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  • Ping Pong Playa Info

    Friday, Sep 5, 2008 1:39PM / Members only

    Haha, I just ripped this off Jimmy.  I was gonna say all this anyways.   Enjoy!

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    EVERYBODY!!! CHECK IT: the new comedy from Oscar winner Jessica Yu - PING PONG PLAYA  opens September 5th in SAN FRANCISCO, SAN  JOSE, BERKELEY, LOS ANGELES, GLENDALE, ALHAMBRA, IRVINE and NEW YORK.  On September 12, the film opens in SEATTLE and HOUSTON!  Please spread the word and send email blasts!

    It's an exciting time--but here's where we need you. We'll let the movie speak for itself (if the reactions of people who have seen the movie is any indication, we firmly believe you won't be disappointed), but we need your help to spread the word about the release of the movie. 

    Independent movies don't have the marketing budget to compete against the mammoth studio movies, but what we do have is intense, strong word-of-mouth (just check out any of a number of our reviews--from outlets large and small, from critics, bloggers, and chat room posters alike). 

    We are encouraging groups of people to buy out blocks of seats on our first opening weekend in each of these cities.  Bring your friends, your family and your neighbors.  The film is for all ages. In San Francisco - on Saturday, September 6 - we have some groups of people buying out seats and in Los Angeles there will be groups coming to the Mann Chinese 6 and Alhambra.  We could use more people buying out seats on all of the other cities and every theater.  Our website: www.pingpongplaya.com 

    And if you know of any friends w/ websites or blogs that want to support the film by putting up our banner ads, please download here:


    Please help us continue to spread the word and come check out the movie opening weekend (Sept 5--LA/SF/NY; Sept 12--Seattle/Houston).

    HERE ARE THE LIST OF THEATERS - PLEASE CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS FOR TIMES AND TO BUY TICKETS.  SOME THEATERS WILL OFFER DISCOUNTS FOR GROUP SALES - PLEASE CHECK WITH THEM.


    SEPTEMBER 5, 2008

    NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)

    REGAL E-WALK (TIMES SQUARE)
    247 W. 42ND STREET (AT 8TH AVENUE)
    NEW YORK, NEW YORK  10036
    BUY ADVANCE TICKETS ON FANDANGO.COM

    AMC LOEWS VILLAGE 7
    66 THIRD AVENUE (AT 11TH STREET)
    NEW YORK, NY  10003
    BUY ADVANCE TICKETS ON FANDANGO.COM


    LOS ANGELES

    ALHAMBRA/PASADENA/SAN GABRIEL VALLEY
    EDWARDS ATLANTIC PALACE 10
    700 MAIN STREET
    ATLANTIC AT MAIN STREET
    ALHAMBRA, CA  91801
    BUY ADVANCE TICKETS ON FANDANGO.COM

    GLENDALE
    MANN GLENDALE EXCHANGE 10
    128 MARYLAND AVENUE
    GLENDALE, CA 91205
    BUY ADVANCE TICKETS ON MOVIEFONE.COM

    HOLLYWOOD
    MANN CHINESE 6 THEATERS
    HOLLYWOOD AND HIGHLAND
    6801 HOLLYWOOD BLVD.
    LOS ANGELES, CA  90028
    BUY ADVANCE TICKETS ON MOVIETICKETS.COM

    IRVINE
    EDWARDS UNIVERSITY TOWN CENTER 6
    4245 CAMPUS DRIVE
    IRVINE, CA  92612
    BUY ADVANCE TICKETS AT FANDANGO.COM

    SAN FRANCISCO
    AMC LOEWS METREON 16
    101 4TH STREET AT MISSION
    SAN FRANCISCO, CA  94013
    BUY ADVANCE TCKETS AT FANDANGO.COM

    BERKELEY
    LANDMARK SHATTUCK CINEMAS
    2230 SHATTUCK AVENUE
    BERKELEY, CA  94704
    BUY ADVANCE TICKETS AT LANDMARKTHEATRES.COM

    SAN JOSE
    CAMERA 12 DOWNTOWN
    201 SOUTH SECOND STREET
    SAN JOSE, CA  95113
    BUY ADVANCE TICKETS AT CAMERACINEMAS.COM

    Please check the www.pingpongplaya.com website often for updates.  There are already two parties taking place with the opening of the film.

    Friday, September 5 - Los Angeles with Climax Global - official after-party at CENTRAL HOLLYWOOD. Check our website for more details and address - meet the director and stars of PING PONG PLAYA. Bring your ticket stub for free entry before 11pm!

    Saturday, September 6 - San Francisco - Hyphen Magazine and Center for Asian American Media are creating an evening party for all ticket stub holders at Straits Cafe next to the Metreon. Party starts at 10pm!!!

    Again, make sure you check the website for current info and breaking news!

    Please spread the word and let's sell out the weekend!

  • What to do this weekend!

    Friday, Sep 5, 2008 1:28PM / Members only

    Probably old news but two awesome gigs to check out this weekend!

    1)  Ping Pong Playa.  Go check out the info here on AnD and/or www.movietickets.com for showtimes in your 'hood!  Go C-Dub/JImmy!!!  Blink and you'll miss my cameo too!  Heh heh...

    2)  The International Secret Agents Concert.  This looks like an awesome venue with my boys from the FarEast Movement and more raw talent than you can shake a stick at.  Info is also here on AnD me thinks.

    Haha, I'm a horrible promoter.  But this site does an awesome job taking care of that as is.  So check themz out!

    P.S. The RNC kinda scares me..haha.  But that's just me and my worldview.  To each their own. 

    Peace out!!!
  • Hollywood Chinese

    Sunday, May 25, 2008 4:00PM / Members only

    Quick shameless and hopefully painless plug. 

    So a documentary that I did a crapload of back-breaking work behind the scenes is having its theatrical run.  I'll post a link for details.  But long story short, the topic matter is about the progress (or perhaps lack of, for the those of a more somewhat understandably cynical nature) of Chinese/Chinese American images and figures in the Hollywood film industry.  Probly kinda relevant to a lot of stuff on this site. 

    Also, it got the Golden Horse recently which is cool, but it was fun project that led to many zany misadventures during my first two years in LA.   I should write up memoirs of fucked up Asian American versions of "Driving Miss Daisy" that I had with the moms from Joy Luck Club...or  hilariously awkward moments with James Hong  (Lo Pan from Big Trouble in Little China) and his daughter. ugh...babbling...sorry 'bout that.   AnD'er Justin Lin is in it too and I first met him on this before reuniting with him for FTG.

    Here ya go...enjoy and thanks for your time!

    http://deepfocusproductions.com/HollywoodChinese/index.html

    p.s. if ya end up seeing it...feel free to applaud insanely loud whenever an archival film production still/photo pops up in the documentary.  I found all that shit and spliced it into the final project...I'm wondering if the audience will think, "I bet the guy that ran the production office in this film is a total superstud."  hahaha!


  • get this dude on AnD

    Saturday, May 24, 2008 2:47AM / Members only

    how the fock
    Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wplL3jN2sw


    is this not known as the greatest moment of cinematic history?
  • Enter The Jerk

    Tuesday, Apr 22, 2008 9:23AM / Members only

    This is my first time with  a Blog.  Please be gentle with my deflowering...
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