Tag: Yang
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Bowen Yang ‘Almost Died’ Filming ‘Nora from Queens’ in Iceland During a Horse-Riding Accident
Bowen Yang is trying to get back on the horse after a production mishap.The “SNL” star detailed how while filming “Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens” Season 3, he “almost died” after a horse he was riding was spooked at the sight of a drone.“Actually, [it’s] not fun to be on a horse,” Yang said during…
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Janet Yang Re-Elected as Film Academy President
Janet Yang has been re-elected as president of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. Her second-term re-election was made by the Academy’s board of governors who additionally elected a number of officer positions for 2023-2024.Yang is an Emmy-winning producer with credits on projects including “The Joy Luck Club,” “The People vs. Larry Flynt,”…
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Janet Yang re-elected as US Academy president
The producer also begins her fifth year as an Ampas governor-at-large.Producer Janet Yang has been elected to a second term as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Ampas) by the US organisation’s board of governors.Yang, first elected Ampas president this time last year, is also beginning her fifth year as a…
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Mission: Impossible — Fallout’s Bathroom Scene Took An ‘Uncomfortably Long’ Time To Film
Henry Cavill spent an “uncomfortably long” time in the bathroom while filming “Mission: Impossible – Fallout.” If you’ve seen the movie, then you’ll know Cavill’s character, August Walker, wasn’t on the toilet, waiting to die like John Travolta’s hitman in “Pulp Fiction.” (It’s a thing.)Part of the time, Walker is in a stall with two…
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China Box Office: ‘New Gods’ Sequel Beats ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’
Chinese animation film “New Gods: Yang Jian” was the top film at the mainland China box office over the latest weekend. “Minions: The Rise of Gru” opened in third place.“New Gods: Yang Jian” earned 19.8 million (RMB134 million) on its debut between Friday and Sunday, according to data from consultancy Artisan Gateway. It places ahead…
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Edinburgh International Film Festival reveals closing night film
The festival runs from August 12-20.The closing night film of the UK’s Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff), which is running August 12-20, is to be Kogonada’s After Yang.South Korean-American director Kogonada is expected to attend in-person to present the film, which is the first title to be announced from this year’s Eiff line-up.The feature is…