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Post by SamIam on Mar 7, 2005 13:10:34 GMT -5
Just realized this was a more appropriate place for the two articles I just posted under "Lost and Found": Far East, far out of mainstream Hollywood By Nick Nunziata CNN Headline News Tuesday, July 13, 2004 Posted: 1528 GMT (2328 HKT edition.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/13/asian.films/Worldwide, Asian films are grossing millions. Here, they're either remade, held hostage or released with little fanfare. By G. Allen Johnson San Francisco Chroniclehttp://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/02/03/DDGHFB40EG1.DTL |
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Post by SamIAm on Mar 7, 2005 13:19:09 GMT -5
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Post by MissCarlos on Mar 7, 2005 14:09:38 GMT -5
I guess they don't realise that maybe just MAYBE, Asian actors want to stay in Asia? Maybe just MAYBE they want to avoid Hollywood and be a celeb in their own respects and have a fan base that's world wide but not heard of? My favourite Canadian actor isn't well known. He has a small fan base. I love him so very much. He's very talented and in my eyes, if he makes it, I will continue to love him. If he doesn't, I will still love him. Speaking of, he's on TV now!!  I'd love to become an actress and whether I get well known or not, I will at least enjoy working as an actress. Sure, Tarantino can help bring Asian films over here. At least there's a percentage of us who will go see them, when we know that they're here. Asian films may be huge block busters over in Asia but that doesn't mean they'll be huge over here. It's kinda contradicting in some terms. I mean, many of us here in North America are Asian fanatics and yet, when an Asian film comes here, some don't want to go see it. Not only that, if you look closely, we're influenced by Asian culture, as they're influenced by our culture. Look at "Totally Spies", which was once a France/America co-production and is now a France/Canada co-production. The characters are anime-esque and they use a lot visual emotions (sweat drops, embarrassment, etc) that Japan uses. "Totally Spies" is a huge hit here (in Canada). I am an Asian fan (epscially of Japan) and I am euprohic when I see Asian films over here, as I've said before, Asian films are rare where I live, so getting to see what Japan and China (for example) have already seen is a treat.  |
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Post by SamIAm on Mar 9, 2005 17:53:15 GMT -5
I think this notion pertains to anyone who isn't American. I mean Isabelle Adjana, Gérard Depardieu and Juliet Binoche are French major stars who've made American movies but they're totally ignored in the US. Fortunately, most non American actors could care less if they make it in the US. Case in point - Maggie Cheung who's being lauded for her performance in "Clean". She is an excellent actress who speaks English fluently and yet she's never worked here: "7 Questions for Maggie Cheung" By Tralee Pearce Globe & Mail, March 4, 2005 www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050304.wxquestions04/BNStory/Entertainment/Who needs Hollywood when better films are being made elsewhere? "Glamor Lives, In Chinese Films" By Manohla Dargis New York Times, Dec. 5, 2004 www.nytimes.com/2004/12/05/movies/05darg.html?adxnnl=1&oref=login&adxnnlx=1102604865-60CTl6Pzdgk2wuutQldW+AThe French are so ahead of the Americans when it comes to recognizing this: "At Cannes, Asia’s star shines" By Richard Corliss Time Magazine, May 31, 2004 www.time.com/time/asia/magazine/article/0,13673,501040607-644216,00.html |
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