Topic “film”

It's Awards Season! The Golden Globes Roundup

While the much anticipated Oscar nominees have yet to be announced, I’m going to take an opportunity to talk about Hollywood’s less evolved, younger Baldwin brother of an awards show --...

By: Priyanka Mantha | Posted: Thu, Dec 20th- 11:15pm | Under: Awards, film, TV, Film, Media, TV

Ethical Manhoods: Interview with Professor and Filmmaker Celine Parreñas-Shimizu

Professor Parreñas-Shimizu talks about her latest book, Straitjacket Sexualities: Unbinding Asian American Manhoods in the Movies.

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By: Terry K Park | Posted: Thu, Jul 19th- 3:05pm | Under: Asian American men, Blogger Column, book review, Celine Parreñas-Shimizu, Education, film, Gender, Interview, Linsanity, sexuality, Across the Desk, Books Section, Community, Culture, Film, Film Festivals, Gender, History, Media, Performing Arts, Profiles, Race, Reviews, Sex, SFIAAFF, Social Justice, Sports, TV, University/Academics

LAAPFF '12: Keye Luke, the Original Asian American Hollywood Star

Writer-Director Timothy Tau pays homage to a pioneering yet little-known Asian American actor.

By: Ian Wang | Posted: Sat, May 12th- 3:23pm | Under: Blogger Column, film, Keye Luke, laapff, Los Angeles APA FIlm Festical, Timothy Tau, Film

LAAPFF '12: Can an Asian Fetish Lead to True Love?

A new documentary makes the case for the creepy white guy with yellow fever.

By: Nicole Wong | Posted: Sat, Apr 20th- 3:49pm | Under: Asian fetish, Debbie Lum, film, laapff, Seeking Asian Female, yellow fever, yellowfevermedia, Film, Gender, Media, Race, Sex

Shameless Gangsters in Yoon Jong-Bin's Newest Film

Director Yoon Jong-bin tests audiences with an unlikeable protagonist in the film Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time.

By: Ken Choy | Posted: Fri, Apr 13th- 10:10am | Under: Choi Min-sik, film, ha jung-woo, nameless gangster: rules of the time, Yoon Jong-bin, Film

Funding Lessons from the Tokyo FILMeX Film Festival

Hyphen was at the inaugural Talent Campus at this year's Tokyo FILMeX film festival to observe how young Asian filmmakers seek funding for their projects. What Asian American filmmakers can learn from them?

By: Ian Wang | Posted: Fri, Dec 2nd- 1:53am | Under: film, funding, Tokyo FILMeX, Tokyo Talent Campus, Film, Film Festivals

The Hyphen Lowdown on Filmmaker Marissa Aroy

Over pork dumplings, the Emmy-winning filmmaker discusses the Big Apple and Filipino psyches, and gives advice to young filmmakers.

By: Nicole Wong | Posted: Fri, Aug 26th- 2:27pm | Under: Delano Manongs, Filipino American, Filipino history, film, filmmakers, Hyphen Lowdown, Marissa Aroy, Q&A, Film, Profiles

The 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' Boycott and Other Roles We Loathe

A petition to boycott a free public screening of Breakfast at Tiffany's in Brooklyn got Hyphen staffers thinking about their least favorite Asian/American cinematic portrayals.

By: Sylvie Kim | Posted: Mon, Aug 8th- 10:57pm | Under: boycott, breakfast at tiffany's, film, racism, syfy channel, Film, News & Politics, Race

Hyphen Film Review: Byron Q's 'Bang Bang'

Fresh off of winning Best First Feature at the L.A. Asian Pacific Film Festival, gangster drama Bang Bang is set for several screenings in San Jose next week.

By: Carlos Cajilig | Posted: Mon, Jun 13th- 7:25am | Under: bang bang, byron q, David Hyunh, film, film festival, gangster film, L.A. Asian Pacific Film Festival, movie review, Thai Ngo, Film

Blast from the Past: James Wong Howe, Oscar-Winning Cinematographer

This Chinese American cinematographer's creative genius would garner him 10 Academy Award nominations and two wins – at a time when he also came head to head with anti-miscegenation laws and strong anti-immigrant sentiment.

By: Victoria Yue | Posted: Fri, May 13th- 9:08pm | Under: APAH month, cinematography, film, filmmakers, James Wong Howe, Diaspora, Film Festivals, History, Immigration, Performing Arts, Politics, Profiles, Race, Social Issues, Social Justice

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