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Why isn't a 'Crazy Rich Asians' sequel out yet? Author Kevin Kwan shrugs
When the blockbuster movie, "Crazy Rich Asians" premiered in 2018, I hosted a red-carpet screening at the Regal Edwards Greenway Cinema and invited colleagues and friends. Some of them were Asian, and they invited their friends. You might say we had a large group of Houston's crazy rich Asians in attendance in head-to-toe Dior or Chanel.
Everyone loved the movie, a delightful and entertaining adaptation of Kevin Kwan's best-selling book. If you didn't know Kwan was born in Singapore and his family moved to Clear Lake when he was 11. So he claims Houston as home, too.
The movie, and the popularity of his "Crazy Rich Asians" book trilogy, proved to Hollywood that a romantic comedy with an all-Asian cast can be a huge hit, grossing nearly $250 million worldwide.
But fans like me wonder if we will ever see a sequel. Kwan was recently in Houston and addressed the issue. Sort of.
Read my column here.
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Photo by: Elizabeth Conley, Staff Photographer
Open by appointment, word-of-mouth only: secret art galleries Houstonians may not know about.
In recent years, a number of Houston transplants with aspirations to shatter the art world's aloof reputation have opened under-the-radar galleries.
They don't advertise, they're by appointment only and their existence is primarily spread via word of mouth.
Once visitors get through the door, the relaxed vibe may surprise them, writes Chronicle arts writer Amber Elliott.
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