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"Already tomorrow in Hong Kong"

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A lightweight but likable romance.  Hong Kong becomes the third character in a romantic drama that recalls Richard Linklater's "Before Sunrise" trilogy. Many films shown at this year’s LA Film Festival echo earlier movies. Viewers who watch the charming romance  It’s Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong  will undoubtedly be reminded of Richard Linklater ’s Before trilogy, which focused on two characters talking over a period of several hours. Those movies showcased the settings as well as the characters, and Hong Kong emerges as a stunning backdrop for the lengthy conversations of the two potential lovers in Emily Ting ’s film. This small film may just find a small but passionate audience.     One distinction between this movie and the Linklater films is that this one actually takes place over two nights. The first p...

Branza mozzarella vegana

Branza mozzarella vegana   Prep time 5 mins Cook time 15 mins Total time 20 mins   Branza de mozzarella vegana are gustul similar cu branza reala din lapte si se si topeste! Mai mult, reteta este economica si sanatoasa. Ingredients Pentru bilutele de mozzarella: 250g caju, puse la inmuiat peste noapte 400ml apa fierbinte 6 Linguri faina de tapioca 4 Linguri fulgi de drojdie inactiva 1 lingurita sare de mare 1 Lingura suc de lamaie Pentru branza topita (sos): 150g caju, inmuiat peste noapte 500ml apa fierbinte 7 Linguri faina de tapioca 4 Linguri fulgi de drojdie inactiva 1 lingurita sare de mare 1 Lingura suc de lamaie Instructions Pentru bilutele de mozzarella: Pune toate ingredientele in blender sau robot. Proceseaza-le 2-3 minute pana se formeaza un lapte de caju fin. Pune o tigaie adanca mai mare la incins pe foc mediu. Toarna "laptele" in tigaie. Amesteca continuu timp de 10-15 minute. Laptele ...

"Midnight at the Dragon Cafe" by Judy Fong Bates

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Set in the 1960s, Judy Fong Bates’s much-talked-about debut novel is the story of a young girl, the daughter of a small Ontario town’s solitary Chinese family, whose life is changed over the course of one summer when she learns the burden of secrets. Through Su-Jen’s eyes, the hard life behind the scenes at the Dragon Cafe unfolds. As Su-Jen’s father works continually for a better future, her mother, a beautiful but embittered woman, settles uneasily into their new life. Su-Jen feels the weight of her mother’s unhappiness as Su-Jen’s life takes her outside the restaurant and far from the customs of the traditional past. When Su-Jen’s half-brother arrives, smouldering under the responsibilities he must bear as the dutiful Chinese son, he forms an alliance with Su-Jen’s mother, one that will have devastating consequences. Written in spare, intimate prose,  Midnight at the Dragon Cafe  is a vivid portrait of a childhood divided by two cultures and touched by unfulfilled long...