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TRAVELS IN A GAY NATION PUBLISHED
A collection of interviews with activists and artists, including George Takei, Barney Frank, Arthur Dong, and Tammy Baldwin are featured in Phillip Gambone’s, Travels in a Gay Nation. In his book, Gambone captures the humanity of each individual: for some, their identity as a sexual minority is crucial to their life's work; for others, it has been less so, perhaps even irrelevant. For more information, please visit the University of Wisconsin Press.
FILM ON FOOTBINDING NOW ON DVD
Lotus, the award-winning film about footbinding in 1914 China, is now available on DVD. “This story is not only a fascinating truth about the past in China, it is a story about our choices today,” Gloria Steinem. DVD special features include a letterboxed widescreen version, a showcase of vintage bound feet shoes from the Beverley Jackson Collection and a gallery of archival photos showing women with bound feet. Order now at our online store or call 800/343-5540.
OAKLAND MUSEUM EXHIBITION
Excerpts from Hollywood Chinese were selected for permanent exhibition at the newly renovated Oakland Museum of California. Sequences on Charlie Chan and The Curse of Quon Gwon will be projected continuously in the museum's Hollywoodland screening room, alongside rare movie memorabilia. Visit our Facebook photo album for pictures.
CURSE OF QUON GWON SCORE RECORDED
An original score has been produced for The Curse of Quon Gwon, the earliest known Asian American feature film directed in 1916 by Marion Wong. Original nitrate film reels of the film were brought to the attention of filmmaker Arthur Dong during his research for Hollywood Chinese, and were eventually restored by the Academy Film Archive. Noted silent film pianist and composer, Judy Rosenberg, wrote and performed her composition for The Curse of Quon Gwon that will premiere on an upcoming DVD release from DeepFocus Productions. Stay tuned for a future announcement.
FORBIDDEN CITY, U.S.A. DVDs FOR LIBRARIES, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Forbidden City, U.S.A., the landmark documentary about Chinese American nightclubs in 1940s San Francisco, is now available on DVD for purchase by educational institutions and libraries. A newly-published, 23-page illustrated study guide accompanies each sale. To order, please visit our online store or call 800/343-5540.
NOTE: DVDs are not currently available for personal home use. However, a limited number of VHS video copies are on sale for personal and home use. Please call 800/343-5540 to check for availability.
LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL JURY
Filmmaker Arthur Dong has been invited to serve on the Los Angeles Film Festival Documentary Competition jury. The Documentary Competition includes films made by talented emerging filmmakers that compete for an unrestricted $50,000 cash prize. Dong has previously served as a juror for the Sundance Film Festival, the International Documentary Festival at Amsterdam, Outfest, the Morelia International Film Festival, and others.
THE HOLLYWOOD CHINESE MUSEUM EXHIBITION
Hollywood Chinese: The Arthur Dong Collection presents selections from the over 1,000 pieces of movie memorabilia that was collected during the ten-year research for Arthur Dong’s groundbreaking film, Hollywood Chinese. Through posters, lobby cards, film stills, scripts and documents dating from 1916, visitors journey into a vivid and graphic study of how the Chinese have been imagined in the movies. Exhibition dates are October 24, 2009 through November 7, 2010. For more information, please visit this link.
EMMY WIN
PBS' American Masters won the 2009 Primetime Emmy for “Outstanding Nonfiction Series,” with Hollywood Chinese in the series line-up.
HOLLYWOOD CHINESE SELECTED “ONE OF THE BEST”
The National Federation of Humanities Council selected Hollywood Chinese for it’s inaugural film festival. The eight films chosen showcase the best of films supported by state humanities councils nationwide and will be screened in a month-long series in conjunction with the National Humanities Conference in Omaha. Hollywood Chinese is schedule for a November 5, 2009 screening during the conference. For more information, please visit http://www.omaha09.org/
“HOLLYWOOD CHINESE” LICENSED TO AUSTRALIA
Hollywood Chinese has been licensed to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC, Australia's public broadcaster. Negotiations were finalized by Louise Rosen, Ltd.
PBS NATIONAL BROADCAST PREMIERE
From the sexed-up Suzie Wong to the kung fu fighting Bruce Lee, PBS’s American Masters tackles issues of race and representation in Hollywood Chinese. Timed for broadcast during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, American Masters: Hollywood Chinese premieres nationally Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 9 pm on PBS (check local listings). For more information, please visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/hollywood-chinese/introduction/1146/
TELEVISION CRITICS ASSOCIATION PRESENTATION
The Television Critics Association featured Hollywood Chinese at their annual Winter Press Tour held January 8, 2009 at the Universal Hilton in Los Angeles. Participating were actors Nancy Kwan, B.D. Wong, and James Hong, filmmaker Arthur Dong, and American Masters executive producer, Susan Lacy. See exclusive photos at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pbs_press_tour/sets/72157612281507049/
“HOLLYWOOD CHINESE” LICENSED TO AL JAZEERA
Hollywood Chinese has been licensed to the Al Jazeera broadcast network. Al Jazeera is the largest and most controversial Arabic News Channel in the Middle East, offering news coverage 24 hours a day from around the world and focusing on the hottest regions of conflict. Founded in 1996, and based in Qatar, the Al Jazeera news network is the fastest growing network among Arab communities and Arabic speaking people around the world. For more information, please visit http://english.aljazeera.net/
ISRAEL TELEVISION BROADCAST
Hollywood Chinese has been licensed to Yes-TV Israel, the sole satellite television provider (DBS) in the country. Yes-TV provides television services to more than half a million customers. Hollywood Chinese international television agent, Louise Rosen, negotiated the sale. For more information, please visit http://service.yes.co.il
“HOLLYWOOD CHINESE” DVDs NOW AVAILABLE
Advance DVDs of Hollywood Chinese are now available for purchase. Starring Ang Lee, Nancy Kwan, Joan Chen, B.D. Wong, Amy Tan, Wayne Wang, and David Henry Hwang, with special appearances by veteran actor Christopher Lee (Fu Manchu) and double Oscar® winner Luise Rainer (The Good Earth). Featuring a dazzling treasure trove of clips from over 90 films, including Better Luck Tomorrow, Big Trouble in Little China, Brokeback Mountain, Charlie Chan in Honolulu, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Enter the Dragon, Father of the Bride, Flower Drum Song, The Good Earth, The Joy Luck Club, The Last Emperor, The Vengeance of Fu Manchu, The World of Suzie Wong, and the newly re-discovered 1916 film, The Curse of Quon Gwon, the earliest known feature made by Chinese Americans.
Educational and Institutional editions of the DVD include a study and discussion guide.
LICENSED TO KILL LAUNCHES PROBE INTO HOMOPHOBIA IN TURKEY
The Istanbul International Independent Film Festival presented a special screening of Licensed to Kill to kick off the program, “What? Where? How? When? Why? Who? Homophobic Hate Crimes and Murders.” A panel discussion with activists and professionals discussed the growing number of homophobic hate crimes and murders in Turkey. Among the participants were Lambda Istanbul activist, Dr. Begüm Başdaş, İzlem Aybastı (Psychologist), Bora Bengisun, Fırat Söyle (Lawyer), Özlem Çolak (Psychologist), and moderator Aykut Atasay. The program took place on February 12, 2010.
For more information, please visit http://2010.ifistanbul.com/en
LICENSED TO KILL SELECTED FOR HUNGARIAN SOROS/SUNDANCE EVENT
The OSA Archivum in Budapest, Hungary has selected Licensed to Kill for a retrospective screening series that presents some of the most outstanding documentaries that were supported by the Soros/Sundance Documentary Fund the past fifteen years. The program is slated for March 2010.
For more information, please visit www.osaarchivum.org
“HOLLYWOOD CHINESE” ON FACEBOOK
HOLLYWOOD CHINESE is now on Facebook! Become a Fan and keep informed of screenings, view the photo galleries, join a discussion board, and meet other fans. Check out the HOLLYWOOD CHINESE page and “Become a Fan.”