For this Asian Pacific American Heritage Month I asked Asian-Americans involved in the arts to get at me. The first to do so was Kent Lambert, an experimental pop guy who lives in Chicago and is the front man for Roommate. Eric:ย How is your Asian Pacific American Heritage Month going? Kent Lambert: It's going swimmingly, … Continue reading Roommate wanted – an interview with Roommate’s Kento-chan Lambert
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Celluloid Heroines – Fearless Filmmaking Females
ย ย ย Every female director who's been nominated for an Oscar for direction: Katherine Bigelow,ย Lina Wertmรผller, Jane Campion, and Sofia Coppola On 31 January, The Guardianย published an article titled โWhy are there so few female filmmakers?โ Less than a month later, Kathryn Bigelowย became the first woman to win the directorโs prize at the 62nd Directors' Guild … Continue reading Celluloid Heroines – Fearless Filmmaking Females
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Flossin’ Season – Leprechaun Movies, Music, &c
Everyone knows a couple of things about leprechauns (aka lurachmain, lurican, leprechawn, lepracaun, leprechaun, lubberkin and lurgadhan). Theyโre small, tricky gingers that, if caught, will show you the money. One theory about the wordโs origin is that it comes from luacharma'n (or luchorpรกn), the Irish word for โpygmy.โ Another theory is that the word is … Continue reading Flossin’ Season – Leprechaun Movies, Music, &c
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Films and Video Games — Video Game Films
With Tron โ Legacy, the sequel to a movie about video games, scheduled to open in theaters this coming December and Tron โ Evolution, a video game based on a sequel of a movie about a video game scheduled for release in November, now seems like a perfect time to look at the Ouroboros-like nature … Continue reading Films and Video Games — Video Game Films
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The freaks come out at night – Bounce Queen Big Freedia visits L.A. and the sissies’ strange path to the spotlight
Tashi Condelee takes the stage whilst Big Freedia does her thang Wednesday night I was mulling my options about what exciting way to spend my evening. Since my brother won't let me come to his house to play Battlefield 2 - Bad Company, I was weighing whether or not to go to the Support Your … Continue reading The freaks come out at night – Bounce Queen Big Freedia visits L.A. and the sissies’ strange path to the spotlight
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Korean film festival of Los Angeles – KOFFLA 2010
Iโm kind of embarrassed to admit it, but up until three months ago, the only Korean films and dramas Iโd seen wereย ๋ น์ ์์ (Green Chair), ๋ฏธ๋ ๋ ๊ดด๋ก์ (200 Pound Beauty) and ์์ธ๋ฉ์ดํธ (Soulmate). Iโd been given a grip of dramas by the good folks at MBC but Iโd dutifully passed them along to my own … Continue reading Korean film festival of Los Angeles – KOFFLA 2010
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New Orleans Block Party – Bounce Music goes to SXSW 2010
This looks incredible. South By Southwest is hosting a bounce music showcase. This is your chance to experience some of the biggest talents to come out of the New Orleans Rap scene. Although they made their pledge goals, you can still donate and get various merchandise.ย Now I may have to go to SXSW for the … Continue reading New Orleans Block Party – Bounce Music goes to SXSW 2010
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Los Angeles’ Pan-African Film Festival …a year heavy on Nollywood and South African films
Los Angelesโs Pan-African Film Festival is currently in effect (February 10-17). I have a long-lasting love-hate relationship with it. On the one hand, their website (despite improvements this year) remains hard to navigate, is rife with typos, incomplete information and omissions. In other words, itโs inexcusably bad. How about a calendar, folks? In addition, every … Continue reading Los Angeles’ Pan-African Film Festival …a year heavy on Nollywood and South African films
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A History of Black Cinema: 1915-1969
The Lincoln Motion Picture Company In most American silent films, minorities were generally played by white actors in make-up. When actual minorities were cast, roles were generally limited. Latinos in silent films usually played greasers and bandits; Asian-Americans played waiters, tongs and laundrymen; and blacks usually played bellboys, stable hands, maids or simple buffoons. Early … Continue reading A History of Black Cinema: 1915-1969
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California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Longwood Highlands – a Neighborhood of Pride
This installment of the Los Angeles neighborhood blog is about Longwood Highlands. To vote for another Southern California, let me know which in the comments. The romantically named Longwood Highlands is a neighborhood in Los Angeles's Midtown area. The borders of Midtown neighborhoods are often hazily defined but Longwood Highlands seems to be hemmed in … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Longwood Highlands – a Neighborhood of Pride
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