‘Parasite’ Makes Oscar History
By DIANA CHENGAAP Film & Arts Writer The Bong Joon Ho directed, genre-bending South-Korean feature ‘Parasite’ makes history today as the 92nd Academy Awards announced its nominees in the early[…]
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Awkwafina and Bong Joon Ho Make Golden Globe History
By Diana ChengAAP Film & Arts Writer The 77th Golden Globe Awards took place at the Beverly Hilton on January 5th, kicking off the film awards momentum of the new[…]
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Lulu Wang’s ‘The Farewell’ is poised to be noticed at Awards Season
By Diana ChengAAP Film & Arts Writer At the Gotham Awards on December 2 in New York City, the multi-talented Chinese-American rapper, comedian, and actor Awkwafina just wins the Best[…]
‘To the Ends of the Earth’ is a window to a distant land
By Diana ChengAAP Film & Arts Writer “To the Ends of the Earth” is Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s newest feature, a U.S. premiere at the 57th New York Film Festival (NYFF) in[…]
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‘Hala’ is a portrait of a teenager caught between two cultures
By Diana ChengAAP Film & Arts Writer Chicago born writer-director Minhal Baig’s character study of an immigrant teenager named Hala is an intimate coming-of-age story of a girl struggling to[…]
‘Parasite’ is an entertaining wild ride
By Diana ChengAAP Film & Arts Writer South Korean director Bong Joon-ho can make social statements in the most unconventional ways, like through the friendship between a child and a[…]
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‘A Girl Missing’ is a captivating and suspenseful ride
By Diana ChengAAP Film & Arts Writer Japanese director Kôji Fukada’s “A Girl Missing” has its North American Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on September 5, the[…]
Asian films slated for the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival
By Diana ChengAAP Film & Arts Writer TORONTO (Aug. 20, 2019) — The 44th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) unveiled its full program and schedule on Tuesday. This year, TIFF’s[…]
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Asian-Americans slated for Marvel Cinematic Universe
By Diana ChengAAP Film & Arts Writer Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige announced some highly anticipated projects on Saturday, July 20, at the San Diego Comic-Con 2019. Asian-Americans are among[…]
‘The Third Wife’ is a historic look into the status of women
By Diana ChengAAP Film & Arts Writer Inspired by true events in 19th century Vietnam, 14-year-old May is married into a rich landowner’s family. She is the third wife of[…]
