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The Paper Tigers: a kung fu movie that makes a Seattle hometown proud

March 4, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

It’s not often that a movie successfully accomplishes multiple objectives, yet “The Paper Tigers,” our own Seattle-based and Seattle-born film, does just that.

Filed Under: At the Movies, This week's issue Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 10 | MARCH 6 - MARCH 12

Seattle Dances: Laughs, inspiration, and hopefully homeless relief

March 4, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

Over a long and distinguished career at Microsoft, Scott Oki served as vice president of sales and marketing, promoted the company throughout the world, and oversaw as many as 3,000 employees at once.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Feature stories, This week's issue Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 10 | MARCH 6 - MARCH 12

Simon Tam: A slanted and enchanted life in public

February 25, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly 1 Comment

He’s owned a record label, owned a music promotion company, and owned and ran a clothing store. He’s played in several rock bands, coordinating concerts, albums, and videos. He’s masterminded charity drives.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Feature stories Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 9 | FEBRUARY 27 - MARCH 5

Famous ox celebs — do they exemplify or defy their oxen traits?

February 19, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Story time! Have you ever wondered where the 12 animals of the lunar calendar come from? It comes from this legendary great animal race.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Feature stories, This week's issue Tagged With: VOL 40 NO 8 | FEBRUARY 20 - FEBRUARY 26

‘Parasite’s’ Bong Joon Ho to head Venice Film Festival jury

January 28, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “Parasite’’ director Bong Joon Ho has been selected as jury president of the 78th Venice International Film Festival, organizers said. The Oscar-winner will preside over seven jurors to hand out the festival’s top awards, including the prestigious Golden Lion. He’ll be the first South Korean to hold the post. […]

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 5 | JANUARY 30 - FEBRUARY 5

Review: In ‘The White Tiger,’ an epic for modern-day India

January 28, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Ramin Bahrani, the Iranian-American filmmaker, started out small, with the simple story of a pushcart vendor, a Pakistani immigrant selling coffee and doughnuts in New York, in 2005’s “Man Push Cart.’’

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 5 | JANUARY 30 - FEBRUARY 5

2 films offer 2 tales of Wuhan lockdown anniversary

January 28, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Two new films about Wuhan were released on Jan. 22, the eve of the anniversary of the start of a 76-day lockdown in the central Chinese city where the coronavirus was first detected. How they were released and who their audiences are stand in stark contrast.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 5 | JANUARY 30 - FEBRUARY 5

Bling Empire: sparks criticism for being what it is: a reality TV show

January 21, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Netflix has been receiving a lot of criticism lately for its lineup. No less “Bling Empire,” which premiered Jan. 15. An Asian version of the Kardashians, this reality television series has been slammed for being racist and thrown in with the movie, “Crazy Rich Asians,” as an unfortunate trend of Hollywood depicting Asians and Asian Americans only as rich people behaving badly.

Filed Under: At the Movies, Feature stories Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 4 | JANUARY 23 - JANUARY 29

Ang Lee on ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ 20 years later

January 21, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly

It’s physically impossible to get to the forest fight scene that hovers atop slender bamboo trees in “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’’ and not say out loud “Whoa.’’

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 4 | JANUARY 23 - JANUARY 29

Latest ‘Ip Man’ installment hits its mark, hard

December 17, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

I had to laugh at the first review I found of this latest installment of the “Ip Man” saga, available from Magnet Releasing on Dec. 11. The reviewer suggested that nobody in the film looked like a real fighter.

Filed Under: At the Movies, Feature stories Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 51 | DECEMBER 19 - DECEMBER 25

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