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(0)Wayne Wang
Publisher
Oscilloscope Laboratories
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In this mouth-watering documentary, director Wayne Wang (*The Joy Luck Club*) profiles Cecilia Chiang, the matriarch of modern Chinese cooking, as she relates her fascinating history and cooks up a sumptuous, once-in-a-lifetime banquet. *“A mind-bendingly hunger-inducing piece of filmmaking." - **LA Weekly*** *“Charming, flavorful, and deeply moving” - **The Hollywood Reporter***
Publisher
Magnolia Pictures
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
A woman in her early 40s moves from China to America to start a new life. Her father comes to visit her due to her recent divorce. Their generational conflicts reveal the darker lies and cover-ups within her family during the Cultural Revolution.
Publisher
Strand Releasing
Pub. Date
1985.
Language
English
Description
A Chinese immigrant, who is a widow, faces the New Year with apprehension after it was foretold that it would be the year she would die. All of the things she wants to do before she dies come into focus, including seeing her daughter married and visiting China one last time to pay her respects.
Publisher
Arbelos Films
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
Description
Exploding a seemingly simple premise – a nameless “cowboy” courier arrives in pre-Handover Hong Kong to deliver a mysterious briefcase to a mercurial Mob boss whilst becoming entangled with his femme fatale mistress. Independent filmmaking legend Wayne Wang’s LIFE IS CHEAP…BUT TOILET PAPER IS EXPENSIVE barrels through inspired genre deconstruction, guerrilla docu-fiction and fierce political jeremiad, all with a keen sense of humor...
Publisher
Revolution Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
The story of Marisa Ventura (Jennifer Lopez), a single mother born and bred in the boroughs of New York City who works as a maid in a first-class Manhattan hotel. By a twist of fate and mistaken identity, Marisa meets Christopher Marshall (Ralph Fiennes), a handsome heir to a political dynasty who believes that she is a guest at the hotel. Destiny throws the unlikely pair together for one night, but when Marisa’s true identity is revealed, the two...
Author
Language
English
Description
A China-born 18-year-old finds herself four months pregnant. She interrupts her studies to travel from Nebraska to San Francisco to determine what to do about her pregnancy. It is a revealing look at a young woman growing up under the new economic prosperity of China over the last 20 years.
Author
Language
English
Description
Maid in Manhattan is the story of Marisa Ventura (Jennifer Lopez), a single mother born and bred in the boroughs of New York City who works as a maid in a first-class Manhattan hotel. By a twist of fate and mistaken identity, Marisa meets Christopher Marshall (Ralph Fiennes), a handsome heir to a political dynasty who believes that she is a guest at the hotel. Destiny throws the unlikely pair together for one night, but when Marisa's true identity...
Author
Language
English
Description
Every mother longs for the love of her daughter and to break through the barriers that often stand in the way of understanding each other. Every daughter dreams of earning the affection and approval of her mother and to feel that there is something of value to be shared between them. This is the story of four remarkable women whose extraordinary lives are filled with love and tragedy, richness and magic, and who are sustained by the hopes and dreams...
16) Smoke
Author
Language
English
Description
A group of people's lives intertwine when a New York cigar store manager, Auggie, befriends them. Among them is a writer, a reluctant father, a streetwise teen, and Auggie's long-lost ex-girlfriend...who returns with some surprising news!
17) Blue in the Face
Author
Language
English
Description
It's nonstop laughs when a wacky group of locals visits the neighborhood cigar shop, looking for good times and finding plenty of hilarious fun! But when the greedy owner threatens to close the shop for good-and turn it into a trendy vegetarian restaurant-the neighborhood proves they'll do just about anything to save their favorite hangout!