Hollywood Chinese

Hollywood Chinese: The Chinese in American Feature Films

Directed by	Arthur Dong
Produced by	Arthur Dong^[1]
Written by	Arthur Dong
Starring	Ang Lee Nancy Kwan Christopher Lee Wayne Wang
Music by	Mark Adler^[1]
Distributed by	Deep Focus Productions^[1]
Release dates	March 18, 2007 (2007-03-18) (San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival)^[2] May 2, 2008 (2008-05-02) (United States)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Hollywood Chinese: The Chinese in American Feature Films is a 2007 American documentary film directed by Academy Award-nominated director Arthur Dong.

From early films like the 1900s Beheading the Chinese Prisoner to Ang Lee's triumphant Brokeback Mountain in 2005, Dong utilizes clips of more than 100 films and interviews of prominent Chinese Americans to create a thorough overview on the depiction of Chinese in mainstream Hollywood films. He hits many major points such as white performers who portray Asians in both The Good Earth and Fu Manchu series, Nancy Kwan's roles in The World of Suzie Wong, Bruce Lee and the emergence of martial arts films and Justin Lin's take on his film Better Luck Tomorrow.^[3] People interviewed include Christopher Lee, Wayne Wang, James Hong, Nancy Kwan, Luise Rainer, Amy Tan and B. D. Wong. Dong also spends time talking about his discovery of two reels of the 1916-17 silent film The Curse of Quon Gwon, which is considered to be the first feature film made by an Asian American.

The documentary was also broadcast on PBS on May 27, 2009.^[4]

1 Reviews
2 Awards and honors
3 References
4 External links

Reviews

The film currently holds 100% on the tomatometer on Rotten Tomatoes, but is listed as "No consensus yet" since there is only a small number of reviews.^[2]

Awards and honors

2007 Golden Horse Film Awards: Best Documentary
Henry Hampton Awards winner
Official selection, Toronto International Film Festival
Special presentation, AFI Fest, Los Angeles

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Profile on Hollywood Chinese, Hollywood.com
^ ^a ^b Hollywood Chinese: The Chinese in American Feature Films (2008), Rotten Tomatoes.
^ sfgate.com Arthur Dong documentary: 'Hollywood Chinese Retrieved Jan 26 2011
^ PBS: American Masters, Tonight on PBS: 'Hollywood Chinese', May 27, 2009

External links

Website: Hollywood Chinese
Hollywood Chinese: The Chinese in American Featured Films Film site
Chung, P. W. (April 11, 2008).The History Of 'Hollywood Chinese', AsianWeek
Hollywood Chinese at the Internet Movie Database

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Hollywood Chinese