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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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Film Archive
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![‘It’s the economy!’ seemed to serve as the brief excuse to, well, any Sundance lounge or party appearing to come up short. Regardless of the current financial environment, L.A., New […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/corn-scramble-115x115.jpg "The best and worst of the Sundance lounges")
The best and worst of the Sundance lounges
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on January 27, 2009 | No Comments‘It’s the economy!’ seemed to serve as the brief excuse to, well, any Sundance lounge or party appearing to come up short. Regardless of the current financial environment, L.A., New […] -
![The 2008 Pusan International Film Festival revisited two of Kim Ki-young’s films as part of its “Archeology of Korean Cinema” retrospective. One of these was Kim’s undoubtedly most famous work, […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/housemaid-115x115.jpg "Kim Ki-young’s “The Housemaid” ( 하녀 ) – 2008 Pusan International Film Festival Review")
Kim Ki-young’s “The Housemaid” ( 하녀 ) – 2008 Pusan International Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on January 22, 2009 | No CommentsThe 2008 Pusan International Film Festival revisited two of Kim Ki-young’s films as part of its “Archeology of Korean Cinema” retrospective. One of these was Kim’s undoubtedly most famous work, […] -
Jia Zhang-ke’s “24 City” – 2008 New York Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on December 15, 2008 | No Comments“24 City” cements Jia’s status as perhaps the most vital chronicler of present-day China, and the changes wrought by the country’s rapid upward mobility. -
Arnaud Desplechin’s “A Christmas Tale” – 2008 New York Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on November 17, 2008 | No CommentsThe holiday family reunion from hell has been the subject of many forgettable films that appear during the Christmas season. Not so with "A Christmas Tale." -
![Claire Denis’ gorgeous new film, “35 Shots of Rum,” is as essentially plot-less as her previous feature, the globe-trotting philosophical treatise “L’Intrus (The Intruder).” Screened at the Pusan International Film […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/35-Shots-of-Rum-115x115.jpg "Claire Denis’ “35 Shots of Rum” – 2008 Pusan International Film Festival Review")
Claire Denis’ “35 Shots of Rum” – 2008 Pusan International Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on October 24, 2008 | No CommentsClaire Denis’ gorgeous new film, “35 Shots of Rum,” is as essentially plot-less as her previous feature, the globe-trotting philosophical treatise “L’Intrus (The Intruder).” Screened at the Pusan International Film […] -
![For a jaded filmgoer and film festivalgoer like me, surprises can often be few and far between. Whether it is the latest Hollywood super-spectacle or the most obscure, experimental art […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/land-of-scarecrows-115x115.jpg "Roh Gyeong-tae’s “Land of Scarecrows” – 2008 Pusan International Film Festival Review")
Roh Gyeong-tae’s “Land of Scarecrows” – 2008 Pusan International Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on October 12, 2008 | No CommentsFor a jaded filmgoer and film festivalgoer like me, surprises can often be few and far between. Whether it is the latest Hollywood super-spectacle or the most obscure, experimental art […] -
Happy Birthday, Asian American Arts Alliance
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 1, 2008 | No CommentsThe Asian American Arts Alliance honored costume designer Willa Kim, music executive Eric Wong and actor Kal Penn at its 25th Anniversary Gala. -
Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s “Tokyo Sonata” – 2008 NYFF Review
Christopher BournePosted on September 29, 2008 | No Comments"Tokyo Sonata" is Kurosawa's best in quite a few years, a truly frightening work that achieves its effects without resorting to tired genre mechanics. -
Steve McQueen’s “Hunger” – 2008 New York Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on September 21, 2008 | No CommentsMcQueen's impressive feature debut is not your normal biopic – and that’s a very good thing. His experimental, non-narrative film examines the final days of IRA activist and political prisoner Bobby Sands. -
A Naomi Kawase interview: “The Mourning Forest”
Christopher BournePosted on August 19, 2008 | No CommentsMeniscus Magazine interviews Naomi Kawase about her film "The Mourning Forest," which opened the Japan Cuts Festival of New Japanese Film in New York.