Nowadays, crime movies are often very action-oriented, aiming more for spectacular thrills than necessarily a compelling mystery, sometimes even as competition against special effects-heavy blockbusters. Not that there is anything wrong with that. Yet, it seems today, many of these features are a far cry from the good old days of mystery films. Pictures that keep viewers guessing what is going to happen next while maintaining overwhelming suspense with a slow yet effective pace. Yet, occasionally, some films harken back to the classic noir atmosphere and with grounded realism. After all, everyone loves a good mystery. A good example is Dave Boyle's “Man from Reno,” which weaves a unique cross-cultural communication story while also being a superb neo-noir.
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Filmmaker and writer Dave Boyle is generally known for directing comedies and dramas. Just look at “The Surrogate Valentine Trilogy,...
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Filmmaker and writer Dave Boyle is generally known for directing comedies and dramas. Just look at “The Surrogate Valentine Trilogy,...
- 4/14/2023
- by Sean Barry
- AsianMoviePulse
Quite popular within the documentary circuit are projects centered around spotlighting animals. Coverage can go beyond the ambiguous wilderness and be set in more familiar territory, including a local neighborhood or city. Both in film and television, there has been a growing focus on the appeal of household companions. Cats are primary examples of animals that are interesting to analyze. Equally fascinating as the study of animals is the psychological examination of companionship. This, combined with presenting positive masculinity and spreading hope in an unpredictable world, is the focal point of Mye Hoang’s endearing documentary “Cat Daddies.”
Before “Cat Daddies,” filmmaker Mye Hoang had worked on various projects. Years prior, she directed a drama feature titled “Viette,” which tells the story of a young Asian American woman’s struggles of breaking free of oppression and heartbreak. Mye has also co-produced numerous films, such as “Man from Reno...
Before “Cat Daddies,” filmmaker Mye Hoang had worked on various projects. Years prior, she directed a drama feature titled “Viette,” which tells the story of a young Asian American woman’s struggles of breaking free of oppression and heartbreak. Mye has also co-produced numerous films, such as “Man from Reno...
- 12/28/2022
- by Sean Barry
- AsianMoviePulse
Life for many can appear simple. But, in reality, it is full of complications. Cinema is a great outlet for exploring said details of people’s lives. There is quite a lot of human exploration within indie filmmaking. Sometimes, mellow storytelling can make for a marvelously engaging viewing experience. Lower budgets can be an opportunity to explore drama more personally. Look no further than the endearing set of films known as “The Surrogate Valentine Trilogy.”
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The trilogy, while small in scale, brings together many creative minds. Directing “Surrogate Valentine” and “Daylight Savings” is filmmaker Dave Boyle, who notably began his directorial career with quirky comedies such as “Big Dreams Little Tokyo” and “White on Rice.” However, many viewers probably know him best for his thriller “Man from Reno,” a gripping feature about a Japanese crime novelist who becomes...
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The trilogy, while small in scale, brings together many creative minds. Directing “Surrogate Valentine” and “Daylight Savings” is filmmaker Dave Boyle, who notably began his directorial career with quirky comedies such as “Big Dreams Little Tokyo” and “White on Rice.” However, many viewers probably know him best for his thriller “Man from Reno,” a gripping feature about a Japanese crime novelist who becomes...
- 9/27/2022
- by Sean Barry
- AsianMoviePulse
Here is a wrap-up of all the news you need to know from Wednesday, July 20, 2022.
ABC's hit comedy series, Abbott Elementary, has handed out a promotion to William Stanford Davis, who plays school janitor, Mr. Johnson.
TV Line first reported the news, revealing that the actor has landed a series-regular promotion ahead of Abbott Elementary Season 2.
The comedy, created by and starring Quinta Brunson, emerged as a huge hit for ABC last season and will be moving to a new night in the fall.
ABC announced earlier this year that Wednesday, September 21 is the premiere date, and fans will need to watch in the 9 p.m. hour this time.
Over in the world of HBO Max, the streaming service on Wednesday revealed today a first look from the upcoming two-part event, B. Loved.
Currently shooting in New Jersey, the live-action special stars Peyton List (Cobra Kai) as Bea, a free-spirited...
ABC's hit comedy series, Abbott Elementary, has handed out a promotion to William Stanford Davis, who plays school janitor, Mr. Johnson.
TV Line first reported the news, revealing that the actor has landed a series-regular promotion ahead of Abbott Elementary Season 2.
The comedy, created by and starring Quinta Brunson, emerged as a huge hit for ABC last season and will be moving to a new night in the fall.
ABC announced earlier this year that Wednesday, September 21 is the premiere date, and fans will need to watch in the 9 p.m. hour this time.
Over in the world of HBO Max, the streaming service on Wednesday revealed today a first look from the upcoming two-part event, B. Loved.
Currently shooting in New Jersey, the live-action special stars Peyton List (Cobra Kai) as Bea, a free-spirited...
- 7/20/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Michael Cimino is taking his talents to two more YA romantic comedies.
The “Love, Victor” actor will recur in the fourth and final season of Netflix’s “Never Have I Ever.” Cimino will also lead the upcoming HBO Max special “B-Loved.”
In “Never Have I Ever,” Cimino will play Ethan, a skater and the season’s new heartthrob. But, fans of the series will have to wait a while before he graces the halls of Sherman Oaks High, since he won’t appear until Season 4. Season 3 of the Mindy Kaling series, which stars Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, is set to debut Aug. 12.
For “B-Loved,” Cimino will star opposite “Cobra Kai” actress Peyton List. The special consists of two episodes, which will follow List as Bea, a free-spirited teenage ghost who forms a special friendship with the new boy in town, Cole (Cimino), whose house she has been inhabiting for more than 100 years.
The “Love, Victor” actor will recur in the fourth and final season of Netflix’s “Never Have I Ever.” Cimino will also lead the upcoming HBO Max special “B-Loved.”
In “Never Have I Ever,” Cimino will play Ethan, a skater and the season’s new heartthrob. But, fans of the series will have to wait a while before he graces the halls of Sherman Oaks High, since he won’t appear until Season 4. Season 3 of the Mindy Kaling series, which stars Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, is set to debut Aug. 12.
For “B-Loved,” Cimino will star opposite “Cobra Kai” actress Peyton List. The special consists of two episodes, which will follow List as Bea, a free-spirited teenage ghost who forms a special friendship with the new boy in town, Cole (Cimino), whose house she has been inhabiting for more than 100 years.
- 7/8/2022
- by Katie Campione
- The Wrap
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Michael Cimino is filling up his dance card now that Love, Victor has come to an end with its third and final season.
The star of Hulu’s follow-up take has joined the fourth and final season of Netflix’s Never Have I Ever and booked the lead role opposite Cobra Kai’s Peyton List in the HBO Max romantic special B-Loved.
In Never Have I Ever, Cimino will play Ethan, a skater and new heartthrob at Sherman Oaks High. Season three of the series is set to debut Aug. 12, with the final season of the comedy from exec producer Mindy Kaling and starring Maitreyi Ramakrishnan expected in 2023.
B-Loved, the two-episode special set for around Valentine’s Day 2023 on HBO Max, was picked up in May. The special revolves around Bea (List), a free-spirited teenage ghost who forms a special friendship with the new boy in town,...
Michael Cimino is filling up his dance card now that Love, Victor has come to an end with its third and final season.
The star of Hulu’s follow-up take has joined the fourth and final season of Netflix’s Never Have I Ever and booked the lead role opposite Cobra Kai’s Peyton List in the HBO Max romantic special B-Loved.
In Never Have I Ever, Cimino will play Ethan, a skater and new heartthrob at Sherman Oaks High. Season three of the series is set to debut Aug. 12, with the final season of the comedy from exec producer Mindy Kaling and starring Maitreyi Ramakrishnan expected in 2023.
B-Loved, the two-episode special set for around Valentine’s Day 2023 on HBO Max, was picked up in May. The special revolves around Bea (List), a free-spirited teenage ghost who forms a special friendship with the new boy in town,...
- 7/8/2022
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
HBO Max is expanding its kids and family programming slate with B-Loved, a ghostly romance two-part special event starring Peyton List (Cobra Kai), along with three live-action acquisitions, including all three seasons of Hank Zipzer, based on the book written by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver, inspired by Winkler’s life.
B-Loved (working title), from Endeavor Content and Wonder Worldwide, stars List as Bea, a free-spirited teenage ghost who forms a special friendship with the new boy in town, Cole, whose house she has been inhabiting for over 100 years. With the help of a magical ring that allows Cole to see Bea, they’ll rediscover the meaning of being alive, but also the importance of letting go. Written by Black List Nicholl Fellowship winner, Cesar Vitale, the special will be directed by Emily Ting (Tall Girl 2). It’s scheduled to premiere in time for Valentine’s Day 2023 on HBO Max.
B-Loved (working title), from Endeavor Content and Wonder Worldwide, stars List as Bea, a free-spirited teenage ghost who forms a special friendship with the new boy in town, Cole, whose house she has been inhabiting for over 100 years. With the help of a magical ring that allows Cole to see Bea, they’ll rediscover the meaning of being alive, but also the importance of letting go. Written by Black List Nicholl Fellowship winner, Cesar Vitale, the special will be directed by Emily Ting (Tall Girl 2). It’s scheduled to premiere in time for Valentine’s Day 2023 on HBO Max.
- 5/11/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO Max and Cartoon Network has greenlit and acquired several projects for their kids and family live action slate, Variety has learned exclusively. The slate includes two specials based on Mattel’s American Girl franchise and a supernatural romance starring Peyton List.
The first American Girl special has the working title “American Girl: Corinne Tan,” inspired by the doll brand’s 2022 girl of the year and the first doll of Chinese descent. Miya Cech stars as 13-year-old ski enthusiast Corrine, who is still navigating her parents’ recent divorce while her 10-year-old sister Gwynn (Kai Cech), mom Judy (Michelle Krusiec), dad and stepdad Arne have adjusted to their new roles in this blended family. She discovers a new purpose when she challenges herself to train a rambunctious puppy named Flurry to become a search-and-rescue dog.
Angela Tortu serves as director. Fred Soulie and Phil Breman executive produce for Mattel Television while Larry Grimaldi,...
The first American Girl special has the working title “American Girl: Corinne Tan,” inspired by the doll brand’s 2022 girl of the year and the first doll of Chinese descent. Miya Cech stars as 13-year-old ski enthusiast Corrine, who is still navigating her parents’ recent divorce while her 10-year-old sister Gwynn (Kai Cech), mom Judy (Michelle Krusiec), dad and stepdad Arne have adjusted to their new roles in this blended family. She discovers a new purpose when she challenges herself to train a rambunctious puppy named Flurry to become a search-and-rescue dog.
Angela Tortu serves as director. Fred Soulie and Phil Breman executive produce for Mattel Television while Larry Grimaldi,...
- 5/11/2022
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
"Tall Girl 2" is the upcoming teen, romantic comedy, feature sequel, directed by Emily Ting starring Ava Michelle, Sabrina Carpenter, Griffin Gluck and Steve Zahn, to be distributed by Netflix for a theatrical release February 11, 2022:
"...'Jodi Kreyman' (Michelle) deals with her newfound popularity. But her 'miscommunications' start causing rifts with those around her. Now she really needs to 'stand tall'..."
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- 2/2/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
"Tall Girl 2" is the upcoming teen, romantic comedy, feature sequel, directed by Emily Ting starring Ava Michelle, Sabrina Carpenter, Griffin Gluck and Steve Zahn, to be distributed by Netflix for a theatrical release February 11, 2022:
"...'Jodi Kreyman' (Michelle) deals with her newfound popularity. But her 'miscommunications' start causing rifts with those around her. Now she really needs to 'stand tall'..."
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"...'Jodi Kreyman' (Michelle) deals with her newfound popularity. But her 'miscommunications' start causing rifts with those around her. Now she really needs to 'stand tall'..."
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- 1/19/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Tall Girl is getting a sequel at Netflix, and it premieres very soon.
Netflix on Wednesday morning dropped a trailer and key art for Tall Girl 2.
The highly-anticipated movie is set to premiere on February 11 on the streaming service.
The storyline for the sequel reads as follows:
After her inspiring speech at the homecoming dance, Jodi (Ava Michelle) is no longer just the "tall girl" - she's popular, confident, has a boyfriend, and just booked the lead role in this year's school musical.
But as the pressure of her newfound popularity intensifies, so do her insecurities, and new relationships are formed while old ones are tested.
As the world she built starts to crumble around her, Jodi realizes that standing tall was only just the beginning.
In a addition to Ava Michelle, the movie also stars Griffin Gluck, Sabrina Carpenter, Anjelika Washington, Luke Eisner, Clara Wilsey, Rico Paris, Jan Luis Castellanos,...
Netflix on Wednesday morning dropped a trailer and key art for Tall Girl 2.
The highly-anticipated movie is set to premiere on February 11 on the streaming service.
The storyline for the sequel reads as follows:
After her inspiring speech at the homecoming dance, Jodi (Ava Michelle) is no longer just the "tall girl" - she's popular, confident, has a boyfriend, and just booked the lead role in this year's school musical.
But as the pressure of her newfound popularity intensifies, so do her insecurities, and new relationships are formed while old ones are tested.
As the world she built starts to crumble around her, Jodi realizes that standing tall was only just the beginning.
In a addition to Ava Michelle, the movie also stars Griffin Gluck, Sabrina Carpenter, Anjelika Washington, Luke Eisner, Clara Wilsey, Rico Paris, Jan Luis Castellanos,...
- 1/19/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
To celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander (Aapi) Heritage Month in May, Fox’s free streaming service Tubi has curated a container of titles that highlight Asian American voices from its catalog. The collection features Academy Award nominees, films from female and male Asian American directors, Sundance Film Festival selections, documentaries, and titles that prominently feature Aapi stories, actors, and actresses.
Films
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers (2007) – Directed by Wayne Wang (Joy Luck Club)
Bitter Melon (2018) – Directed by Hp Mendoza
Children of Invention (2009) – Sundance Film Festival selection
Chu and Blossom (2015) – Featured in the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
Go Back to China (2019) – Starring comedian Anna Akana, written/directed by Emily Ting
I Will Make You Mine (2020) – Directed/written/produced by Lynn Chen, produced by Emily Ting
Love Arcadia (2014) – Featured in the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
Miss India America (2015) – Featured in the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film...
Films
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers (2007) – Directed by Wayne Wang (Joy Luck Club)
Bitter Melon (2018) – Directed by Hp Mendoza
Children of Invention (2009) – Sundance Film Festival selection
Chu and Blossom (2015) – Featured in the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
Go Back to China (2019) – Starring comedian Anna Akana, written/directed by Emily Ting
I Will Make You Mine (2020) – Directed/written/produced by Lynn Chen, produced by Emily Ting
Love Arcadia (2014) – Featured in the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
Miss India America (2015) – Featured in the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film...
- 4/29/2021
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
The coronavirus has made everyone a bit sensitive, with good reason, inspiring memes around such now-sensitive movie titles as delayed 007 entry “No Time to Die” and Emily Ting’s culture-shock indie “Go Back to China.” To this list of inappropriately named movies we might add “Why Don’t You Just Die!” — except that Russian director Kirill Sokolov’s pitch-black horror debut, which nixed its April 10 theatrical plans in favor of a straight-to-streaming option two weeks later, is the kind of deranged Grand Guignol bloodbath that’s wrong in all the right ways. So, in a sense, it fits.
Set almost entirely in a corrupt cop’s Moscow apartment, “Why Don’t You Just Die!” is a neatly conceived dark-comedy chamber piece — à la the Wachowski siblings’ clockwork-perfect queer-noir “Bound” or Sidney Lumet’s airtight but otherwise diabolical “Deathtrap” — in which a simple setup spirals into unimaginably twisted mayhem. A tough, agitated young...
Set almost entirely in a corrupt cop’s Moscow apartment, “Why Don’t You Just Die!” is a neatly conceived dark-comedy chamber piece — à la the Wachowski siblings’ clockwork-perfect queer-noir “Bound” or Sidney Lumet’s airtight but otherwise diabolical “Deathtrap” — in which a simple setup spirals into unimaginably twisted mayhem. A tough, agitated young...
- 4/8/2020
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Editors’ Note: With full acknowledgment of the big-picture implications of a pandemic that has already claimed thousands of lives, cratered global economies and closed international borders, Deadline’s Coping With Covid-19 Crisis series is a forum for those in the entertainment space grappling with myriad consequences of seeing a great industry screech to a halt. The hope is for an exchange of ideas and experiences, and suggestions on how businesses and individuals can best ride out a crisis that doesn’t look like it will abate any time soon. If you have a story, email mike@deadline.com.
Lynn Chen has been seen on numerous TV series including Silicon Valley, The Affair and Shameless, and starred in Nice Girls Crew from Sundance winner Tanuj Chopra. Her indie résumé includes the recent Emily Ting comedy Go Back to China, and she is probably best known for her role in Alice Wu’s film Saving Face.
Lynn Chen has been seen on numerous TV series including Silicon Valley, The Affair and Shameless, and starred in Nice Girls Crew from Sundance winner Tanuj Chopra. Her indie résumé includes the recent Emily Ting comedy Go Back to China, and she is probably best known for her role in Alice Wu’s film Saving Face.
- 3/24/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Those hungry for more of the East/West culture-clash terrain of “Crazy Rich Asians” and “The Farewell” may savor the slightly downsized pleasures of “Go Back to China,” which offers up some of the first film’s lifestyle glamour plus the second’s more earnest family drama. Emily Ting’s second scripted feature is essentially a freely fictionalized revamp of 2008 documentary “Family Inc.,” in which she charted her own reluctant but ultimately rewarding move from New York City to Hong Kong, where she trained to run her hot-tempered father’s plush toy factory.
Tethering that real-life tale to some rather stock narrative beats, this isn’t a memorable seriocomedy. But it’s a pleasant one that should do well in home-format sales. A year after the film screened in competition at SXSW, Gravitas Ventures is launching it on demand as well as in a handful of U.S. theaters this Friday.
Tethering that real-life tale to some rather stock narrative beats, this isn’t a memorable seriocomedy. But it’s a pleasant one that should do well in home-format sales. A year after the film screened in competition at SXSW, Gravitas Ventures is launching it on demand as well as in a handful of U.S. theaters this Friday.
- 3/4/2020
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
Eight female filmmakers have been selected to take part in an inaugural development program as part of Geena Davis' Bentonville Film Foundation, the organization said Wednesday, as part of an initiative to foster voices from underrepresented groups.
The See It, Be It Filmmaker Fellowship, a joint program between Bentonville and the Coca-Cola Foundation, offers a yearlong program for eight Bentonville Film Festival alumni, who will receive resources from the industry.
The selected filmmakers — McKenzie Chinn (Olympia), Jenna Laurenzo (Lez Bomb), Amber McGinnis (International Falls), Diane Paragas (Yellow Rose), Ursula Taherian (The Brownlist), Emily Ting (Go Back to ...
The See It, Be It Filmmaker Fellowship, a joint program between Bentonville and the Coca-Cola Foundation, offers a yearlong program for eight Bentonville Film Festival alumni, who will receive resources from the industry.
The selected filmmakers — McKenzie Chinn (Olympia), Jenna Laurenzo (Lez Bomb), Amber McGinnis (International Falls), Diane Paragas (Yellow Rose), Ursula Taherian (The Brownlist), Emily Ting (Go Back to ...
Eight female filmmakers have been selected to take part in an inaugural development program as part of Geena Davis' Bentonville Film Foundation, the organization said Wednesday, as part of an initiative to foster voices from underrepresented groups.
The See It, Be It Filmmaker Fellowship, a joint program between Bentonville and the Coca-Cola Foundation, offers a yearlong program for eight Bentonville Film Festival alumni, who will receive resources from the industry.
The selected filmmakers — McKenzie Chinn (Olympia), Jenna Laurenzo (Lez Bomb), Amber McGinnis (International Falls), Diane Paragas (Yellow Rose), Ursula Taherian (The Brownlist), Emily Ting (Go Back to ...
The See It, Be It Filmmaker Fellowship, a joint program between Bentonville and the Coca-Cola Foundation, offers a yearlong program for eight Bentonville Film Festival alumni, who will receive resources from the industry.
The selected filmmakers — McKenzie Chinn (Olympia), Jenna Laurenzo (Lez Bomb), Amber McGinnis (International Falls), Diane Paragas (Yellow Rose), Ursula Taherian (The Brownlist), Emily Ting (Go Back to ...
It's only a movie, but what a good time to watch "a winning comedy-drama of cultural differences and complicated family dynamics"! As described by our own Christopher Bourne in his review, writer/director Emily Ting's sophomore feature Go Back to China is "an endearing, brightly colored, and deceptively light film that turns sour racist lemons into sweet cinematic lemonade." The film follows spoiled rich girl Sasha Li (Anna Akana) as she reluctantly goes to work at her family's toy factory in China. Richard Ng, Lynn Chen, Kelly Hu, and Kendy Cheung also star. Go Back to China will open in select U.S. theaters and on various VOD platforms on March 6, 2020. (Pre-order on iTunes here.) Whet your appetite by watching the fun, very inviting trailer...
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- 2/4/2020
- Screen Anarchy
Surprisingly, it hasn’t even been two years since the debut of “Crazy Rich Asians” in theaters. That means it hasn’t been long at all since Hollywood wondered if it made sense to finance and release a film with an Asian director and a cast primarily filled with Asian actors. Just reading that has to make you shake your head in disbelief. Thankfully, it appears that time is finally in the past, and films such as “Go Back to China” are allowed their rightful moment to shine.
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- 2/3/2020
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
Exclusive: Gravitas Ventures has acquired the worldwide rights to Emily Ting’s second directorial feature Go Back to China starring Anna Akana. The film will have a limited theatrical release and will be available on VOD starting March 6, 2020.
The semi-autobiographical film made its world premiere at SXSW earlier this year. The story follows Sasha Li (Akana), a spoiled rich girl who after blowing through most of her trust fund, is forced by her father to go back to China and work for the family toy business. What begins simply as a way to regain financial support soon develops into a life-altering journey of self-discovery, as she learns the business from the ground up and reconnects with her estranged family in the process.
Go Back to China serves up a heartfelt story of cultural identity, family relationships, privilege and an honest look at the human cost of things that are made in China.
The semi-autobiographical film made its world premiere at SXSW earlier this year. The story follows Sasha Li (Akana), a spoiled rich girl who after blowing through most of her trust fund, is forced by her father to go back to China and work for the family toy business. What begins simply as a way to regain financial support soon develops into a life-altering journey of self-discovery, as she learns the business from the ground up and reconnects with her estranged family in the process.
Go Back to China serves up a heartfelt story of cultural identity, family relationships, privilege and an honest look at the human cost of things that are made in China.
- 12/13/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
The Child, Aka Baby Yoda, is the breakout star of the fall television season, but fans won’t be able to get their hands on licensed merchandise of the “The Mandalorian” mascot until April 2020.
The official Baby Yoda plush from Mattel is slated for an April release, while a Funko Pop! figure won’t be available until May. A larger version of the latter item won’t be out until June, according to Disney’s website. Unless you are content with the few T-shirts currently available, you won’t be getting any official Baby Yoda merchandise until the final episode of “The Mandalorian” Season 1 is already a few months old.
The lack of ways to cash in on official Baby Yoda swag is mystifying, given Disney’s unmatched experience creating merchandise for all manner of film and television projects. Was Disney caught off-guard by the Baby Yoda craze, or did...
The official Baby Yoda plush from Mattel is slated for an April release, while a Funko Pop! figure won’t be available until May. A larger version of the latter item won’t be out until June, according to Disney’s website. Unless you are content with the few T-shirts currently available, you won’t be getting any official Baby Yoda merchandise until the final episode of “The Mandalorian” Season 1 is already a few months old.
The lack of ways to cash in on official Baby Yoda swag is mystifying, given Disney’s unmatched experience creating merchandise for all manner of film and television projects. Was Disney caught off-guard by the Baby Yoda craze, or did...
- 12/7/2019
- by Tyler Hersko
- Indiewire
Verve has signed Go Back to China writer-director Emily Ting, The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively learned.
The coming-of-age comedy, which had its world premiere in March at SXSW, stars Anna Akana as a spoiled Los Angeles-based fashionista who, after spending most of her trust fund, is forced by her father to work in her estranged family's toy company in China for a year. Ting herself worked for 12 years in her family's toy factory in China.
Ting, an experienced producer, previously wrote, directed and produced the 2015 romantic drama It's Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong, starring Jamie Chung and Bryan ...
The coming-of-age comedy, which had its world premiere in March at SXSW, stars Anna Akana as a spoiled Los Angeles-based fashionista who, after spending most of her trust fund, is forced by her father to work in her estranged family's toy company in China for a year. Ting herself worked for 12 years in her family's toy factory in China.
Ting, an experienced producer, previously wrote, directed and produced the 2015 romantic drama It's Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong, starring Jamie Chung and Bryan ...
Verve has signed Go Back to China writer-director Emily Ting, The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively learned.
The coming-of-age comedy, which had its world premiere in March at SXSW, stars Anna Akana as a spoiled Los Angeles-based fashionista who, after spending most of her trust fund, is forced by her father to work in her estranged family's toy company in China for a year. Ting herself worked for 12 years in her family's toy factory in China.
Ting, an experienced producer, previously wrote, directed and produced the 2015 romantic drama It's Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong, starring Jamie Chung and Bryan ...
The coming-of-age comedy, which had its world premiere in March at SXSW, stars Anna Akana as a spoiled Los Angeles-based fashionista who, after spending most of her trust fund, is forced by her father to work in her estranged family's toy company in China for a year. Ting herself worked for 12 years in her family's toy factory in China.
Ting, an experienced producer, previously wrote, directed and produced the 2015 romantic drama It's Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong, starring Jamie Chung and Bryan ...
Scheme Birds Edinburgh International Film Festival is putting Scottish films in the spotlight again this year, with stars including Shauna Macdonald, Jack Lowden, Angus Macfadyen, Peter Mullan and director Mark Cousins joining the line-up.
Among the films announced today is Dundee-shot Schemers, by writer/director David McLean. An autobiographical look at the director’s early years in the music business. Ellen Fiske and Ellinor Hallin's Motherwell-set documentary Scheme Birds - which won the Albert Maysles Award and Best Documentary accolade at Tribeca Film Festival last month - will also screen.
Macfadyen reprises the role of Robert the Bruce, from Braveheart, in a retelling of the story, while Brian Cox stars alongside Blythe Danner in thriller Strange But True.
Scottish-born producer Sophia Shek brings comedy drama Go Back To China to this year’s Festival. Directed by Emily Ting, the film tells the story of Sasha Li, a spoiled rich kid whose father.
Among the films announced today is Dundee-shot Schemers, by writer/director David McLean. An autobiographical look at the director’s early years in the music business. Ellen Fiske and Ellinor Hallin's Motherwell-set documentary Scheme Birds - which won the Albert Maysles Award and Best Documentary accolade at Tribeca Film Festival last month - will also screen.
Macfadyen reprises the role of Robert the Bruce, from Braveheart, in a retelling of the story, while Brian Cox stars alongside Blythe Danner in thriller Strange But True.
Scottish-born producer Sophia Shek brings comedy drama Go Back To China to this year’s Festival. Directed by Emily Ting, the film tells the story of Sasha Li, a spoiled rich kid whose father.
- 5/20/2019
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
“Stop being such a princess.”
We have probably heard the phrase, this has been a story a director has been eager to tell so many times, it has become something of a cliché . However, in the case of director and producer Emily Ting’s film “Go Back to China”, this particular reason for telling a story has an autobiographical foundation. On the occasion of the movie’s screening at this year’s South by Southwest festival, Ting explains further how the story eventually became one she needed to tell before she was able to focus on other projects after her last feature “Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong”.
Even though she emphasizes she does not resemble the main character of her movie, she was also forced to return to her home country China at the age of 24. The experience of working in this culture, which had become somewhat foreign to her,...
We have probably heard the phrase, this has been a story a director has been eager to tell so many times, it has become something of a cliché . However, in the case of director and producer Emily Ting’s film “Go Back to China”, this particular reason for telling a story has an autobiographical foundation. On the occasion of the movie’s screening at this year’s South by Southwest festival, Ting explains further how the story eventually became one she needed to tell before she was able to focus on other projects after her last feature “Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong”.
Even though she emphasizes she does not resemble the main character of her movie, she was also forced to return to her home country China at the age of 24. The experience of working in this culture, which had become somewhat foreign to her,...
- 4/12/2019
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Actresses Anna Akana and Lynn Chen are exploring wild cultural conflicts in their new drama film Go Back to China. The actresses spoke to uInterview exclusively about the movie at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas. Go Back to China, which was written and directed by Emily Ting, centers on a spoiled Asian-American rich girl named Sasha Li who is […]...
- 4/8/2019
- by Pablo Mena
- Uinterview
The 35th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, running May 2 to May 10, will screen 200 films, including eight world premieres and a number of works by women filmmakers. For the first time in its history, the fest will open and close with feature films written and directed by Asian Pacific American women.
The festival, presented by Visual Communications, will be held at a number of venues in Los Angeles.
Opening night will be the world premiere of “Yellow Rose,” written and directed by Diane Paragas, and starring Lea Salonga and Eva Noblezada. The fest will close with “Empty by Design,” written and directed by Andrea A. Walter, and starring Rhian Ramos and Osric Chau.
Special programs include Spotlight on Taiwan, featuring Golden Horse Award winners “Long Time No Sea” and “Cities of Last Things,” and a 25th-anniversary salute to the 1994 TV series “All-American Girl,” with Margaret Cho and other cast members in discussion.
The festival, presented by Visual Communications, will be held at a number of venues in Los Angeles.
Opening night will be the world premiere of “Yellow Rose,” written and directed by Diane Paragas, and starring Lea Salonga and Eva Noblezada. The fest will close with “Empty by Design,” written and directed by Andrea A. Walter, and starring Rhian Ramos and Osric Chau.
Special programs include Spotlight on Taiwan, featuring Golden Horse Award winners “Long Time No Sea” and “Cities of Last Things,” and a 25th-anniversary salute to the 1994 TV series “All-American Girl,” with Margaret Cho and other cast members in discussion.
- 4/2/2019
- by Tim Gray
- Variety Film + TV
The 35th annual Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival has set its centerpiece films, The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively learned.
Both movies hail from rising young Asian-American filmmakers: Justin Chon's Ms. Purple, which debuted in January at Sundance and has been acquired by Oscilloscope, and Emily Ting's Go Back to China, which premiered at SXSW earlier this month.
Chon's follow-up to his Sundance Next- and Indie Spirit-winning 2017 L.A. riots period drama Gook takes place in L.A.'s Koreatown, where a pair of estranged siblings (Tiffany Chu and Teddy Lee) are forced to reconnect to take care of their ...
Both movies hail from rising young Asian-American filmmakers: Justin Chon's Ms. Purple, which debuted in January at Sundance and has been acquired by Oscilloscope, and Emily Ting's Go Back to China, which premiered at SXSW earlier this month.
Chon's follow-up to his Sundance Next- and Indie Spirit-winning 2017 L.A. riots period drama Gook takes place in L.A.'s Koreatown, where a pair of estranged siblings (Tiffany Chu and Teddy Lee) are forced to reconnect to take care of their ...
- 3/28/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The 35th annual Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival has set its centerpiece films, The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively learned.
Both movies hail from rising young Asian-American filmmakers: Justin Chon's Ms. Purple, which debuted in January at Sundance and has been acquired by Oscilloscope, and Emily Ting's Go Back to China, which premiered at SXSW earlier this month.
Chon's follow-up to his Sundance Next- and Indie Spirit-winning 2017 L.A. riots period drama Gook takes place in L.A.'s Koreatown, where a pair of estranged siblings (Tiffany Chu and Teddy Lee) are forced to reconnect to take care of their ...
Both movies hail from rising young Asian-American filmmakers: Justin Chon's Ms. Purple, which debuted in January at Sundance and has been acquired by Oscilloscope, and Emily Ting's Go Back to China, which premiered at SXSW earlier this month.
Chon's follow-up to his Sundance Next- and Indie Spirit-winning 2017 L.A. riots period drama Gook takes place in L.A.'s Koreatown, where a pair of estranged siblings (Tiffany Chu and Teddy Lee) are forced to reconnect to take care of their ...
- 3/28/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Film programs include one of the first lesbian Bollywood films (“Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga”), a film with the backdrop of 80’s Saigon and its Vietnamese folk opera (“Song Lang”) and an Indonesian culinary journey through film (“Aruna and her Palate”)
The special series “From The Claws of Darkness: Restoring Philippine Cinema” brings the second golden age of Philippine film to the big screen for audiences to enjoy once again, including “Moral,” “Himala,” and “Batch ‘81”and “Manila In The Claws of Light”
San Diego, California – March 26, 2019 – The 9th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival (Sdaff) Spring Showcase, presented by Pacific Arts Movement (Pac Arts) will be taking place on April 11-18 at the UltraStar Mission Valley. This year, a majority of the showcased films highlight South Asian and Southeast Asian stories.
There will also be a special collection of milestone Filipino films shown as a part of the...
The special series “From The Claws of Darkness: Restoring Philippine Cinema” brings the second golden age of Philippine film to the big screen for audiences to enjoy once again, including “Moral,” “Himala,” and “Batch ‘81”and “Manila In The Claws of Light”
San Diego, California – March 26, 2019 – The 9th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival (Sdaff) Spring Showcase, presented by Pacific Arts Movement (Pac Arts) will be taking place on April 11-18 at the UltraStar Mission Valley. This year, a majority of the showcased films highlight South Asian and Southeast Asian stories.
There will also be a special collection of milestone Filipino films shown as a part of the...
- 3/28/2019
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
In a mainstream entertainment landscape that’s still sorely lacking on-screen Asian representation, Emily Ting’s winning “Go Back to China” will inevitably draw comparisons to other films like “Crazy Rich Asians” and “The Farewell.” And while each feature focuses on Americanized young people returning to their ancestral roots and finding surprises both good and bad, each film offers its own distinct charms and viewpoints. Why, it’s almost as if there’s more than one story to tell about people who make up literally more than half of the world’s population! Such sardonic observations would not be out of place in Ting’s sophomore film (the writer and director made her debut in 2015 with the amiable romance “Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong”), which takes a spit-out slur and turns it into the start of an unexpectedly sweet coming-of-age comedy.
Sasha Li is a spoiled Chinese-American fashion school grad...
Sasha Li is a spoiled Chinese-American fashion school grad...
- 3/11/2019
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
At her sixth interview, the interviewer asks Sasha in a slightly snarky way “How do you expect to get experience?” Sasha’s responds in a pleading and confused manner: “…By getting a job?” This interaction is a perfect snapshot of Sasha Li’s issues in writer/director Emily Ting’s film Go Back To China. While many other millennials can […]
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- 3/10/2019
- by Joi Childs
- Slash Film
Getting a feature film into SXSW is a big accomplishment for an independent filmmaker. It’s an important building block toward a full-time career in the industry, but for many it is not an achievement that can, in and of itself, pay the bills. IndieWire asked 30 directors premiering scripted narrative features in one of four SXSW 2019 categories how, when they are not making independent films, do they make a living? Here’s what they had to say.
Sandy K Boone (“J.R. ‘Bob’ Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius”): I am a licensed realtor and have sold luxury real estate for over 30 years for my day-to-day living.
Travis Stevens (“Girl on the Third Floor”): Since 2010 I’ve been fortunate enough to pay my rent by producing independent films.
Emily Ting (“Go Back to China”): I’ve been working as the Creative Director for my family’s...
Sandy K Boone (“J.R. ‘Bob’ Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius”): I am a licensed realtor and have sold luxury real estate for over 30 years for my day-to-day living.
Travis Stevens (“Girl on the Third Floor”): Since 2010 I’ve been fortunate enough to pay my rent by producing independent films.
Emily Ting (“Go Back to China”): I’ve been working as the Creative Director for my family’s...
- 3/9/2019
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Actress and comedian Anna Akana (Youth & Consequences) is giving off some hilarious Goldie Hawn-in-Overboard rich girl out of water vibes in this clip from the SXSW comedy Go Back To China.
Written and directed by Emily Ting (Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong), the film stars Akana as Sasha Li, a spoiled rich girl living in Los Angeles. As she lives off her trust fund, she expects to find a fashion design job easily but has no luck. Luckily she has a pile of money to pad her fall — until her dad (Richard Ng) cuts her off and she is forced to go back to China (hence the title of the movie) and work for the family toy business. While getting acclimated to her new life, she reconnects with her estranged sister (Lynn Chen) and struggles with having to actually work for money and is humbled in the process.
Written and directed by Emily Ting (Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong), the film stars Akana as Sasha Li, a spoiled rich girl living in Los Angeles. As she lives off her trust fund, she expects to find a fashion design job easily but has no luck. Luckily she has a pile of money to pad her fall — until her dad (Richard Ng) cuts her off and she is forced to go back to China (hence the title of the movie) and work for the family toy business. While getting acclimated to her new life, she reconnects with her estranged sister (Lynn Chen) and struggles with having to actually work for money and is humbled in the process.
- 3/4/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Following the news they would open with the world premiere of Jordan Peele’s Us, the 2019 South by Southwest by Southwest Film Festival have announced their features and episodic premieres lineup.
Among the slate is a handful of our most-anticipated films of the year, including Harmony Korine’s The Beach Bum, Chris Morris’s Four Lions follow-up The Day Shall Come starring Anna Kendrick, and Riley Stearns’ Faults follow-up The Art of Self-Defense. Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut Booksmart will premiere at the festival as will Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron’s new comedy formerly titled Flarsky.
“As we head into our 26th edition, we couldn’t be more excited to once again share a completely fresh SXSW 2019 slate with our uniquely smart and enthusiastic SXSW audience,” said Janet Pierson, Director of Film. “As always, we looked for a wide range of work, contemplating scale, style, tenor and tone. We...
Among the slate is a handful of our most-anticipated films of the year, including Harmony Korine’s The Beach Bum, Chris Morris’s Four Lions follow-up The Day Shall Come starring Anna Kendrick, and Riley Stearns’ Faults follow-up The Art of Self-Defense. Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut Booksmart will premiere at the festival as will Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron’s new comedy formerly titled Flarsky.
“As we head into our 26th edition, we couldn’t be more excited to once again share a completely fresh SXSW 2019 slate with our uniquely smart and enthusiastic SXSW audience,” said Janet Pierson, Director of Film. “As always, we looked for a wide range of work, contemplating scale, style, tenor and tone. We...
- 1/16/2019
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
South by Southwest Conference and Festivals has announced its feature lineup for the 2019 film festival, which will include Matthew McConaughey’s “The Beach Bum,” Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut “Booksmart” and Shia Labeouf’s “The Peanut Butter Falcon.”
Jordan Peele’s “Us” was previously announced as the festival’s Opening Night film.
Annabelle Attanasio’s “Mickey and the Bear,” starring Camila Morrone and James Badge Dale, “The Highwaymen” starring Kevin Coster, Woody Harrelson and Kathy Bates, Logan Marshall Green’s “Adopt a Highway” starring Ethan Hawke and Elaine Hendrix, “The Day Shall Come” starring Anna Kendrick and Denis O’Hare, and “Villains” starring Bill Skarsgard and Maika Monroe have also been added to the lineup.
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Nearly 8,500 films were submitted this year. Feature films in the lineup screen in the following categories: Narrative Feature Competition,...
Jordan Peele’s “Us” was previously announced as the festival’s Opening Night film.
Annabelle Attanasio’s “Mickey and the Bear,” starring Camila Morrone and James Badge Dale, “The Highwaymen” starring Kevin Coster, Woody Harrelson and Kathy Bates, Logan Marshall Green’s “Adopt a Highway” starring Ethan Hawke and Elaine Hendrix, “The Day Shall Come” starring Anna Kendrick and Denis O’Hare, and “Villains” starring Bill Skarsgard and Maika Monroe have also been added to the lineup.
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Nearly 8,500 films were submitted this year. Feature films in the lineup screen in the following categories: Narrative Feature Competition,...
- 1/16/2019
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
The 26th edition of the SXSW Film Festival will feature movies directed by Harmony Korine and Olivia Wilde, an untitled romantic comedy starring Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron and a concert film with comedian Kathy Griffin.
The annual gathering in Austin, Texas, which starts on March 8, will open with Jordan Peele’s “Us,” which was previously announced. The thriller stars Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke and Elisabeth Moss.
There will be 102 features and TV episodes featured over nine days.
In recent years, SXSW has upped its game as a festival that covers a lot of ground. It reliably launches a few spring studio hits, such as last year’s “The Quiet Place” and “Blockers,” and also discovers under-the-radar storytellers. For attendees, there’s also keynote addresses with filmmakers and actors.
The standouts in this year’s lineup include Korine’s “The Beach Bum,” a much-anticipated comedy starring Matthew McConaughey, Snoop Dogg and Zac Efron.
The annual gathering in Austin, Texas, which starts on March 8, will open with Jordan Peele’s “Us,” which was previously announced. The thriller stars Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke and Elisabeth Moss.
There will be 102 features and TV episodes featured over nine days.
In recent years, SXSW has upped its game as a festival that covers a lot of ground. It reliably launches a few spring studio hits, such as last year’s “The Quiet Place” and “Blockers,” and also discovers under-the-radar storytellers. For attendees, there’s also keynote addresses with filmmakers and actors.
The standouts in this year’s lineup include Korine’s “The Beach Bum,” a much-anticipated comedy starring Matthew McConaughey, Snoop Dogg and Zac Efron.
- 1/16/2019
- by Ramin Setoodeh
- Variety Film + TV
SXSW 2019 ias unveiled the current features and episodic premieres for the 26th edition of the film festival, running March 8 – 17, 2019 in Austin, Texas. Jordan Peele’s highly-anticipated “Get Out” follow-up “Us” was previously announced as the Festival’s Opening Night film, while Olivia Wilde, Jessica Brillhart, and Marti Noxon have already been announced as this year’s Film Keynotes.
Highlights of this year’s film lineup include a number of already-buzzed-about features, including Harmony Korine’s “The Beach Bum,” Wilde’s feature directorial debut “Booksmart,” and an untitled new feature from Jonathan Levine starring Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron (previously called “Flarsky”). A new documentary about Beto O’Rourke’s recent congressional run will debut in the documentary section, and Robert Rodriguez will screen his microbudget feature “Red 11” in the Visions section. The music-tinged festival will also screen new docs about David Crosby, Rick Rubin, Garth Brooks, and Taylor Swift.
Highlights of this year’s film lineup include a number of already-buzzed-about features, including Harmony Korine’s “The Beach Bum,” Wilde’s feature directorial debut “Booksmart,” and an untitled new feature from Jonathan Levine starring Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron (previously called “Flarsky”). A new documentary about Beto O’Rourke’s recent congressional run will debut in the documentary section, and Robert Rodriguez will screen his microbudget feature “Red 11” in the Visions section. The music-tinged festival will also screen new docs about David Crosby, Rick Rubin, Garth Brooks, and Taylor Swift.
- 1/16/2019
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Festival announces 102 features and episodic premieres for 26th edition.
Harmony Korine’s The Beach Bum starring Matthew McConaughey as a rebellious stoner, John Lee Hancock’s western The Highwaymen starring Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson, and The Day Shall Come from British arch provocateur Chris Morris will premiere at SXSW in March.
Festival top brass on Wednesday (16) announced 102 features and episodic premieres line-up for the 26th edition of the festival that runs from March 8-17 in Austin, Texas.
Besides The Beach Bum and The Highwaymen, the Headliners programme includes Universal’s sixth grade comedy Good Boys starring Jacob Tremblay, from...
Harmony Korine’s The Beach Bum starring Matthew McConaughey as a rebellious stoner, John Lee Hancock’s western The Highwaymen starring Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson, and The Day Shall Come from British arch provocateur Chris Morris will premiere at SXSW in March.
Festival top brass on Wednesday (16) announced 102 features and episodic premieres line-up for the 26th edition of the festival that runs from March 8-17 in Austin, Texas.
Besides The Beach Bum and The Highwaymen, the Headliners programme includes Universal’s sixth grade comedy Good Boys starring Jacob Tremblay, from...
- 1/16/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Festival announces 102 features and episodic premieres for 26th edition.
Harmony Korine’s The Beach Bum starring Matthew McConaughey as a rebellious stoner, John Lee Hancock’s western The Highwaymen starring Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson, and Taika Waititi’s TV version of his vampire feature What We Do In The Shadows will premiere at SXSW in March.
Festival top brass on Wednesday (16) announced 102 features and episodic premieres line-up for the 26th edition of the festival that runs from March 8-17 in Austin, Texas.
Besides The Beach Bum and The Highwaymen, the Headliners programme includes Universal’s sixth grade comedy Good Boys starring Jacob Tremblay,...
Harmony Korine’s The Beach Bum starring Matthew McConaughey as a rebellious stoner, John Lee Hancock’s western The Highwaymen starring Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson, and Taika Waititi’s TV version of his vampire feature What We Do In The Shadows will premiere at SXSW in March.
Festival top brass on Wednesday (16) announced 102 features and episodic premieres line-up for the 26th edition of the festival that runs from March 8-17 in Austin, Texas.
Besides The Beach Bum and The Highwaymen, the Headliners programme includes Universal’s sixth grade comedy Good Boys starring Jacob Tremblay,...
- 1/16/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Anna Akana continues to add credits to her burgeoning acting career. The YouTube star has begun shooting her lead role in Go Back To China, an upcoming feature film.
Go Back To China, which Variety discussed back in February, will star Akana as a Chinese-American trust fund baby whose father forces her to return to China after she blows through her inheritance. Emily Ting, director of the 2015 film Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong, is at the helm of Go Back To China as well.
Akana noted on Twitter that filming for Go Back To China has begun in the film's titular country.
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Go Back To China, which Variety discussed back in February, will star Akana as a Chinese-American trust fund baby whose father forces her to return to China after she blows through her inheritance. Emily Ting, director of the 2015 film Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong, is at the helm of Go Back To China as well.
Akana noted on Twitter that filming for Go Back To China has begun in the film's titular country.
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- 4/9/2018
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
With the release of Captain America: Civil War less than two weeks off, Phase 3 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is about to shift into overdrive. It may be a long time before Captain Marvel sees action in 2019, but is it possible that Marvel’s already got the perfect lead actress and director in mind?
During this week’s episode of Meet The Movie Press, The Wrap’s Jeff Sneider had some interesting insight into the forthcoming Captain Marvel flick. Although cryptic, Sneider did offer up a curious possibility.
“There was a rumour about an actress being up for it; an already existing rumour, that’s not new. I’ve definitely heard there’s some truth to that rumour, and that there’s a director with the same first name who has also been eyed. I don’t think that [an announcement] is too far off. If they can make it to Comic Con,...
During this week’s episode of Meet The Movie Press, The Wrap’s Jeff Sneider had some interesting insight into the forthcoming Captain Marvel flick. Although cryptic, Sneider did offer up a curious possibility.
“There was a rumour about an actress being up for it; an already existing rumour, that’s not new. I’ve definitely heard there’s some truth to that rumour, and that there’s a director with the same first name who has also been eyed. I don’t think that [an announcement] is too far off. If they can make it to Comic Con,...
- 4/24/2016
- by Andy L. Kubai
- We Got This Covered
Sometimes it takes traveling halfway around the world to find someone you truly connect with, and with whom you can picture spending tomorrow and the rest of your future with in a significant relationship. That powerful exploration into how strangers who seemingly meet randomly are actually meant to form a more meaningful bond that traces back to their mutual home and society. The intriguing exploration into how people naturally and instantly bond over their beliefs and feelings is enthrallingly presented in the new romantic film, ‘Already Tomorrow In Hong Kong.’ Distributor Gravitas Ventures has released the insightful and endearing comedy, which marks the feature film writing and directorial debuts of [ Read More ]
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- 2/21/2016
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
For those who still believe in romance -- there must be at least a few of you, right? -- Emily Ting's Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong plunges into a relationship between two people that may (or may not) be fated to succeed. And for those who still believe in the luck of the draw, we have two prize packs that we'll be only too happy to give away. Bryan Greenberg and Jamie Chung star as the couple in question. Here's the official synopsis: "In this sparkling romance, Ruby (Jamie Chung), a Chinese American toy designer from La, visits Hong Kong for the first time on business. Finding herself stranded, she meets Josh (Bryan Greenberg), an American expat who shows her the city. Meandering through nighttime...
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- 2/12/2016
- Screen Anarchy
Here's the basic plotline of producer and now first-time writer-director Emily Ting's immensely charming romance Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong, boiled down to its basic essence. A man and a woman meet, and -- spoiler alert -- fall in love over the course of two separate nights in an alluring, non-us city, in this case, as you probably gathered from the title, Hong Kong. Ok, so let's address the cinematic elephant in the room right off the bat. Yes, of course Richard Linklater's Before Sunrise and its two sequels are unavoidable talking points with respect to Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong. And to her credit, Ting doesn't try to deny or walk away from these obvious antecedents. But continually harping on this anxiety-of-influence angle, as too many commentators on...
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- 2/11/2016
- Screen Anarchy
Title: Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong Director: Emily Ting Starring: Jamie Chung, Bryan Greenberg, Sarah Lian, Jaden Cheng, Richard Ng, Linda Trinh. Director Emily Ting is a groundbreaking female filmmaker. Her analysis of the prelude to love can recall that of Richard Linklater: ‘Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong’ could very well be the Asian adaptation of the trilogy ‘’Before Sunrise-Before Sunset-Before Midnight.’ In Ting’s spirited romance, Ruby, a Chinese American toy designer from Los Angeles, visits Hong Kong for the first time on business. Finding herself stranded, she meets Josh, an American expat who shows her the city. While both are Americans, Josh has been living in Hong Kong for [ Read More ]
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- 2/9/2016
- by Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi
- ShockYa
The 7 Indies You Must See on VOD This February: Oscar-Nominated Shorts, 'Crouching Tiger 2' and More
"Tumbledown" (February 12) After proving his skills as a big screen comedic actor in studio comedies like "Horrible Bosses" and indies gems like "Sleeping With Other People," Jason Sudeikis is moving into more adult fare in this dramatic romance, which co-stars the lovely Rebecca Hall and premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival last year. Sudeikis plays Andrew, a music scholar who heads to Maine in order to write the biography of a late musician from the area. The only thing standing in his way is a protective widow (Hall), who agrees to the biography only if she can join as co-writer. What starts as a business partnership soon leads to an unlikely friendship and ultimately something more romantic, as both Sudeikis and Hall chart the rather predictable story with heaping amounts of resonant chemistry. "It's Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong" (February 12) This romantic drama from director Emily Ting may be a millennial riff on Linklater's.
- 2/2/2016
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Read More: Watch: Romance Blossoms Abroad in 'Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong' Trailer "Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong," Emily Ting's new foreign-set romance, aims to follow in the footsteps of "Before Sunrise." Starring Jamie Chung and Bryan Greenberg, the movie follows a Chinese American toy designer from L.A. who visits Hong Kong for the first time on business. While there, he meets an American expat who shows him the city, and their time together is buoyed by great chemistry and a magical Hong Kong at night. "Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong" will be released in theaters and VOD on February 12. View the exclusive photos below. Read More: Gravitas Ventures Acquires Jamie Chung Romance "Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong"...
- 1/29/2016
- by Kristen Santer
- Indiewire
Read More: Gravitas Ventures Acquires Jamie Chung Romance "Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong" A new trailer has been released for "Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong," a romantic drama from director Emily Ting starring Jamie Chung and Bryan Greenberg. Chung plays Ruby, a Chinese-American toy designer who visits Hong Kong for the first time on business. Stranded in a strange and foreign city, she meets expat Josh (Greenberg), and the two tour the city together before Ruby must leave in the morning. Over the course of their accidental first date, the two realize they may share deeper feelings for one another, and must decide how to proceed with their relationship. Think of it has a Tokyo-set "Before Sunrise." "Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong" is set to be released in theaters and On Demand on February 12, 2016. Read More: Laff 2015 Women Directors: Meet Emily Ting - 'It's Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong...
- 11/3/2015
- by Ryan Anielski
- Indiewire
Read More: Laff 2015 Women Directors: Meet Emily Ting - 'It's Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong' Gravitas Ventures has acquired domestic distribution rights to drama "Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong" (previously known as "It's Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong"), Deadline reports. The film is written, directed and produced by Emily Ting and stars Jamie Chung and Bryan Greenberg. The film follows Ruby (Chung) and Josh (Greenberg) as they explore Hong Kong nightlife after a chance encounter. As they talk throughout the night, the pair realizes they share a mutual attraction and must decide how to move forward with their relationship. "Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong" will be released in select theaters and On Demand on Febraury 12. Read More: Laff Review: 'It's Already Tomorrow In Hong Kong' Is A Light But Immersive Experience...
- 10/28/2015
- by Ryan Anielski
- Indiewire
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