Jana Monji, made in San Diego, California, lost in Japan several times, has written about theater and movies for the LA Weekly, LA Times, Examiner.com and the Pasadena Weekly. She currently writes for AsAm News and publishes a Tomatometer-approved blog, AgeOfTheGeek.org. Her short fiction has been published in the Asian American Literary Review.
One of the important pre-Comic-Con tasks is determining the Comic-Con exclusives or freebies you want to get. In some cases, if you don't get in to the Wednesday preview, you aren't getting the exclusives or freebies at all.Lately, not all…
Jana Monji is at Comic-Con in San Diego, posting updates an all the goings-on. Here's a spiffy little piece of automotive novelty.
Jana Monji is preparing for another trip to Comic-Con, the giant fan convention in San Diego. She's got her comfortable shoes, a costume and a schedule full of events.
Women's History month is just the right time to watch, "Miss Navajo," a documentary that premiered at Sundance in 2007 and was broadcast on PBS the same year. The title alone may turn people away if you are, like me,…
With the passing of Andy Williams, I keep imagining his golden tenor singing Henry Mancini's "Moon River." The song talks about crossing life in style. "Breakfast at Tiffany's" is all about fashionable cafe society and love; in an adult fairy…
You can watch the full video of "Nostalgia for the Light" (2012) on the PBS POV website until January 23, 2013. Also available to watch instantly on Netflix. The desert light in the daytime is sharp and destructive, slowly blinding…
I clearly remember the first day of our only family vacation while my father was alive. My father was wearing a dapper boater "Can Can" straw hat, but the window was left too far down and it soon swooshed off…
The Kobayashi movie "Harakiri" is available on Hulu and Netflix. Miike's "Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai" is available on Amazon.com. In this remake of the 1962 Masaki Kobayashi movie known as "Harakiri" in America, but "Seppuku" in Japan, Takashi Miike…
"Bachelorette" opens in theaters September 7, and is available on demand via iTunes, Amazon.com, Vudu.com and Google Play. By Jana Regan Monji In this reality-TV ruled world, the word bachelorette seems firmly attached to the legacy of Trista Rehn and…
"With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story" is available on-demand at Netflix.com, Amazon.com, iTunes, EpixHD.com and Vudu.com. Stan Lee will be attending a special screening of "With Great Power" at the Stan Lee Comikaze Expo in Los Angeles on September…
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