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May Kamaka wins the Miss Chinatown Hawaii 2026 Pageant
09 October 2025 12:52 PM | No CommentsKamaka will now represent the neighborhood at the Miss Hawaii state pageant.
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M+ host of Guo Pei’s first major fashion exhibition in East Asia
07 October 2025 6:25 AM | No CommentsThe haute couture designer celebrated her first major solo fashion exhibition, continuing to build on the fame of her yellow gown worn by Rihanna at the 2015 Met Gala.
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Photos: G-STAR “Anatomic Denim” F/W 2025 collection & Denim Gorilla
05 October 2025 12:38 AM | No CommentsFor its "Anatomic Denim" collection, G-STAR came up with three products: a visual campaign, three denim product lines, and an art gorilla sculpture.
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MLB: Dodgers 7, Reds 0 (Aug. 25, 2025) – Shohei tutors Teoscar?
03 October 2025 1:20 AM | No CommentsBased on the video and photos...was Shohei giving Teoscar some pointers on how to play right field?
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MLB: Dodgers 7, Reds 0 (Aug. 25, 2025) – V of BTS throws opening pitch
01 October 2025 11:56 AM | No CommentsOne can be forgiven for wondering why the atmosphere at Dodger Stadium resembled a BTS concert instead of a home game against the Cincinnati Reds.
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Hong Kong Archive
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Review: Herman Yau’s “Whispers and Moans”
Christopher BournePosted on September 2, 2011 | No CommentsDespite its title, Herman Yau’s "Whispers and Moans" is an un-romanticized depiction of the lives of several prostitutes who work out of a hostess club. -
![Just before the screening of “The Blade” at the New York Asian Film Festival, “Yakuza Weapon” actor Arata Yamanaka ducked into the theater – where Korean directors Ryoo Seung-Wan and […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/tsui-hark-detective-dee-115x115.jpg "Tsui Hark receives Lifetime Achievement Award at 2011 New York Asian Film Festival")
Tsui Hark receives Lifetime Achievement Award at 2011 New York Asian Film Festival
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 13, 2011 | No CommentsJust before the screening of “The Blade” at the New York Asian Film Festival, “Yakuza Weapon” actor Arata Yamanaka ducked into the theater – where Korean directors Ryoo Seung-Wan and […] -
“The Blade” (刀) – 2011 New York Asian Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on June 18, 2011 | No CommentsIn "The Blade," Tsui Hark recasts the wu xia film as a psychedelically fractured, cubist extravaganza. -
Review: Patrick Tam’s “After This Our Exile”
Christopher BournePosted on February 11, 2011 | No Comments"After This Our Exile" is an epic melodrama that never tips over into bathos, thanks largely to Aaron Kwok’s tough performance. -
![The 15th edition of the Pusan (now Busan) International Film Festival, the largest film festival in Asia, was a transitional year in many senses. First, Kim Dong-ho, the long-time founder […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/13-assassins-115x115.jpg "The best films of the 2010 Pusan International Film Festival")
The best films of the 2010 Pusan International Film Festival
Christopher BournePosted on August 31, 2010 | No CommentsThe 15th edition of the Pusan (now Busan) International Film Festival, the largest film festival in Asia, was a transitional year in many senses. First, Kim Dong-ho, the long-time founder […] -
Soi Cheang’s “Accident” – Film Comment Selects 2010 Review
Christopher BournePosted on April 25, 2010 | No Comments“Accident” remains remarkably consistent thematically with Soi Cheang's other films, expressing an overwhelming sense of fatalism. -
“Written By” (再生號) – 2009 NY Asian Film Festival Review
Wade-Hahn ChanPosted on December 22, 2009 | No CommentsMapping out how people endure grieving can be a difficult task. That’s precisely what Wai Ka-fai attempts with the marvelously affecting “Written By.” -
“Magazine Gap Road” – 2009 NY Asian Film Festival Review
Wade-Hahn ChanPosted on December 3, 2009 | No Comments"Magazine Gap Road" is one of the boldest Hong Kong-based films released by a first-time director (Nicholas Chin) in years. -
![Johnnie To, best known in the West for such gangster sagas as the “Election” films and “Exiled,” opts for a delightful change of pace in the comic caper “Sparrow,” a […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/sparrow-115x115.jpg "Johnnie To’s “Sparrow” – 2008 NYAFF Review")
Johnnie To’s “Sparrow” – 2008 NYAFF Review
Christopher BournePosted on June 13, 2008 | No CommentsJohnnie To, best known in the West for such gangster sagas as the “Election” films and “Exiled,” opts for a delightful change of pace in the comic caper “Sparrow,” a […] -
Soi Cheang’s “Dog Bite Dog” – 2007 NYAFF Review
Christopher BournePosted on June 22, 2007 | No CommentsSoi Cheang’s searing film is beyond grim. It paints a hellish, Hobbesian world where violence, brutality, and selfishness comprise the coin of the realm.