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San Francisco International Asian American Film Festiva

SFIAAFF: “Glory Boy Days”

Glory Boy Days is a representation of twentysomethings of the 21st century. Directed by Paul Encinas, the movie follows a clan of troublemaking Gen Y’ers (or are they Z’ers? or maybe they are considered the blogging generation…whatever) over the course of 24 hours as they party, complain, makeout, drink, do drugs, bicker and all those...

SFIAAFF: “Ping Pong Playa”

Jimmy Tsai (left) as Christopher “C-Dub” Wang and Andrew Vo as Felix Balls of Fury, Schmalls of Fury, if you see only one ping pong comedy in your entire life, then watch Ping Pong Playa – a story about video game couch potato b-ball jersey clad Christopher “C-Dub” Wang (Jimmy Tsai) and his attempt to...

SFIAAFF: “Santa Mesa”

If you’re looking for a happy-go-lucky, lift your spirits type of movie then Santa Mesa is for you! Wait a second, no it isn’t. It’s honestly kind of depressing – but don’t let that dissuade you. Sometimes we need a good cry to make us smile. The story focuses on Hector (Jacob Shalov). His mother...

Do I have a CHO-BSESSION?

Is it me, or have I been blogging A LOT about John Cho lately? I think I have been. For the record, I admire his work, but I am in no way an obsessive fan. I just want to be best friends with him. Forever. Okay. That was a total joke. It just so happens...

SFIAAFF: “Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay”

Neil Patrick Harris, (from left) Kal Penn and John Cho reprise their roles in this Harold and Kumar follow-up Three words: An emo Harold. Three more words: Neil Patrick Harris. Three more words: Explosive bowel movements. Three more words: Enjoyably unnecessary vulgarities. Two more words: Glowing unicorns. I could do this all day. Most of...

SFIAAFF: “West 32nd”

John Cho (2nd from left) and Jun Sung Kim (3rd from left) in West 32nd There’s murder! There’s mystery! There’s lawyers! There’s betrayal! All of this and more encompass the noir-esque indie drama, West 32nd – but don’t be fooled by the exclamation points, the movie is quiet with moral despair and yes, it will...

John Cho, Guantanamo Bay and his “Star Trek” injury

Yesterday after the Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay screening, actor John Cho was nice enough to do a Q&A with the audience. I felt special because I already interviewed him one-on-one a while back along with Harold & Kumar creators, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg (click here to refresh your memory). Wasn’t that...

SFIAAFF: “A Thousand Years of Good Prayers”

PHOTO CREDIT: Philip Koller/GOOD PRAYERS LLC For the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival’s (that is a mouthful) opening night, I made my way to the Castro Theatre where I was greeted with a long line of people anticipating opening night screening of San Francisco native, Wayne Wang’s film, A Thousand Years of Good...

Frolicking at the SF Int’l Asian American Film Festival

I am a fan of film. I also happen to be Asian American. That said, to support my brethren and some great motion pictures, I am going to do some postings on the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (which lasts until March 23). So the next couple of days, I will post a...