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NPR interviews Justin Lin. He does address Asian American issues. Fast and Furious 6 opens tomorrow. Listen to it here. He also talks about some of his previous work.
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14th Annual Newport Beach Film Festival – Asian Showcase! All on April 29th. The Asian Showcase will feature the Regional Premieres of Key of Life as the Japanese Spotlight, A Werewolf Boy as the Korean Spotlight, and One Mile Above as the Chinese Spotlight. Key of Life is a highly comedic tale of a down-and-out actor who decides to take over someone else’s life — only to find himself filling the shoes of an elite assassin. The mega-blockbuster from Korea, A Werewolf Boy, follows an elderly South Korean woman as she reflects on the time when her family took in a feral boy whose fierce loyalty resulted in a painful sacrifice. The film stars, Song Joong-Ki, Park Bo-young, and Yoo Yeon-seok. The multi-award winning film, One Mile Above, is the inspiring and true tale of a young man who picks up his late brother’s challenge of cycling to the highest point in Tibet. The emotional power of the film is matched by the stunning beauty of the Tibetan landscape. 7:15 p.m. – Key of Life (Kagi-Dorobo no Method) (2012, Japan, 128 min) 7:30 p.m. – A Werewolf Boy (Neuk-dae-so-nyeon) (2012, Korea, 122 min) 8:00 p.m. – One Mile Above (Kora) (2012, China, 90 min) 10:00 p.m. – Post Screening Gala (Fashion Island, Newport Beach)
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Asians and Asian Americans are thrilled. His second one! Congrats. (SFGate – Ang Lee)
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Perhaps one of the foremost scholars on Japanese Cinema, Donald Richie passed away at 88. He was one of the early proponents of Kurosawa outside of Japan. (NY Times – Donald Richie)
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The Jeremy Lin machine continues in Linsanity, a doc film about the greatest Asian American basketball player ever. The underdog continues, this time in film. (Hollywood Reporter – Linsanity)
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