movie nite

got a group of people to go see Saving Face last nite. if you haven't seen it, go. it was really good! it's a funny yet touching movie about a daughter and mother's relationship. only to twist things up, the daughter is a lesbian and the mother has an illegitmate child and is looking for a husband. strange description i know, but the movie was very well done and i think many people could find things to relate to in this movie. kudos to alice wu for her directing. lynn chen is hot! and i never knew joan chen was so beautiful. i hope i look that good at 48. but be prepared for a lesbian love scene. although i don't know why people were making such a fuss about that. i've seen much more explicit sex scenes on the L word. (the lesbian equivalent of queer as folk but much better) personally i think seeing any couple get intimate on film (gay or straight) in a non-pornographic way is kool. and by intimate i don't mean just in a sexual way...but if there's also an additional connection. i mean it must be such a challenge to be able to reflect that additional connection on film between two actors/actresses who aren't intimate in real life. because really, if they are really bad actors/actresses, it'll just seem like a porn film. anyways...

it was great seeing so many people interested in the movie. we practically had the whole theater to ourselves. the movie hasn't been well marketed in the bay area. if amy hadn't emailed me about it, i would have never known about it. so ...spread the word to your friends and support our asian acting community. it's such a good film, you won't regret it. it was featured at sundance.