Jason

YES: JCVD

JasonJason — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:58:00 GMT

Everyone’s favorite Belgian kickboxer, Jean-Claude Van Damme, has taken on the greatest role of his lifetime… as Jean-Claude Van Damme. That’s right, the Muscles from Brussels gets all meta in the second feature film from director Mabrouk El...

YES: Johnnie To Retrospective

JasonJason — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:37:37 GMT

Hong Kong cinema has been hit hard in the past decade, as A-list directors such as John Woo (Hard Boiled)

NYAFF08 - Day One

JasonJason — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:17:22 GMT

Day one involved me getting from DC to NY. I usually take the Chinatown bus (picks up in DC's Chinatown and drops off in NY's Chinatown), which is the cheapest way to make the trip, especially considering the price of gasoline in the States these days. I'...

New York Asian Film Festival 2008

JasonJason — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:55:00 GMT

I'll be in NYC this weekend for the opening festivities of the 7th New York Asian Film Festival. This year's fest is the largest yet, with 43 films screening b

YES: Hometown Boy Makes Good

JasonJason — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:54:10 GMT

I don’t read Pitchfork, so maybe this is old news, but I just wanted to make sure that everybody (

YES: Google Maps, Dogs, Pooping

JasonJason — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:27:46 GMT

Google Street View is fascinating stuff. Oh, and sometimes it’s also really hilarious.

YES: Art NO: The Old Bait and Switch

JasonJason — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:17:00 GMT

I decided to attend the opening of Project 4’s group show “The Sublime Landscape” on Saturday ni

NO: There Can Be Only One

JasonJason — Wed, 21 May 2008 06:54:00 GMT

Video: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=kq4SqgxIKM0

OK, a quick glance around the multiplex and the internets makes it pretty obvious we’re living in a time of creative bankruptcy when studio heads can think of nothing better to pump int

Wong Yu: 1955-2008

JasonJason — Tue, 20 May 2008 17:11:00 GMT

It's a sad day for fans of martial arts cinema, as website Hong Kong Cinemagic updated their front page yesterday with the news that Shaw Brothers veteran actor Wong

Ashes of Time (Partial) Reunion

JasonJason — Mon, 19 May 2008 21:19:00 GMT

Pictured from left to right are cinematographer Christopher Doyle, Charlie Young, Carina Lau Kar-Ling, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, and Wong Kar-Wai in Cannes at a press