Category: Film

VIETNAM: Film ‘Song Lang’ has a refreshing take on ‘queer love’

by Albus Wang | Jun 5, 2019 | Arts and Culture, Film, LGBT, Vietnam | 0 |

Directed by Leon Le, the movie Song Lang, set in 90s Saigon, begins with Dung “Thunderbolt”, a...

Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival: Happy Cleaners – a Happy Review

by Immanuel Portus | May 25, 2019 | Film, Los Angeles, South Korea | 0 |

IMMANUEL PORTUS WRITES- The 35th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival ushered in a myriad of...

Film: An Ode to Hong Kong Street Food and Family

by Yi Ning Wong | May 16, 2019 | Art, China, Film, Food, Hong Kong | 0 |

YI NING WONG WRITES — The month of May marks Asian Pacific Heritage Month. Last week, I had...

Los Angeles: Why Didn’t Crazy Rich Asians Get Nominated?

by Audrey Wu | Apr 8, 2019 | Film, Los Angeles, Singapore | 0 |

Chantal Nong talks about her experiences with Crazy Rich Asians and the movie’s impact on...

China: Modern Chinese Women Struggle in Problematic Family relationship Caused by Parents’ Gender Preference

by Yuxin Zhou | Apr 8, 2019 | Arts and Culture, China, East Asia, feminism, Film | 0 |

YUXIN ZHOU WRITES — On April 2, the Chinese TV drama series “All is Well” ended. The show...

LOS ANGELES: EMPOWER 2019, A CUTTING-EDGE ASIAN-AMERICAN ‘KOLLABORATION’

by Aashna Malpani | Mar 27, 2019 | East Asia, Film, Los Angeles, Media, South Asia | 1 |

AASHNA MALPANI WRITES– Kollaboration, a non-profit, hosted the EMPOWER conference last week....

LGBTQ: The Indian Films From Outfest You Need to See

by Paula Markow | Mar 25, 2019 | Film, India, INDIA, LGBT, South Asia | 0 |

PAULA MARKOW WRITES– Outfest Fusion, a film festival that showcases the LGBTQ community, ran...

KOREA: Fish Bones Review — Family Expectations and Individual Aspirations

by Robert Born | Mar 11, 2019 | Arts and Culture, Film, South Korea | 0 |

“You can’t keep living for other people, you know. No one is going to win like that.” Hana defies...

JAPAN: Is the ‘Western Viewpoint’ of Japanese Film, Kimi no Nawa, white-washing?

by Conor Fairtlough | Mar 4, 2019 | Arts and Culture, Film, Japan | 0 |

CONOR FAIRTLOUGH WRITES — You’ve probably never seen the Japanese animation “Kimi no Nawa”...

Film: Celebrating Diversity and Resilience through Cinematic Arts

by Immanuel Portus | Oct 19, 2018 | Art, Film, Los Angeles, movie review, Uncategorized | 0 |

IMMANUEL PORTUS WRITES- Purple and scarlet lights illuminated Stage 4’s facade at Sunset Las...

FILM: BLACK PANTHER GRASPS HEARTS IN ASIA

by Fassa Sar | Mar 27, 2018 | Film | 0 |

FASSA SAR WRITES – “Black Panther” tops box offices, at this point running ahead of...

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘RAMEN HEAD’ – NOODLE LOVE IS SUCH A MANY SPLENDORED THING!

by Alexis Cruz | Mar 27, 2018 | Film | 0 |

ALEXIS CRUZ WRITES – There’s no doubt, movies about food are cruel to the eyes and stomach....

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