female Asian director of a superhero film – Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn Birds of Prey film) about her feature debut “Dead Pigs.”
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BLEEDING COOL ARTICLE: RACE, COMEDY, AND REPRESENTATION WITH JESSICA GAO OF ‘WHITING WONGS’ AND RICK AND MORTY
I had the distinct pleasure of speaking to Jessica Gao about some of my favorite subjects: race and representation. goo.gl/VykkBD