Hold onto your hats, Ludi Lin fans. It looks like the “Power Rangers” actor is gearing up to kick @ss at a theater near you. Rumors have circulated within […]
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Meet The Marketing Executive Behind ‘60 Second Docs,’ John Zhang
A 79-year-old grandma gamer, a “streets barber” that gives homeless people fresh cuts and a hootin’-hollerin’ vendor who sells produce out of his truck are just a few of […]
The Treatment: Two Korean Sisters Seek Revenge Against A Yakuza Gangster In ‘Far Above Our Heads’
For each issue, we choose an unproduced screenplay and present it to you as a one-page description of the proposed movie. A talented and promising illustrator then reimagines the […]
Meet the Asian American Directors of NBC’s 2020 Scripted Directing Program Classes
NBC Entertainment just announced the 2019-2020 classes of its Female Forward and Emerging Director Program, and three of the visionaries are repping Asian America in the director’s chair. Kim […]
Review: ‘Blinded By The Light’ Is A Lighthearted Romp Down Thunder Road
Bruce Springsteen’s swaggering good looks, timeless lyrics and low, throaty vocals have earned him permanent status as a pop culture icon in the U.S. of A. But “Blinded by the […]
From Real-Life Lawyer To TV Detective: Here’s Why Desmond Chiam Left The Law Behind
It’s winter in the Southern Hemisphere, but on Australia’s Gold Coast, it’s sunny and 75 (well, 23 Celsius). And actor Desmond Chiam is swimming in open water, in a […]
Review: Japanese Mythology And A Horrific Period In American History Collide In ‘The Terror: Infamy’
Who needs a haunted house for creepy-crawlies when you’ve got an internment camp? The second season of AMC’s prestige drama “The Terror” takes us back to one of the darker periods […]
Funnyman Derek Mio Is Experiencing A Full Circle Moment As The Breakout Star Of AMC’s ‘The Terror: Infamy’
The second season of AMC’s anthology series “The Terror” begins not with a bang, but a squelch. On Terminal Island, just off the coast of Southern California, a woman dressed in […]
Actor Lewis Tan Is Out Of The Badlands And Into ‘Wu Assassins’
In the center of the boxing ring, Lewis Tan composes himself with the grace of a dancer. Before he begins, there is a moment of stillness as Tan quietly […]
Why Did ‘Wu Assassins’ Actress Li Jun Li Swear Off Acting As A Kid?
As the curtain cloaking the stage lifts and the sound of chopping helicopter blades breaks the silence of the theater, lights shine upon a horde of scantily clad Vietnamese […]
How Did Celia Au Go From Business-School Mentee To ‘Wu Assassins’ Mentor?
On opening night of the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, one slim figure towered above many of her fellow actors and filmmakers on the yellow carpet—Chinese American actress, […]
Siena Agudong, The Star Of ‘No Good Nick,’ Is Actually Pretty Good
Thousands of miles across the Pacific Ocean, a warm and enthusiastic “Hi!” from 14-year-old Siena Agudong breaks the silence on the other end of the phone connection, like a […]
Society Pages: This Month We Toasted Randall Park And Said ‘Farewell’
Business leaders, creatives and luminaries gathered at The Bazaar by José Andrés in Beverly Hills on July 1 to celebrate Netflix’s “Always Be My Maybe” and the man of […]
Coming In 2020 To A TV Screen Near You: ‘Asian Americans’
For decades, Asian American stories like those of the “Railroad Chinese” and the interned Japanese were relegated to the margins of history books or were simply not mentioned. Now, […]
Shoots And Ladders: ‘Minari’ and Mermaids Are Making Waves In Asian American Entertainment This August
FILM Marvel took us all by surprise by announcing that Simu Liu will play the titular lead in “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.” Hawaiian-born Destin Daniel Cretton is […]
