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Amazon Celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month May 14, 2021 Throughout the month of May, Amazon is featuring curated collections of movies, series, music, books, and audiobooks from AAPI creators, actors, artists, producers, writers, and filmmakers to honor the Asian American and Pacific Islander Community. Throughout the month of May, Prime Video is featuring a dedicated landing page with a curated selection of titles to honor the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. The co...

11 Films That Highlight and Reflect Asian American Experiences Twitter 0 comments It’s that time of the year again: Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. There are often lists of Asian American content for readers to watch with the same films on them, such as the iconic Joy Luck Club, the Filipino American centric The Debut, coming-of-age drama Saving Face . These films do highlight Asian American cultures, including our struggles against stereotypes and “Model Minority...

Saving Face 2005, Rated R, 91 min. Directed by Alice Wu. Starring Joan Chen, Michelle Krusiec, Lynn Chen, Jessica Hecht, Ato Essandoh, David Shih and Brian Yang. Movie Night: Catch Alice Wus feature film debut and queer classic Saving Face, a romantic comedy following Chinese American surgeon Dr. Wilhelmina Pang and her experience coming out to her family. Free beer from Oddwood Brewing, and attendees will receive a 10% discount for The Little Gay Shop. Read a full review of

In honor of Mother’s Day (and moms everywhere) we found the absolute best movies about moms of all time. Snuggle up with Mom and press play!

Austins drag mamas Bulimianne Rhapsody and Louisianna Purchase host Poo Poo Platters "Mother" show Sunday (Photo by JXN Art / Courtesy of Bulimianne) Today, Thursday, May 6, marks the 14 month anniversary since Austin officials first declared a local state of disaster for the COVID-19 crisis. For many, these last 426 days have taken much – lives, jobs, businesses, security, mental health – and the pandemic is still a part of our lives (and most likely will be for some time)...

Eco-Friendly Grooming Eco-Friendly Grooming Shares The AskMen editorial team thoroughly researches & reviews the best gear, services and staples for life. AskMen may get paid if you click a link in this article and buy a product or service. Product photos from retailer site. April is Earth Month, and that means all the brands we know and love tell us about what they are doing to save the planet. The thing is, the planet needs all the help it can get — certainly a lot more than a day (or two,...

30 Things We Learned from Alice Wus The Half of It Commentary “Its sort of my favorite kind of ending for a film.” Netflix what kind of sorcery is this?! There’s no denying that commentary tracks from a film’s talent pool are an increasingly uncommon extra on new release movies, but they’re still out there if you keep your eyes open. Case in point? Netflix’s short-lived Watching With podcast brings filmmakers on to record commentaries for their streaming films — I say short-lived ...

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15 Films You Need to Watch, Directed by Women of Color Photo: Kevork Djansezian / Stringer (Getty Images) When it comes to leading positions in the world of film and television, women have been overlooked. In 2019, women accounted for only 15.1% of directors in mainstream film and television—just over 1% higher than in 2018. Since the Time’s Up movement brought issues of sexual harassment and mistreatment of women in the workplace to light, new initiatives have emerged in the film industry,...

Asad Faruqis documentary Call Center Blues nominated for Oscars 2021 Web Desk|February 20, 2021 Documentary maker & cinematographer Asad Faruqi’s Call Center Blues bags nominations in Oscars Cinematographer Asad Faruqi’s documentary Call Center Blues nominated for Oscars 2021 Pakistani cinematographer and documentary maker Asad Faruqi has made his country proud as his short documentary Call Center Blues has been nominated for Oscars 2021. Earlier, Faruqi won an Emmy Awa...