By Stephen Rakower
Tickets to events and screenings at the 2012 Newport Beach Film Festival go on sale beginning April 1, 2012.
A preview of the film festival's offerings April 26 - May 3, 2012 show once again a slate of 350 films from 40 countries. With the festival centered in the beautiful seaside community of Newport Beach, the community goes 'all-out' with its parties and programs for filmmakers. Here's a preview of the 2012 line-up The festival has a variety of offerings where you can watch films grouped by themes, location or genre such as French, Australian, or Surfing films. Below, you can check out last year's film festival's "Asian Showcase."
By Stephen Rakower
Wu Xia (U.S. title: "Dragon") directed and produced by Peter Ho-sun Chan, and written by Aubrey Lam premiered this past weekend at the Cannes Film Festival to positive reviews. The movie is set in the early 1900's in a village in Yunnan province. Liu Jin-xi, played by Donnie Yen ("Hero"), is a papermaker and his wife, Ayu, played by Tang Wei (Lust, Caution), and two young sons, live a seemingly normal life in the remote village. However, the arrival of a detective, Xu Baijin , played by Takeshi Kaneshiro ("House of Flying Daggers") soon threatens to tear them apart. Critics are raving about the story, the cinematography, and the martial arts scenes.
Here are some of the early reviews coming in for the film:
First Showing's Alex Billington.
ChannelNewsAsia.com's Han Wei Chou
Learn
the
unique
story
of
Dr.
Sun
Yat-sen's
life
in
America
before
returning
to
be
the
first
provisional
President
of
the
Republic
of
China
through
this
Chataquan
History
Alive!
museum presentation
of
"Sun
Yat-sen
&
the
Three
People's
Principles"
by
Chinese
Historical
Society
of
America
artist-in-residence
Charlie
Chin.
The
performance
aims
to
illuminate
the
linkages
between
the
modern
history
of
China,
the
history
of
Chinese
American
communities,
and
the
democratic
ideas
pursued
in
the
post-Civil
War
era.
This
event,
put
on
by
the
Chinese
Historical
Society
of
America,
is
free
to
the
public,
suitable
for
all
ages,
and
funded
through
the
California
Council
for
the
Humanities
Story
Fund.
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 7:00pm
California
History
Center,
De
Anza
College
21250
Stevens
Creek
Blvd.,
Cupertino,
CA
408-864-8986
People Magazine's upcoming feature on the family of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie show a happy, growing family.
AC Team has interviewed Angelina and Brad for assignments for its other outlets over the years and has found them to be among the most courteous and intelligent actors in Hollywood.
The
upcoming
article
in
People
feature
images
of
their
oldest
son
Maddox,
now
ten,
and
his
siblings.
Here
is
an
advance
copy
of
the
cover
and
excerpts
of
the
article,
courtesy
of
People:
They've
munched
on
crickets
in
Cambodia
and
surfed
the
waves
in
Cancun,
but
for
the
six
children
of
Brad
Pitt
and
Angelina
Jolie,
life
in
the
boisterous
family
is
as
much
about
everyday
bonding
as
it
is
the
big
adventure.
"The
children
are
always
playing,
jumping
on
each
other
and
sharing
fun
moments,"
a
source
tells
PEOPLE
in
this
week's
cover
story.
"They
share
a
special
bond."
Leading
the
pack:
oldest
son
Maddox,
10,
who
"is
almost
like
a
teenager
now,
the
way
he
understands
things,"
says
another
source.
"He's
grown
up
very
quickly."