Snakehead, 2021. Written and Directed by Evan Jackson Leong. Starring Shuya Chang, Jade Wu, Richie Ng, Devon Diep, Sung Kang, Celia Au, Perry Yung, and Catherine Jiang. SYNOPSIS: A Chinese immigrant gets caught up in an international crime ring of human smuggling while attempting to make a better life for her family. Brief opening text […]
First trailer for HBO Max’s DC adaptation DMZ starring Rosario Dawson
HBO Max has released a trailer for the dystopian drama series DMZ. Based on Brian Wood and Riccardo Burchielli’s DC/Vertigo graphic novel of same name, it follows Alma Ortega (Rosario Dawson) as she navigates a demilitarized zone in Manhattan in a desperate quest to find her son; watch it here… DMZ leaps off the pages […]
Toronto International Film Festival 2021 Review – Snakehead
Snakehead, 2021. Written and directed by Evan Jackson Leong. Starring Shuya Chang, Jade Wu, Sung Kang, Perry Yung, Yacine Djoumbaye, and Devon Diep. SYNOPSIS: A Chinese immigrant gets caught up in an international crime ring of human smuggling while attempting to make a better life for her family. Documentarian-turned-narrative filmmaker Evan Jackson Leong (Linsanity) has […]
Ava DuVernay’s DMZ series adds Venus Ariel, Rutina Wesley, Nora Dunn and more
HBO Max and producer Ava DuVernay have revealed nine actors joining the cast of the limited event series DMZ, an adaptation of the Vertigo comic series. Joining Rosario Dawson (Zombieland: Double Tap) and Benjamin Bratt (Law & Order) in the series are Venus Ariel (NCIS: New Orleans), Rutina Wesley (Queen Sugar), Nora Dunn (The Big […]
