"Hollywood Chinese" brings together a captivating portrait of filmmakers and iconic images for a high-spirited look at the ways the Chinese have been imagined in the movies, from silent classics to contemporary blockbusters. This two-DVD set boasts an-all star cast that features Ang Lee, Justin Lin, Nancy, Kwan, Wayne Wang, Joan Chen, Amy Tan, and others. Over 3.5 hours of bonus material including the 1916 film, "The Curse of Quon Gwon," the first film produced and directed by Chinese Americans. Winner, Taipei Golden Horse Award for Best Documentary. NOTE: This product is sold and licensed for private and personal home use only; inquiries for educational and institutional usage should be directed to DeepFocus Productions, Inc. (www.deepfocusproductions.com)
L**N
A Subject that is Finally Being Addressed!
With Arthur Dong's books and documentaries, the lives of Chinese performers are being revealed. At the Forbidden City and other "Chinese-Themed" nightclubs of the time there were also Japanese performers, who pretended they were Chinese because of the anti-Japanese feelings during world war II ("Jack Suzuki" became "Jack Soo.") Other than Anna May Wong, few Asians were working in films - the subject of this excellent documentary. Hearing Nancy Kwan talk about her eventual career is fascinating.She tells the story with heart and humor. Hopefully, one day a TV series like "Boardwalk Empire" might be produced that can combine history,drama and song-and-dance and give focus to our Asian American population. Highly recommended!
T**C
Hollywood Chinese - a documenary & a work in progress
First disk was interesting and managed to keep my attention using comments from contemporary actors & directors.I noted that Anna May Wong only got a short mentioned in this documentary probably because her life story hadbeen already pretty well covered by other documentaries.The bonus disk features were not as well organized as it should have been. It looked mostly like left over referencematerial used in putting together the first disk.The discovery and partial restoration of the early Chinese-American made silent movielooked like a "work in progress."
G**L
HAD to buy it.
A movie-history buff, I'd seen it in a theatre and wanted to see it again. I "HAD" to buy it because it wasn't being live-streamed, nor did any library have it.
C**R
A.B.C. education
Must see for Every American Born Chinese
M**X
A great documentary about subject matter that doesn't get much (well
A great documentary about subject matter that doesn't get much (well, any) attention. Arthur Dong has done a great job placing real Chinese American history in the public record.
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