joan chen – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

THE WEDDING BANQUET – Review by Lynn Venhaus

April 15, 2025April 21, 2025 Lynn Venhaus andrew ahn, ang lee, Bowen Yang, Han-Gi Chan, James Schamus, joan chen, Kelly Marie Tran, lgbtq, Lily Gladstone, The Wedding Banquet, Youn Yuh-jung

A modern re-imagining of Ang Lee’s first 1993 breakthrough film, The Wedding Banquet is a funny, charming queer family romantic comedy about personal growth, making a home, and your chosen family becoming your real family. Hoping to stay in the country, a gay man Min (Han-Gi Chan) proposes a green card marriage to a female friend Angela (Kelly Marie Tran), hoping to stay in the country, and in exchange, will pay for her partner’s IVF treatment. However, things soon get complicated when his grandmother surprises them with a visit. She wants an extravagant Korean wedding banquet.

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DIDI (弟弟) – Review by Nadine Whitney

July 25, 2024July 27, 2024 Nadine Whitney Chang Li Hua, Izaac Wang, joan chen, Mahaela Park, Sean Wang, Shirley Chen

It’s hella hard being thirteen – Sean Wang’s Dìdi captures it all with honesty. Newcomer Izaac Wang makes every painful teenage moment resonate with the audience’s own internal diary of teenage failure. Dìdi is one of the year’s best dramatic comedies.

Festivals Interviews

Joan Chen at the International Film Festival & Awards Macao — Gill Pringle interviews

December 15, 2017January 28, 2019 Gill Pringle (Archived Contributor) 0 Comments autumn in new york, iffamaoao, international film festival & Awards Macao, joan chen, lust caution, twin peaks

Chinese-born actress Joan Chen broke both race and gender barriers when she directed the May-November romance, Autumn in New York. Released in 2000, the well received film starred Richard Gere and Winona Ryder. Chen mentions taking strength from her female support team