2008.05.30 - "Hollywood Chinese" opens in LA, returns to NYC!

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From the official announcement:

"A CINEMATIC BANQUET!"
--New York Post

"A JOY TO WATCH!"
--Time Out New York


"HOLLYWOOD CHINESE" OPENS MAY 30!
Hot off its month-long extended San Francisco run and international film festival tour, including Toronto and a Best Documentary win at Taipei's Golden Horse Awards, the Chinese equivalent to the OscarsĀ®, Hollywood Chinese is a "delightfully entertaining" (FilmFestivals.com) look at the Chinese in American movies. Featuring a virtual who's who of top Chinese and Chinese American film artists, including Ang Lee, Joan Chen, Wayne Wang, Nancy Kwan, James Hong, Lisa Lu, B.D. Wong, Tsai Chin and writers Amy Tan and David Henry Hwang. Also featuring Luise Rainer, Turhan Bey and Christopher Lee. Directed by triple Sundance winner and OscarĀ® nominee Arthur Dong (Forbidden City, U.S.A., Licensed to Kill, Coming Out Under Fire).


Laemmle's Music Hall *
9036 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills
Daily: (Sat/Sun 12:40, 3:00) 5:20, 7:40, 9:55
310/274-6869
* Q & A with Filmmaker: May 30, 7:40 pm show only


Laemmle's One Colorado *
42 Miller Alley, Old Town Pasadena
Daily: 1:00, 3:10, 5:25, 7:40, 10:00
626/744-1224
Q & A with Filmmaker: May 31, 7:40 pm show only


New York City Encore Return Engagement!
The ImaginAsian Theater
239 East 59th St., New York City
Screens Daily. Check schedule at 212/371-6682
http://www.theImaginAsian.com

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OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.hollywoodchinese.com

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"What's amazing about Arthur Dong's HOLLYWOOD CHINESE, a chronicle of Chinese Americans in Hollywood beginning in the silent era and culminating in today's success stories, is how much fun it is. Loaded with film clips, celebrity interviews and without an ax to grind, it's a film not just for Chinese Americans but for film lovers in general. FOURS STARS!"
--C. Allen Johnson, SF Chronicle

"Arthur Dong once again proves that he is one of the most intelligent, incisive documentarians alive with HOLLYWOOD CHINESE, his study of the portrayal of this ethnic group in the movies. Myriad, amazingly culled interviews with actors, filmmakers and historians add rich texture to this bracingly entertaining, fast-moving survey."
--David Noh, Film Journal International

"Groundbreaking! Overt racism collides with the economics of an industry and the perceptions of a culture in HOLLYWOOD CHINESE, a provocative critical survey of the first century of American cinema and the ways that Chinese and Chinese-Americans have been depicted by the industry."
--S. James Synder, The New York Sun

"If you want to see a fantastic overview of the struggle of Asian-Americans in film in the US, a struggle to be included, a struggle for a voice, a struggle for some truth, be sure to check out HOLLYWOOD CHINESE!"
--Rick Ayers, The Huffington Post