Monthly Archives: May 2008

Justin Lin directing The Fast and Furious 4

Justin Lin is currently shooting “The Fast and Furious 4”. Here’s a picture of him with Vin Diesel.

With the success of The Fast and Furious:Tokyo Drift, Justin Lin was able to reassemble the original crew from the first “The Fast and Furious”. He’s got Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, and Jordana Brewster. (Wow, that’s quite an accomplishment from Tokyo Drift). Also returning from Tokyo Drift is Sung Kang. Hmmm… We wonder what Sung Kang’s role will be.

Here’s an early trailer for The Fast and Furious 4

Behind the scene footage of a race in “The Fast and Furious 4”. This was for the trailer above.

Look at all the cars the Justin Lin had to choose from for The Fast and Furious 4.

Lost Season Finale

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Season 4 was planned (prior to the Writers Guild of America strike) to feature 16 episodes, to be broadcast beginning in the U.S. and Canada on January 31, 2008.[13] Due to the writers’ strike, the season will instead last only 14 episodes, consisting of the 8 pre-strike episodes already filmed and aired, and 6 post-strike hours airing beginning April 24 in the United States. This includes a 3-hour finale airing in three parts entitled “There’s No Place Like Home.” The first part will aired on Thursday, May 15 10 pm ET, and parts 2 and 3 will air in a 2-hour special airing on May 29, from 9-11 pm ET.

The face-off between the survivors and the freighter people continues, and the Oceanic Six find themselves closer to rescue, on the two-hour Season Finale!
Look for Ken Leung as Miles, Daniel Dae Kim as Jin, Yunjin Kim as Sun, and Naveen Andrews as Sayid.

Lost Season 4 finale teaser

Johnnie To film series in San Francisco Bay Area

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The Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley is putting together a Johnnie To film series. If you have ever wanted to check out Johnnie To’s films, here’s your chance. Here’s the schedule for the film series over the next month.

Thursday, May 29, 2008

6:30 p.m. The Mission

Five gunmen must unite to keep a triad boss alive. A neon-lit tribute to Hawks, Mann, and Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai.

Thursday, May 29, 2008

8:15 p.m. Fulltime Killer

Two killers battle for supremacy in this comic-book montage of film tributes and pulp-novel conceits that makes Tarantino look like Bresson.

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

7:30 p.m. Running on Karma

Andy Lau is a Buddhist monk turned male stripper who can see past lives and predict the future in To’s crazed superhero genre mash-up. Like Spider-Man rewritten by the Dalai Lama.

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

7:30 p.m. Throw Down

Aaron Kwon seeks judo guidance from ex-champion, now-drunkard Louis Koo in To’s sweet-natured remake of Kurosawa’s Sanshiro Sugata. “The absolute best neo-samurai judo farce in town.”—Village Voice

Thursday, June 12, 2008

7:00 p.m. Breaking News

A police-versus-gunmen showdown turns into media warfare in this Cannes-selected thriller, a Dog Day Afternoon on the streets of Hong Kong.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

6:30 p.m. Election

Two gangsters campaign (and kill) to win a triad election in this gunless thriller with “a Shakespearean hue, and a rich political and moral subtext.”—N.Y. Times

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

8:30 p.m. Triad Election

An over-educated, money-obsessed hoodlum gets sucked into triad (and governmental) deceits in this Darwinian-capitalist satire and “exemplary gangster thriller.”—N.Y. Times

Saturday, June 21, 2008

8:45 p.m. Exiled

Nattily attired hitmen square off in scenic Macao in this “enjoyable action thriller with a bracing touch of political satire.”—Manchester Guardian

Friday, June 27, 2008

8:40 p.m. Mad Detective

Lau Ching-wan is a cop who can sense the paranormal in a “wild, hilarious, and thoroughly disturbing entertainment.”—Vancouver Film Festival

Watch the trailer for Johnnie To’s Exiled.

Philly Asian Film Festival looking for film submissions

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The Philadelphia Asian American Film Foundation is now accepting submissions for its 1st Annual Asian American Film Festival. Held from October 24 – 30, 2008, the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival is dedicated to supporting Asian American films and filmmakers by education, interaction, and participation throughout the Philadelphia area.

To be eligible, short and feature productions must be directed by, produced by, or starring Asian Americans, or with subject matter concerning Asian American issues. The selected entries will be screened during the festival.

Deadlines for submissions are July 7th for early and August 11 for final. Discounts are also available for any early and electronic entries. Submit your short or feature film through Withoutabox.com and get in on our early bird deadline!

You can submit a short film like Wong Fu Productions “The Spare”

Celebrities support UNICEF in PSA for Myanmar

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Celebrities lend their support to UNICEF in a campaign to raise funds for 8 million children affected by the Myanmar cyclone. The stars include Tea Leoni, Ben Stiller, Paul Rudd, David Duchovny, and Nicole Richie & Joel Madden. The most viewed so far is the Nicole Richie & Joel Madden version.

Nicole Richie & Joel Madden PSA for Myanmar

Ben Stiller PSA for Myanmar

The People I’ve Slept With – Karin Anna Cheung

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Director Quentin Lee needs your help on his new comedy feature film “The People I’ve Slept With“.

Storyline: After being dumped by the perfect guy, Angela goes on a six-week bender in which she sleeps with several men (including Mr. Hottie, Nice But Boring Man, and Five-Second Guy) and emerges pregnant. There are five contenders for the role of Daddy, including her gay best friend, Gabriel, but only one Jefferson Lee whom she wants to marry and raise a family with.

So how can you help? Karin Anna Cheung has been cast as Angela Yang in the movie. You have a chance to pose as Angela’s lover. Here’s how:

Dear friends,

We need help urgently in making our movie The People I’ve Slept With with Karin Anna Cheung, Wilson Cruz, Archie Kao, Lynn Chen and James Shigeta. Remember Karin’s memorable debut in Better Luck Tomorrow? We are looking for people 18+ of all ages and looks to pose as Karin’s lover in the movie.

Angela Yang takes a picture with every guy or girl she sleeps with. Imagine that you just had sex with her and have someone take a photo of you. You can be a guy, a girl or even a couple or siblings or twins… Be fun, creative or even kinky. You can take it at various creative locations… and don’t forget to be SEXY!

Yes, you don’t have to be in the U.S. and you can just send in a photo… You will be given a screen credit for the picture used. If you’re interested, please download the release form on PDF by clicking onto the link below:

People Model Release

E-mail the signed & completed release form along with your JPEG (between 2-3 Megapixels) to our producer Koji Steven Sakai at ksakai1@aol.com.

We’ll need the photo & release ideally ASAP by Wednesday 5/28. Thanks so much!

Update: The People I’ve Slept With Trailer