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It Took A Unique Screenwriting Approach To Keep The Joy Luck Club’s Stories Intact

The fact that “The Joy Luck Club” was made is really a miracle in itself. The film that The Hollywood Reporter called “25 years too early” examines the culture clash between four Asian-American women and their mothers. The film is based on Amy Tan’s 1989 novel and presents a complex narrative that follows the interwoven […]

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, […]

‘Lucky Grandma’: Film Review

While Lulu Wang’s emotional family drama “The Farewell” may have broken through last year, and upcoming comic book adaptations “Birds of Prey” (by Cathy Yan) and “The Eternals” (from Chloé Zhao) spell fresh opportunities for filmmakers of Chinese descent in 2020, a rollicking little follow-the-money caper called “Lucky Grandma” from first-time feature director Sasie Sealy […]

Killing it: Sandra Oh’s rise from ‘quota’ Asian to Hollywood star

For the Canadian/Korean actor, hosting tonight’s Golden Globes is part of a lifelong mission towards full representation of Asians on our screensIn 1993, Sandra Oh, who plays the eponymous MI6 agent in the hit TV show Killing Eve, went to the cinema to see The Joy Luck Club. Wayne Wang’s film about four Chinese immigrant […]

After “Asian August,” What’s Next For Asian-Americans in Hollywood?

In 1993, The Joy Luck Club hit theaters, presenting a nuanced, never-before-seen look at the lives of Chinese-American women and their immigrant mothers. It was supposed to be a watershed moment for Asian-Americans in Hollywood, one that would harken a slew of Asian-led projects and finally defeat that pesky use of yellowface that had dogged […]

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Delivers $34M Five-Day Opening; ‘Mile 22’ & ‘Alpha’ Fall Short

August may be a notoriously slow month at the box office, but Warner Bros. has now delivered back-to-back strong performers. Last weekend The Meg topped all expectations and continued its strong global performance this weekend, while the new release of Crazy Rich Asians delivered an estimated $34 million in its first five days of release. […]

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ to Top ‘The Meg’s’ Second Weekend

“Crazy Rich Asians” is heading for a glamorous first weekend with an estimated $22 million from 3,384 North American locations.The Warner Bros. film debuted August 15 and has already racked up $16 million. Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Awkwafina, and Michelle Yeoh star in the Asian-led pic, the first of its kind since 1993’s “The Joy […]

Is ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Looking at a Crazy Rich Opening Weekend?

This weekend gets off to an early start with the Wednesday release of the much-anticipated romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians, the first Asian-led studio film to hit theaters since The Joy Luck Club. While Joy Luck Club didn’t play in any more than 600 theaters during its run 25 years ago, Crazy Rich Asians will […]

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Is 100 Percent ‘Fresh’ on Rotten Tomatoes, but Some Miss the Book’s ‘Venom’

Warner Bros.’ sumptuous adaptation of bestselling novel “Crazy Rich Asians” impressed most early critics, who also regretted how much weight will be placed on its box-office performance. Not since Rob Marshall–helmed “Memoirs of a Geisha” (2005) has there been a studio film centered on an Asian cast, while 1993’s “The Joy Luck Club” was the […]

Crazy Rich Asians: can the romcom be a gamechanger for representation?

Hollywood has been reluctant to take a chance on east Asian and south-east Asian stories. But a seductive, crowd-pleasing comedy is following Us TV’s lead in bringing their voices to the screenI have been on my toes in anticipation for Crazy Rich Asians since Entertainment Weekly put the film’s stars, Constance Wu and Henry Golding, […]