Would you take a class from this guy? Kal Penn in Epic Movie.
Actor Kal Penn, Kumar of Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, is going to teach two classes at the University of Pennsylvania next year. Read more…
Released in 1961, Flower Drum Song was a revolutionary movie for its time and would be unheard of if it were attempted today–a big-studio musical with a largely Asian American cast. Read more…
Iwao Takamoto, who learned about illustration in a Japanese internment camp, died Monday at 81. He was best known for creating Scooby-Doo, an animation staple for generations. Read more…
Kal Penn gets a starring gig in National Lampoon’s Van Wilder: The Rise Taj, which opens today, and he didn’t have to sue to get the role. Read more…
George Takei, aka Sulu from Star Trek, is going to play Hiro Nakamura’s father in Heroes.
Takei’s character is big honcho who shows up in America with his bodyguard to try and kidnap his son and take him back to Japan, said Masi Oka, who plays Hiro, in TV Guide.
“I just hope I get to say, ‘Dad! Sulu is my hero, not you!’ The sci-fi fans would love it!” Oka said.
It’s a natural fit for Takei, a legendary sci-fi icon, to join the hottest science fiction show on TV.
This posting is also on Hyphen magazine’s blog.
Neela Rasgotra (Parminder Nagra) married Michael Gallant (Sharif Atkins) on ER.
I don’t know if this writer got the idea for her article by reading Hyphen’s blog and my posting here, but I touched upon Asian woman-black man TV couplings last year. She’s done some research and makes some interesting points. Read more…
Interesting back story on how director Justin Lin got to do The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift the way he wanted, via Hyphen editor Brian Lam, via Jeff Yang’s Asian Pop column. Read more…
It’s a tired subject for some people and I’ve been accused of obssessing over it: stereotypes of Asian American men. But someone has made yet another documentary on the issue. The Slanted Screen is playiing at the Roxie Theater in San Francisco this week, and I saw it last night. Read more…
Star Trek’s George Takei has been making the rounds, appearing on Howard Stern’s new radio show and speaking up for gay and lesbian rights around the country since coming out publicly last year. Read more…
