I am one of the few that liked ‘Never Let Me Go’
As seen on 8Asians.com… At first glance, Never Let Me Go has nothing to do with Asians. Actually, there isn’t really a trace of any Asian-osity throughout the entire film: Carey Mulligan isn’t Asian; neither is the new Spider-man/Brit-boy du jour Andrew Garfield. If you put Keira Knightley in an unfocused lens, she can look...
Asian pop culture tally: the ‘New York, I Love You’ edition
I know I am two weeks behind with this, but it’s not like Asian Americans have been flooding entertainment and pop culture (I’m jus’ sayin…) However, I did finally watch New York, I Love You (a continuation of the much more robust and enjoyable Paris, je t’aime) and despite what some people are saying, there...
Asian pop culture tally for October 8, 2009
We got models, little computer savvy girls, awkward community college dudes and a few others this week… Danny Pudi plays the vacantly endearing Abed in NBC’s Community Danny Pudi as Abed in Community. He’s probably one of the few things that is funny on that show. The little Asian girl in those Windows commercials. Yeah,...
Asian pop culture tally for October 1, 2009
Didn’t have too many Asians show up on my radar this week… John Cho is lookin’ pretty intense on ‘FlashForward’ – Photo Credit: ABC/Bob D’amico John Cho on Flash Forward… Sandra Oh on Grey’s Anatomy… B.D. Wong on Law & Order: SVU… Margaret Cho on Drop Dead Diva… I think I saw about five Asian...
Anna Maria Perez de Tagle finds ‘Fame’
When we first see Anna Maria Perez de Tagle in the new version of Fame, she, along with an onslaught of budding performing art kids are trying to elbow their way into the New York City High School for the Performing Arts. Perez de Tagle’s character, Joy is performing a monologue from some play or...
