Art

Bụi đời – n. dust of the earth aka Vietnamese - American, Ameriasian. The Beautfiul Country – A haunting, subtle and evocative telling of one person's arduous journey to discover his background and ultimately, himself. I liked it because: Vietnam's sceneries reminds me of the vitality and struggles of

I saw the movie Born into Brothels a long time ago, but this site that I came across today jogged my memories – it's really well done documentary that follows the pitch: what happens when you put cameras into the hands of kids who have been born into the

Two of the best films of 2006 involve sleight of hands, illusions, and pure movie wizardry.  Yep – both dark, but vastly different in tone and plot.. but both deal with magicians. Christopher Nolan strikes again with The Prestige, a magic trick disguised as a movie, and the twists, turns, loops,

Kelly Curran, my subleter, is touring the country in a production of Jane Eyre for The Acting Company.  Check it out if you're in the area and say hello! Tell em' Josh sent ya.  I always liked Shakespeare.. you can always drop random quotes and pretend to

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).

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