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Insider / Outsider: An Interview with Wayne Wang.
The director Wayne Wang, in his own words, is an “insider/outsider” — responsible for Hollywood hits such as Maid in Manhattan (2002), critically-acclaimed independent films Smoke and Blue in the Face (both 1995 collaborations with Paul Auster), and pioneering Asian American films such as Chan Is Missing (1982) and Dim Sum: A Little Bit of [...]
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The Saga of Wayne Wang.
I don’t know who wrote the introductory press release for director Wayne Wang, but I really like this sentence:
“Wang’s career has been a saga encompassing the American filmmaking experience: immigrant beginnings, rapid education and acculturation, immersion in ethnic politics, pioneering of the low-budget DIY ethic, Hollywood success and now a renewed return to roots.”
That sounds [...]
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Cool Stupid.
Me [right after watching Wanted]: It was stupid.
My friend Laurel: Yeah, but it was cool stupid.
Some of my friends think I’m something of a movie snob, and honestly, I’m not, but people still think my first reaction to the summer movie season is usually running for cover. On the contrary: I happily succumb to its [...]