Thursday, August 11, 2016

My Best Friend's Wedding (我最好朋友的婚礼) Pittsburgh screenings cancelled.



The 2016 Chinese movie My Best Friend's Wedding (我最好朋友的婚礼), a remake of the 1987 American movie, will no longer play at AMC Loews Waterfront from August 12 as originally planned. It is currently scheduled to play in 24 U.S. cities on the 12th. Stay tuned for any updates on Pittsburgh.

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

2016 Korean movie Operation Chromite (인천상륙작전) in Pittsburgh, from August 12.



The 2016 Korean movie Operation Chromite (인천상륙작전) will play at AMC Loews Waterfront from August 12. Hello Asia! provides a summary of the Korean War film starring Lee Jung-jae and Liam Neeson:
Operation Chromite takes off where 8 South Korean soldiers formed by US army General Douglas MacArthur (Liam Neeson) operates under the special mission to infiltrate North Korean army and secure the Incheon landing for US troops. Captain Jang Hak Soo (Lee Jung Jae) leads the 7 men into their dangerous mission to gain insights on the North Korean naval mines. Will they be able to carry out the mission successfully?
Tickets and showtimes are available at the AMC Loews Waterfront website. The theater is located at 300 West Waterfront Dr. in the Waterfront shopping complex in Homestead (map), across the Monongahela River from Greenfield, Squirrel Hill, and the rest of Pittsburgh.

Friday, August 5, 2016

2016 Chinese movie My Best Friend's Wedding (我最好朋友的婚礼) in Pittsburgh, from August 12.



Update 08/11/16: Pittsburgh screenings cancelled.

The 2016 Chinese movie My Best Friend's Wedding (我最好朋友的婚礼) will play at AMC Loew's Waterfront from August 12. TheBeijinger summarizes this remake of the 1987 American movie, which opens in China on August 9, the date of this year's Qixi Festival:
The new version sees Shu Qi, who plays an editor of a Chinese fashion magazine, jetting about Europe, attending fashion week in Milan and getting up to wedding shenanigans in London.

Like the original, the Chinese remake follows two childhood friends after one of them announces he’s getting married to a young rich woman who has been studying in the UK.

Suddenly realizing that she's actually in love with him, Shu Qi’s character vows to stop the wedding at all costs. When she’s invited into the bridal party, things get even more complex.
Tickets and showtimes will be available at the AMC Loews Waterfront website next week. The theater is located at 300 West Waterfront Dr. in the Waterfront shopping complex in Homestead (map), across the Monongahela River from Greenfield, Squirrel Hill, and the rest of Pittsburgh.

Thursday, August 4, 2016

2014 Zhang Yimou film Coming Home (归来) at Northland Public Library, August 10.



Northland Public Library will show the 2014 Chinese film Coming Home (归来), directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Gong Li, on August 10 in this month's installment of the Foreign Film Series.

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Pittsburgh-based Duolingo hiring part-time bilingual Japanese-language expert.

The Pittsburgh-based online language learning platform Duolingo is hiring a part-time Language Expert, Japanese for a teaching intern position.
Use your language expertise to help Japanese speakers learn English.

Duolingo is looking for a native-level Japanese speaker to help us improve the way we teach English to our Japanese-speaking users in Japan. If you have a strong background and familiarity with Japanese, this is the perfect position for you.

Monday, August 1, 2016

Ryoji Ikeda's DATA.MATRIX at Wood Street Galleries, September 23 - December 31.


via artist's official site.

An audiovisual installation by Japanese sound artist Ryoji Ikeda will be on display at the Wood Street Galleries downtown from September 23 through December 31. His official site explains DATA.MATRIX:
matrix is a series of sound installations employing pure sine waves and white noises as a sculptural material. The installations are designed in response to specific gallery spaces or public sites selected by Ikeda. Sine wave are one of the purest forms of sound, white noise contains the full frequency spectrum randomly. As visitors pass through the sound field, subtle oscillation patterns occur around their ears, caused by their own movements interfering with the sounds. It is a very personal experience, and only through the visitors' physical engagement in the sound space can the real character of the work be perceived.
Ikeda will play a live set on September 23 at 10:00 pm at Pierce Studio in the Cultural District (map).

Ikeda's DATA.TRON was at the Wood Street Galleries in 2013. Wood Street Galleries is located at 601 Wood St. (map).

Thursday, July 28, 2016

Japan National High School Champions play Western Pennsylvania All Stars in (American) football, July 29 in Greenville.


via American Scholar Group Facebook page.

Greenville-based American Scholar Group is hosting Japanese high school American football players as part of its Football Camp this month, and the Japan National High School Champions from Kwansei Gakuin High School (関西学院高等部) will play against the Western Pennsylvania All Stars on July 29. Earlier in July the team visited PNC Park and participated in cultural activities in Greenville, roughly 80 miles north of Pittsburgh.


via American Scholar Group Facebook page.

Pittsburgh Chinese Cultural Festival (匹兹堡 中华文化节), September 10 in Oakland.



The second annual Pittsburgh Chinese Cultural Festival (匹兹堡中华文化节) will take place on September 10 in Oakland. Presented by the Pittsburgh Chinese Culture Center, it features numerous Asian performances, food vendors, and local business booths. It will run from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm at Schenley Plaza (map).

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

League of Gods (封神传奇) in Pittsburgh, from July 28.



The 2016 movie League of Gods (封神传奇) will play at AMC Loews Waterfront from July 28. It's an adaptation of the 16th-century novel Investiture of the Gods (封神演義), and is described by American outlets as a "Chinese X-Men". The distributor provides a summary of the film starring Jet Li, Tony Leung Ka-Fai, and Louis Koo:
A long time ago, a determined King Zhou, supported by his concubine Daji, sets his mind on conquering the Middle Kingdom. After years of slaughter, the unyielding Adept tribes have been eliminated in succession. Jiang and General Ji from Qishan are King Zhou’s longstanding opponents. Under a divinatory sign, Jiang discovers that the Sword of Light can reverse the adversity.
There are 2D and 3D showings scheduled. Tickets and showtimes are available at the AMC Loews Waterfront website. The theater is located at 300 West Waterfront Dr. in the Waterfront shopping complex in Homestead (map), across the Monongahela River from Greenfield, Squirrel Hill, and the rest of Pittsburgh.

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Panda Express coming to Cranberry, West Mifflin.

Panda Express, a chain of drive-thru fast-casual Chinese restaurants, is opening its first locations in western Pennsylvania. Stores are scheduled to open in Cranberry (in the Cranberry Mall) and West Mifflin (2070 Lebanon Church Rd.), as well as in Philadelphia and Camp Hill. In April 2015 there was news of one coming to Monroeville, but there have been no updates and the company is not currently hiring for that location. Prior to this round of expansion, the only Panda Express in Pennsylvania was on the campus of Penn State.

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