Pedaling around Los Feliz on a fixed-gear bike in skintight jeans on a hot summer day is an unusual and inconvenient choice; so is moving to a country where you don’t know the customs and don’t speak the language. Continue reading
“No, this isn’t what I want,” I told them. “Amanda isn’t rich. She doesn’t live in a mansion. She lives in a typical American house.” Continue reading
Every time we screen SHANGHAI CALLING, audience members come up to us afterwards and say: “This movie makes me want to go to Shanghai.” Continue reading
On SHANGHAI CALLING, our modest budget and tight shooting schedule made building sets impossible. Which means that everything in the film was shot on a real location in Shanghai. Continue reading
“You’re ruining your movie!” he shouted at me. (Bill Paxton pulls no punches.) Continue reading
How we got one of our most gorgeous shots in SHANGHAI CALLING. Continue reading
Casting ain’t easy, but when you get it right, you really get it right! Continue reading
Hey everyone, this is Daniel Hsia the writer / director of SHANGHAI CALLING. I’ll be posting weekly blog entries in this space, so check in regularly for inside scoops on the movie and stories of how the film was made! … Continue reading
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