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Kal Penn to teach at Penn

Posted onMarch 26, 2007Leave a comment

Would you take a class from this guy? Kal Penn in Epic Movie. Actor Kal Penn, Kumar of Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, is going to teach two classes at the University of Read More …

CategoriesHollywood, Hyphen, Media

‘Flower Drum Song’ still sings

Posted onMarch 18, 2007Leave a comment

Released in 1961, Flower Drum Song was a revolutionary movie for its time and would be unheard of if it were attempted today–a big-studio musical with a largely Asian American cast.

CategoriesHollywood, Hyphen, Media

Scooby-Doo creator Iwao Takamoto dies

Posted onJanuary 9, 2007Leave a comment

Iwao Takamoto, who learned about illustration in a Japanese internment camp, died Monday at 81. He was best known for creating Scooby-Doo, an animation staple for generations.

CategoriesHollywood, Hyphen, Media

Rise of Kal Penn, no lawyers needed

Posted onDecember 1, 2006Leave a comment

Kal Penn gets a starring gig in National Lampoon’s Van Wilder: The Rise Taj, which opens today, and he didn’t have to sue to get the role.

CategoriesHollywood, Hyphen, Media

Takei joining cast of Heroes

Posted onNovember 20, 2006Leave a comment

George Takei, aka Sulu from Star Trek, is going to play Hiro Nakamura’s father in Heroes. Takei’s character is big honcho who shows up in America with his bodyguard to try and kidnap his son Read More …

CategoriesHollywood, Hyphen, Media, Star Trek

Asian women, black men TV rerun

Posted onSeptember 21, 20063 Comments

Neela Rasgotra (Parminder Nagra) married Michael Gallant (Sharif Atkins) on ER. I don’t know if this writer got the idea for her article by reading Hyphen’s blog and my posting here, but I touched upon Read More …

CategoriesHollywood, Hyphen, Media

Family making Bruce Lee movie

Posted onJuly 25, 2006Leave a comment

Bruce Lee’s family is producing a movie about the martial arts icon based on a biography his brother has written.

CategoriesHollywood, Media

No teriyaki in Lin’s ‘Fast and the Furious’

Posted onJune 8, 2006Leave a comment

Interesting back story on how director Justin Lin got to do The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift the way he wanted, via Hyphen editor Brian Lam, via Jeff Yang’s Asian Pop column.

CategoriesHollywood, Hyphen, Media

No straight answers in ‘Slanted Screen’

Posted onMay 24, 2006Leave a comment

It’s a tired subject for some people and I’ve been accused of obssessing over it: stereotypes of Asian American men. But someone has made yet another documentary on the issue. The Slanted Screen is playiing Read More …

CategoriesHollywood, Hyphen, Media

George Takei’s trek

Posted onApril 27, 2006Leave a comment

Star Trek’s George Takei has been making the rounds, appearing on Howard Stern’s new radio show and speaking up for gay and lesbian rights around the country since coming out publicly last year.

CategoriesHollywood, Hyphen, Star Trek

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