Posted in Entertainment

Do You Want to Be in the Next Donnie Yen Movie?

8/10/18: WITH APOLOGIES… I just received word from production that the production will be postponed and we will have to wait for production’s news to…

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Posted in Hong Kong Interview

Interview with Love Stalk’s Joe Fiorello

CHOPSO interviews director Joe Fiorello who made the Hong Kong feature Love Stalk, now streaming on CHOPSO. C: How did you come to filmmaking and…

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Posted in Culture

Remembering Elizabeth Sung, Hollywood’s Asian Mom

Late Wednesday night, May 23, 2018, I received a message from my friend Tamlyn Tomita who told me to call her back immediately. She told…

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Posted in Entertainment US

Donald Trump to Head Jury at Pyongyang International Film Festival

In a series of tweets today, Donald J. Trump, the president of United States of America, has announced his acceptance as the head juror at…

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Posted in Entertainment Interview

Three Brash Girls Riff on Sex, Love and Life in their New Comedy Special

Female comics Kimberly McVicar, Melanie Maras and Leah Mansfield talked to CHOPSO about their upcoming live show and taped feature length comedy special Brash Girls…

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Posted in Entertainment Interview

Finding Tom Huang

Tom Huang is a unique and persistent Asian American filmmaker who starred, wrote and directed three features over the last two decades. His latest feature…

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Posted in Culture Interview

Barbara Lee’s “Sing My Song” is Hatchfund and CHOPSO’s Partnership First Success

Canadian filmmaker Barbara Lee successfully raised funds for her documentary “Sing My Song,” marking the first success of the strategic partnership between Hatchfund and CHOPSO….

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Nadine Truong on Her Prolific Directing Career

CHOPSO speaks with Nadine Truong, probably one of the youngest and most prolific Asian American filmmakers. Her two features and short films are streaming on…

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Posted in Entertainment Interview

Stanton Chong on Directing his First Action Short

Rookie Canadian filmmaker Stanton Chong talks to CHOPSO about making his first action short film as part of Vancouver Asian Film Festival’s Mighty Asian Moviemaking…

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Posted in Entertainment Interview

Asian American Auteur Michael Aki

Michael Aki is an Asian American auteur in many regards. He wrote, directed, produced and even acted in his own movies. Part of the 1997…

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