Daryl Chin

Daryl Chin, is Associate Editor of PAJ: A Journal of Performance & Art. He has contributed articles to M/E/A/N/I/N/G: An Anthology of Artists' Writings, Theory and Criticism (edited by Susan Bee and Mira Schor; Duke University Press, 2001), Asia in New York City: A Cultural Travel Guide (Asia Society & Avalon Travel Press, 2001), Tokens: The NYC Asian American Experience on Stage (edited by Alvin Eng; Asian American Writers Workshop & Temple University Press, 2001), among other anthologies. In a series of four lectures held at AAARI entitled “Asian American Cinema Workshop: The Moving Images of the Asian-American”, he examined some of the issues relating to the representation of Asian identity in American media. Currently, he is completing a monograph on the video artist Shigeko Kubota.

2007 Twilight Cinema Series

August 4, 2023February 10, 2007 By Daryl Chin

Dates: Fridays, January 5, 12, 19, 26; Feb 9, 2007 Time: 5:30PM to 8:00PM Place: 25 West 43rd Street, 19th Floor, between 5th & 6th Avenues, Manhattan Free Admission Why spend your winter evenings at home, when you can visit AAARI, and experience the best films that Asians have to offer from around the globe? … Read more

2007 Twilight Cinema Series – All About Love (Hong Kong)

December 1, 2016February 9, 2007 By Daryl Chin

All About Love (Hong Kong, 2005) For the first time Andy Lau plays two leading roles in one single film, in which he will tell an extraordinary love story about heart transplant with Charlene Choi and Charlie Young. Andy Lau plays a husband who only learns the importance of expressing his tremendous love for … Read more

2007 Twilight Cinema Series – The Banquet (China)

December 1, 2016January 26, 2007 By Daryl Chin

https://aaari.info/notes/videos/07-01-26Twilight.mp4 The Banquet (China, 2006) Director Feng Xiaogang’s The Banquet, which premiered at the prestigious Venice film festival and screened at many other major festivals, became Hong Kong’s submission to the Oscars this year. This epic features multiple award-winning actor Ge You, Feng’s long-time collaborator, as a cunning emperor. The internationally popular Zhang Ziyi … Read more

2007 Twilight Cinema Series – Howl’s Moving Castle (Japan)

December 1, 2016January 19, 2007 By Daryl Chin

https://aaari.info/notes/videos/07-01-19Twilight.mp4 Howl’s Moving Castle (Japan, 2005) Academy Award -winning director Hayao Miyazaki (“Spirited Away”) takes moviegoers on an amazing new animated adventure that celebrates the power of love to transform and the resiliency of the human spirit in the face of adversity. Brimming with a blend of imagination, humor, action, and romance, “Howl’s Moving … Read more

2007 Twilight Cinema Series – Saving Face (USA)

December 1, 2016January 7, 2007 By Daryl Chin

https://aaari.info/notes/videos/07-01-12Twilight.mp4 Saving Face (USA, 2005) Saving Face is the charming story of a young woman’s complicated life and her pursuit of love amid the chaos. Wil (Michelle Krusiec) is a 28-year-old overworked medical resident living in Manhattan with no social life. Her widowed mother, Ma (Joan Chen), cannot understand why her desirable daughter spends all … Read more

2007 Twilight Cinema Series – Three: Extremes (Pan-Asia)

August 3, 2023January 5, 2007 By Daryl Chin

https://aaari.info/notes/videos/07-01-05Twilight.mp4 Three: Extremes (Pan-Asia, 2005) THREE…EXTREMES brings together an Asian scream team of filmmakers, featuring a trio of short works by Hong Kong’s Fruit Chan (DURIAN DURIAN), Korea’s Chanwook Park (OLDBOY), and Japan’s Takashi Miike (AUDITION). The trilogy opens with Chan’s disgustingly entertaining DUMPLINGS, which he has also turned into a full-length film. DUMPLINGS … Read more