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Xenia Shin
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Articles by Xenia Shin
Theresa Hak Kyung Cha at SF Cinematheque: To See, Empty
A review of two short experimental video works ("vide o eme", "re dis appearing") by Korean-American artist Theresa Hak Kyung Cha.
Published on: 2/3/2005
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It's Not Just About Getting High MCATs
Screenwriters Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg have the lofty aim of subverting stereotypes by letting Asians get stupid.
Published on: 7/23/2004
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Blissfully Yours: Subtlety is Bliss
Criticisms like "this is a typical art film - pretentious, slow, unengaging, for no discernible reason but to torture the audience" ignore the wealth of thought loaded into each scene in Apichatpong Weerasethakul's "Blissfully Yours."
Published on: 6/25/2004
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Tyranny of a Beauty Queen
Review of Ramona Diaz's documentary on Imelda Marcos.
Published on: 6/25/2004
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Not "The Asian Rapper"
Japanese American rapper Lyrics Born proves he's not just the Asian guy of the Quannum tour but a bona fide stripping emcee.
Published on: 5/7/2004
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VC Film Fest Turns Barely Legal
The Los Angeles Visual Communication Film Fest celebrates its 20th anniversary, bookended with a look back at Wayne Wang's classic, "Chan is Missing" and Beat Takeshi's wondrous "Zatoichi."
Published on: 5/5/2004
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Soft: Certified Organic Electronica
Jam endlessly, re-build the outcome, then smash; loop...this cycle - Soft is every music critic's dream.
Published on: 4/29/2004
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Japanese Girl Power--Even If There Isn't a Word for It
Japanese Girls Samurai Tour kicks off in Los Angeles with 5 all-girl bands who converse about clothes, feminism, and those all-important metaphors for sex.
Published on: 3/19/2004
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Bring It On: Yoo Ha's Tribute to Bruce Lee's Fans
Korean director Yoo Ha sets his most recent film in Jung Moon High, a public school in Seoul notorious in the '70s for its harsh corporal punishment and gangs.
Published on: 3/5/2004
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Prach Ly: Round 2
Long Beach Cambodian rapper Prach Ly's 2nd album "Dalama: The Lost Chapter" is an incendiary lesson uncovering the forgotten genocide.
Published on: 3/5/2004
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Outfest Presents Fusion
Outfest’s first queer-eyed multi-ethnic festival.
Published on: 2/6/2004
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Mining Life -- Li Yang's Blind Shaft Screened in 2003 AFI Film Festival
Banned Chinese film explores the restructuring of Chinese industry and life in this film about corruption in an unregulated coal mine.
Published on: 11/21/2003
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Bending the Formulas of Money and Desire
Cui Zi'en "tests" reality in the PRC with this experimental video that explores a middle class boy becoming a male prostitute.
Published on: 11/7/2003
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Make Yourself at Home
The Chanoma Film Festival: "What's a Family to You?"
Published on: 11/7/2003
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Feeding Boys, Ayaya
Review of Feeding Boys, Ayaya.
Published on: 10/27/2003
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