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Stevie Wong @wongie1.bsky.social · 11d

We brought back @patrickheidmann.bsky.social to finish off the special #tellurideFilmFestival #TIFF What to Watch pod looking at #thevoiceofhindrajab #SpringsteenDeliverMefromNowhere #Hamnet #KnivesOut films, PLUS showrunner #ShinsukeSato talks #AliceinBorderland3 tinyurl.com/AsianAVClubPod

Asian A.V. Club newsletter #63: What to Watch pod (Telluride and Toronto Film Festival edition)

Asian A.V. Club: What to Watch pod brings back Patrick Heidmann to highlight a few titles that need to be on your radar post Telluride and Toronto Film Festivals! Plus Alice in Borderland intel!

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Stevie Wong @wongie1.bsky.social · 18d

Some interviews can TOTALLY surprise you and with #HIMmovie dir: #JustinTipping it certainly was a wonderfully wacky ride! We go from Real World Cats to Filipina rap representation in the soundtrack. Trust me no one else has THIS interview! #AsianAVClub
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Asian A.V. Club newsletter #62: Justin Tipping

Writer/Director Justin Tipping was supposed to talk to us about his latest film HIM, but then things took a hilarious turn!

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Stevie Wong @wongie1.bsky.social · 26d

We've been fans of @bingliu89.bsky.social since #MindingTheGap so we were really excited to chat w/him about his narrative film debut #PreparationForTheNextLife. Gotta say, we're even bigger fans now as he opens up about his career, giving voices to outsiders & more! & SUBSCRIBE tinyurl.com/AsianAVC

Asian A.V. Club newsletter #61: Bing Liu

Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Bing Liu talks with #AAVC about making his narrative debut with the feature adaptation of Preparation for the Next Life

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Stevie Wong @wongie1.bsky.social · Sep 13

This is a fun one! I got besties Rene Mioch, Mathilde Bernard & @patrickheidmann.bsky.social to jump on the Asian A.V. Club what to watch pod while at Venice Film Festival to talk about JAY KELLY, AFTER THE HUNT, BUGONIA, NO OTHER CHOICE & FRANKENSTEIN. Press play to listen!
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Asian A.V. Club newsletter #60: What to Watch pod (Venice Film Festival edition)

The Asian A.V. Club: What to Watch podcast talks to journalists Mathilde Bernhard, Rene Mioch and Patrick Heidmann about some Venice Film Festival highlights!

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Stevie Wong @wongie1.bsky.social · Sep 9

For our latest Asian A.V. Club HANG we talk to #LURKER dir: #AlexRussell. One of our fave films of the year, Alex reveals his teenage superpower, lessons from writing @thebearfx.bsky.social #Beef & how @nytimes.com gave him that elusive Auntie cred. Click below to watch!
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Asian A.V. Club newsletter #59: Alex Russell

First time director Alex Russell brings his instant cult gem Lurker to the big screens, and as new fans, we had to talk to him about making this impressive debut!

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Stevie Wong @wongie1.bsky.social · Aug 27

Our @televisionacad.bsky.social series continues with #EmmyAwards nominee #JohnKoyama who talks about his career in stunts, collab-ing w/ #EricKripke #TheBoys & breaks down those iconic sequences from Season 4 that led to nominations for him with his team.
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Asian A.V. Club newsletter: #58 John Koyama [Emmy Awards Edition]

Outstanding Stunt Coordination nominee John Koyama talks to us about his wildly bold and wonderfully unruly work on The Boys

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Stevie Wong @wongie1.bsky.social · Aug 26

As part of the #AsianAVClub @televisionacad.bsky.social chats with nominees, get to know the excellent cinematographer #AnteCheng as he talks to us about his work on #Pachinko #appletv This is a good one so click below and please SUBSCRIBE!
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Asian A.V. Club newsletter: #57 Ante Cheng [Emmy Awards Edition]

Outstanding Cinematography nominee Ante Cheng takes us behind the camera to discuss his beautiful work on the series Pachinko!

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Stevie Wong @wongie1.bsky.social · Aug 24

#AsianAVClub #WhatToWatchPodcast invites guest
@CanalDidier to
break down Movies #ItsNeverOverJeffBuckley #WeaponsMovie #Highest2Lowest #Nobody2 #WentUpTheHill #Lurker + TV #AlienEarth #TheRainmaker #Peacemaker K-Drama #Aema!! OBSESSED!!! click+subscribe asianavclub.substack.com/p/asian-av-c...

Stevie Wong @wongie1.bsky.social · Aug 20

We have the amazing #CelineSong HANG-ing w/ the #AsianAVClub as she opens up about life after the success of #PastLives, the crazy things she heard as a matchmaker, monetization of modern dating & more! Click to hear our fun chat! AND watch the #Materialists
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Asian A.V. Club newsletter #54: Celine Song

Director Celine Song has been on our 'hang' wishlist since her amazing feature debut Past Lives, and with her latest release Materialists, we finally got our wish!

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Stevie Wong @wongie1.bsky.social · Aug 20

This is a cool #AsianAVClub HANG with dir: #TimoTjanjanto who's taken over the helm of the #NobodyMovie franchise! We cover his childhood horror influences, starting his career late, our collective LOVE of sharonstone & more! Click to watch our full chat!
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Asian A.V. Club newletter #55: Timo Tjahjanto

Indonesian cult director Timo Tjahjanto crosses over into Hollywood by taking the reins of the violently fun Nobody series!

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Stevie Wong @wongie1.bsky.social · Jul 31

Not only do you get to listen to our new #AsianAVClub pod w/#KatieSpencer talking about a big batch of current movies and tv series, we've also included highlights from our work with @nyaff.bsky.social #UNCAGED during their recent #NYAFF
It's a fun packed issue so click below!
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Stevie Wong @wongie1.bsky.social · Jun 28

Fans of the global animated smash #KPOPDEMONHUNTERS on @netflix.com check out the #AsianAVClub exclusive interview with creator/co-director #MaggieKang on her influences growing up, the inspiration of shamans and the art of animating Asian faces. Click here tinyurl.com/AsianAVClub

Asian A.V. Club newsletter #51: Maggie Kang

Call us nerds but we are fans of the animation film Kpop Demon Hunters! So we just had to get co-director and creator Maggie Kang onto #AAVC to chat with us.

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Stevie Wong @wongie1.bsky.social · Dec 30

It's always a pleasure to talk to dir:Jon M. Chu and even more so via Asian A.V. Club #AAVC. Check out our chat about filmmaking, early support from his family & the need to collaborate w/'troublemakers'. As our last interview of 2024, this one is a good one! Click here! bit.ly/4fK39hg

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Stevie Wong @wongie1.bsky.social · Dec 20

Who'd have imagined that real life would try to imitate Dir: #KimSungSoo retelling of South Korea's military mutiny of 1979 just two weeks ago?! Join us as we talk to the director about his blockbuster film #1212TheDay
Link below and pls subscribe to #AAVC
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Stevie Wong @wongie1.bsky.social · Nov 26

Gosh I haven't posted here in awhile but lets reunite w/this awesome chat i did with writer/producer/showrunner Charles Yu on the series adaption of his award winning novel #InteriorChinatown. Check out our profile then watch the show on @hulutr.bsky.social
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Stevie Wong @wongie1.bsky.social · Jul 18

If you haven't seen the ultra action film Kill yet, read my fun chat w/ dir: #NikhilNageshBhat first on how he created this bombastic feat that Indian cinema (and us) has never seen before! Plus how he developed all the action in his office is hilarious!
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Stevie Wong @wongie1.bsky.social · Jul 11

#AsianAVClub talks to #YenTan about his unofficial film studies thanks to his parents, how he found his cinema voice through a queer lens & what led to his latest #AllThatWeLove w/@margaretcho working through grief in a hopeful way. It's a good one! Click: tinyurl.com/3bp3wnnv

Asian A.V. Club newsletter #23

Director Yen Tan discusses his journey as a filmmaker from growing up in Malaysia to telling intimate stories, culminating in his most personal work yet, All That We Love.

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Stevie Wong @wongie1.bsky.social · Jun 10

#AsianAVClub is BACK w/comedy director #KimONguyen. As a maven of laughs for many of my fave TV shows, she now enters the feature arena w/the comedy #PromDates. We wanted to pick her brain on career, creativity & the importance of community in this industry.
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Asian A.V. Club newsletter #22

Director Kim O. Nguyen is trailblazing a career as a go-to comedy director through her work in countless iconic series and now with her debut feature Prom Dates.

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Stevie Wong @wongie1.bsky.social · May 28

A few weeks ago, I talked to the amazing #LeeSungJin for the #DEADLINE #Awardsline special #CannesFilmFestival issue! The chat was really honest and in the process we discussed how #Beef changed his personal life & the special forever bond he has with his cast & crew. Enjoy! tinyurl.com/3a435hkt

‘Beef’ Creator-Director Lee Sung Jin On How The Dark, Subversive Comedy Smashed Netflix Charts, Addressed A Mental Health Crisis And Connected With A Global Audience

'Beef' creator Lee Sung Jin on how his dark comedy with Ali Wong and Steven Yeun set Netflix records while addressing the mental health crisis.

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Stevie Wong @wongie1.bsky.social · Apr 17

Get to know the talented amazing #EmmaKoh as she walks us through her career working with #AndrewAhn to #XOKitty and now the recently nominated @TheAcademy short #RedWhiteAndBlue by #NazrinChoudhury. While you're at it subscribe to the #AsianAVClub!
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Stevie Wong @wongie1.bsky.social · Mar 28

The #AsianAVClub talks to the wonderful #KevinTancharoen about his diverse career path to being a director and how the shows #ThaiCaveRescue and #TheBrothersSun changed his life for the better. It's a fun chat so please click below and also subscribe!
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Stevie Wong @wongie1.bsky.social · Mar 11

On the latest #AsianAVClub we chat w/Angela Zhou, co-star of #Hulu murder mystery #DeathandOtherDetails AND also staff writer. We cover alot of fun stuff so please click below & remember to SUBSCRIBE!!
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Stevie Wong @wongie1.bsky.social · Mar 1

Issue #18 of #AsianAVClub talks to animation director #RamanHui on his early days doodling #ULTRAMAN monsters to creating the most successful animated Chinese film EVER #MonsterHunt & now #TheTigersApprentice on @paramountplus.bsky.social

Click to read all about him! tinyurl.com/3d3j9ykh

Stevie Wong @wongie1.bsky.social · Feb 15

I am SOOO gay for this!!! #FantasticFour

Stevie Wong @wongie1.bsky.social · Feb 13

On our latest #AsianAVClub issue, we talk with award winning makeup artist #MihoSuzuki on her fascinating career!

+ We nerd-out with #Moving director #ParkInJe on all the variety of 'mini films' for the insane series! @hulu @disneypluskr

+ Subscribe!

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