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MLB: Dodgers 4, Red Sox 1 (July 19, 2024) – Freeman’s grand slam lifts L.A.
26 October 2024 9:10 PM | No CommentsPerhaps in a sign of things to come before his World Series Game 1 heroics, Freddie Freeman hit a grand slam in the eighth inning.
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Paris 2024: Tennis – Djokovic vs. Nadal, le denouement?
30 September 2024 9:31 AM | No CommentsTo win his elusive Olympic gold medal, Novak Djokovic had to get past an intriguing encounter that only happened due to some luck.
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Photos: Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawai’i 2024
31 August 2024 5:38 AM | No CommentsHeld at Honolulu's Ala Moana Beach every Memorial Day Weekend, 2024 marked the 25th anniversary of the Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawai'i ceremony.
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“Ashibina” – 2024 PBA 18th Annual Taiko Festival
30 August 2024 4:33 AM | No CommentsSong: “Ashibina” Composed by Shuken Maekawa Performers: Mari Miyasato, Miyaka Nishihira & Rev. Blayne Nakasone Sakata Event: The Pacific Buddhist Academy’s 18th Annual Taiko Festival, Moanalua High School Performing Arts […]
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“Count on Me” – 2024 PBA 18th Annual Taiko Festival
28 August 2024 10:02 AM | No CommentsSong: “Count on Me” Composed by Bruno Mars, Phillip Lawrence and Ari Levine Performers: Addi Hernandez & Mone Sugimoto Event: The Pacific Buddhist Academy’s 18th Annual Taiko Festival, Moanalua High […]
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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. -
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 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’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.