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Hollywood Chinese Opens in Los Angeles, Pasadena and New York

Posted by AC Team on Thursday, 29 May 2008.

Hollywood Chinese Opens in Los Angeles, Pasadena and New York.

Today, Arthur Dong's Hollywood Chinese opens at Laemmle's Music Hall in L.A, at Laemmle's One Colorado in Pasadena and at The ImaginAsian Theater in New York. Meet the filmmaker at tonight's 7:40 pm screening at Laemmle's Music Hall in L.A or tomorrow at the 7:40pm screening at Laemmle's One Colorado in Pasadena.

Hot off its month-long extended San Francisco run and international film festival tour, including Toronto and a Best Documentary win at Taipei's Golden Horse Awards, the Chinese equivalent to the Oscars, Hollywood Chinese is a "delightfully entertaining" (FilmFestivals.com) look at the Chinese in American movies. Featuring a virtual who's who of top Chinese and Chinese American film artists, including Ang Lee, Joan Chen, Wayne Wang, Nancy Kwan, James Hong, Lisa Lu, B.D. Wong, Tsai Chin and writers Amy Tan and David Henry Hwang. Also featuring Luise Rainer, Turhan Bey and Christopher Lee. Directed by triple Sundance winner and Oscar nominee Arthur Dong (Forbidden City, U.S.A., Licensed to Kill, Coming Out Under Fire).

The ImaginAsian Theater
239 East 59th St.
New York
Screens Daily. Check for schedule: 212/371-6682
http://www.theImaginAsian.com

Laemmle's Music Hall
9036 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills
310/274-6869
* Q & A with Filmmaker: May 30, 7:40 pm show only

Laemmles One Colorado *
42 Miller Alley
Old Town Pasadena
626/744-1224
* Q & A with Filmmaker: May 31, 7:40 pm show only

CHECK OUT THESE VIDEO-AUDIO STREAMS ONLINE:
KGO TV NEWS STORY ON THE CURSE OF QUON GWON

FORUM - KQED RADIO (scroll to April 11, 10am)

KTSF CHINESE NEWS STORY (scroll to April 15, second news story

INTERVIEW WITH NANCY KWAN AND ARTHUR DONG AT TORONTO