Category Archives: Interviews

CSB talks with Goran Topalovic about the 10th Old School Kung Fu Festival in NYC, featuring the films of King Hu and Taiwanese Wuxia, starting this week

Posted on April 20, 2023 by David

Goran Topalovic is a founding member of Subway Cinema, the NYC collective that created and launched the beloved New York Asian Film Festival and the Old School Kung Fu Festival, and has written extensively on Asian cinema for magazines like … Continue reading →

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CSB talks with Grady Hendrix about this week’s 9th Old School Kung Fu Festival in NYC, featuring the films of Joseph Kuo

Posted on December 8, 2021 by David

Grady Hendrix has made a name for himself in the last decade as an author, with books like Paperbacks from Hell, Horrorstör, and My Best Friend’s Exorcism. But Asian film aficionados know him as part of the Subway Cinema team … Continue reading →

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CSB Interview with Kanata Wolf, Director of Smokin’ On the Moon – NYAFF 2018

Posted on July 16, 2018 by David

Kanata Wolf’s first film, Smokin’ On the Moon (Japan 2017) had its International Premiere as part of the 17th New York Asian Film Festival.  The film stars Arata Iura and Ryo Narita as two aimless thirty-somethings, living weed-filled blissful lives … Continue reading →

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CSB Interview with Richard V. Somes, Director of We Will Not Die Tonight – NYAFF 2018

Posted on June 29, 2018 by David

Richard V. Somes’s film, We Will Not Die Tonight (Philippines 2018) has its World Premiere tonight, June 29, as part of the 17th New York Asian Film Festival.  The film stars Erich Gonzales as Kray, a down-on-her-luck stuntwoman who stumbles … Continue reading →

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NYAFF 2017: Interview with Director Alan Lo and Actress Carrie Ng about Zombiology

Posted on July 17, 2017 by David

Alan Lo’s first film, Zombiology:  Enjoy Yourself Tonight (Hong Kong 2017), starring Carrie Ng (Naked Killer), Alex Man (Rouge), Michael Ning (Port of Call), and Louis Cheung (Ip Man 3), opened July 18 as part of the 16th New York … Continue reading →

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NYAFF 2017: Interview with Executive Director Samuel Jamier

Posted on June 29, 2017 by David

Subway Cinema’s New York Asian Film Festival enters its 16th year in 2017, still going strong at Lincoln Center. The festival starts tomorrow night (June 30) with one of the strongest Thai films I’ve seen in years, the school thriller … Continue reading →

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