Topic “Film”

AAIFF Films: '9500 Liberty'

9500 Liberty arrives at the Asian American International Film Festival and puts a spotlight on the illegal immigration debate that is especially timely.

By: Alvin Lin | Posted: Thu, Jul 22nd- 11:52am | Under: Film, Film Festivals, Immigration

Free Screening Passes at the Metreon for Inception

Inception, Christopher Nolan's intricately plotted tale of corporate espionage in the not-so-distant future, has been one of the summer's most hotly anticipated films since the beginning of its deliberately obfuscatory marketing campaign...

By: Winston Chou | Posted: Mon, Jul 12th- 11:19pm | Under: Film, Hyphen Events

The 1700% Project

Before I interviewed artist and student Anida Yoeu Ali of the 1700% Project...

By: Saif Ansari | Posted: Sat, Jul 17th- 2:22am | Under: Activism, Film, Race, Social Issues, Social Justice

Last Airbender Review: Worst Movie of the Year

Y'all can relax. Unlike with James Cameron's Avatar, you won't be torn between a well-told story and heinous racial politics.

By: Claire Light | Posted: Wed, Jul 14th- 10:42pm | Under: Film

'The Karate Kid' is Worth Seeing

One could argue that the Karate Kid remake goes back to some of the original roots of American cinematic martial arts. Martial arts were found in many of the Blaxploitation films...

By: Alvin Lin | Posted: Wed, Nov 10th- 7:20pm | Under: Film

Openish Thread: Do You Love Pop Figures More If They're Asian?

Does it mean more to you when your favorite singer/actor/artist/writer is the same race as you?

By: Claire Light | Posted: Wed, Jun 23rd- 3:44pm | Under: Asianspotting, Community, Culture, Diaspora, Film, Media, Music, Performing Arts, Race, TV

Aly Morita Calls for a Boycott of Karate Kid

Aly Morita, Pat's daughter, is protesting the remake of the Karate Kid, saying it’s another example of Hollywood perpetuating stereotypes about Asian Americans.

By: Harry Mok | Posted: Fri, Jun 11th- 3:11pm | Under: Film, Media, Race

'Scott Pilgrim' Movie is the Sex Bob-omb

Now that Iron Man 2's blown up the box office, it's time to turn to another comic-turned-movie with a cult following: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World...

By: Dot Lin | Posted: Fri, May 14th- 6:47pm | Under: Books Section, Film, Music

Director Profile: Arvin Chen of 'Au Revoir Taipei'

by Ken Cheng

By: Guest | Posted: Thu, May 13th- 11:01am | Under: Film

Ethno L.A. Film Retrospective Kicks Off May 10

From our filmmaker friend Tadashi Nakamura, The Center for EthnoCommunications at UCLA is presenting Ethno L.A. on Monday, May 10, a...

By: Sylvie Kim | Posted: Wed, May 5th- 12:15pm | Under: Events, Film

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