I’ve rounded up ten of my favorite Asian films for 2008. They’re in no particular order and each is unique. Some are comedies. Some are dramas. Some are for the whole family. And some might have you scratching your head asking “What did I just watch?”

Anyone posting spoilers will be dealt with severely.
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Tags: Andrew Vo, Angelina Jolie, Ashes of Time, Brian Danforth, Brigitte Lin, Cape No.7, Carina Lau, Charlie Yeung, Chaser, Chiaki Kuriyama, Chie Tanaka, Dan Fogler, David Cross, Dustin Hoffman, Hiroki Doi, Ian McShane, Jack Black, Jackie Chan, Jacky Cheung, James Hong, Jim Lau, jimmy tsai, Jung-woo Ha, Khary Payton, Kung Fu Panda, Leslie Cheung, Li Bai, Ling Li, Lucy Liu, Maggie Cheung, Mitsutaka Itakura, Pamelyn Chee, ping pong playa, Ponyo on the Cliff, Princess of Nebraska, rain, Randall Duk Kim, Riisa Naka, Rinko Kikuchi, roger fan, Ryo Kase, Seth Rogen, Sky Crawlers, Speed Racer, Takuya Ishida, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Van Fan, Yeong-hie Seo, Yun-seok Kim, Yuria Nara

Wayne Wang’s new feature film “The Princess of Nebraska” is hosted in its one hour and 19 minutes entirety on YouTube. At the time of this posting, it was on its way to 200,000 views since it’s debut two weeks ago. View counts on YouTube must be from a single unique IP address and a complete view. So with that in mind, that’s a lot of people who have sat down at their monitors and watched a movie about the identity differences of “New China” Chinese and Chinese-Americans who left “Old China.” (That’s my own take of the film. Wayne Wang’s interpretation, and yours, may be different. -David.)

It’s unclear what kind of business model this will evolve into for online distribution of films. Artistically, Wayne Wang has gotten more people to watch “The Princess of Nebraska” than a similar two-week art house run in LA and NYC could ever bring him. But these are 200,000 unpaid movie tickets. With an estimated quarter million production budget for the film, I’m sure YouTube and Magnolia Pictures will be doing some serious accounting on their returns on investment.

“The Princess of Nebraska” stars Li Ling, Brian Danforth, Pamelyn Chee, and Qing Lin.
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Tags: Brian Danforth, chinese, film, Li Ling, movies, Pamelyn Chee, Princess of Nebraska, Qing Lin, wayne wang, Youtube