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Ip Man 2 on Hulu

Ip Man 2 on Hulu

Earlier this year, the martial artist film about Bruce Lee’s early trainer Ip Man was released on Hulu. The legend of the martial arts master continues in his relentless quest for life and steadfast in his martial arts principles. Here’s more about the film:

International superstar Donnie Yen reprises his iconic role as the real-life kung fu Grandmaster Ip Man, widely known as the man who brought Wing Chun to the world with the help of his star pupil, Bruce Lee. Master Ip, a new arrival in British-occupied Hong Kong, wants to open a martial arts academy to teach his unique Wing Chun style. A corrupt group of martial arts masters, led by Master Hung (Sammo Hung) refuses to allow him to teach in peace until he proves himself as a kung fu master. Ip s troubles continues when he is forced to enter a brutal King of the Ring boxing match against Twister, a Western-style boxer who insults the Chinese locals, in a East versus West knock-down, drag-out fight to the finish.

If you missed this on the film festival circuit or movie theater, catch it online. You can also get the DVD here.

Ip Man 2 on Hulu

Win the Ultimate Harold & Kumar Christmas Prize Pack

Win the Ultimate Harold & Kumar Christmas Prize Pack
Join the Harold & Kumar Christmas Photo contest sponsored by channelAPA.com. Share with us your holiday inspired photo and you will be entered a chance to win special Harold & Kumar prize pack, which includes Harold and Kumar Go to Whitecastle Blue-Ray DVD, Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay Blue–Ray DVD, A Very Harold and Kumar 3-D Christmas T-shirt, Official Full-sized Poster signed by the cast, and Wind-up Wafflebot. That’s a lot of stuff.

All you need to do is submit a holiday photo. Bonus points for Harold & Kumar themed ones like giant candy canes, strategically placed bows, santa claus, elf hats, shot guns, wafflebot, mistle-toasted, holiday buddy pix, nutcracker, or even take a picture with a Harold and Kumar movie poster or with the H&K website. Show us you’re the ultimate fan and you might win the ultimate prize pack. Here’s some photos to get the creative juices flowing.


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Photo submissions must be submitted by November 2, 2011 at 11:59 pm PST. Winner will be randomly selected from all eligible entries. Contest is open to all US residents. One entry per person.

A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas TV spot

More about A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas
After years of growing apart, Harold Lee and Kumar Patel have replaced each other with new friends and are preparing for their respective Yuletide celebrations. But when a mysterious package mistakenly arrives at Kumar’s door on Christmas Eve, his attempt to redirect it to Harold’s house ends with the “high grade” contents — and Harold’s father-in-law’s prize Christmas tree — going up in smoke. With his in-laws out of the house for the day, Harold decides to cover his tracks, rather than come clean. Reluctantly embarking on another ill-advised journey with Kumar through New York City, their search for the perfect replacement tree takes them through party heaven — and almost blows Christmas Eve sky high.

The Girl From the Naked Eye

The Girl From the Naked Eye

How far would you go if the only girl you ever loved was murdered? The new film The “Girl From the Naked Eye” follows one man’s love to the ultimate extreme. When a high-class escort is found murdered, her protector Jake (Jason Yee) is crushed. He loved her and now he’ll stop at nothing to find her killer. Leaving a bloody trail in his wake, Jake risks everything to uncover the truth and take his vengeance. THE GIRL FROM THE NAKED EYE takes us through the underground world of sex and drugs where nothing is savory and everything is deadly. Here’s more about the film:

Jake (Jason Yee), an ex-gambler trying to pay off a debt, finds work as a driver for The Naked Eye. The Naked Eye is a private gentleman’s club that fronts for a prostitution ring. Jake tires of chauffeuring around call girls and roughing up deviants that don’t pay. Jake is stuck in this sad existence until he meets Sandy (Samantha Streets), an innocent misguided runaway with nowhere else to go. They form an unlikely bond and give each other the will to strive for a better life. When Sandy is found murdered, Jake searches all night to find out who killed the only person in the world who saw the good in him. Jake must survive the night while deciphering through lies, clues and his own true feelings about Sandy, The Girl from the Naked Eye.

“The Girl from the Naked Eye” is a stylized thriller/ action/ romance that pays homage specifically to Pulp murder novels & Noir films of the 1940s. Jason Yee is this generation’s Eastwood playing the cool but sympathetic Jake in a story that packs mystery, action and romance in every unexpected corner. Samantha Streets fills the screen with beauty and pathos as Sandy, his doomed love. Ron Yuan (Prison Break, CSI:NY, Entourage) provides comic relief as the foul mouthed pimp Simon whom both Jake and Sandy work for. Rounding out the cast are Dominique Swain (Alpha Dog, Lolita), Gary Stretch (The Heavy, Alexander), Sasha Grey (Girlfriend Experience, Entourage) and Wilson Heredia (Rent).

Executive Producer Henry Mu brings together diverse talents of acclaimed Director David Ren (Shanghai Kiss), acclaimed Action Director Ron Yuan (Sundance’s Black Dynamite) and sizzling newcomer Jason Yee as the lead protagonist in this stunning poetic blend of comic book and film noir.

The Girl From the Naked Eye (contains explicit language)

Salad Days Trailer

Salad Days Trailer
Starting to make the film festival round is the film Salad Days. Here’s more about the quirky Asian American movie:

SALAD DAYS is a comedic love triangle told through three interconnected stories.

Caitlin (Emily Yoshida) is in the midst of a quarter-life crisis. She has created “Condor Hero,” a profile to communicate with a secret internet crush. Now she must decide whether or not they should meet in person.

A devastating car wreck forces Alex (Dave Horwitz) to reexamine his lifestyle and salvage his past relationships, including reconciling with a lost love: his ex-girlfriend Caitlin.

Anthony (Anthony Kuan), a misunderstood computer nerd, has the chance to meet the girl of his dreams – a geeky-cute video artist who he pines after on a social networking site. But finding an internet connection in order to contact her proves more difficult than he ever imagined.

SALAD DAYS offers a funny and unique perspective on the identities people create to protect themselves from the frustration and heartbreak of relationships in the real world.

Look for the film to play at a film festival near you including the 2011 San Diego Asian Film Festival.

Salad Days trailer

Restoring the Light

Restoring the Light

China’s rapid economic development has left behind vast rural areas still fighting for basic survival needs. A local doctor’s personal quest to bring transformative healthcare to the remote villages of northwest China reveals an intimate portrait of an unobserved rural community. Restoring the Light explores how the doctor and two disabled families–including an inspired young woman, her brave grandmother and an optimistic young boy–retain hope and resilience in the face of enormous social and economic pressures that threaten to unravel their lives.

Restoring the Light is an hour-long documentary about the spirit of resilience and hope of several rural families in China: A young woman who, despite a debilitating bone infection, manages to pursue her dream to attend university and become an artist. Her grandmother, who has lived in a cave dwelling for over sixty years and who still toils in the field even though she has lost her vision to cataracts. A young boy who wants to become a truck driver and maintains optimism in spite of his blindness. And a doctor who gives up his home in order to run a mobile clinic for the underserved.

The film reveals the human stories behind China’s urban-centric economic boom and explores what happens to the millions who are left behind and must struggle for basic survival and inadequate access to healthcare and education. In today’s media, we watch many stories about China’s rise but seldom do we see the struggles of the countryside represented in compassionate detail. This film is more than just a portrait of rural China; it is an exploration of how people maintain hope and resilience while facing tremendous forces of social and economic change.

Restoring the Light trailer

Restoring the Light Preview

2011 Boston Asian American Film Festival (BAAFF)

2011 Boston Asian American Film Festival (BAAFF)

The 2011 Boston Asian American Film Festival (BAAFF) will return to Beantown next month from November 10 -13, 2011. Kicking things off is the Opening Night Film “Almost Perfect” featuring Kelly Hu and Edison Chen. Other films of note include One Big Hapa Family , Touch, and Bang Bang. There’s also plenty of short film programs like the “Art of Love” program featuring The Potential Wives of Norman Mao and Angel Island Profile: Tyrus Wong and the “Passion & Courage” program mfeaturing My Name is Seven and Top Spin. Closing out 2011 BAAFF weekend of film is the soon to be released Knots starring Kimberly-Rose Wolter and Sung Kang.

For more details and ticket info, go here.

2011 Boston Asian American Film Festival (BAAFF)