Keye Luke, the actor who plays the mysterious Dr. Yang in Alice, has quite the Hollywood story. Making his debut in the 1934 Garbo vehicle The Painted Veil, Luke quickly established himself as a character actor with his recurring role in the popular Charlie Chan pictures, where he played opposite Warren Oland as “Number One Son”....
Alice: Clarinet Jazz, the Sound of Cinematic Estrangement
Taking on Alice was a choice made in an effort to overcome certain cinematic prejudices that I’ve developed over the years. So far, it’s been an interesting journey. I’ve learned a lot about myself, and come to a new, uneasy understanding (and begrudging occasional appreciation) of Woody Allen’s work. However, some things are just facts. One...