Daily Archives: September 23, 2010

Strangers in a Park by Jason Lee

Another member of the channelAPA.com family has submitted an entry to the Interpretations Film Initiative. This psychological thriller is a departure from the other shorts we’ve been posting. The Saw-like film give you an eerie and uneasy feeling.

Here’s the director’s statement on the short:

Strangers in a Park is a post-modern psychological thriller that questions who is actually the victim and if the ambiguous line between sanity and insanity can really decipher judgement of morality and justice. This short pays homage to Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train (1951), where insanity and self-seeking evil are questioned even in the so-called “normal” protagonist when two strangers meet in happenstance and talk about murder.

Robert Ryu make another appearance in a short. Also see him in Voo Dude

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Strangers in a Park

Also check out Spice It Up with Feodor Chin, Kill Joy by Steve Nguyen x Brian Tan, Doggy Style by Shane Sato, WWJD with Randall Park, Mother by John P. Raposas, The Necklace with Karin Anna Cheung, and Voo Dude.

On the Clock – Episode 5

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Timothy DelaGhetto makes a special guest appearance on the season finale of “On the Clock”. He helps intern Duke Lee in finding that special someone at the 2010 SFIAAFF. Use these tips from Timothy with caution.

Previous episodes:

On the Clock – Episode 1

On the Clock – Episode 2

On the Clock – Episode 3

On the Clock – Episode 4

On the Clock – Episode 5

Gun Size Matters with Freddie Wong x Shenae Grimes

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Gun Size Matters with Freddie Wong x Shenae Grimes

Freddie Wong is quickly turning himself into an action hero online. As his star power increase, Hollywood celebrities want a piece of that action by making cameos in his videos. His latest short features actress Shenae Grimes (90210). The duo take on the bad guys, but will Freddie get the girl or cry his eyes out?

Check out his other special effects videos from Freddie: YouTube Hackers, Live Action Time Crisis, Flower Warfare, and Rocket Jump with Freddie Wong

Gun Size Matters with Freddie Wong x Shenae Grimes

Behind the scenes for Gun Size Matters with Freddie Wong x Shenae Grimes

Gun Size Matters with Freddie Wong x Shenae Grimes (unrated version – now even bloodier)

Hawaii Five-O pilot with Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park

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Hawaii Five-O pilot with Daniel Dae Kim Hawaii Five-O pilot with Grace Park

The Hawaii Five-O remake premiered this week with Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park. The return of the TV series has Daniel Dae Kim playing Chin Ho Kelly, a former cop, while Grace Park plays Kono Kalakaua, his cousin.

Through the diversity of his roles on stage and screen, Daniel Dae Kim continues to expand the perception of the Asian American man. In characters ranging from the King of Siam, a Shakespearean hero, a social worker for the Chicago needy, to a counter-terrorist agent, his work has consistently transcended the historical barriers of race and stereotype. He’s best known to US audiences for his portrayal of Jin on “Lost.” No doubt, he’ll continue is stereotype breaking ways in Hawaii Five-O.

Grace Park is best known to audiences for her starring role on the critically acclaimed series “Battlestar Galactica,” in which she played not one but two leading roles. Her performance in the season one cliffhanger garnered her a place in TV Guide’s “100 Most Memorable Moments in TV History.” Park’s other television credits include memorable appearances in “Stargate SG-1,” “The Dead Zone,” “The Outer Limits” and “Edgemont.” She also starred in the Canadian television series, “The Border.” Most recently, she starred opposite Benjamin Bratt in the acclaimed cable series “The Cleaner.” With Hawaii Five-O, she’s broadening her sci-fi past with more action and drama.

Here’s a synopsis of the pilot episode:

Lieutenant Commander Steve McGarrett is escorting a high-priority prisoner, Victor Hesse, out of S. Korea, when he receives a phone call from his father. Turns out Victor Hesse’s brother has McGarrett’s father at gunpoint and plans on killing him if Steve doesn’t let his Victor go. Things get out of control, Steve’s father is shot and Victor escapes. When McGarrett returns to Hawaii for his father’s funeral, the Governor asks him to head a special task force to investigate his father’s death – she wants someone outside of the Honolulu PD because of rumors of corruption within the dept. Reluctantly McGarrett agrees; he chooses the HPD detective assigned to investigate his father’s murder, newcomer Danny Williams. He also recruits someone his father trusted, Chin Ho Kelly (Daniel Dae Kim), who has recently been ousted from the department. To fill out his team, Chin Ho recruits his cousin, Kono Kalakaua (Grace Park), who is still in training. Together, they track down Victor Hesse as he’s about to make his escape from the island. After a huge fight, McGarrett shoots Hesse, who disappears into the water.

Hawaii Five-O pilot

Far East Movement MySpace Intro

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Far East Movement MySpace Intro

Far East Movement making a splash over at MySpace. They’ve got a video out introducing themselves. If you read channelAPA.com, you know about them already, but if you’re new meet KevNish, Prohgress, J-Splif, and DJ Virman. Learn how these guy live the “Free Wired” lifestyle. Get the low down on their singles singles “Girls on the Dance Floor” and “Like a G6.” Also get a sneak peek on the next FM tracke Rocketeer. Stay Free Wired. Three fingers up.

As Like a G6 is breaking through mainstream pop charts now, get ready for FM’s “Free Wired” album dropping on October 12, 2010. Pre order now at Amazon.

Far East Movement MySpace Intro Part 1

Far East Movement MySpace Intro Part 2

Far East Movement MySpace Intro Part 3

The Resistance Series on SyFy

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The Resistance Series on SyFy
Adrian Zaw is back for more and better than ever since his 2007 Emmy Award Winning Show for Broadband Drama. Adrian Zaw’s New SyFy Show THE RESISTANCE SERIES airs on SyFy Channel Monday, October 4th, 2010 @ 11pm EST and will be available on iTunes, xBox, and Playstation on October 5th, 2010. The Brand New SyFy Action/Drama is stars Adrian Zaw, and Katrina Law.

Here’s a synopsis of The Resistance:

Set in the dying world of Aurordeca, THE RESISTANCE is an action-packed thriller revolving around an epic tale of destiny and revenge.

SYRUS PRIMORIS (Adrian Zaw), a brilliant chemist, has taken control of the ten regions of Aurordeca in the wake of a devastating plague. Half the population is already dead. It is only Syrus and his miracle suppressant, NOXE, that keep the survivors from succumbing to the virus. In exchange, the people grant Syrus absolute power.

Only one group stands in open opposition to the regime. The Aurordecan Resistance Movement (ARM), led by the fierce and driven LANA. ARM sees Syrus for the despot he truly is and fights tirelessly to find a cure for the disease and to free the people from their enslavement to the suppressant. But everything changes through a chance encounter with a mysterious and deadly drifter, ARCLITE. In our exciting first installment of The Resistance, LANA searches for a microchip that contains crucial information; Syrus plots to bring down ARM once and for all; and a mysterious stranger might hold the answer to saving the world.

The new show stars Adrian Zaw as the MAIN bad guy, as an Asian American playing a non-Asian American Role that’s ground breaking. The project was originally envisioned as a Web Series and now is on the brink of a TV Series or even a movie has become a monumental in achievement. It’s an example of how the entertainment industry is experimenting with new models of creation and testing of content.

“Resistance” came to Starz via “Spider-Man” director Sam Raimi’s Ghost House Pictures, Starz’s production partner on “Spartacus: Blood and Sand.” In 2008, Ghost House executive Aaron Lam noticed the online trailers for the Web series project on YouTube and thought he may have found a “Spartacus” director. He looked up creator Adrian Picardi on Facebook — only to find out he was a 21-year-old fresh out of film school. But impressed by the vision of Picardi and his producing partner Eric Ro, Lam talked to Starz, which agreed to put up money — believed to be in the low-six-figure range, or a minimal percentage of the cost of a TV show episode — to put together an initial “Resistance” story. Picardi served as director, cinematographer, writer and editor, and Ro was a producer and cinematographer. THE RESISTANCE SERIES airs on the SyFy Channel Monday , October 4th, 2010.

Update: you can now see the whole series online
The Resistance : Episode 1
The Resistance : Episode 2
The Resistance : Episode 3
The Resistance : Episode 4
The Resistance : Episode 5
The Resistance : Episode 6
The Resistance : Episode 7
The Resistance : Episode 8

The Resistance Series Extended Trailer