Anna May Wong was the first Chinese American movie star.
Anna May Wong
Posts Tagged: Film
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Teen Prodigies of the Spanish Cinema
Teenage is screening this weekend in Barcelona at the In-Edit Festival, so here’s a collection of highlights from the work of Spanish teen actors across the decades.
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Teenage: The Film, The Blog, The Future
Almost exactly two years ago, we launched this site, and I wrote a little letter about why I wanted to make the film Teenage.
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East of Eden Screen Test
A screen test for the great Lois Smith in East of Eden (1955).
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Mike Leigh’s “The Short and Curlies”
Mike Leigh‘s 1987 short film, The Short and Curlies, is a story of young love in suburban purgatory.
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“Times Square” Movie
One of my favorite teen and music themed movies of all time (a favorite genre to begin with) is Times Square.
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From Pumping Gas to Pasolini
Sicily, 1973, a hot day. Sixteen year old Franco Merli is pumping gas.
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Lillian and Dorothy’s Debut
D.W. Griffith’s “An Unseen Enemy” (1912) was the Gish sisters’ first film.
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Rebel Heartthrob: Sal Mineo
“[Director] Ray was aware of Dean’s bisexuality and encouraged the actor to use it in certain scenes.
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Possum Power
httpv://youtu.be/mvn79E40VSc
Dolly Freed wrote Possum Living : How To Live Well Without A Job And With (Almost) No Money at the age of 18 with only a 7th grade education.