Catch the hilarious comedy Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay opening in theaters nationwide!
AsianConnections' Annie Chang interviews John Cho. and Neil Patrick Harris.
Run to the theaters and see Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay!
Not only is this comedy wacky and fun, it is historically significant as the first major Hollywood movie sequel in recent times with Asian American stars in the lead.
John shares his thoughts about the challenges of being an Asian American actor in Hollywood.
Neil Patrick Harris has fun talking about playing - himself.
Bios of John Cho, Kal Penn and Neil Patrick Harris from New Line Cinema.
John Cho (Harold)
John Cho first started catching peoples attention in the 1999 breakthrough hit comedy American Pie in which he popularized the slang term "MILF". Next, he achieved near-household name status starring as Harold Lee in the cult comedy Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle for New Line Cinema. As one of todays most exciting actors, Cho continues to deliver compelling performances in comedy and drama.
Cho is currently in production on J.J. Abrams' upcoming Star Trek movie where he plays Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu. Star Trek is set for release in May 2009 through Paramount Pictures.
Cho has appeared in numerous films, including the Weitz Bros American Dreamz, starring alongside Willem Dafoe and Hugh Grant, Margaret Chos...
EXCLUSIVE: Bai Ling shares with AC Team's Suzanne Kai some scary moments doing her own stunts for her fearless, no limits role as Ria in action movie CRANK: HIGH VOLTAGE.
She also talks about lifting her 'dark cloud' when she apologized to her mother country, China, and her next big role in a film directed by Taylor Hackford. Bai Ling is also starring in the indie film
DIM SUM FUNERAL which is an Official Selection at the Newport Beach Film Festival.
AC: Congratulations on your role in CRANK: HIGH VOLTAGE.
In the movie, you are toting guns in both hands!
Can you describe your character in the movie?
BAI LING: My character Ria is totally awesome, fearless and bold. She is fire and spice and delight in the movie. Ria walks on the edge, dances on fire and lives in danger from the moment she's introduced on the screen.
When we first catch a glimpse of Ria her magic starts after she's thrown out of the second story window and hits the pavement.
The film's hero Chev Chelios saves Ria's life and from that point on she's found a man for life. It's funny how she decides that's her road.
Out of all the characters I've played, she is the most fun. It's because Ria has no limits. My character is a pure joy of art.
AC: What were some of the challenges making CRANK: HIGH VOLTAGE? Some of the stunts look downright dangerous!
BAI LING: I did my own stunts because I want to challenge myself. It was a lot of fun but also scary. There was a car crash scene with Ria.
When I look back, I...
Art Hsu shows off his acting talents in CRANK: HIGH VOLTAGE, his first leading role in a major Hollywood movie.
He shares with AC's Suzanne Joe Kai his goal to avoid playing just another Asian bad-guy stereotype and how he turned his CRANK: HIGH VOLTAGE role into a 3-dimensional bad-ass, insane Chinese mobster with heart.
AC: Congratulations on your role in CRANK: HIGH VOLTAGE.
The trailers look pretty exciting! The car chase trailer has fast cars, screaming, and was that you giving the "finger?" in the trailer? haha!
Can you describe your character in the movie?
ART HSU: I play a character named Johnny Vang, who can be described as a bad-ass, badly dressed Triad mobster. He has some rank and seniority within the Triad organization, and works directly for the big boss (played by David Carradine), who is in need of a new heart to replace his ancient, aging one.
So my character is in charge of removing Chev Chelios’ indestructible heart, and delivering it to be transplanted in the big boss.
To keep Chelios alive for his organs to be farmed, a battery-powered ticker is put into him that needs to remain electrically charged in order to keep pumping. And that’s where the craziness begins.
AC: What were your biggest challenges in filming this movie?
ART HSU: I guess I had two major challenges with this role: the first was of a physical nature; the second dealt with creating an Asian bad guy on screen.
I knew there was going to be a lot of running, jumping, and scaling...
Jeremy Lin graces the cover of the November issue of GQ Magazine, hitting news stands October 23.
AsianConnections thanks GQ and Conde Nast for permission to use these knock-out images of Jeremy by Paola Kudacki/GQ Magazine.
The slogan on GQ's cover is "Look Sharp - Live Smart" - Jeremy Lin certainly looks sharp in these photos, he's one photogenic guy.
Lin talks with GQ writer Will Leitch who spent time with him when he was in the Big Apple to do the GQ photo shoot and attend other events. It was Lin's first trip to New York since it was announced that he would no longer be a Knicks player.
Lin talks about how the fans and Linsanity affected him, the Knicks, the Houston Rockets, and being Asian American.
Read the GQ article and view more images of Jeremy by Paola Kudacki and a behind the scenes video by Matt Baron here.
"There's a lot of perceptions and stereotypes of Asian-Americans that are out there today, and the fact that I'm Asian-American makes it harder to believe, even crazier, more unexpected," he says. "I'm going to have to play well for a longer period of time for certain people to believe it, because I'm Asian.
And that's just the reality of it." It's not all that dissimilar from what Yao Ming went through. "When Yao came out his rookie year as the first pick of the Draft, you have Charles Barkley saying, 'If he scores seventeen points in a game, I'm going to kiss a donkey's butt,' " Lin says....
Congratulations to this year’s Asians on Film Festival Winners 2013. From Friday, February 15, 2013 – Sunday, February 17, 2013, check out the exciting lineup of films at the Asians on Film Festival 2013 screening at J.E.T. Studios, 5126-30 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA. The awards will be given out on Saturday, February 16, 2013 @ 5:00pm. Check out the complete list of winners below.
Best Drama
Model Minority (Lily Mariye, Director)
Best Documentary
Lost Years (Kenda Gee, Director)
Best Actor
Chris Pang (Citizen Jia Li)
Best Actress
Eugenia Yuan (Strangers)
Best Supporting Actor
Roni Mazumdar (9 Eleven)
Best Supporting Actress
Elizabeth Sung (Anita Ho)
Best Ensemble Cast
Anita Ho (Steve Myung, Director)
Best Director
Lily Mariye (Model Minority)
SHORT FILMS
Best Drama
Dumpling (Wesley Du)
Best Comedy
The Gelephant (Jenn Liu)
Best Action/Adventure
Sudden: Butterfly and the Dragon (James Boss)
Best Documentary
A Flicker In Eternity (Ann Kaneko & Sharon Yamato)
Best Animation
Couch & Potatoes (Chris Lam & Eunsoo Jeong)
Best Actor
Won Lee (Dumpling)
Best Actress
Jessika Van (Reunion)
Best Supporting Actor
Hiro Kanagawa (Her Story)
Best Supporting Actress
Eileen Soong (Born To Dance This Way)
Best Ensemble Cast
Reunion (Jason Z. Wong)
Best Director
Wesley Du (Dumpling)
Best Cinematography
Junior Lucan & Alessandro Mattiolo (Vivian and Veronica)
Best Editing
Vincent Tran (BBOY)
Best Original Score
Terry...