Entertainment Spotlight

Actor Tim Lounibos - Hopeful Opportunities Ahead for APA's in Hollywood Movies and Television

Posted by AC Team - on Tuesday, 08 October 2019

Actor Tim Lounibos - Hopeful Opportunities Ahead for APA's in Hollywood Movies and Television
October 8, 2019 Hollywood   Actor Tim Lounibos wrote on his Facebook page  about the positive changes he is currently experiencing in Hollywood. We caught up with him to share his thoughts with us. Asian Americans have historically found limited opportunities as actors in movies and television in Hollywood, but fortunately for Tim he had a great start as a busy actor in the 1990s, but then his career went off a cliff - temporarily.  We thank Tim for sharing his...

Celebrity Profiles

Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay

Posted by AC Team on Friday, 18 April 2008

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.

Exclusive Interview with BAI LING, starring in CRANK: HIGH VOLTAGE

Posted by AC Team on Monday, 20 April 2009

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?

Exclusive Interview with ART HSU, starring in CRANK: HIGH VOLTAGE

Posted by AC Team on Sunday, 19 April 2009

Exclusive Interview with ART HSU, starring in CRANK: HIGH VOLTAGE

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!

Jeremy Lin opens up about Linsanity, fans, and being Asian American in GQ Magazine

Posted by AC Team on Sunday, 21 October 2012

Jeremy Lin opens up about Linsanity, fans, and being Asian American in GQ Magazine

 

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. 

Feb. 15-17: Asians on Film Festival 2013; Winners Announced

Posted by Lia Chang on Sunday, 20 January 2013

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