(04/10/08) Joe Dante film festival at the Beverly Cinema features seldom-seen Corman classics! - Director Joe Dante is presenting an incredible film series entitled "Dante's Inferno" at the New Beverly Cinema in Hollywood from now through April 22. Here's Joe talking us through the program:I'm hosting a series of screenings at the recently renovated NEW BEVERLY CINEMA in Hollywood from April 9 thru 22. (I'm not there every night tho.) The first screening each...

(02/13/08) Pak launches AsianAmericanComics.com - Filmmaker turned comic book writer Greg Pak has a new side project -- AsianAmericanComics.com, bringing you the latest news about Asian American comic books, comic book characters, and comic book creators. Click here to view the site and click here to sign up for the newsletter....

(02/07/08) Pak interviews Ann Marie Fleming about the "Long Tack Sam" graphic novel - The latest "Pak Talks Comics" column has hit BrokenFrontier.com. This week's installment features Reader Q&A and an interview with Ann Marie Fleming, a filmmaker who recently turned her award-winning documentary, "The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam," into a graphic novel. Here's an excerpt:GP: How did working in comics allow you to tell the story differently than working in film?...

(07/19/07) Asian American comic book creators hit New York for film festival panel - This Saturday in New York City, the Asian American International Film Festival presents a panel of Asian American comic book creators, including industry legend Larry Hama and "World War Hulk" writer Greg Pak. The event is open to the public. Tickets can be purchased online at https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/165. SECRET IDENTITY: ASIAN AMERICANS IN COMICS Saturday, July 21, 2:30 pm The Asia...

(12/22/06) Help "My Life Disoriented" become a series! Watch the pilot Dec. 26 and email your PBS affiliate today! - Asian American filmmaker Eric Byler has made a television pilot called "My Life Disoriented" that airs on December 26th on PBS stations around the country. Please, please, please, watch the pilot! And tell your friends and family to watch it. Apparently, if enough people watch the show, it has a chance of being greenlit as the first Asian American television...

(09/22/06) Georgia Lee on "Red Doors" -- opening today in San Francisco and Los Angeles! - Georgia Lee's debut feature film "Red Doors" opens today in San Francisco and Los Angeles after a blow out first weekend in New York City. Read on for an interview with Lee in which she discusses the film, the parties, and how it feels when an elderly, non-Chinese man tells her, "I am Ed Wong." Greg Pak: What’s the film...

(08/09/06) Buy the camera used to shoot "Robot Stories"! - The auction has closed....

(08/04/06) NaRhee Ahn on "Purity" - If you're a reader of AsianAmericanFilm.com, you already know Korean American filmmaker NaRhee Ahn's face -- that's her with the viewfinder in the upper left hand corner of every page on the site! And now she's a feature filmmaker. Ahn's new film, "Purity," screens today at the AAIFF screenings at Stony Brook University. Read on to read Greg Pak's interview...

(07/01/06) Pakbuzz.com gives away "Robot Stories" DVDs and books - The latest from Pakbuzz.com:Sign up for the Pakbuzz Newsletter now and you’ll have a chance to win a “Robot Stories” DVD or a “Robot Stories” screenplay book. Six names will be chosen at random from the list at the end of July -- three copies of the DVD and three copies of the book will be given away. All prizes...

(06/24/06) Producer Karin Chien on "The Motel" - opening June 28 at the Film Forum in NYC - "The Motel" posterKarin Chien produced Greg Pak's films "Robot Stories" (with Kim Ima) and "Super Power Blues." Her latest two films, Michael Kang's "The Motel" and Chris Chan Lee's "Undoing," hit theaters this week. Read on for Pak's interview with Chien about "The Motel" theatrical release, what a producer does, and just why the heck she's worked with so many...

(06/19/06) Michael Kang on "The Motel," opening June 28 in NYC - Michael Kang's feature film "The Motel" opens theatrically at the Film Forum in Manhattan on June 28. Read on for an in depth interview with Greg Pak in which Kang reveals how he worked with his child actors, what challenges he faced in making the film, and where to find his favorite motels. "The Motel" posterGP: Give us the quick...

(06/19/06) June 30 deadline for Fox Diversity Development program - Thanks to Visual Communications for the heads up about the June 30 deadline for the Fox Diversity Development program. From the official announcement:The Fox Entertainment Group (hereinafter "Fox") announces a new chapter in its campaign to identify and support promising writers from diverse backgrounds. Since 2001, Fox has accepted submission of TV "spec" scripts towards the selection of aspiring writers...

(06/19/06) Registration deadline for ACV V-Clip competition extended to June 23 - From the official announcement from Asian CineVision: Enter to win a flat screen plasma TV, ipod or a digital camera! And all you gotta do is send us your 15 second video. V-Clip National Competition Registration Deadline EXTENDED: June 23 Asian CineVision and Verizon announce the first ever V-Clip National Competition for the annual Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF)....

(06/12/06) Steve Mallorca talks "Slow Jam King" -- screening now in NYC! - Ron Domingo in "Slow Jam King"Steven E. Mallorca's award winning feature film "Slow Jam King" is now screening at the Imaginasian Theater in New York City. Click here for screening times. And read on for an interview in which Mallorca tells Greg Pak about everything from his set getting raided by police to his favorite slow jams. Greg Pak: Tell...

(06/08/06) June 8 is the final registration date for the 72 Hour Film Shootout - Another quick reminder -- today is the last day to register for the AAFilmLab's 72 Hour Film Shootout. For more information about the event, visit the AAFilmLab website and/or read the interview with AAFilmLab president Matte Chi....

(06/07/06) Interview with AAFilmLab's Matte Chi -- 72 Hour Film Shootout - final entry deadline June 8! - The Asian American Film Lab announced Monday that the general deadline for signing up for its 72 Hour Film Shootout has been extended until June 8 (receive by date). For more information about the Shootout, read on for Greg Pak's interview with AAFilmLab President Matte Chi. And don't forget the 72 Hour Shootout Launch Party in NYC on June 9,...

(06/07/06) David Libby talks score -- an interview with the composer for the "Planet Hulk Trailer" - Film Talk is back! Read on for an in-depth interview with David Libby, the composer of the scores for Greg Pak's films "Happy Hamptons Holiday Camp for Troubled Couples," "Super Power Blues," and "Planet Hulk Trailer." Greg Pak: We've worked together on three different short film projects now, but I'm realizing I have no idea how you work your magic...