Daily Archives: January 22, 2009

America’s Best Dance Crew Season 3 – behind the scenes episode 2

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Watch ABDC tonite on MTV. In the meantime, PacRimPress delivered on the behind the scenes footage of America’s Best Dance Crew Season 3 – episode 2. Here’s the Asian American highlights:

Quest Dance Crew talks about GOP leaving and trading dance styles with other crews

Team Millenia talks about their experience in America’s Best Dance Crew Season 3 episode 1

Beat Freaks talk what crew they would challenge and plugs all the clothing accessories they wear

BoxCuttuhz talk about GOP going home. Lydia Paek talks about her performance

Slumdog Millionaire gets 10 Oscar Nominations

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Fresh off the its wins at the Golden Globe Awards and Critic’s Choice Awards, Slumdog Millionaire got a bunch of Oscar Nominations. The 81st Academy Awards nominations were announced by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with Slumdog Millionaire getting the second most nominations with 10. Here’s all 10 Oscar Nominations for Slumdog Millionaire:

Best Motion Picture of the Year

Achievement in Directing – Danny Boyle

Adapted Screenplay – Simon Beaufoy

Achievement in Cinematography – Anthony Dod Mantle

Original Score – A.R. Rahman

Original Song – “Jai Ho”

Original Song – “O Saya”

Achievement in Film Editing

Achievement in Sound Editing

Achievement in Sound Mixing

The 81st Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, February 22nd at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood with a live telecast airing on ABC starting at 8 PM (EST). The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.

81st Academy Awards Nominations – Oscar Nominations

Youtube Street Fighter

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Here’s a YouTube video game which you can control your Street Fighter character by clicking one of the 4 buttons…You can pick Zangief, Dhalsim, or E. Honda. You’ll see different Street Fighter moves in stop motion action based on the buttons you click. Try it out.

If you are motivated to make your own video. Buy the action figure for Zangief, Dhalsim, or E. Honda.

Youtube Street Fighter

Jason Wu – Michelle Obama’s Inauguration Gown Designer

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Taiwanese fashion designer Jason Wu created Michelle Obama’s Inauguration Gown. He designed 2 gowns one colorful and one white. Mrs. Obama chose the white one. According to the 26-year-old designer, the white gown was designed to have a dream like quality. Funny enough, Jason Wu found out at the same time as the rest of us on TV. He called into CNN to talk about his gown. (See the clip below.)

Seeing the First Lady wear his design has given Jason Wu more insppiration for his Fall 2009 collection he is working on now. Jason Wu studied at Parsons School of Design in New York. He also interned with designer Narciso Rodriguez. You can see Jason Wu’s Spring 2009 collection. He was one of only a few Asian American designers in New York’s Fashion Week.

The Wall Street Journal reports Wu’s evening wear sells for $3,000 to $6,000. Previously, Michelle Obama wore a $3,510 dress made by Jason Wu for a November interview with Barbara Walters.

CNN interviews 26-year-old Designer Jason Wu – Michelle Obama’s Inauguration Gown Designer

Jason Wu talks about Michelle Obama’s dress, dolls, and his new line

More about Jason Wu

Although only 26, the Taipei native has already achieved many accomplishments. His family moved to Vancouver when Wu was 9 where he began learning how to sew, draft patterns, and sketch in fashion proportions by using dolls as mannequins. At the age of 14, he went to study sculpture in Tokyo and then spent his senior year of high school in Paris, where he decided to become a fashion designer. Wu then enrolled in the prestigious Parsons School of Design and interned with Narciso Rodriguez.

In February 2006 he debuted his collection, emerging as one of the leading new American talents. The Jason Wu collection is carried at Bergdorf Goodman, Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Ikram, Nordstrom, Susan of Burlingame and Louis Boston. The fashion star is a favorite among press, stylists and celebrities including Amber Valetta, Leighton Meester, Joy Bryant, Gretchen Mol and Kerry Washington.

Jason continues to receive accolades including Fashion Group International’s Rising Star Award for Women’s Ready-to-Wear in January 2008 and in July 2008 he was named one of the finalists in the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund

The Mentalist: Tim Kang

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Tim Kang has been popping up everywhere. You probably recognize Tim Kang from appearances on THE OFFICE, THE SOPRANOS and a slew of commercials (Home Depot, Dairy Queen, and AT&T). Now he takes center stage as one of the stars of the hit show THE MENTALIST. Tim gives Madison Michele from TV Guide the behind-the-scenes dirt.

The Mentalist: Tim Kang

More about Tima Kang

Tim Kang can be seen in the upcoming feature film “Mr. Sandman.” His other film credits include “Rambo,” “The Forgotten,” “Two Weeks Notice” and “Robot Stories.”

His television credits include “Third Watch” and “The Unit,” on the Network. He has had guest-starring roles in “Ghost Whisperer,” also on the Network, “The Office,” “The Sopranos,” “Monk,” “Chappelle’s Show,” “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” and “Law & Order: Trial By Jury.” Kang can also be seen on a wide variety of national commercials spots.

Kang graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a B.A. in Political Science and went on to receive an M.F.A from the A.R.T. Institute at Harvard University. He was born and raised in San Francisco and currently lives in Los Angeles. His birth date is March 16.