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Tomb Raider 2's Co-Star Simon Yam Chats with AsianConnections' Steve Joe
Exclusive!
Tomb
Raider
2
co-star
Simon
Yam
chats
with
AsianConnections'
about
his
role,
working
with
Angelina,
and
more!
In his first Hollywood film, Hong Kong's legendary actor Simon Yam plays ruthless crime lord Chen Lo in Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life. Yam plays opposite Angelina Jolie. Jolie plays archeological explorer Lara Croft who is on a mission to save the world by protecting the mythical Pandora's Box.
Steve talked with both Terence and Simon in exclusive interviews.
Click here to Steve's chat with Terence Yin and read right here for his conversation with Simon.
Studio cameras also captured Angelina talking about the Asian influences in her life
AsianConnections'
Steve
Joe
sat
down
with
the
charismatic
actor
for
an
exclusive
interview
on
a
wide
range
of
topics
including
his
friendship
with
Angelina
and
his
charity
efforts
to
help
kids
in
China.
Here
are
highlights
of
that
conversation,
and
for
a
Quicktime
video
of
the
world
premiere
with
Simon,
Terence
and
Angelina
Asian Influences in Angelina Jolie's new life
Angelina Jolie says her UN Goodwill Ambassadorship and both Lara Croft Tomb Raider movies opened her eyes to the world.
A mother of an adopted son from Cambodia, she talks about her new life with Maddox, and homes in Cambodia and in London.
Angelina Jolie says her role as UN Goodwill Ambassador and globe-trotting experiences in her two Lara Croft Tomb Raider movies have changed her outlook on life.
The Paramount Pictures' Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life stars Angelina Jolie with Gerard Butler, with supporting roles from two of Asias top actors Simon Yam and Terence Yin.
Steve talked with both Terence and Simon in exclusive interviews.
A Conversation with Michelle Branch
Grammy award winning 20 year old Michelle Branch chats with AsianConnections' Mike Kai on life, writing, and having a Dutch Indonesian mom.
AsianConnections is pleased to present an exclusive interview with Grammy winner Michelle Branch.
Michelle is one of those rare talents who is at the forefront of a new generation of talented female artists who write and perform their own songs.
In 2000, Michelle self-released her first album "Broken Bracelet." As luck would have it, a recording executive discovered her when she opened for a Hanson concert in Los Angeles in 2001.
Her album "The Spirit Room" was released by Maverick Records, Madonna's record company in 2001. The album sold more than two and a half million records ushering in a new era of artists.
Michelle has performed to packed audiences from New York to Tokyo, received an MTV Viewer's Choice Award, and a Grammy for her collaboration with Carlos Santana. She holds the record for the longest running Billboard Top 100 record of the last 18 months (82 weeks) with "The Spirit Room".
At 20, Michelle is currently on her "Where Are You Now" tour. Her latest album "Hotel Paper" launched this summer, and during Thanksgiving week, her newest, "Breathe - The Remixes" debuts in stores.
AsianConnections'
Mike
Kai,
also
an
old
soul
at
age
20,
chatted
with
Michelle
about
her
life
and
skyrocketing
career.
Maggie Cheung Wins Best Actress Award at Cannes Film Festival Asian Filmmakers and Stars Honored
Maggie
Cheung
Wins
Best
Actress
Award
at
Cannes
Film
Festival
Asian
Filmmakers
and
Actors
Honored
While Fahrenheit 9/11 , Michael Moore's scathing anti-George W. Bush documentary took top honors, the Palme dOr at the 57th Festival de Cannes , it was nothing short of a lovefest for Asian Cinema.
Maggie Cheung received the Best Actress Award for her role in Clean .
Directed by her ex-husband French director Olivier Assayas , Maggie Cheung stars as Emily, the widow of a rock star killed by an overdose, who tries to rebuild her life. Upon her release from prison where she was being held on drug charges, she tries to get her son back from her parents-in-law. The film features an international cast including Nick Nolte , Batrice Dalle , Jeanne Balibar and rapper Tricky .
Best Actor honors went to 14-year old Yagira Yuuya , for his performance in the quiet human drama Nobody Knows by Japanese director Kore-eda Hirokazu .
The film, inspired by a real event known as the Affair of the Four Abandoned Children of Nishi-Sugamo took place 16 years ago, in 1988. Born to different fathers, the abandoned children never went to school and didn't legally exist, their births never declared. Abandoned by their mother, they lived on their own for six months.
South
Korean
director
Park
Chan-Wook
came
in
second
to
Michael
Moore
,
receiving
the
Grand
Prix
Award
for
his
ultra-violent
revenge
tale
Steve Joe Kicks it with John Cho & Kal Penn stars of
AC's Steve Joe chats with John Cho and Kal Penn stars of "Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle" about stereotypes, comparisons to other great comic duos, and more. Check out AC's video highlights from the interview!
AsianConnections'
Steve
Joe
kicks
it
with
John
Cho
and
Kal
Penn
about
their
roles
in
New
Line
Cinema's
summer
comedy
"Harold
and
Kumar
Go
To
White
Castle".
CLICK
HERE
to
check
out
video
highlights
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