Los Angeles
October 30, 2022
By Taylor Yukiko Sato and Suzanne Joe Kai
The 2022 U.S.-Asia Entertainment Summit was a historic event that brought leaders from Hollywood and the Asian entertainment industry to Los Angeles.
Janet Yang, Chair of U.S.-Asia Entertainment Summit, was honored with the 2022 Career Achievement Award.
Janet made history as the first Asian American, and fourth woman to become the President of the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Actress and emcee of the evening’s gala, Kara Wang said “I am particularly honored to be here as we honor Janet with the Career Achievement Award."
"We call her the Asian godmother of the industry because she has had a hand in so many of our careers. And I am just very very happy that I get to be here with this moment as we shower her with love… She has done so much for us.”
CEO and Co-Founder of Gold House and AU Holdings, Bing Chen led a Fireside Chat with Janet Yang as she reflected on her career.
This was the 13th U.S.-Asia Entertainent Summit with panels spotlighting top talent in the Asian and Asian American entertainment industry.
Paul Lee and Suzanne Kai talk to Jackie Chan in his starring role in the movie The Tuxedo
International superstar Jackie Chan is back in fine form in Dreamworks The Tuxedo. Chan stars as cabbie James Tong, who becomes an accidental secret agent when his boss, playboy millionaire Clark Devlin (Jason Isaacs) is hospitalized.Starring opposite Jennifer Love Hewitt, who plays a rookie agent, the two set out to foil a sinister plot.
StudioLAs Paul Lee and Suzanne Kai caught up with Jackie at a press roundtable in Los Angeles. Jackie had everyone laughing throughout the half hour chat about his latest action comedy.The laughter was so loud in fact, that transcribing the conversation to text will not do it justice so we decided to just let you in on audio highlights of the conversation itself.
Stay tuned for more as we bring you highlights of StudioLAs entertaining interview with The Tuxedos star Jennifer Love Hewitt.
Sir Anthony Hopkins kindly takes a moment with us to talk about Hearts in Atlantis
In one of the first movies released since the terrorist attacks hit America, movie-goers are treated to a beautifully crafted film about a boy whose friendship with a mysterious stranger forever changes the way he sees the world. Oscar winner Sir Anthony Hopkins plays the role of Ted Brautigan opposite Anton Yelchin ("Along Came A Spider") who plays 11 year old Bobby Garfield.
It
is
1960,
the
last
summer
of
Bobby
Garfield's
childhood,
as
he
becomes
aware
there
is
a
bigger,
more
complicated
and
sometimes
darker
world
out
there.
"Hearts
In
Atlantis"
is
directed
by
Scott
Hicks
("Shine,"
"Snow
Falling
On
Cedars").
The
Stephen
King
novel
was
adapted
by
Academy
Award
winning
screenwriter
and
novelist
William
Goldman.
StudioLA's
Suzanne
Kai
chatted
with
Sir
Anthony
Hopkins,
Scott
Hicks
and
Anton
Yelchin
on
September
21
in
Los
Angeles.
Suzanne Kai chats with Jennifer Aniston about her role in Rock Star
What happens when your long-time boyfriend suddenly becomes a huge rock star and you're also his manager? Jennifer Aniston is Emily, the girlfriend of Chris Cole played by Mark Wahlberg. Chris worships at the alter of his idol, Bobby Beers, lead singer of heavy metal rock band "Steel Dragon." Chris copies every move and detail as a Bobby Beers look-alike in the best "Steel Dragon" tribute band in Pennsylvania.
Jennifer
chats
on-camera
with
StudioLA's
Suzanne
Kai
about
her
"Rock
Star"
role,
the
groupies,
the
girl
with
the
exploding
implants,
and
her
"very,
very
normal
life"
with
Brad.
Jennifer
also
joined
StudioLA's
Kent
England
at