APA FIRST WEEKEND NEWSLETTER - JUNE 22 2007 - SUMMER EDITION - COLMA OPENS SF THIS WEEKEND - GO SEE IT! EMBARCADERO ONE PEOPLE!
06.22 - Posted by APAFW
DEAR APA FIRST WEEKEND FILM CLUB:
JUNE 22, 2007 EDITION - SUMMER IS HERE
CELEBRATE ASIAN AMERICAN AND ASIAN INTERNATIONALCINEMA TODAY - GO SEE A MOVIE!
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For those of you who are first timers here, the mission of this email newsletter blast to keep everyone aware of Asian American and Asian international films that will be coming out so that we can go out and support them.
First weekend box office receipts are very important to Hollywood and to our films because these reports will make or break a film. If the films does well on Friday, Saturday and Sunday the "first" weekend it comes out, theater owners and distributors will make their decisions on Monday mornings about a film's life.
So, we encourage each and every one of you to go out there and support our Asian American and Asian international filmmakers. It is at the box office where we can show our strength and our power for our films and and filmmakers. Even if you don't have the time to sit through the film on the first weekend - go to the theater and purchase a ticket so that we can show box office $$$ numbers. It is extremely important. At the end of the day.. the color in Hollywood is GREEN! Show up and vote for yourself at the box office!
IN THIS ISSUE: JUNE 22, 2007 - SUMMER IS HERE!
This summer movies from Asian American and Asian international filmmakers will be everywhere. The flavor will not be in the blockbuster films - but definitely in the independent gems with films like AMU from Sonali Bose; COLMA: THE MUSICAL by Rich Wong and HP Mendoza; EXILED by Johnnie To; and EAGLE VS. SHARK from Taika Waititi opening in movie theatres. On the big movie front - catch A MIGHTY HEART starring Angelina Jolie based on the book of the same name dealing with the death of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl and his kidnapping and death in Pakistan by terrorists. Also watch for Justin Lin's FINISHING THE GAME as it makes the film festival rounds this summer and look for it in movie theatres this fall! And if you are in LA join us at the screening of STEPHANE GAUGHER'S outstanding OWL AND THE SPARROW.
Let's see what is up this week. Print this is out - it may get long!
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1. COLMA: THE MUSICAL hits movie theatres in San Francisco exclusively at the Embarcadero One - Join the filmmakers this weekend!
2. AMU by SONALI BOSE opens in theatres across the nation
3. A MIGHTY HEART with Angelina Jolie opens today everywhere
4. EAGLE VS. SHARK continues the laffs this summer
5. EXILED by Johnnie To will be opening this summer
6. FINISHING THE GAME to open ACV FILM FESTIVAL in July -
7. LA FILM FESTIVAL is on - JOIN US FOR STEPHANE GAUGER's OWL AND THE SPARROW
8. CHOW YUN FAT and JOHNNY DEPP Represent
9. OTHER STUFF
10. EVE AND THE FIRE HORSE to OPEN SAN FRANCISCO JULY 6 AT SUNDANCE KABUKI THATRE
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1. COLMA: THE MUSICAL hits movie theatres in San Francisco exclusively at the Embarcadero One - Join the filmmakers this weekend!
Run Don't Walk and catch Richard Wong and HP Mendoza's crazy funny musical about the lives of 3 teenagers who just graduated out of high school who are trying to figure out the rest of their lives in the sleepy dreary suburb of San Franciso, CA called COLMA - where cemetary plots out number the living residents three to one.
Fresh, Funny and Quirky - the film has been winning awards and critical and audience acclaim throughout the festival circuit. Wong and Mendoza take $15,000 and make it look like $515,000. Definitely, two artists that we will be hearing from. Hats off to ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS releasing for picking up the film and getting it out there.
COLMA is slated to open San Francisco this weekend, New York on July 6 at the Quad and in Los Angeles soon to be announced in August. Other dates are still pending. This film is amazing and a true triumph for Asian American cinema and for movie musicals. History baby!
Check out the great website: www.colmafilm.com And if you are in San Fran this weekend - join the filmmakers at the Landmark Embarcadero One movie theatres where they are doing Q&A with a reception hosted by CAAM formerly NAATA at Frisson! It will be a quirky quirky quirky evening! Congrats!
2. AMU by SONALI BOSE opens in theatres across the nation
AMU from SONALI BOSE comes to the U.S. after its controversial run in India, where it was censored for its brave indictment of the Indian government's role in the Delhi riots that followed the 1984 assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, which resulted in the deaths of thousands of Sikhs.
AMU - NOW PLAYING at:
LA: Laemmle Music Hall (9036 Wilshire Blvd. in Beverly Hills, 310-274-6869)
LA: Laemmle Fallbrook (6731 Fallbrook Ave. in West Hills, 818-340-8710)
IRVINE: Edwards Westpark 8 Theater (3755 Alton Pkwy, 949-622-8609)
NYC: Cinema Village (22 E. 12th Street in Manhattan)
NYC: Kent Theater (1178 Coney Island in Brooklyn)
NJ: Movie City (1655 Oak Tree Road in Edison)
Showtimes: http://www.fandango.com/amu_97477/movietimes
Trailer: http://www.AmuTheFilm.com
"I loved Amu. It is courageous, honest, compelling. A must see film!" - Mira Nair
"I really think it is one of the best Indian films I have seen." - Deepa Mehta
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Toronto Intl Film Fest
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Berlin Intl Film Fest
WINNER - National Award India (Best Director, Best English Language Film)
*THANKS TO GITESH PANDYA FOR THE INFO
3. A MIGHTY HEART with Angelina Jolie, Irrfan Khan and Archie Panjabi opens today everywhere
A MIGHTY HEART Starring Angelina Jolie, Irrfan Khan, Archie Panjabi, and Adnan Siddiqu - Opens Nationwide on June 22
On January 23, 2002, Mariane Pearl’s world changed forever. Her husband Daniel, the South Asia Bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal, was researching a story on shoe bomber Richard Reid. The story drew them to Karachi where a go-between had promised access to an elusive source. As Danny left for the meeting, he told Mariane he might be late for dinner. He never returned. In the face of death, Danny’s spirit of defiance and his unflinching belief in the power of journalism led Mariane to write about his disappearance, the intense effort to find him and his eventual murderer in her memoir A Mighty Heart: The Brave Life and Death of My Husband Danny Pearl. Six months pregnant when the ordeal began, she was carrying a son that Danny hoped to name Adam. She wrote the book to introduce Adam to the father he would never meet. Transcending religion, race and nationality, Mariane’s courageous desire to rise above the bitterness and hatred that continues to plague this post 9/11 world, serves as the purest expression of the joy of life she and Danny shared.
Starring Academy Award® winner Angelina Jolie (GIRL, INTERRUPTED) as Mariane Pearl, and Dan Futterman, Oscar®-nominated for his CAPOTE screenplay, as Daniel Pearl, A MIGHTY HEART is directed by Michael Winterbottom (THE ROAD TO GUANTANAMO, TRISTRAM SHANDY) and produced by Brad Pitt and Dede Gardner for Plan B Entertainment (YEAR OF THE DOG, THE DEPARTED) and Andrew Eaton for Revolution Films (THE ROAD TO GUANTANAMO).
In addition to Jolie and Futterman, A MIGHTY HEART stars Irrfan Khan (THE NAMESAKE), Tony Award winner Denis O’Hare (“Take Me Out”), Archie Panjabi (BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM), Will Patton (REMEMBER THE TITANS), Pakistani television star Adnan Siddiqui (AMER BAIL), and Obie Award winner Gary Wilmes (“Red Light Winter”).
“In his work, Danny struggled to keep free of dogma and alliance. He didn’t represent a country or a flag, just the pursuit of truth. He was there to hold up a mirror and force people to look at themselves. What better way is there to respect humanity?” – Mariane Pearl
A MIGHTY HEART opens in theaters across North America on June 22. For additional information on this film and to watch the trailer, visit:
http://www.amightyheartmovie.com/
*THANKS TO GITESH PANDYA FOR THE INFO
4. EAGLE VS. SHARK continues the laffs this summer
One of our favorite filmmakers from New Zealand brings a zany comedy to US theatres this summer through Miramax in the form of EAGLE VS. SHARK. Academy Award nominated filmmaker TAIKA WAITITI (Two Cars, One Night) takes a bit of Napolean Dynamite and a little Welcome to the Dollhouse taste to create one this summer's funniest films. A hit at Sundance 2007, check out http://www.eaglevsshark.net for more info and for theatre listings!
5. EXILED by Johnnie To will be opening this summer
Action! Triads! Assinations! Simon Yam! Francis Ng! What else can we say? It's JOHNNIE TO's latest film EXILED -coming to the US this summer via MAGNOLIA PICTURES. If you love Johnnie To - you will love EXILED. Don't miss it. Go to the www.magpictures.com website for dates and theatres.
Don't miss this one if this is your flavor...
6. FINISHING THE GAME to open ACV FILM FESTIVAL in July -
Justin Lin's comic FINISHING THE GAME is slated to open ACV ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL NEW YORK on July 19 at the ASIA SOCIETY. Justin and cast will be there. A hit at Sundance, SF Asian, Chicago Asian, Portland Asian and VC LA Asian film festivals, FTG continues to make the festival rounds. Watch for it! And rumor has it, FTG is slated for an October theatrical! Woo hoo! Watch for SUNG KANG, ROGER FAN, DUSTIN NGUYEN and MC HAMMER in your neighborhood. Can't touch this!
7. LA FILM FESTIVAL is on - JOIN US FOR STEPHANE GAUGER's OWL AND THE SPARROW
The LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL is on! And APA FIRST WEEKEND is hosting the screenings of the STEPHANE GAUGER's amazing OWL AND THE SPARROW screenings at LAFF.
Join us on Saturday June 23 at 5PM at the Landmark Regent and on Tuesday, June 26 at 7PM at the Majestic Crest. Amazing Amazing Amazing - cannot say enough about this beautiful film!
8. CHOW YUN FAT and JOHNNY DEPP Represent
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN installment #3 AT WORLD'S END has Chow Yun Fat in it! All the more to see two dynamo Asian stars - CHOW YUNFAT and JOHNNY DEPP. And check out the extras and look for Ed Habacon - Filipino American actor from Carson, CA.
9. OTHER STUFF
OTHER FILMS NOT ASIAN AMERICAN BUT WORTH CHECKING OUT THIS SUMMER:
TALK TO ME - KASI LEMONS
SICKO - MICHAEL MOORE
WAITRESS - ADRIENNE SHELLEY
TRANSFORMERS - MICHAEL BAY (cuz it's Transformers)
10. EVE AND THE FIRE HORSE to OPEN SAN FRANCISCO JULY 6 AT SUNDANCE KABUKI THATRE
Amazing film from Julia Kwan to open for two week run at SUNDANCE KABUKI THEATRE in SF. Watch here for more info.
And Los Angeles people - save the date JULY 9 - free screening of EVE at Fine Arts Theatre in Beverly Hills with Q&A with Vivian Wu and Julia Kwan.
More info coming!!!!
SEE YOU AT THE MOVIES!!
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