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2014 San Diego Asian Film Festival

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  1. Festival First Timer: THE SEARCH FOR WENG WENG

    Posted November 13th, 2014 by Brian in Guest Post

    What is it about human nature that makes us wonder about the unknown? The Search for Weng Weng, is a perfect example of why that is a good thing. The Search For Weng Weng follows the story of the film’s director, Andrew Leavold, in his search for a B-list Filipino action star by the name […]

  2. KANO: SDAFF 2014’s Baseball Doubleheader

    Posted November 13th, 2014 by Dr. Craig D. Reid in Guest Post

    Last night’s (Nov. 12) screening of the Taiwanese baseball film Kano made you feel like you were at a real game…both run for three hours…accept last night we got to see all the highlights. There were also hotdogs in the UltraStar lobby for those that wanted a more be-at-the-ballpark feel. What the film lacked were […]

  3. YASMINE: Brunei’s First Narrative Film in History

    Posted November 12th, 2014 by Dr. Craig D. Reid in Guest Post

    For most of us that probably have no idea what life or the culture of Brunei is like, an Islamic state on the north coast of the island of Borneo, how cool is it that last night’s Rocky (1975) meets Karate Kid (Hillary Swank’s 1994 The Next Karate Kid) inspired film Yasmine, is not only […]

  4. Festival First Timer: THE TEACHER’S DIARY

    Posted November 11th, 2014 by Brian in Guest Post

    THE TEACHER’S DIARY, Nov. 13 at 8:40 PM (UltraStar Cinemas) Finally, a rom-com that I (a man) can enjoy, and one that doesn’t have Katherine Heigl in it. The Teacher’s Diary is a truly feel-good film that connects with your emotions in a way that leaves you hoping and wishing rather than checking your watch […]

  5. Festival First Timer: LOVE’S WHIRLPOOL

    Posted November 10th, 2014 by Brian in Guest Post

      LOVE’S WHIRLPOOL, Nov. 13 at 9:00 PM (UltraStar Cinemas) Love’s Whirpool dives deep into the world of racy romance, a film you should gladly see after hours, but not during business hours. To put it succinctly: It’s “The Breakfast Club of sex orgies”. Yes, you read that correctly. But, don’t be alarmed (or aroused) […]

  6. KUMA HINA: An Hawaiian Mahu Keeping Hawaii Alive

    Posted November 10th, 2014 by Dr. Craig D. Reid in Guest Post

    Frocked in a swirling green and orange Hawaiian dress, with an ornate but subtle flower-based headdress, the proud mahu (Hawaiian transgendered) Kuma Hina or teacher Hina, slowly processions to the front of the movie theater and stands before the audience. From the back of the theater, two men, singing one at a time in Hawaiian, […]

  7. LIMITED PARTNERSHIP: 40 Years in the Making

    Posted November 9th, 2014 by Dr. Craig D. Reid in Guest Post

    While watching yesterday’s screening (Nov. 9) of the ultra-engaging documentary Limited Partnership at SDAFF 2014, a film that tells the 40-year love story of a gay couple, Filipino American Richard Adams and Australian Tony Sullivan, who were “legally” married in 1975 in Boulder, Colorado…one’s mind can reflect on how things you didn’t know were in […]

  8. VANCOUVER ASAHI: A Diamond in the Rough and Cracker Jack Film

    Posted November 8th, 2014 by Dr. Craig D. Reid in Guest Post

    Although opening night for the 2014 SDAFF was Thursday, November 6, which featured the scintillatingly successful Return of the Green Dragon (nope, not a martial arts title), a movie I was sadly unable to take in, last night was my eighth opening SDAFF night at UltraStar Cinema Mission Valley at the Hazard Center. The San […]

  9. TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE THE 2014 SDAFF

    Posted November 5th, 2014 by Dr. Craig D. Reid in Guest Post

    It’s the 15th SDAFF, an event more solid than an ice cube at the North pole, which is very cool. Call me Old School, a traditionalist or a even dinosaur (BTW they lasted 165 million years; man should be so lucky), in preparation for the holiday season…SDAFF, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas for me and the New […]