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The Asian Weekly at the movies — Staff picks for SIFF 2013, part two

May 24, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Each year, the Northwest Asian Weekly sends a team of intrepid film reviewers to the Seattle International Film Festival to pick out the best Asian and Asian American films. Starting this week and running through the end of May, we will be reviewing our picks for the most interesting APA […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, At the Movies Tagged With: 2013, APA, Andrew Hamlin, Asian American, Director Andrew Williamson, Director Lee, Don-ku Lee, Harvard Exit, Marshall Islands, Northwest Asian Weekly, SIFF, Seattle International Film Festival, United States, Vol 32 No 22 | May 25 - May 31

SIFF REVIEWS: The Asian Weekly at the movies — The first staff picks for SIFF 2013

May 17, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Each year, the Northwest Asian Weekly sends a team of intrepid film reviewers to the Seattle International Film Festival to pick out the best Asian and Asian American films. Starting this week and running through the end of May, we will be reviewing our picks for the most interesting APA […]

Filed Under: Reviews, At the Movies Tagged With: 2013, Although Rene, Andrew Hamlin, Asian American, Filipino, Harvard Exit Theatre, Jason Cruz, Jung-jin Lee, Ki-duk Kim, Kim Ki-duk, Min-su Jo, Northwest Asian Weekly, Philippines, SIFF, Seattle International Film Festival, South Korean, Summer Sale, Vol 32 No 21 | May 18 - May 24

SIFF celebrates Studio Ghibli in “Castles in the Sky” series

June 22, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly In 1985, Japanese anime directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata joined forces to create a new studio for anime films. The studio’s name, Studio Ghibli, was named after an Arabic word meaning “Mediterranean wind,” with the hope that their works would blow a new wind through the world of […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2012, Andrew Hamlin, Delivery Service, FID, Hayao Miyazaki, Hiroyuki Morita, Isao Takahata, Northwest Asian Weekly, Ocean Waves, Pom Poko, Queen Anne Avenue North, SIFF, Spirited Away, Studio Ghibli, Tomomi Mochizuki, United States, Vol 31 No 26 | June 23 - June 29, Yoshifumi Kondo

Shawn Wong and Eric Byler to talk about “Americanese” at screening

January 12, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“Americanese” a film from Director Eric Byler, is being screened at a one-night engagement on Tuesday, Jan. 24 at SIFF Cinema at the Uptown (511 Queen Anne Avenue North, Seattle). Director Eric Byler and author Shawn Wong will be at the screening in person This “Americanese” is co-presented by University of Washington Creative Writing Program

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Community News Tagged With: American Knees, Asian American, Director Eric Byler, Queen Anne Avenue North, SIFF, SXSW, Shawn Wong, UW

NWAW at SIFF this week: the inspirational and the sad

May 25, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Half Jewish, half Maori director Taika Waititi created a sensation in 2007 with “Eagle vs. Shark,” a romantic comedy with a decidedly New Zealand twist.

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 2011, Admiral Theatre, Andrew Hamlin, Egyptian Theatre, Everett Performing Arts Center, Jason Cruz, Kirkland Performance Center, Miss Borg, NWAW, Neptune Theatre, Noboru Iguchi, Red Eagle Thailand Two, SIFF, Saigon Electric, Seattle, Taika Waititi, Vol 30 No 22 | May 28 - June 3, language

NWAW reviews SIFF films: romance, intrigue, and the bizarre

May 27, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Each year during the Seattle International Film Festival, we send out a team of intrepid film reviewers who are ready and willing to spend hours watching movies

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 2010, Amber Kuo, Arvin Chen, Au Revoir Taipei, Cem Nizam Schiller, Chiang Paw Hee Ching, Crossing Hennessy, Director Feo Aladag, Director Noboru Iguchi, Director Paresh Kamdar, Egyptian Theatre, Gao Paul Chiang, James Tabafunda, Jason Cruz, Lovesick Kai Jack Yao, Mimi Chu, NWAW, Oi Lin, Pacific Place Cinema, SIFF, Seattle International Film Festival, Uptown Cinemas, Vol 29 No 22 | May 29 - June 4

NWAW reviews SIFF films: the good, the bad, and the plain ugly

May 19, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Each year during the Seattle International Film Festival, we send out a team of intrepid film reviewers who are ready and willing to spend hours and hours

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Reviews, At the Movies Tagged With: 2010, Admiral Theater, Everett Performing Arts Center, Harvard Exit, James Tabafunda, Jason Cruz, Kazakhstan Mongolian, Little Zhou, NWAW, Neptune Theater, Neptune Theatre, Pacific Place Cinema, SIFF, Seattle International Film Festival, Sri Lankan, Ulan Bator, Vol 29 No 21 | May 22 - May 28, japan

Northwest Asian Weekly at SIFF

June 11, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

­Week 4: the final stretch “Breathless,” South Korea Reviewed by James Tabafunda Song-hoon (Yang Ik-june) is an enforcer for his gangster friend Man-shik (Jeong Man-shik). Song-hoon’s personal life, filled with childhood memories of being a victim of domestic abuse from his father, enables him to easily direct his clenched fists and bad temper toward anyone, […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Reviews, At the Movies Tagged With: Annam Shreya Reddy, James Tabafunda, Northwest Asian Weekly, Parthasarathy Jayakumar, Pulp Fiction, Quentin Tarantino, Ranga Mini Ramesh, SIFF, Sabu Cyril, Screenwriter Yang, Seattle Cinerama, Seattle International Film Festival, Song-hoon Yang Ik-june, South Indian, South Korea, Third Avenue, vol 28 no 25 | June 13 - June 19

­Northwest Asian Weekly at SIFF

May 28, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Week 2: Film reviews of those with a message “Kabei — Our Mother,” Japan Reviewed by Andrew Hamlin Japanese director Yoji Yamada’s 74th film abandons the samurai storylines he’s previously used. The film showcases his skill at telling a family-oriented story. The tale resonates between the mind and heart long after the end of the […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Reviews, At the Movies Tagged With: Aeious Asin, Andrew Hamlin, Chen Fei, Director Aureaus Solito, Egyptian Theatre, Hsiao-tse Cheng, James Tabafunda, Jason Cruz, Jimmy Flores, Miao Miao, Mitsugoro Bando, Pacific Place Cinema, SIFF, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Tokyo, Vivian Nguyen, Vol 28 No 23 | May 30 - June 5

SIFF

May 19, 2000 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Guys, go ahead, in the comments below, write out which films you are doing so you don’t duplicate each other 🙂 Please remember to give your capsule reviews a star rating (4 most, 0 least, half stars OK) Tiffany: The Empire of the Mid Sun (France) The White Meadows May Grandma, A Thousand Times may […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Detective Dee, SIFF, Saigon Electric

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