We’re starting off March with a new weekly series! On every Happy Friday, we’re giving you a dose of our top 5 weekly buzz on all things ACV and pop culture.
ANG LEE WINS OSCAR FOR LIFE OF PI
1. AAIFF Alum Ang Lee gave his 3rd Oscar acceptance speech on Sunday, February 24th at the 85th Oscar Academy Awards. He won Best Director for LIFE OF PI and gave thanks to his production team, cast, wife and Taiwan. We at Asian CineVision would like to congratulate him and his team for taking 4 honors out of the 11 nominations!
Photo: Reuters
Check out him out with a celebratory meal:
Source: Reddit & Instagram
#THROWBACK:
Ang Lee at AAIFF’94. (Photo: Corky Lee)
21 AND OVER
2. Now, who doesn’t remember their 21st birthday party? Well, unless you’re Jeff Chang played by Justin Chon in the new comedy, 21 AND OVER. The film is written and directed by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, the same duo who birthed THE HANGOVER. The film opens this weekend and we can guarantee that you will laugh and maybe even squeal. Stay tuned for CineVue’s exclusive interview with the cast next week!
They’ve been instagramed :
L-R- Skylar Astin, Justin Chon, Miles Teller – leading men of 21 and Over | Courtesy of CineVue Managing Editor: Judy Lei
KRISTINA WONG x JOY DUNK CLUB
3. The hilarious Kristina Wong joined this week’s episode of The Joy Dunk Club to share her deep, deep love for Jeremy Lin. Reporting live from her “throne”, she became JDC’s first “pop” up guest (our Keith Chow is so witty!). Check out the episode here filled with laughter and even tears.
EPISODE 07 – “LINGASM”
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYWsWM4ott0[/youtube]CINEVUE x YOUR DAY IS MY NIGHT
4. YOUR DAY IS MY NIGHT opened to a sold-out screening at the Museum of Modern Art on Sunday, February 24th. Staged in central Chinatown, the film is a hybrid documentary that recreates the shift-bed experience. With autobiographical monologues, observational footage, and performance pieces, it tells a series of stories from different generations of Chinese immigrants, about the historical violence afflicting their homeland, the hardship of surviving in the new world, the anxiety about being undocumented, the becoming of a de facto family in the second hometown and the muffled desire to break out.
Production Still from “Your Day is My Night”. Sheut Hing Lee and Veraalba Santa in front of Ai Wei Wei’s Zodiac sculptures.
Read CineVue’s exclusive interview here with the film’s filmmakers Lynne Sachs and Sean Hanley to get a deeper insight on the project.
SUN AND THE ART OF DATING SEASON 1 FINALE
5. CineVue’s co-presentation of SUN AND THE ART OF DATING Season 1 ended this week with Episode 07 – “Just You and I”.
Does Sun finally get the girl or is love still too far out of reach? Catch it on CineVue!
Bonus Buzz:
Although we kind of think the Baauer’s Harlem Shake covers are beginning to lose its viral steam, we thought our friends at DramaFever gave us an entertaining rendition.
Watch it for yourself: DramaFever x Psy x Lee Min Ho – Harlem Shake