Travels
Traveling alone means: times of frenzied activities when your orbit merges with the spins-spuns of other backpackers... and times of silent introspection (and by this I mean the increasing volume that silence brings inside your head until your brain devours itself).
Career
A loud shoutout goes to K-Dawg, currently starring in the Projectionist, a short film now playing in NY theatres for the Tribeca Film Festival. Some days, when we are both side casualties of art-laced ambitions, I feel like a Siamese twin with the guy... here's to many more
Travels
Of course, as an Asian guy, I'm tempted to say 'grow some balls' and dare to be different to all these Asian guys who complain about their station in society. But I feel a little sorry for them too, because after centuries of Western stereotypes, we are in a pretty bad position.
Art
Now, you may not be able to pick Johnny out of an Asian crowd – and I couldn't either until I remembered that I saw this horrendous movie with my Dad before I left for Asia.
Art
Carlito's Way is a de Palma-Pacino dessert to their earlier flick, that Pimp Your House must-have DVD Scarface.
Art
There is a childlike honesty to Ganesh, a gift for perceiving truth in men but not in himself. Naipaul gives him a cast of characters that ranges from the wily to the vain to the boorish.
Art
The sun is out. I have $3 in my pocket. The sun is out. There's more to this than making it right. The sun is out. I'll make it out of this life. And can't you feel it, cause the sun is out. And
Art
And then, like a crazed monkey bouncing against its cage, thoughts that have no place in the here (the now) / the eternity of the present, those superfluous thoughts turn into unessential details
Art
Paul Provenza and Penn Jillette (of Penn & Teller) set out to prove that, like life, the heart of laughter lies in the journey and not in the punchline. Featuring a veritable who's who of the comic world, the documentary explores the origins, interpretations, and evolution of one
Art
From top to bottom – the screenwriters, actors, and directors – the movie is a testament to the power of Hollywood when it pushes the limits of art and conscience, creating a powerful testimony to the excesses of geo-political maneuvering.
Art
Movies have a quality that bombard the senses, like a heavyweight pummeling his opponent in the 11th round without remorse. You can put a novel down, get outside of the verbiage, and have your senses soak in the words. Your criticism will be impacted by your memories, innate biases and
New York
dresser. The chance to spend $20 on a drink for some peroxided bitter girl who'd rather scan the room for richer dudes (I'm not bitter, I have a gf!).