Posted in Entertainment Interview

Exploring Being Asian and Queer with Filmmaker Nick Neon

Nick Neon is a half Korean American and half Spanish American filmmaker who identifies as Asian American. As a millennial filmmaker with a passion of horror, Nick has also directed and acted in two short films dubbing the “Jimmy Park” series. To celebrate Pride month, “Ultra Bleu” and “Zero One” are both streaming FREE on AAM.tv. CHOPSO takes the opportunity to interview this young upstart.

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Thank you, Terence Chang, Victor Elizalde and Aaron Shershow

Last Thursday, when I was e-mailing my friends to vouch for me on my Wefunder campaign, an effort to raise equity for financing my ultra…

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Posted in Entertainment

Remembering Actor Clint Jung, Passing in 2021

On March 29, 2021, I found out that one of my first leading men Clint Jung from Justin Lin’s and my first feature Shopping for…

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Why They Defamed Me… a Cautionary Tale of Indie Filmmaking

On the night of Friday April 9, 2021 after coming home from dinner, I received a few e-mails from friends sending me screenshots of someone…

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Posted in Entertainment US

EXCLUSIVE: Trump Approves North Korea’s Single Dose COVID Oral Vaccine “Rocket X”

In an exclusive press release e-mailed to CHOPSO at midnight on April 1, 2021, former president Donald J. Trump told CHOPSO that he absolutely approves…

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How I Made Three Comedy Specials During the 2020 Pandemic Lockdown

At the end of 2019, I had struck two distribution deals with Comedy Dynamics to distribute two comedy specials, Kim McVicar’s Please Notice Me and…

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How I Made a Feature, a TV Series and a Documentary Film While Staying COVID-Free During the 2020 Pandemic Lockdown

As the world is slowly coming out of the Coronavirus pandemic, I want to spend a little bit of time reflecting on last year, 2020….

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Posted in Canada Entertainment

Comedy Dynamics Drops Ed Hill’s First Comedy Special Candy & Smiley

Comedy Dynamics drops Vancouver-based comedian Ed Hill’s first comedy special “Candy and Smiley” tomorrow Tuesday, March 2. Check out the trailer here: Ed Hill was…

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Posted in Entertainment Music

AAMV Fest Kicks Off Lunar New Year

After the January 12, 2021 streaming release of The Slants Collection, a retrospective of The Slants’ musical works including their Taiwan tour documentary on AsianAmericanMovies.com…

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Posted in China Culture Entertainment

Los Angeles Chinese Film Festival to Feature LGBTQ Showcase

The nonprofit organization ​Chinese in Entertainment ​today announced a showcase of four LGBTQ-themed short films selected for the ​2021 Los Angeles Chinese Film Festival LGBTQ…

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