While there were a lot of really fascinating documentaries shown at this year’s Hot Docs World Documentary Festival in Toronto this past week, one of the more stand out ones was “The House of Suh”. Directed by Iris Shim, the documentary shows the rise and demise of a Korean-American family that was so intriguing, it was made into a TV film called, “Bad To the Bone” in 1997 starring Kristy Swanson and Jeremy London.
I was able to sit down with Iris on the last day of the festival on Mother’s Day where we chatted over coffee about her film, identity and the state of the Asian American film industry in general. The podcast focuses just on the House of Suh but I’m thinking of releasing other parts of the conversation in my next podcast since we spoke for over an hour.
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If you like what you hear, please show your support by supporting the artists and buy their CDs and DVDs using the links provided on this site. Most will soon be available on iTunes, so please support them there as well!
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As promised here is the first of 3 new episodes to make up for my getting busy/ coming down with pneumonia.
It was a slight challenge getting a hold of Director Lixin Fan. After all, his prestigious award-winning documentary film LAST TRAIN HOME had him being invited to festivals left, right and center. Not bad for a Canadian film and a debut feature for this young director from China.
The podcast is of course the edited, film focused version, but I’ll make the entire Skype interview (a full 30+ mins.) available should people be interested. We went more into depth about the Zhang family as well as freedom of expression and censorship while working within China. And then we also talked about food and his thoughts upon landing in Toronto (Scarborough) when he first came.
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Hello All! Hope Everyone out there is enjoying their May so far!
This week’s episode, new music from W & Whale, Sandee Chan and Chae Yeon plus an interview with Mads Brugger the director of The Red Chapel. And you wrote and I answered your letters and comments.
It’s a long one so please listen and enjoy.
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While I don’t know how the name of International Secret Agents came to be, I do know the powers of Wong Fu Productions and Far East Movement came together to bring Asian American artists to the mainstream. And mainstream, indeed, with teeny boppers crowding the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco on Friday night. Aside from the unfitting formality of the Palace and teeny boppers with their flashing digital cameras and cell phones, the event was quite the hype. Read the rest of this entry »
“I learned English by listening to slang,” Se7en announces over a lunch of upscale pizza and soda. “I learned the curse words first from the stage hands and then later on I learned what they meant.” Read the rest of this entry »
BIG NEWS! … I’m now syndicated with Soompi Radio Club!
You can now listen and chat along with other listeners over at the IRC @ Rizon Network channel #soompi.radio. I’ll update this post once I know the timeslot.
In this episode, the latest from Gackt, T and a ‘Then and Now” set featuring Jewelry.
I hope you all out there are enjoying your summer and I also hope it’s not as wet as mine is. We’ve broken a record with the amount of rain that has dropped in Toronto which means I cherish each good day of sunshine and heat that we get.
This episode brings you a Q and A interview with kung-fu cinema legend, Gordon Liu. He was last seen as one of the Crazy 88 and Pai Mei in Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill.
Plus I play some requests and new music I found.
As always, if you have any questions, comments, feedback, requests or suggestions, either leave a comment at Popcast88.com or send an email to christine [at] popcast88.com. I love hearing from you!
Also, if you enjoy any of the music I’ve played, Ii ask that you please go and support the artists by buying their CDs from the links provided. Read the rest of this entry »
A podcast featuring interviews, news, games and the best in J-pop, K-pop and other Asian pop music today. Just like radio, only not! Hosted by Toronto’s Christine Miguel
I hope you all out there are enjoying your summer and I also hope it’s not as wet as mine is. We’ve broken a record with the amount of rain that has dropped in Toronto which means I cherish each good day of sunshine and heat that we get.
