As Disney is currently on the search for a Chinese actress to star as Mulan in their upcoming live-action rendition of the classic animated film, we have compiled a list of Chinese actresses who we would love to see play the legendary female warrior. Following a petition that called for Disney to cast Chinese actors in…
The recent whitewashing debate over the upcoming film starring everyone’s favourite humble genius Matt Damon, The Great Wall, has been going around media like wildfire. Everyone has an opinion, as always, and we decided to bring you some of the data so you can make up your own mind! After listening to me of course… In 2012…
Naomi Ji is a Chinese adoptee who was raised by English parents. She hopes to share her story through her YouTube channel to encourage other adoptees to speak out and share their experiences. Speaking to Resonate, Noami describes life as an adoptee. Ji was found outside of a department store in Shanghai by the store’s…
Hong Kong cinema is an unique beast with its own characteristics and personality, and I am going to show you some stuff worth investing your time in. It exhibits a distinct identity which separates it from Western cinema. Plus it is also a very personal topic for me given my background; much like Cantopop, it…
Some talk of Alexander, and some of Hercules. Of Hector and Lysander, and such great names as these. But of all the world’s greatest heroes, there’s none that can compare with Chow Yun Fat. Chow Yun Fat was one of my childhood heroes and he is still one of my heroes and favourite actors today….
As obvious as it sounds I am what I am, a British born Chinese raised by Asian parents and nurtured by the British education system. I look Asian but I’ve got a very western attitude towards life, I’am what some of my loving relatives might refer me to as “a banana”. Here are some reasons…
Mulan star Tzi Ma has been cast in Lifetime’s Asian American Xmas movie A Sugar & Spice Holiday. Announced last month, A Sugar & Spice first ever holiday movie centring on a Chinese American family.marks Lifetime’s The film centres on an architect named Suzie (Jacky Lai) who returns home to Maine following the death of her grandmother. Suzie’s high…
Variety reports that Coming Home Again has been picked up internationally by sales agent Asian Shadows. Directed by Wayne Wang and starring Justin Chon, the film is based on a short story of the same name published by Korean-American novelist Lee Chang-rae in The New Yorker. The plot focuses around a Korean man who takes care of his…
[dropcap size=big]A[/dropcap]lthough Japanese Breakfast is certainly worthy of chart recognition, the Korean American indie artist offers a refreshing departure from the generic, manufactured, overproduced pop plaguing today’s charts. Michelle Zauner, the singer and genius behind the solo outfit, achieves her unique sound by moving stylishly but yet effortlessly between genres. Gently infusing lo-fi, indie rock, experimental dance…
Stan Lee wanted to make film for comic book character Shang-Chi that starred Brandon Lee. As reported by Inverse, the late Stan Lee tried to make a Shang-Chi film starring Bruce Lee’s son. Shang-Chi, AKA Master of Kung Fu, is a Marvel Comics character created in 1972 who eventually joins the Avengers. The character had…
