Wayne Wang is one of the worlds great independent filmmakers. People may have forgotten his great talent because hes spent the past few years making very mainstream films such as Maid in Manhattan and Because of Winn-Dixie. But prepare to be reminded now that Koch Lorber is releasing his first two feature films, Dim Sum and Chan Is Missing, on special edition DVDs.
His first film, the groundbreaking Chan Is Missing, is about two Asian cab drivers in San Francisco searching for a man who has...
great interview. i haven't seen any of his newer hollywood stuff but his older work is really good. i was glad to see he mentioned the center of the world i always thought that was a pretty good movie that completely fell under alot of people's radar.
I was just going to say that. It was on TV the other day and I caught Harvey Keitel's monologue at the end of it. Great, great stuff. It's funny because I think I saw it on a whim and I've never heard anyone really shout its praise, but I really liked it.
courtneyriot
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Los Angeles, CA
JAN 18, 2006 06:00 AM