Tag: The Farewell

  • Expats: Find out When and Where To Watch Expats on Prime Video

    Back in 2019, Lulu Wang blew audiences away with her second feature film, The Farewell. Originally premiering at the Sundance International Film Festival, this family comedy-drama gained award buzz and gave Awkwafina her best role so far as the young Chinese-American woman named Billi who not only learns that her beloved grandmother is dying but…

  • ‘Expats’ Director Lulu Wang Originally Passed on the Prime Video Series

    ‘Expats’ Director Lulu Wang Originally Passed on the Prime Video Series

    In 2019, filmmaker Lulu Wang released her feature The Farewell, which quickly grew to become a beloved film across critics and general audiences. Though not her first foray into feature filmmaking, The Farewell shined the spotlight on Wang and her work. Now, Wang is bringing her talents to the small screen with her forthcoming series…

  • ‘Expats’ – Release Window, Plot, Cast, and Everything We Know

    ‘Expats’ – Release Window, Plot, Cast, and Everything We Know

    Following the major success of her 2019 film The Farewell, filmmaker Lulu Wang is set to return with a new limited series, Expats, later this year. The drama series is an adaptation of the 2016 novel The Expatriates written by Janice Y. K. Lee. The Hong Kong-set project has been in development since 2018 when…

  • ‘Expats’ First Look: Nicole Kidman Leads Lulu Wang’s Limited Series

    ‘Expats’ First Look: Nicole Kidman Leads Lulu Wang’s Limited Series

    Lulu Wang’s long-awaited adaptation of Janice Y. K. Lee’s bestselling novel “The Expatriates” is first traveling to TIFF before a highly anticipated Prime Video premiere.Titled “Expats,” the six-part limited series boasts an ensemble cast led by executive producer Nicole Kidman, with Sarayu Blue, Ji-young Yoo, Brian Tee, and Jack Huston also starring. “Expats” will have…

  • ‘Fremont’:Everything We Know About Jeremy Allen White’s Next Movie

    ‘Fremont’:Everything We Know About Jeremy Allen White’s Next Movie

    The immigrant experience presents a rich supply of heartfelt narratives that are ripe for the picking to become films. These relatable stories draw on themes of survival, hardship, and settling into new places as individuals all seek the betterment of their lives and families. Some of the most memorable films in recent years such as…

  • The west misses the point of Everything Everywhere All at Once – it gets the Asian psyche

    The west misses the point of Everything Everywhere All at Once – it gets the Asian psyche

    Failure to understand the film’s message is just another example of the way Hollywood continues to dismiss Asian achievement and storiesIt isn’t every day the Chinese community – or Asians for that matter – see their stories writ large in Hollywood. You have The Joy Luck Club in 1993 and, more than 20 years later,…

  • Lulu Wang Wasn’t Going To Let Studio Demands Derail Her Plan For The Farewell

    Lulu Wang Wasn’t Going To Let Studio Demands Derail Her Plan For The Farewell

    If all you had was a vague logline, you would be forgiven for assuming “The Farewell” is a farce. After all, writer-director Lulu Wang’s 2019 dramedy centers on a Chinese-American family who, upon learning their grandmother has terminal cancer, hastily schedule a wedding as an excuse for all their relatives to gather and covertly say…

  • 34 Movies Rejected by the Oscars in 2022

    34 Movies Rejected by the Oscars in 2022

    Note: This story was published on February 9. It has since been updated.While the Oscar nominations can be predicted more or less — aside from the annual head-turning snubs and surprises — one thing remains certain: The Academy will never, ever recognize all the films that deserve awards attention.In years past, “Uncut Gems,” “I’m Thinking…

  • Apple Taps Zhang Meng for Chinese New Year Film ‘The Comeback’

    Apple Taps Zhang Meng for Chinese New Year Film ‘The Comeback’

    Apple has tapped mainland Chinese director Zhang Meng for “The Comeback,” a heartwarming film that is releasing in time for the Lunar New Year holidays. It was shot entirely using the latest iPhone devices.The company’s Chinese New Year movie tradition is now into its fifth edition. Apple’s 2021 film “Nian” was shot by “The Farewell”…

  • 35 Must-See Movies Rejected by the Oscars in 2021

    35 Must-See Movies Rejected by the Oscars in 2021

    The long and winding road to the 93rd Academy Awards is almost over, as the 2021 Oscar winners are set to be revealed this Sunday, April 25. Expected contenders such as “Nomadland,” “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” “Mank,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “Sound of Metal,” and “Minari” all racked up multiple nominations across various…