2007 Miss New York Chinese Pageant, 2007 Tribeca and New York Asian Film Festivals

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In this issue (#20):

ARTS
2007 Miss New York Chinese Pageant


The top 3: Stacy Wang, Allison Chen, Louise Lau photos by Bibs Teh

Aug. 14, 2007:
Miss New York Chinese Pageant winners celebrate in style: Stacy Wang, who won the pageant and the title of Miss Popularity, will represent New York at Miss Chinese International 2008.

July 20, 2007:
Meniscus' resident film reviewer turned into a pageant photographer for one evening in Flushing Chinatown, where the top 5 finalists for the Miss Talent title were named in the lead-up to the Aug. 5 pageant. by Christopher Bourne
Talent Competition Videos: Part I (46 mins.) | Part II (30 mins.)

FILM
June 22-July 15, 2007:
2007 New York Asian Film Festival
reviews by Christopher Bourne

"City of Violence": If Ryu Seung-wan’s previous film “Crying Fist” was his orchestral piece, then “City of Violence’ is his garage band record: fast, loud, and somewhat ragged, but containing very entertaining and catchy riffs.

"Dog Bite Dog": Starring Edison Chen and Sam Lee, “Dog Bite Dog” paints a hellish, Hobbesian world where violence, brutality, and selfishness comprise the coin of the realm.

"Getting Home": Mainland Chinese comedian Zhao Benshan’s beautiful comic performance grounds the film as he – and we – travel through the Chinese countryside, encountering all manner of humanity and witnessing the changes to the landscape.

"I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK": While the film is not quite at the level of Park Chan-wook's previous films, it beautifully reflects the unhinged nature of the inhabitants of the mental asylum where practically the entire film is set.

"The Show Must Go On": Han Jae-rim’s new film is a wry and ultimately poignant take on the gangster-film genre.

FASHION
June 8, 2007:
FORM Pre-Spring 2008 Collection: A fashion show set atop the Rockefeller Center revealed some rather interesting frocks. by Yuan-Kwan Chan

FILM
2007 Tribeca Film Festival
Tons of films lurking beyond the calm confines of Tribeca. Celebrities. $25 ticket prices. Must be that time of year again for the biggest film festival in NYC. complete coverage by Yuan-Kwan Chan

Reviews:

"West 32nd": Director Michael Kang delivers an unflinching narrative that draws from Korean gangster films and is rife with tension from start to finish.

Articles:

"The Air I Breathe" premiere: Check out our photo gallery of some of the film's stars, including Sarah Michelle Gellar and Brendan Fraser, on the red carpet.

"Waiting for Godot...Guffman...Gumby?!": Celebrities and filmmakers are usually the ones who make the red carpet rounds at movie premieres. That was not the case at the "Gumby: The Movie" premiere.

She's still Buffy to us

Sarah Michelle Gellar at the world premiere of "The Air I Breathe" at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival.
photo by Yuan-Kwan Chan

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