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 Director Du Habin of Documentary 1428 to Tour the US

Director Du Habin of Documentary 1428 to Tour the US

September 24, 2010 | Arts & Culture, Asia Edition, Entertainment, Events | Comments Off

NEW YORK, September 13, 2010 — New York-based dGenerate Films today announced a national tour of the award-winning documentary 1428, marked by the first-ever U.S. visit by acclaimed Chinese filmmaker Du Haibin. Venues include the nation’s elite universities and top documentary venues [...]

Chinese Red Army Sings “Beat It”

September 14, 2010 | Asia Edition, Entertainment | Comments Off

Chinese Red Army Sings “Beat It” – A Final Tribute to Michael Jackson Video by Omnipotent China View Video [...]

“1428″ – A Documentary on the Sichuan Earthquake, Coming Soon to the Los Angeles Film Festival

June 6, 2010 | Archives, Asia Edition, Entertainment, Events | 1 Comment

Presented by dGenerate Films and CNEX 1428, directed by Du Haibin, won the Best Documentary Award at the 2009 Venice International Film Festival, and enjoyed its US premiere in the Documentary Fortnight Festival at MoMA New York. This stunning film explores the 8.0-magnitude earthquake that shoo [...]
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Now On DVD – “Only the Brave,” Interview with Lead Actress Tamlyn Tomita

June 6, 2010 | Archives, Entertainment | Comments Off

By Nancy Moran Q: Tell us about this film. What made you decide to play this character? Does the character inspire you in any way? I’ve been friends with Lane Nishikawa for years and we have always wanted to work together; there were missed opportunities in times before. But when he approach [...]
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Interview with Ralph Macchio on “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead” (in select theaters June, 2010)

June 6, 2010 | Archives, Entertainment | 4 Comments

By Nancy Moran and Randy of Indican Pictures Q: In this film, did you prepare for your role differently than for the dramatic roles you’ve done in the past? R&G Undead is a vampire comedy – sort of Buffy meets Manhattan. Tone-wise, you could say it’s the bastard child of Mel B [...]
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Film Review – “The Good, The Bad, The Weird”

June 5, 2010 | Archives, Entertainment | 3 Comments

By James Hall The Good, The Bad, The Weird, which premiered nationwide in May, is a spaghetti western made with Asian Ramen noodles – and the result is incredibly delicious! Under the skillful hand of South Korean director Kim Jee-woon, the film pays homage to the classic Sergio Leone movie, thoug [...]
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Now on DVD – “Shanghai Red,” Interview with Lead Actress Vivian Wu

June 5, 2010 | Archives, Asia Edition, Entertainment | 1 Comment

Interview by Nancy Moran Q: Tell us about the history behind this film. And what did you enjoy the most about playing the character “Meili”? This film came from my director husband Oscar; he wrote it in China while I was on location shooting a Chinese film. He started to travel to China [...]
Get to Know ... Jason Scott Lee

Get to Know … Jason Scott Lee

June 4, 2010 | Archives, Entertainment | 1 Comment

By Nancy Moran Q: What made you decide to play the character “Lane” in Only the Brave? Does this character inspire you in anyway? I felt Lane had very strong feelings for this film which made it contagious for me to want to tell this story as well.  It was also in a sense, a duty [...]

2010 Los Angeles ASIAN PACIFIC FILM FESTIVAL

June 3, 2010 | Archives, Entertainment, Events | Comments Off

April 29th – May 6th Produced by Visual Communications for over a quarter of a century, the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival presents a critical and award-winning showcase of film and video works by Asian and Asian American filmmakers for all fans of cinema. It is the nation’s pre [...]

 

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