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Ang Lee’s “Gemini Man” doubles up the action and the emotion

October 10, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

From “Sense and Sensibility” to “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” Taiwanese director Ang Lee’s choice of movie genres runs the gamut, yet what makes him successful is his ability to probe deep emotions—and his insistence upon stunning visuals. Both of these are present in Lee’s latest endeavor, “Gemini Man,” starring Will Smith, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and Clive Owen.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Feature stories Tagged With: 2019, GEMINI MAN, VOL 38 NO 42 | OCTOBER 12 - OCTOBER 18

New Burke better represents the museum’s mission

September 27, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Oct. 12, after almost a year of being closed for construction, the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, located on the University of Washington (UW) campus, will re-open to the public in a new building.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Community News, Feature stories Tagged With: 2019, Burke Museum, VOL 38 NO 40 | SEPTEMBER 28 - OCTOBER 4

Blinded by the Light shows that “everybody’s got a hungry heart”

August 23, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“Hopefully what I can do is give through my film a collective hug to people,” states Gurinder Chadha, producer, director, and script writer for “Blinded by the Light,” the new film based on the memoir by Sarfraz Manzoor, who also worked on the script.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Feature stories Tagged With: 2019, VOL 38 NO 35 | AUGUST 24 - AUGUST 30

“The Butterfly Lovers” — dance concert sure to delight a diverse audience

August 23, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Coming soon to Seattle will be the first-ever performance in the United States of the Chinese classic tale, “The Butterfly Lovers,” told in dance by the Beijing Dance Academy, under the direction and choreography of Li Hengda from Bellevue’s Hengda Dance Academy.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Feature stories Tagged With: 2019, VOL 38 NO 35 | AUGUST 24 - AUGUST 30

“Salty” at ReAct: Warm, loving, and semi-salty gay penguins

August 9, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The challenge: Take a script about gay penguins, working with not-necessarily-gay penguins and human zookeepers, to save home, hearth, and hearts in a world on the brink of collapse—and make it funny, warm, accessible, and even kid-friendly.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Feature stories Tagged With: 2019, SALTY, VOL 38 NO 33 | AUGUST 10 - AUGUST 16

Chinese Romeo & Juliet — A dance concert of Butterfly Lovers

August 8, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The famous Chinese love story, The Butterfly Lovers (Liang Shanbo yu Zhu YingTai), is coming to Seattle’s McCaw Hall in September, with the Beijing Dance Academy, thanks to Li Hengda of Hengda Dance Academy.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Features, Profiles, Community News, Feature stories Tagged With: 2019, VOL 38 NO 33 | AUGUST 10 - AUGUST 16

Carrie Yamaoka brings decay, detritus, and determinism to Henry Art Gallery

July 26, 2019 By Andrew Hamlin

Four views of a disco ball, stacked vertically. The ball itself has all the mirrored facets necessary to throw rainbow points of light around a room, but the photos are black and white, and the ball itself looks flattened, as if stepped on by a giant.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Feature stories Tagged With: 2019, VOL 38 NO 31 | JULY 27 - AUGUST 2

“7th and Jackson”: A musical meeting of minds, Sara Porkalob style

July 26, 2019 By Andrew Hamlin

Intertwining history, psychology, emotion, and the hit music of yesteryear together in an ambitious dinner theatre project might seem like a big bite to take.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Feature stories Tagged With: 2019, VOL 38 NO 31 | JULY 27 - AUGUST 2

Hill explores family, relationships in latest comedy album

July 4, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Vancouver, B.C.-based comedian Ed Hill released his latest comedy album, Son of Smiley, in June. The live album, recorded in front of an audience in Vancouver, highlights the comedian’s wit and observational humor on relationships and family. Originally from Taiwan, Ed had been touring Canada and the United States […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Feature stories Tagged With: 2019, Ed Hill, VOL 38 NO 28 | JULY 6 - JULY 12

The Last World Octopus Wrestling Champion

June 21, 2019 By Andrew Hamlin

“I am not from here originally,” confessed theatrical director Mathew Wright. “I’m not sure how long it takes to officially be considered a Seattlelite, but I certainly feel like one. I moved here in July 2011, so it’s been almost eight years.”

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Feature stories Tagged With: 2019, VOL 38 NO 26 | JUNE 22 - JUNE 28

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