PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
Inspirational Outstanding Women - True Visionaries - to be Honored at TheWIFTS Foundation Showcase & Awards Event
PRWeb - Daily News Feed (Free subscription) | 09/20/2009
'McKnight's Memory' is a full cast 4 hr. audio-production that has 11 star actors of the '60s. In this romantic thriller, Robert Culp plays a CIA agent with amnesia obsessed with 'the ultimate woman' played by Nancy Kwan. Is she on his side or helping his enemies destroy him as they are pursued by both the CIA and the mafia. (PRWeb Sep 20, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/09/prweb2908064.htm...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 05/27/2009
10 tonight CHANNEL 12 Actors B.D. Wong ("Law & Order: SVU"), Nancy Kwan ("Flower Drum Song") and Joan Chen ("The Last Emperor") are among the artists sharing their perspectives on how Chinese people have been portrayed in film.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 05/27/2009
“George Strait: ACM Artist of the Decade All-Star Concert ,” 7 p.m., CBS. Performers include Brooks & Dunn, Jamie Foxx, Faith Hill, Jack Ingram, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith, Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw, Sugarland, Taylor Swift and Keith Urban.
[CinemaRatty] Lattest Articles (Free subscription) | 05/19/2009
TV Review by Kam Williams Headline: PBS-TV Special Set to Explore Asian Stereotypes in Cinema Asians have been portrayed just as unfairly as blacks by filmmakers, and also right from the inception...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 05/19/2009
PBS newscaster Jim Lehrer is 75. TV personality David Hartman is 74. Actress Nancy Kwan is 70. Author-director Nora Ephron is 68. Actor Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca in Star Wars) is 65. Musician Pete Townshend is 64. Singer-bassist Dusty Hill of ZZ Top is 60. Singer-actress-model Grace Jones is 57. Actor Steven Ford is 53. Actor Jason Gray-Stanford (Monk) is 39. Singer Jenny Berggren of Ace of Base is 37....
Saber Point (Free subscription) | 05/03/2009
National Offend a Feminist Week My title is a line from "Flower Drum Song." Stacy McCain of "The Other McCain" blog has declared this " National Offend a Feminist" Week . I like the concept. He says the song "I Enjoy Being a Girl" by Nancy Kwan is the anthem for this special week. Heck, I ran that video months ago , not to offend feminists but merely because...
Cinema Styles (Free subscription) | 01/23/2009
Another busy day at work precludes me from much internet activity today but I didn't want to leave you empty-handed so here are two more pics from the dreamlike Movieland Wax Museum. The first is for Marilyn. Look Marilyn, it's Nancy Kwan as Suzie Wong! The second is for all us Myrna Loy fans. I leave you with a question: Is it possible, even using someone with no knowledge of waxwork, to produce a...
Premium Hollywood (Free subscription) | 01/10/2009
As a profoundly white male, I watched the trailer for “American Masters: Hollywood Chinese” and listened to the actors on the panels discuss their respective careers, I couldn’t help but cringe at the treatment that the Chinese have received on television and in the movies. Look at James Hong, for instance. The man has been a [...]
Webomatica (Free subscription) | 01/09/2009
Synopsis Dr. Tsu (Nancy Kwan) leads a deadly team of female martial artists that harvest athlete's brains for elderly millionaires. Insurance man Mike Harber (Ross Hagen) is sent to the Philippines to this travesty. Also titled Wonder Women, Chinese Puzzle , or Women Of Transplant Island .
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 12/30/2008
Here's an unusual situation: A movie is being named to the Library of Congress' National Film Registry just months before the latest sequel to the film is hitting theaters. James Cameron's 1984 sci-fi classic "The Terminator" was added today to the National Film Registry. The latest sequel, "Terminator: Salvation," will be released on Memorial Day weekend. Each year the Library...
Virtual Globetrotting: Latest Maps (Free subscription) | 12/23/2008
BEV Nancy Kwan's House [ Info ] [ GM ] [ LM ] [ YM ] By: tlp333 @ 2008-12-22 21:38:06 The actress, who played a pivotal role in the acceptance of actors of Asian descent in major Hollywood film roles, lives here. Widely praised for her beauty, she was considered a major sex symbol in the 1960's. She purchased the 3-bed, 2-bath, 1,619 sq ft in October of 1984, according to public records.
Ferdy on Films, etc. (Free subscription) | 12/15/2008
The World of Suzie Wong (1960) Director: Richard Quine By Marilyn Ferdinand Last night at a birthday party for a friend of mine, conversation turned to major events of the day. Here in Illinois, speculation is rampant about whether...
The Daily Dish (Free subscription) | 10/26/2008
A reader writes: I remember this Pearl Cream ad, and it's not so quaint or "classic" as you think. It ran on cable (and maybe late night on broadcast stations) in the late 1980s or, more likely, early 90s. I...
Coffee Coffee and More Coffee (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
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