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ENTERTAINMENT: TV & FILM
More and more Asian American’s are making an impact on television and film…and it’s not just in roles deemed Dragon Slayer and Kung Fu fighter, case in point; Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain. Asian Americans are landing roles originally intended for an “actor”, not the token “Asian girl”. Women like Brenda Song of Disney’s “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody” and Camille Mana of UPN’s “One on One” are perfect examples.
JUL 2008
Julia Nickson: With Intention and Passion
Julia Nickson made her screen debut in Rambo: First Blood, Part II, opposite Sylvester Stallone back in 1985. She’s part of a generation, a small clique of Asian female working actors that included Rosalind Chao, Lauren Tom, Tamlyn Tomita, Vivian Wu and John Chen. Her resume includes several films, including Life Tastes
JUL 2008
Manu Narayan in The Love Guru
If you have seen Mike Myers’s latest film, “The Love Guru” you might have been curious to know a little bit more about the South Asian face opposite Mike Meyers. Manu Narayan plays Rajneesh, the young apprentice to Guru Maurice Pitka (Mike Myers). Manu may look like he is a student straight from the land of India
JUN 2008
Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story
Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story premiers on PBS, June 19th. ABDUCTION is the true story of a 13-year-old Japanese girl kidnapped by North Korean spies in 1977, and her parents' 30-year battle to bring her home. It was directed by Chris Sheridan (Director, Writer, Producer) and his wife s Patty Kim (Director,
JUN 2008
Nicole Bilderback: Going with the Flow
As a testament to how small the world can be, I first met Nikki at a showcase for emerging talent at an acting and modeling school in Koreatown. We were both industry guests. Though it was the first time I had met her, I had seen her before, of course. By then she had already appeared in Clueless, Bring It On and
MAY 2008
Hollywood Chinese
Growing up in San Francisco's Chinatown during the 1960's, Chinese-American filmmaker Arthur Dong watched plenty of low-budget Chinese films from Hong Kong at the neighborhood theater. But the film that helped spark his imagination and inspire his love for cinema was the English-language Asian-American musical
MAY 2008
Jane Le: Committed
I first met Jane Le several years ago, when she auditioned for my martial arts short, Safe. She gave a very nice read, and since then, I’ve always wanted to work with her. So it was with great pleasure that I asked her to stand in front of my still camera.
APR 2008
Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
In the upcoming New Line Cinema film “Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay,” our favorite Asian American buddies played by stars John Cho and Kal Penn are back for more adventure with even higher stakes than in 2004’s “Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle.”
APR 2008
Discovering the Forbidden Kingdom
For the first-time in martial arts movie history, the duo of Jackie Chan and Jet Li can be seen on screen together in the forthcoming film The Forbidden Kingdom.
APR 2008
Dark Matter
Among today's top film producers in Hollywood, Janet Yang, stands out as one of the more daring. During her career she has brought audiences controversial stories such as The Weight of Water, The People vs. Larry Flynt, and the Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning TV movie Indictment: The McMartin Trial.