影評：《面子》不錯看

《面子》中顛覆的地方非常多。十多年前的《喜宴》這麼好看，但是喜愛之餘，總是帶著罪惡感和不安，因為《喜宴》到最後，還是以維護傳統家庭價值的保守態度喜劇收場。《面子》和《喜宴》面對的問題相同，都是（老掉牙的）世代、文化差異衝突；但《面子》卻是激進的。片中的媽媽搞未婚懷孕，女兒則是女同志，對中國傳統而言都是離經叛道的。

全文請看 但唐謨的《面子》不錯看。

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[新聞] 華裔美籍楊雅慧以面子入圍金馬獎最佳女主角

（中央社記者黃慧敏台北十八日電）華裔美籍影星楊雅慧（Michelle Krusiec）以電影「面子」（SavingFace）入圍第四十二屆金馬獎最佳女主角。電影公司原為她報名女配角，但評審認為她的演技可圈可點，主動將她改為角逐女主角，最後入圍最佳女主角。

楊雅慧在片中飾演陳沖的女兒，金馬評審團主席陳耀圻說，楊雅慧在片中將一個女兒與母親間的衝突詮釋得十分有說服力，表現可圈可點。

台灣觀眾對楊雅慧並不熟悉，連金馬獎入圍名單也只有她的英文名字。據博偉電影公司表示，楊雅慧一九七四年出生，畢業於維吉尼亞理工學院英文系，並曾在牛津大學讀書，隨後主持兩季探索頻道旅遊節目「世界嘉年華」。

楊雅慧在退出「世界嘉年華」主持群後，很快就成為美國國家廣播電視網NBC週六晨間影集「One World」的固定班底，之後還參加「Cold Case」、「失蹤現場」、「神經妙探」和「急診室的春天」、「老公不出牆」等電視影集演出。

她演出的電影有「美麗蹺家人」、「奶爸安親班」、「一不住二不休」、「魔咒」等。

楊雅慧也是一位劇場演員，她主演的「台灣製造」獨角戲在HBO美國喜劇藝術節演出時大受歡迎，並被譽為藝術節十大表演藝人，受到「綜藝」及「好萊塢報導」雜誌好評。

「台灣製造」將在紐約首映，並將被改編成電影作品，她同時是加州威尼斯A公寓劇團的成員。

「面子」是一部愛情喜劇片，故事描述一位女兒，試圖了解她母親的內心，最後也對自己有更深的了解。這是一個關於壓抑的愛、現代與傳統的衝突，以及兩個女人忠於自我、追求快樂的感人故事，將於十一月二十五日在台上映。

延伸閱讀

• 台北金馬影展11月七日放映「面子」

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Saving Face DVD Release: Oct 18

Saving Face will be availabe on DVD on Oct. 18!

Click HERE for more information.

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Saving Face, Episode VII: This that and the other thing

Message from Alice.....

From: Alice Wu
Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 4:00 PM
Subject: Saving Face, Episode VII: This that and the other thing

Hi there.

I so desperately want to have something sparkly or fun to report, but really, this was just a nice relaxing week. I am wishing you all a wonderful weekend celebrating independence of any sort.

As always,

alice

p.s. The film is starting to close in some markets (it might be closing soon in New York City, San Francisco, etc) so if you know of anyone who wants to see it, now would be the time. Thanks again for your vigilance!

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Which Theater Is Playing Saving Face In This Week?

Click here to see the most update and complete list of the current theaters that are playing Saving Face.

Bring your friends and family to enjoy this great film!


As of July 1:

CAMELVIEW PLAZA 5	SCOTTSDALE	AZ
SHATTUCK 8	BERKELEY	CA
EDW PARK PLACE TEN	IRVINE	CA
UA MARKETPLACE MOVIES 6	LONG BEACH	CA
OSIO PLAZA THEATRE	MONTEREY	CA
CINEMAS PALME D'OR	PALM DESERT	CA
THE CAMELOT THEATRES	PALM SPRINGS	CA
ONE COLORADO CINEMAS	PASADENA	CA
UA STONESTOWN TWIN	SAN FRANCISCO	CA
UA GALAXY FOUR	SAN FRANCISCO	CA
CENTURY 25 TWIN	SAN JOSE	CA
CAMERA STADIUM 12	SAN JOSE	CA
PLAZA DE ORO TWIN	SANTA BARBARA	CA
NICKELODEON FOUR	SANTA CRUZ	CA
RIALTO LAKESIDE CINEMAS	SANTA ROSA	CA
CHEZ ARTISTE (U HILLS 3)	DENVER	CO
BETHEL CINEMA FOUR	BETHEL	CT
CINEMA CITY FOUR	HARTFORD	CT
CRITERION CINEMAS	NEW HAVEN	CT
DUPONT 5	WASHINGTON	DC
SHADOWOOD SQUARE 16	BOCA RATON	FL
ENZIAN	MAITLAND	FL
SOUTH BEACH 18	MIAMI BEACH	FL
SUNRISE 11	SUNRISE	FL
HYDE PARK THEATRE	TAMPA	FL
UA TARA CINEMA 4	ATLANTA	GA
HARVARD SQ. 5 CINEMA	CAMBRIDGE	MA
BETHESDA ROW CINEMA	BETHESDA	MD
RAILROAD SQUARE CINEMA	WATERVILLE	ME
MAIN ART THEATRE 3	ROYAL OAK	MI
EDINA CINEMA 4	EDINA	MN
PLAZA FRONTENAC CINEMA 6	FRONTENAC	MO
MONTGOMERY CINEMAS 6	Belle Meade	NJ
CINEPLAZA	NORTH BERGEN	NJ
CEDAR LANE CINEMAS	TEANECK	NJ
RITZ SIXTEEN	VOORHEES	NJ
CCA CINEMATHEQUE	SANTA FE	NM
MID ISLAND 3	BETHPAGE	NY
CINEMA 100 QUAD	GREENBURGH	NY
MALVERNE CINEMA 4	MALVERNE	NY
CHELSEA CINEMAS 9	New York	NY
VILLAGE EAST CINEMA 7	NEW YORK	NY
ROSLYN TRIO	ROSLYN	NY
ESQUIRE 6	CINCINNATI	OH
CEDAR-LEE CINEMA 6	CLEVELAND HEIGHTS	OH
FOX 10 THEATRE	PORTLAND	OR
RITZ AT THE BOURSE 5	PHILADELPHIA	PA
ARBOR CINEMAS @ GREAT HILLS	AUSTIN	TX
ANGELIKA FILM CENTER & CAFE	DALLAS	TX
RIVER OAKS THEATRE 3	HOUSTON	TX
SHIRLINGTON 7 THEATRES	ARLINGTON	VA
CINEMA ARTS THEATRE 6	FAIRFAX	VA
METRO TEN CINEMAS	SEATTLE	WA

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Temptative Opening Date

Click here for the most updated opening date in different cities!


As of June 24

Opens on 7/7:

SAN LUIS OBISPO (CA)

Opens on 7/8:

ANCHORAGE (AK)

LITTLE ROCK (AR)

SACRAMENTO (CA)

BONITA SPRINGS (FL)

FT MYERS (FL)

KEY WEST (FL)

NEW ORLEANS (LA)

ANN ARBOR (MI)

MISSOULA (MT)

LAS VEGAS (NV)

RENO (NV)

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS (OH)

COLUMBUS (OH)

EUGENE (OR)

BALA CYNWYD (PA)

NASHVILLE (TN)

SAN ANTONIO (TX)

SALT LAKE CITY (UT)

MILWAUKEE (WI)

Opens on 7/12:

NAPLES (FL)

Opens on 7/22:

BIRMINGHAM(HOOVER)(AL)

FT WAYNE (IN)

WICHITA (KS)

BATON ROUGE (LA)

NORTH FALMOUTH (MA)

PROVIDENCE (RI)

KNOXVILLE (TN)

FT. WORTH (TX)

Opens on 7/29:

NEWBURYPORT (MA)

Opens on 8/3:

PORTLAND (ME)

Open on 8/5:

DAYTON (OH)

Opens on 8/11:

DURHAM (NC)

Opens on 8/14:

NEVADA CITY (CA)


Opens on 8/15:

WESTHAMPTON (NY)

Opens on 8/16:

WILKES BARRE (PA)

Opens on 8/26:

CHAPEL HILL (NC)

RALEIGH (NC)

BETHLEHEM (NH)

Opens on 9/2:

DAYTONA BEACH (FL)

GAINESVILLE (FL)

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Attention Californians! (Revised2)

APIQWTC and NAATA Proudly Presents a very special
"SAVING FACE" Premiere Weekend! June 3 and 4
-FRIDAY, JUNE 3rd-

It all starts opening night. GO SEE THE SHOW - writer/directer Alice Wu will be present for a Q&A with the audience. Afterwards, come schmooze with her at the "Meet and Greet" Party. Noshables will be provided along with a cash bar. This is a FREE, all ages event!

9PM - 11PM
Bar 333
Park Hyatt
333 Battery Street
(Across pedestrian bridge from Embarcadero Cinema)

-SATURDAY, JUNE 4th-
APIQWTC along with the promoters of PersuAsian Hosts
The Official "SAVING FACE" Kick-Off party!

10PM -2AM
TRIPLE L (Ladies Love Lounge)
at The Cat Club
1190 Folsom Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

There will be "SAVING FACE" give-a-ways and more!



--More about SAVING FACE and Alice Wu--

"Opening Night film and winner of the Audience Award at the 2005 San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival"

Select showings of the film SAVING FACE will include appearances by its writer/director Alice Wu. She will speak with audiences at evening screenings on Friday and Saturday, June 3 & 4, at Embarcadero Cinema in San Francisco. Wu also speaks at Shattuck Cinemas in BerkeleyALBANY TWIN theater in Albany on Sunday, June 5, late afternoon and early evening shows. More details are available on the respective information lines: 415/267-4893, 510/464-5980 and at www.landmarktheatres.com.

Writer/director Alice Wu's romantic comedy stars Michelle Krusiec as Wil, an overworked medical resident living in Manhattan who meets Vivian (Lynn Chen) and begins an exciting new relationship. Trouble is, she's afraid of her widowed mother Ma (Joan Chen) finding out. All goes well until Wil discovers Ma on her doorstep--she has also been living a secret life and is pregnant and unmarried, which is not acceptable in their traditional Chinese-American community--and the worlds of family, love, lust and secrets come together.
www.sonyclassics.com/savingface

Writer/director Alice Wu was born and raised in San Jose and earned a bachelor's and master's degree from Stanford. She directed the short film Trick or Treat (2002) and SAVING FACE is her first feature film.

DETAILS:
Landmark's Embarcadero Center Cinema, One Embarcadero Center, San Francisco
Friday and Saturday, June 3 & 4, 2005, both evening shows ­ Alice Wu in person
Tickets are $10.00 and available at the theatre box office; Information: (415) 267-4893

Landmark's Shattuck Cinemas, 2230 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley
Landmark's Albany Twin Cinemas, 1115 Solano Avenue, Albany
Sunday, June 5, 2005, late afternoon and early evening shows ­ Alice Wu in person
Tickets are $9.50 and available at the theatre box office; Information: (510) 464-5980

(Note that the film continues its engagement with daily showings after these opening night events.)

SAVING FACE also opens at these additional locations:
UA Stonestown Twin (San Francisco)
CinEArts @ Marin (Sausalito)
CinEArts @ Palo Alto Square (Palo Alto)
CinEArts @ Pleasant Hill (Pleasant Hill)
CinEArts @ Santana Row (San Jose)

Please check your local listings for details.

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Box Office numbers for Saving Face

Box office numbers for "Saving Face". Not bad. But what does Sony think?

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Some News Reports in Chinese

• 《多維時報》﹕陳沖首次出演浪漫愛情喜劇﹐電影《面子》本周末紐約﹑洛杉磯上映
• 《多維時報》專訪華裔主演陳沖﹑楊雅慧﹑陳凌﹕《面子》會給後人鋪路
• 《多維時報》﹕拍電影是寫給媽媽的愛信--專訪電影《面子》的導演及編劇伍思薇
• 《世界日報》電腦碩士從影 辛勤造 面子伍思薇創作劇本 奮鬥五年終拍成片 故事超俗 明天上映
• 《世界日報》陳沖衝著「面子」來紐約 縱橫好萊塢 集導演、製片、編劇、演員於一身

• 组图:陈冲主演《面子》 与“同性恋人”亮相

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A Few Ways to Help

1. Send film opening announcements to all your e-groups. (see sample announcement below)
2. Call/text people on your phone memory to check in and make a date to see Saving Face together.
3. Organize group outings to go see Saving Face during Memorial Day Weekend, a dinner afterwards would be perfect.
4. Invite friends from out of town for the long weekend and take them to the Saving Face parties around town.

5. Host a house party for your favorite community groups and bring them to the movie.
6. Write to editors of magazines, newspaper, and online entertainment sites requesting coverage of the film.
7. Internet Voting http://movies.go.com/moviesdynamic/movies/movie?name=saving-face_2005&genre=drama&studio=Sony%20Pic
   tures%20Classics 20% voted on Movie Nation said they will never watch it, not even on a plane! Thus they bring down the voting average. Let's VOTE!
8. Chat with your seat-neighbors in the theater and get them to sign up to the community efforts. (One way is to give them our BLOG address or, if they are nice, get their email address.)
9. Media watch - share links of reviews with the BLOG.
10. Share your ideas about how we can help bring the film to a national release.

Sample Announcement to send to your friends/e-groups

SAVING FACE - NYC opening 5/27
at the ANGELIKA (in Soho) and the AMC 25 (on 42nd Street)

Saving Face is a heartwarming romantic comedy centered on a mother and daughter's journey through mutual understanding and affirmation. First time filmmaker Alice Wu gave up her computer programming career to pursue the dream of making films. She created this surprisingly charming and personal piece while writing with her mother. It's also the first American theatrical release featuring an Asian American lesbian couple.

Watch a trailer -- http://www.sonyclassics.com/savingface/
Community blog -- http://sfcampaign.blogspot.com/

The film was treasured at its world-debut in Toronto and was a triumphant sensation at the Sundance Film Festival this year. A thriving buzz is building in communities around the country.

So join us help support the film during its opening weekend so it has a chance to go national and therefore help build visibility for our communities.

Save the date! May 27-30, 2005!

Saving Face community BLOG Team

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Interviews with the Lynn and Michelle

Want to know more about Vivian and Wil??? Here are some articles to satiate your lust curiosity:

This one is an interview with Lynn Chen (a/k/a Vivian).

This is one with Michelle Krusiec (a/k/a Wil).

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Welcome to the Saving Face BLOG!

Dear Friends,

Welcome to the Saving Face BLOG. We host this blog for collecting information and news of the film "Saving Face". "Saving Face" is a story of the journey of mutual understanding of a mother and a daughter. It's a story of contemporary and cultural taboos, love, honesty, and respect. It’s also the first American theatrical release film featuring an Asian American lesbian couple.

We have various reasons to support "Saving Face" and recommend it to you. Besides wanting to increase Asian lesbian visibility, combating homophobia through mass media, ensuring the support for Asian American films, promoting the director Alice Wu as an out lesbian filmmaker, we also share the message Alice tries to say with the film; that is, EVERYONE WANTS TO LOVE, and IT'S ALWAYS NOT TOO LATE TO LOVE.

The film was sold-out at its world debut last fall in Toronto and received high marks at the Sundance Film Festival and is expected to offer broad appeal when it opens in theaters in May. We are looking forward to seeing you join us in the theater this May. It indeed is a film for everyone.


Sincerely,


Mai, YY, Bin
Institute for Tongzhi Studies, CUNY

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