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· Ryan General
China Enters Their Most Successful Film Ever to Compete in the 2018 Oscars
Wu Jing’s testosterone-filled action romp “Wolf Warrior 2” has been selected as China’s official entry in next year’s Oscars in the best foreign language film category. Dubbed “Chinese Rambo” by Western media, the film tells the story of a former Chinese special forces agent who…
· Ryan General
Emma Stone Keeps Her Cool After Hong Kong Reporter Asks a ‘Super Rude’ Question at the Oscars
In the midst of all the brouhaha surrounding last week’s Academy Awards, it was easy for this tidbit of a news to slip through everybody’s radar. Thanks to the power of social media, however, the part where a Hong Kong reporter was deemed “super rude” to “La La Land” actress…
· Max Chang
The Oscars Are So Full of Ignorant White People, They Can’t Recognize an Anime Masterpiece
Everyone’s new favorite anime film “Your Name” may have recently smashed some box office records and earned fans across the globe but somehow, it still fell short of earning a nod from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Makoto Shinkai’s global hit, which became the…
· Max Chang
How This Little Asian Girl Was Tricked into Being Embarassed on Live TV During the Oscars
Estie Kung is the 8-year-old actress who was one of the three Asian children who walked out on stage during this year’s Oscars when host Chris Rock made a scathing joke about Asians. There is, unfortunately, more to the story now — Kung, along with her mother Laura, had no idea…
· Sebastian Dillon
Chris Rock Pissed Off a Lot of Asian-Americans With One Terrible Joke at the Oscars
This year’s Academy Awards host, comedian Chris Rock, may have trumpeted the #OscarsSoWhite theme during the ceremony, but he wasn’t without his own race-themed jokes that caused an uproar on Twitter from the Asian-American community. Rock made the joke when he credited the…
· Laura Dang
Chris Rock’s Daughter Made Over $65,000 Selling Girl Scout Cookies at the Oscars
There were a handful of top contenders for Oscar awards last night, but host Chris Rock was the definite winner of the best dad award. The comedian and host of the 88th Academy Awards was disappointed that he wasn’t going to be around during an important time for his two…
· Carl Samson
Jackie Chan Says ‘Hong Kong Films are Chinese Films’, Gets Called Out By Anthony Wong
Actor Anthony Wong made comments at 37th Hong Kong Film Awards — known as the city’s equivalent of the Oscars — that many speculate to be directed at Jackie Chan, who previously suggested that there was no distinction between Hong Kong and Chinese films. “My real identity is a…
· Khier Casino
Major News Outlets Confused Mark Zuckerberg’s Asian Assistant For His Wife
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg faces grilling from lawmakers in Congress this week over the data-mining scandal that hit 87 million users, but the woman next to him was catapulted into the spotlight for the wrong reasons. The woman next to Zuckerberg in several press photos was…
· Editorial Staff
Esther Ku to ‘SJWs’: ‘These Asians are really giving cool Asians like us a bad name!’
In an interview with Dangerous.com, a publication run by former Breibart News senior editor Milo Yiannopoulos, Esther Ku responded to accusations of racist remarks towards Asian men on Twitter. What she said: “These Asians are really giving cool Asians like us a bad name!”
· Bryan Ke
Getty Images Screws Up Apology for Mixing Up ‘Kelly Marie Tan’ and Mirai Nagasu
Getty Images has officially released a formal statement where it apologized for the horrible mix up when it captioned Vietnamese-American actress Kelly Marie Tran on the photo of Japanese-American Olympic skater Mirai Nagasu and vice versa. However, things didn’t go smoothly…
· Carl Samson
Chloe Kim ‘Shook’ After Oscar Winner Frances McDormand Gives Her a Shoutout
Olympic gold medalist Chloe Kim is awestruck after hearing from Frances McDormand at the Oscars on Sunday night. McDormand, who won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” said in her acceptance speech:
· Ryan General
Getty Images Can’t Tell Kelly Marie Tran and Mirai Nagasu Apart
This is Kelly Marie Tran, Vietnamese American actress and breakout star of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”, the latest in the Star Wars film franchise. And this is Mirai Nagasu, Team USA’s figure skating queen who is of Japanese heritage.
· Editorial Staff
Why Constance Wu Does Not Turn Down Roles With Asian Accents
With “Crazy Rich Asians” planned for release this year, Constance Wu and her cast mates have been doing press to promote the much-anticipated film. However, before she’s bombarded with questions, she’d like people to be clear about why she doesn’t turn down roles with accents,…
· Bryan Ke
Artist Recreates Famous Hollywood Movie Posters With Asian Leads
If you have ever wondered what popular Hollywood movies would look like if Asian American actors or actresses were cast as the lead, now’s the time. Seattle-based photographer Alex Tsway created a series of masterpieces collectively titled “Asians Parody Hollywood,” depicting…
· Carl Samson
Meet the Chinese-American Woman Behind the Very First Oscar-Winning Documentary
Documentaries have been winning Oscars since 1942. At the time, 25 films were nominated for the inaugural category, which later branched into feature and short films. However, their history of recognition dates back to the year before, when one received an Honorary Academy Award…
· Bryan Ke
J.J. Abrams is Remaking Beloved Anime ‘Your Name’ and Fans are Extremely Worried
Paramount Pictures, along with Hollywood director J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions, officially announced the plans to create a live-action adaptation of “Your Name”. Anime fans clearly did not like the news thinking it may become another “Death Note” disaster. Bad Robot…
· Kyle Encina
‘Hellboy’ Reboot Becomes Latest Victim of Hollywood Whitewashing
The “Hellboy” reboot recently announced that Ed Skrein has been cast as former U.S. Marine Benjamin Daimio. The problem? This character is Japanese-American, with plot-twisting backstory that alludes to his Japanese heritage. The 34-year-old actor, perhaps best known for his…
· Ryan General
Huge K-Pop Star Revealed to Be an Inspiration for the Joker in ‘Suicide Squad’
“Suicide Squad” raised more than a few eyebrows when it won the Oscar for best makeup. As a critically-panned film, many found it surprising that it was even recognized at the Academy Awards. However, the award did go to a talented team comprised of Alessandro Bertolazzi,…
· Khier Casino
Why Jackie Chan Had the Best Oscar Night of All Time
After 56 years of working in the film industry with 200 movies under his belt and numerous injuries, Jackie Chan has finally been praised for his badassery at the 89th Academy Awards on Sunday. The actor and martial artist walked the red carpet after receiving an honorary…
· Ryan General
While Asian Americans are Pissed Over Whitewashing, China Loves Matt Damon in ‘The Great Wall’
When the first trailer for “The Great Wall” hit the internet back in July, the Twitterverse was lit up with fiery criticisms against the film’s alleged whitewashing. Netizens have blasted the production primarily for casting Matt Damon, a caucasian actor, as the lead star of the…