A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Jane Luk, a Canadian actress rooted in Toronto for over three decades, honed her craft through formal training at Humber Theatre. Notably, she crafted a satirical mock infomercial titled "How to Be More Chinese," aiming to humorously address media stereotypes by altering DNA to evoke one's inner Chinese identity. Initially performed live at events and festivals, Luk adapted it into a short film, later acquired by the Comedy Network, where it aired for two successful years. This creative venture remains a standout highlight in her career, showcasing her ability to tackle societal issues with humour and wit.
Most data and links to images for the Movies section come from TheMovieDB (TMDB).
Additional data for Film Titles come from The Open Movie Database (OMDb).
At least one plug-in comes from IMDb.
Data are -- hey, it's a plural -- subject to the limitations of their sources. (For example, TMDB search results currently max out at 20.) I am limiting myself to free data sources for now. (No, a "free trial" is not free.)
While much of the above data are retrieved directly from outside APIs and other such sources, data from American Film Institute (AFI) and British Film Institute (BFI) were manually entered the old fashioned way into a MySQL database. Re BFI I took the following liberties:
Regarding profile removals and data corrections:
Filtering is applied here to film projects flagged as "adult" by TheMovieDB. Pending "popular demand" I am contemplating a login and profile system with preferences (such as whether to allow adult images to appear) and permissions (such as data entry).
Whereas the overall purpose of this website is to serve as a personal demo/portfolio/workshop of web and data skills, this Movies section is not meant to compete with or substitute for far more definitive movie websites.
Whether or not he still clings to an award which he won in 1986 as a film critic for his college's newspaper, Jeffrey Hartmann is not responsible for the texts of overviews and biographies supplied by external data sources.