Front Cover

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Front Cover

2016,

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Romance/

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Drama/

LGBTQ+

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A growing friendship between a gay New York fashion stylist (Jake Choi) and a rising Beijing actor (James Chen) turns into romance.

Stephanie Merry

Washington Post

Sep 29, 2016

2/4

The film's examination of the first-generation American experience feels fresh. The delivery, however, is hardly original.

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Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

Aug 11, 2016

It's a root-worthy picture with its share of warm, amusing moments, an attractive pair of leads and a vivid use of Big Apple locales.

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

Aug 5, 2016

If there isn't much subtlety or surprise in Yeung's screenplay, his direction is graceful enough to make this a pleasant if unmemorable bittersweet love story.

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David Lamble

Bay Area Reporter

Jun 10, 2020

Combining a hip insider's take on fashionistas with a two-worlds-collide, cute-boys implosion, Front Cover is as current as tomorrow's headlines.

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Tricia Olszewski

Washington City Paper

Jan 2, 2017

These good intentions never translate into a good movie.

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Edmund Lee

South China Morning Post

Oct 25, 2016

3/5

For all its awkwardness in bridging the personal and the cultural, Front Cover does deliver as a nice little romantic comedy with a pair of endearing leads.

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Jun 13, 2018

Was impressed by the compelling dramatic storyline. I so wanted Ryan and Ning to finish together. Really sad this didn't happen. The picture is beautiful though!

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Ron S

Aug 26, 2017

It's no secret that there is a lack of Asian-American representation in LGBT-related films, so watching Front Cover felt like a breath of fresh air. The story is predictable, and many of the film's comedic beats fall flat, but watching Ryan and Ning's relationship grow is heartwarming and insightful. I like that the film makes an effort to comment on the desexualization of Asian-American men in our media, as well as the microaggressions Asian-American men face in the queer dating scene. The film finds its voice when it is focusing on the relationship between these two men, following them around the city as they talk about family, fashion, sexuality, culture, and more. It stumbles in its story, which feels cliche and awkward at points, but altogether, it succeeds because of the strength of its script and the themes that it dares to explore. Hopefully we'll see more films exploring queer, Asian-American folks in the future.

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Abraham W

Mar 21, 2017

There isn't much subtlety or surprise in Yeung's screenplay, but his direction is graceful enough to make this a pleasant if unmemorable bittersweet love story.

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Synopsis

A growing friendship between a gay New York fashion stylist (Jake Choi) and a rising Beijing actor (James Chen) turns into romance.

Director: Ray Yeung
Producer: Ray Yeung, Kaer Vanice
Screenwriter: Ray Yeung
Distributor: Strand Releasing
Production Co: NewVoice
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 5, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 18, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $26.3K
Runtime: 1h 27m

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