For those of you who missed it New York, here's your second chance to check Arthur Dong's Hollywood Chinese, a documentary on the Chinese in American feature films. It returns for an encore engagement in Manhattan this Friday, May 30 at the ImaginAsian Theater. Come see a fascinating portrait of how the Chinese have been imagined in movies, for better or for worse.
The film will also been opening theatrically this Friday in Southern California, playing at Laemmele's Music Hall in Los Angeles and the Laemmle One Colorado in Pasadena. You've seen Indiana Jones and Crazy Alien Story. Now go see this. Here are the details:
The ImaginAsian Theater
239 East 59th St., New York City
Screens Daily, 3pm & 7pm. 212/371-6682
Laemmle's Music Hall
9036 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills
Daily: (Sat/Sun 12:40, 3:00) 5:20, 7:40, 9:55
Laemmle's One Colorado
42 Miller Alley, Old Town Pasadena
Daily: 1:00, 3:10, 5:25, 7:40, 10:00
Director Arthur Dong is scheduled to attend select Southern California screenings this weekend. Check out the film, and meet the award-winning filmmaker behind such films as Forbidden City, U.S.A. and Licensed to Kill. Go to the Hollywood Chinese website for screening/appearance details.