Scenes from David Henry Hwang's YELLOW FACE
YELLOW FACE has performances through Sunday, January 13th in Martinson Hall at the Public Theater. The performance schedule is Tuesdays at 7 PM; Wednesdays thru Fridays at 8 PM; Saturdays at 2 PM and 8 PM; and Sundays at 3 PM and 7 PM.
The Public Theater is located at 425 Lafayette Street. Tickets are $50 with student tickets available in advance, at the box office only, for $25 (1 per ID). There are a limited number of Rush Tickets sold an hour before curtain at every performance available to the general public (Two per person, $20 each, cash only).
Order tix online at publictheater.org. Use code YFPSO1 for discounted $37.50 tix.
Arthur Dong receives Golden Horse Award for HOLLYWOOD CHINESE .
Taipei, Taiwan -- "HOLLYWOOD CHINESE", an exploration of the Chinese in American feature films, captured the Best Documentary Award at the Golden Horse Awards on December 8, 2007. Often referred to as the Chinese equivalent of the Oscars," The Golden Horse Awards are the most prestigious honors in Asia for Chinese-language cinema, covering categories modeled after those for the Academy Awards. Although not technically a Chinese-language film, "HOLLYWOOD CHINESE" met special qualifications including requirements for content, cast, and crew. The feature-length film was also screened as one of two opening night films at the 44th Golden Horse International Film Festival that culminated in the gala awards ceremonies.
Arthur Dong, Academy Award nominee and triple Sundance Award-winning director of "HOLLYWOOD CHINESE", says, "My experience at the Golden Horse events was extraordinary. To begin with, to be the first documentary ever selected to open the festival was a strong message to Asia and Chinese-speaking audiences that documentaries are a genre that's not only important but also entertaining. And then, for jurors to recognize a Chinese American production with an award for films traditionally from Asia was an honor that I'm personally proud of -- I've known about the Golden Horse since I was a kid growing up in San Francisco Chinatown and never thought I'd actually receive one myself!
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A Letter from WEST 32ND Director Mike Kang
This has been an incredible labor of love for me. It was a dream that took years in the making come true. I had first started writing the script for WEST 32ND with my partner Edmund Lee back in 1998. To see the film in finished form is truly surreal. I am still amazed that we were able to make a film starring a predominately Korean American cast about a subculture of New York that most people don't even know exists. This film has been an uphill battle on many levels, but a battle well worth it. And the final product is something I am very proud of.
We are about to open the film in Korea and I am nervous to say the least. I am nervous because I don't know if people in Korea are aware of the film's existence. I am also nervous because I don't know how a mass Korean audience is going to react to the film. And I am mostly nervous because I know that the success or failure of this film in the theaters could not only effect my career but potentially Asian and Asian American co-productions in the future.
Regardless of all the stress, this is a great moment for me. Having the film play here is like getting to send a love letter back home.
My hope in making this film has always been to bridge the gap between Korean Cinema and Hollywood. From the reactions we have gotten from the film so far, I believe we succeeded in that goal. We had to turn hundreds of people away from our world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival and we had an...
Jennifer Phang's New Film HALF-LIFE makes World Premiere at 2008 Sundance Film Festival
Writer/Director Jennifer Phangs debut feature HALFLIFE makes its World Premiere at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival (January 17-27). Part live action, part animation, Phang's psychological drama centers on a dysfunctional Asian American family coping with life. Eight-year-old Timothy Wu (Alexander Agate) lives with his mother Saura (Julia Nickson, Rambo II, China Cry ) and older sister Pam (Sanoe Lake, Blue Crush ) in Diablo Valley, California. Abandoned by their father, the precocious boy creates a hyper-real dream world to escape his loneliness while his angry sister engages in daily battle with their mother and retreats into her work. Saura, a bitter and fading beauty, struggles to keep her family together while pursuing a relationship with a handsome younger man (Ben Redgrave, Straightman ) who insinuates himself into the kids' lives in unsettling ways.
Parallel narratives and love triangles intersect as characters explore sexuality, fall in and out of love, and express rage. Pam's best friend and confidante Scott (Leonardo Nam,The Perfect Score, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants ) becomes romantically involved with Tim's teacher Jonah (Lee Marks,Killjoy ). The budding relationship unnerves Scott's religious parents (James Eckhouse, Beverly Hills 90210; Susan Ruttan, LA Law ), threatens to end Jonah's career, and alienates Pam, who harbors feelings for her best pal. Meanwhile Saura,...
New York Chinatown holds 5th Annual Flower Market 2008 for Chinese New Year.
From February 2-4, 2008 get ready for the Lunar New Year at the fifth annual Lunar New Year Flower Market in New York Chinatown's Columbus Park. Auspicious plants and blossoms will be available for purchase, and are viewed by Chinese as symbols of prosperity, fortune and abundance. The Flower Market is sponsored by the Museum of Chinese in Americas (MOCA), United East Athletic Association (UEAA), and New York Chinese Cultural Center (NYCCC).
February 7, 2008 is the first day of the Lunar New Year for 4706 the Year of the Rat. Celebrations will last for fifteen days afterwards, but preparations including cleaning and decorating the home can begin as early as two weeks prior. The market, typically held one to two days prior to the New Year, is a significant kick-off event in many Asian countries. The flower is one of the most important and symbolic decorations: "fa" in Cantonese shares homonymic qualities to the word for fortune, "fat." Therefore, to have flowers blooming in one's home during the New Year is a prosperous and fortuitous sign. Among the propitious plants and flowers are azaleas, dahlias, chrysanthemums, peach and plum blossoms, peonies, narcissi and small orange trees.
For more information on MOCA's Lunar New Year Flower Market 2008, visit www.mocanyc. org. More information on the United East Athletics Association and the New York Chinese Cultural Centre is available on www.ueaa.org...