‘True Mothers’ sends Naomi Kawase to the Oscar Race
By Diana ChengAAP Film & Arts Writer “True Mothers” is acclaimed Japanese director Naomi Kawase’s (Sweet Bean, 2015) newest feature. It is Japan’s official entry to the category of Best[…]
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Chloé Zhao’s ‘Nomadland’ won People’s Choice Award at TIFF20
By Diana ChengAAP Film & Arts Writer Chinese American director Chloé Zhao’s third feature ‘Nomadland’ won the Grolsch People’s Choice Award at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival, a scaled[…]
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Kevin Kwan’s new book handles the race issue with bold, comedic strokes
By Diana ChengAAP Film & Arts Writer After the movie adaptation of Kevin Kwan’s “Crazy Rich Asians” came out in 2018, there was resounding applause from the Asian community. However,[…]
‘House of Hummingbird’ gives wings to a promising career for Bora Kim
By Diana ChengAAP Film & Arts Writer Tolstoy famously wrote: ‘All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way’. Maybe that’s why we have more stories[…]
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‘Driveways’ is a film for our precarious time
By Diana ChengAAP Film & Arts Writer Is there a movie that’s suitable for our present time when we have to stay isolated yet yearning for togetherness, sensing so sharply[…]
Hong Sangsoo wins Berlinale Best Director
By Diana ChengAAP Film & Arts Writer Renowned South Korean director Hong Sangsoo won the prestigious Silver Berlin Bear for Best Director at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale)[…]
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‘Parasite’ wins Best Picture, makes Oscar history and more
By Diana ChengAAP Film & Arts Writer After sweeping one award show after another, beginning with the Palme d’Or in 2019, the South Korean movie “Parasite” topped it off by[…]
Lee Isaac Chung Wins Sundance 2020 Top Prizes
By DIANA CHENGAAP Film & Arts Writer Korean American filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung scored double honors at the Awards Ceremony of the 2020 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah,[…]
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Kirsten Tan wins 2020 SFFILM New American Fellowship
San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM) announced today that Singaporean American filmmaker Kirsten Tan is the winner of the 2020 New American Fellowship, supporting her narrative feature “Higher” which is[…]
‘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[…]
