Yul Kwon Opens Up Red Mango in Palo Alto

If you live in the Bay Area, you might be feeling the effects of some extremely hot weather this weekend. So why not cool down with some refreshing frozen yogurt? Better yet, some refreshing frozen yogurt served up by none other than Survivor: Cook Islands winner Yul Kwon? Yes, that's right. My hero served me some yogurt.

Yul—the man, the myth, the legend—just opened up a new Red Mango store in downtown Palo Alto (the first such location in Northern California), serving up tasty frozen yogurt with your favorite toppings. A nice way to hang out on an unusually warm May day. The store officially opened up to the public today, and is located on 429 University Avenue, between Kipling and Waverly. You know you want it.

Taken from: www.angryasianman.com

I went On Friday! pictures later or go to my Facebook.

HOLLYWOOD CHINESE coming to San Francisco this Friday!

HOLLYWOOD CHINESE Coming to a Theater Near You!

Fresh from its international film festival tour, including Toronto and a Best Documentary win at Taipei’s Golden Horse Awards, the Chinese equivalent to the Oscars®, Hollywood Chinese is a “delightfully entertaining” (FilmFestival.com) look at the Chinese in American movies. Featuring a virtual who’s who of top Chinese and Chinese American film artists, including Ang Lee, Joan Chen, Wayne Wang, Nancy Kwan, James Hong, Lisa Lu, B.D. Wong, and writers Amy Tan and David Henry Hwang. Produced, Directed, Written and Edited by triple Sundance winner and Oscar® nominee Arthur Dong ( Forbidden City, U.S.A., Licensed to Kill, Coming Out Under Fire ).

“A love letter to the movies!” --San Francisco Magazine.

SAN FRANCISCO
April 11-17, 2008
Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
Filmmaker in person, April 11, 7:30pm & 10pm
Advance Tickets: < http://www.sundancecinemas.com/kabuki.html >  415/929-4650
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OAKLAND
April 11-17, 2008
Grand Lake Theater
Filmmaker in person, April 12, 7:15pm -- plus: City of Oakland proclamation of “The Curse of Quon Gwon Day”!
< http://www.renaissancerialto.com/current/grandlake.htm >  510/452-3556

Planet B-Boy

With compelling characters and vibrant dance sequences, Benson Lee's documentary feature is set in the international world of B-boying—the urban dance more commonly known as "breakdancing." An American dancer in Vegas looks for his big break; a Korean son seeks his father's approval; a 12-year-old boy in France confronts his family's racism—all the b-boys' lives collide in Germany where their skills are put to the ultimate test: the "Battle of the Year" finals, with crews from 18 nations vying for the title of World Champion. The film features electrifying dance performances and astonishing displays of power and grace, showing how a street dance from New York has evolved into an inspiring art form for a new generation around the world. Official Web Site

Playing at the Landmark Lumiere

• Lumiere Theatre
  (415) 267-4893
• Planet B-Boy  
  (4:45) 7:15 9:35
  Handicap Accessible

HAPPINESS

HAPPINESS

US PREMIERE

South Korea | 2007 | 119mins | 35mm

In Korean with English subtitles
Directed By: Hur Jin-ho
Exec. Producer: Cho Sung-woo
Producers: Kang Bong-rae, Eugene Lee
Writers: Hur Jin-ho, Lee Sook-yeon, Shin Joon-ho, Seo Yoo-min
Cinematographer: Kim Hyung-koo
Editor: Choi Jae-keon
Sound: Choi Tae-Young
Cast: Hwang Jung-min, Lim Soo-jung
www.happiness2007.co.kr

Talented director Hur Jin-ho (Christmas in August, SFIAAFF ‘99) has signed Happiness, his fourth story of memorable love, with a steady hand and intricate writing. Melodious and incisive, his storytelling streams into a seamless account of joys and sorrows, narratives that are familiar and yet portrayed with vibrant freshness and originality. Casting a sharp, perceptive look at the simple facts of life, Hur seems to have inherited from Yasujiro Ozu the ability to crystallize the passing of time in his films.

Young-su (heartthrob Hwang Jung-min) treats his life carelessly, until he falls ill with cirrhosis of the liver. Forced to reconsider his lifestyle, he reluctantly decides to go to a health clinic in the countryside. Eun-hee (Lim Soo-jung) paces her days carefully, for a critical lung disease is shortening both her breath and her life. The clinic is a strange place to adapt to and an even stranger place to fall in love, but inexplicably, Young-su starts to feel something more than a simple physical attraction to Eun-hee.

A gentle melodrama staged against a background of wounded lives, the film tiptoes into one’s mind and calmly but assuredly finds a special place there, dwelling in thoughts and memories long after it ends. Never overly sentimental, Happiness enjoys a great clarity of expression and a remark­able transparency of feelings, enhanced by Hur’s genius in directing his actors.

 —Giovanna Fulvi, Toronto International Film Festival

SAT 3/15 6:00pm
Castro Theatre

$10.00

SUN 3/16 5:00pm
Pacific Film Archive

$10.00

SAT 3/22 7:00pm
Camera Cinemas 10 

$10.00

Co-Presenters
Asian American Donor Program

 

If this film sounds good, try these:
	I’m a Cyborg, But That’s OK
	A Gentle Breeze in the Village
	Amal

The film Festival is starting very soon! I hope that everyone is buying their tickets because a lot of shows are selling out! It's not just films at the festival, there is music as well. HOPE TOO SEE YOU ALL THERE! www.asianamericanmedia.org