Posted in Culture Interview

Director Po Chih Leong Tackles the Chinese Massacre

My friend and mentor Director Po Chih Leong, part of the Hong Kong New Wave Cinema in the 70s, talks to CHOPSO about his latest…

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Posted in Culture Interview US

How I Won an Oscar

Watch the complete interview of Chris Tashima on How I Won an Oscar.

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Posted in Canada Culture Interview

Vancouver Asian Film Festival at 21

Vancouver Asian Film Festival is turning 21 this year. CHOPSO seizes the opportunity to interview founder Barbara Lee and festival director Grace Chin on the…

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Posted in Canada Culture Entertainment Music

Where are all the Asian Rockstars in North America?

“Where are all the Asian Rockstars in North America? In an era of Trump and his daily challenges to diversity, can an Asian music superstar…

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Posted in @large

A New Speakeasy in Hollywood

Speakeasies and secret bars are all the rage in Los Angeles right now. Back in the time of Prohibition, we went to such places for…

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Posted in Canada Culture Interview

Ann Marie Fleming and Her Window Horses

Versatile Canadian filmmaker Ann Marie Fleming’s animated feature Window Horses opens Sep 29 in Los Angeles at Laemmle’s Music Hall. CHOPSO took the opportunity to…

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Posted in Dirty Laundry

The Trouble with Birth of the Dragon

Birth of the Dragon, the Bruce Lee biopic, that got released in the U.S. a few weeks ago sank into oblivion after massive re-editing and…

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Posted in Entertainment US

Sean Lew, Asian American Dance Sensation

Sean Lew is a young Asian American dancer that I’ve been tracking. Previously, in 2013, I wrote a blog about him titled “What if Miley…

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Posted in Entertainment US

Akemi Look the Genre Buster

The Man from Earth: Holocene, an independent science-fiction feature, just released the trailer on Youtube after announcing the main cast on Deadline Hollywood that includes…

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Posted in Canada Entertainment

Mina Shum’s Meditation Park Trailer

Here’s the fresh hot trailer for Mina Shum’s (Double Happiness, Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity) latest feature Meditation Park that will be premiering Friday Sep…

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