Nancy Kwan Articles

Paul Muni, Luise Rainer in The Good Earth The ethnic controversy surrounding the casting of Gérard Depardieu as Alexandre Dumas in Safy Nebbou's The Other Dumas reminded me of Arthur Dong's 2007 documentary Hollywood Chinese, which discusses how Caucasian actors usually played major Chinese roles in American movies up to the not-too-distant past. Among those featured in Hollywood Chinese, whether in clips or as talking [...]

Lee Madden, best known for directing Hell's Angels '69, died of complications from pneumonia on April 9 in Camarillo, a town north of Los Angeles. He was 82. The American International Pictures release Hell's Angels '69, the tale of two brothers who plan on robbing Las Vegas' Caesar's Palace, was the Brooklyn-born Madden's first feature. According to The Hollywood Reporter, it is the only fiction [...]