UC Irvine Film and Video Winter Series features work from Chinese filmmakers Pei-Chyi Wan and Anita Chang
UC IRVINE FILM AND VIDEO CENTER PRESENTS TRANSNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Screenings, Receptions & Guest Appearances:
JANUARY 24 -
6:30pm Reception
7:00pm Screening
No Seasons
Directed by Pei-Chyi Wan. 2002, Taiwan, 60 minutes, DVD. In Chinese with English subtitles
An introduction and comments on No Seasons will be provided by curator Catherine Liu, Professor of Film and Media Studies at UC Irvine
62 Years and 6,500 Miles Between
Directed by Anita Wen-Shing Chang. 2005, Taiwan/USA, 52 minutes, DVD. In Chinese with English subtitles
Director Anita Wen-Shing Chang to appear in person for Q&A session
JANUARY 31 -
7:00pm Screening
Grandma Has A Video Camera directed by Tania Cypriano
Directed by Tânia Cypriano. 2007, USA, 60 minutes, DVD. In Portuguese with English subtitles
Winter Series features work from Chinese filmmakers Pei-Chyi Wan and Anita Chang
Irvine, CA – The Film and Video Center (FVC) at UC Irvine presents “Stories of Migration: Transnational Documentary,” a series of documentary films by Pei-Chyi Wan, Anita Chang and Tânia Cypriano on Thursday, January 24 and Thursday, January 31.
On January 24, the series features two Taiwanese films, No Seasons and 62 Years and 6,500 Miles Between with Director Chang in attendance for a Q&A session. Films are presented at 7pm in the FVC’s state of the art theater located at UC Irvine’s Lucille...
Grammy award winning 20 year old Michelle Branch chats with AsianConnections' Mike Kai on life, writing, and having a Dutch Indonesian mom.
AsianConnections is pleased to present an exclusive interview with Grammy winner Michelle Branch.
Michelle is one of those rare talents who is at the forefront of a new generation of talented female artists who write and perform their own songs.
In 2000, Michelle self-released her first album "Broken Bracelet." As luck would have it, a recording executive discovered her when she opened for a Hanson concert in Los Angeles in 2001.
Her album "The Spirit Room" was released by Maverick Records, Madonna's record company in 2001. The album sold more than two and a half million records ushering in a new era of artists.
Michelle has performed to packed audiences from New York to Tokyo, received an MTV Viewer's Choice Award, and a Grammy for her collaboration with Carlos Santana. She holds the record for the longest running Billboard Top 100 record of the last 18 months (82 weeks) with "The Spirit Room".
At 20, Michelle is currently on her "Where Are You Now" tour. Her latest album "Hotel Paper" launched this summer, and during Thanksgiving week, her newest, "Breathe - The Remixes" debuts in stores.
AsianConnections' Mike Kai, also an old soul at age 20, chatted with Michelle about her life and skyrocketing career.
Click here for a chance to win one of Michelle's latest CD's or an autographed mini-poster!
Mike: Congratulations on the debut of...
Maggie Cheung Wins Best Actress Award
at Cannes Film Festival
Asian Filmmakers and Actors Honored
While Fahrenheit 9/11 , Michael Moore's scathing anti-George W. Bush documentary took top honors, the Palme dOr at the 57th Festival de Cannes , it was nothing short of a lovefest for Asian Cinema.
Maggie Cheung received the Best Actress Award for her role in Clean .
Directed by her ex-husband French director Olivier Assayas , Maggie Cheung stars as Emily, the widow of a rock star killed by an overdose, who tries to rebuild her life. Upon her release from prison where she was being held on drug charges, she tries to get her son back from her parents-in-law. The film features an international cast including Nick Nolte , Batrice Dalle , Jeanne Balibar and rapper Tricky .
Best Actor honors went to 14-year old Yagira Yuuya , for his performance in the quiet human drama Nobody Knows by Japanese director Kore-eda Hirokazu .
The film, inspired by a real event known as the Affair of the Four Abandoned Children of Nishi-Sugamo took place 16 years ago, in 1988. Born to different fathers, the abandoned children never went to school and didn't legally exist, their births never declared. Abandoned by their mother, they lived on their own for six months.
South Korean director Park Chan-Wook came in second to Michael Moore , receiving the Grand Prix Award for his ultra-violent revenge tale Old Boy .
Park Chan-Wooks second volume of a trilogy is based around the idea of vengeance. His first...
Ocean's Twelve star George Clooney chats with AsianConnections' Marissa Becker about pulling pranks on-set.
At the Oceans Twelve premiere in Hollywood, much of the talk surrounded the on-set pranks pulled off by Brad Pitt and infamous prankster George Clooney. Producer Jerry Weintraub told StudioLA's Marissa Becker, even he could not escape the playful antics of these two stars.
Jerry Weintraub: I was getting a massage at my house. Everyone was staying at my house in Palm Springs for three days. And the masseuse who massages me everyday was massaging me and all of a suddenI dont knowI was sleeping,she got out of the way and I felt these hands on me. They were going in places that they shouldnt go so I jumped up and I went whoa! And it was George and Brad were snapping pictures!
While some of the cast members admit to being worried on set that they would be the next target, others were a little less concerned.
Marissa: What was it like working with the notorious pranksters Brad Pitt and George Clooney?
Scott Caan: Everyday you just worried that you werent on the end of the pranks.
Vincent Cassel: Well actually I thought it would be hard but it was very easy.
Though masterminding countless pranks on set throughout his career, George Clooney finally got a big taste of what it feels like to be the prankee.
Marissa: I understand you were addressed as "Mr. Ocean" on the set in Italy? [Brad Pitt sent a memo to the crew in Italy insisting that Clooney be referred on set only as...
AC's Steve Joe chats with John Cho and Kal Penn stars of "Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle" about stereotypes, comparisons to other great comic duos, and more. Check out AC's video highlights from the interview!
AsianConnections'
Steve Joe kicks it with John Cho and Kal Penn about their roles in New Line Cinema's summer comedy "Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle".
CLICK HERE to check out video highlights (Quicktime ) from Steve's interview.
Steve: In this film you deal with a lot of stereotypes. I just have to congratulate you (John Cho) for being an Asian guy who got to kiss a girl on film!
Kal: Yeah, that's huge.
Steve: What happened to you? (points at Kal)
John: (Laughter)
Steve: We saw your ass. (to Kal)
Kal: You saw my ass. I think it's happening in the sequel.
John: The ass lead directly to the no girl thing.
Kal: I think so, Harold is more relationshipy, Kumar is kinda more like the player.
Steve: (Laughter) He is a player. Hes the one scouting out the girls and stuff.
Steve: Did you guys know each other before? You guys play off each other so well.
Kal: I am a really good guy to get along with very easily.
Steve: What about John?
John: Well, I am a phenomenal actor.
Kal: So it kinda worked itself out.
John and Kal: (Snicker)
John: We didn't know each other before we did it. We had to hang out a lot before the movie started. We tried to do that in Toronto, while we were rehearsing, because we actually shot the end of the movie first. So we wanted to try to get...