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Chinese New Year Killers

For me, a Chinese immigrant myself, what is sadder than the Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay shooting tragedies is the lack of cultural understanding of mainstream media in reporting the events, causing the unnecessary panic of hate crimes and deflecting from three main issues behind both tragic crimes: 1) accessibility of lethal weapons in America, 2) the lack of mental health resources for older Chinese immigrants and 3) like Christmas for Americans, Chinese New Year can be a triggering time of the year for Chinese immigrants who are psychologically unstable.

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Comedy Invasion, the First Diverse Canadian Stand-up Comedy TV Series, to World Premiere at Toronto’s Historic CineCycle

A couple of months earlier, I called almost every Toronto screening venue but no no would return my call other than Martin Heath of CineCycle. And it is why I decided to world premiere my TV series Comedy Invasion, the first diverse Canadian Content stand-up TV series on Sat Nov 26 from 2 pm to 6 pm Eastern Time at Toronto’s CineCycle.

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The Fascinating and Unlikely Rise of Actor Robert Bronzi

Just as I was about to sleep, I came across Lionsgate’s 2021 The Gardener whose keyart features Charles Bronson. I was startled awake as I thought Charles Bronson died in 2003.

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An Open Letter from Wayne Lo

I became serendipitously connected with Wayne through his art at Hayena Gallery when I was producing the feature film #1 Serial Killer aka Chink. I…

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The 2K Restored Version of Flow Is Arguably Quentin Lee’s First Feature

A prolific filmmaker and creator who started UCLA Film School in 1993, Quentin Lee has set off to make stories about his community, queer Asians,…

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Olga Zhurzhenko on Producing in Ukraine Now

On Feb 11, 2022, I did an interview with Olga about her current situation and producing in Ukraine now.

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Filmmaker Leslie Streit on Her American Ballet Story

San Francisco based filmmaker Leslie Streit has been filming her third documentary feature “An American Ballet Story” since 2015. In 2022, seven years later, she is still hard at work to finish editing the feature.

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Hong Kong, a Tragedy: From Pearl of the Orient to a City that Dare Not Speak Its Name

Hong Kong descends from Pearl of the Orient to a city that dare not speak its name as filmmaker Quentin Lee watches with sadness.

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Ten Most Original Slasher Flicks

Ten Most Original Slasher Flicks

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My Favorite Classics of Lucio Fulci

In the blink of an eye, Lucio Fulci’s The Beyond turns 40 this year in 2021. I was introduced to Lucio Fulci back in the…

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