Posts about specific movie/TV actors
I had just seen STOKER on Tuesday night, which inspires me to write about this post. Now, a lot of you know I was born in South East Asia but I moved to the US to go to college and has been staying here since. I feel like I need to preface this article by …
Continue reading Musings on Asian directors… why so few of them thrive in Hollywood?
Happy Midweek all! I've got another director-related post nearly ready to go, but I thought I'd share a trio of casting news I heard this week that I'm excited about, all involving three talented underrated actors I'd love to see getting more work. So here goes. Karl Urban's cast in JJ Abrams' futuristic drama pilot …
Earlier this month, Sight and Sound magazine asked many of the well-known filmmakers today to list their favorite films, you can see the list here. For this article, I would like to just focus on Quentin Tarantino's favorite films. If you read most of my articles on this site (i.e. ranking favorite Tarantino's films) then …
Continue reading Musings on Quentin Tarantino’s 12 Favorite Films
The discovery of a dead English monarch's bones found in a parking lot in Leicester, England has been dominating the news lately. Just this past Monday, scientists indeed confirmed that the remains indeed belong to Richard III, the last English king to die in battle. It's quite a fascinating story that started back in 2009 …
Continue reading Now THIS is a CASTING NEWS I can get behind! Richard Armitage as Richard III
Having seen many hours of cinematic entertainment, I've developed a rather discerning pallet in regard to actors and the various roles they play. And have noted a few here for mass discussion and dissertation. Tough guys. Femme Fatales. Saps. The Superb Louse and the like. There is one classification the has both eluded and annoyed …
The Austrian former body-builder has got 50 titles under his belt... though the only one stretching his acting skills is probably playing the Governator of California, ahah. But after a decade since he played his iconic role that catapulted him to stardom, Schwarzenegger has reportedly confirmed he'll be back for the next Terminator movie. I thought …
Continue reading The Flix List and a Poll! Vote for your five favorite Arnold Schwarzenegger Movies
You've probably seen this Relay Race been going around in the past few months. I love this brilliant idea, courtesy of my pals Nostra and Terrence which started back in late November. Here's the gist: It’s time to put some movie people in jail. The object is to give a prosecutor’s argument as to why …
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