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• BATMAN v PENGUIN DEBATE

  Wednesday, Oct 15, 2008 6:03PM / Standard Entry / Members only

  
  It's uncanny how accurate this video is of the current US presidential debates.
  
  
  Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l63SRpGXBHE
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

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• What a weekend!

  Wednesday, Oct 15, 2008 3:14PM / Standard Entry / Members only

  
  This past weekend I organized an acting class with my long-time coach from LA, Jeanne Hartman.  I invited her out to Hong Kong to teach 2 workshops. 
  
  I've known Jeanne for a long time.  She was the teacher that took me from being someone who had a lot of desire to act but was hit and miss, to being an actor that booked jobs consistently.  In fact, I booked my first guest starring role on a major network, primetime show after coaching with her.
  
  For this reason I was really excited to introduce someone of her calibre to my friends in the "business" in HK, and to teach other HongKongers in general. I wished there had been more opportunities like this when I was growing up here, so in a way I feel like I'm giving back while at the same time, raising the bar.
  
  Of course, I was a little nervous about putting this all together.  Would people show up?  Would Jeanne enjoy teaching in HK?  How would the students take to her? 
  
  I shouldn't have worried because they did show up!  Jeanne loved teaching them and the students have been raving about her in their blogs:  Daniel, Terence, Andrew, Josie, Race, Rosanne and Grace.
  
  I got a tremendous kick out of watching students peform scenes and grow as actors.  It really was a safe environment for them to have the opportunity to experiment and flourish.  Although they've been in many films and have done some amazing work already, in class I saw some of the most exciting acting they've ever done.
  
  Jeanne was able to show them the potential they all have. 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  I want to thank all the students for their commitment to their craft and for being so damn good!  And I want to thank Jeanne for being the caring, insightful teacher she is.  And to Daniel for letting us use his art studio.  Thank you!!
  
  For those interested, there's still some space left in this coming weekend's class with Jeanne.  Click HERE for more information.
  
  Also, we'll be having a 'meet and greet' on Thursday night where you can ask Jeanne about acting or the business in general.  She'll have information about agents in Los Angeles too.  Click HERE for more information.
  
  
  Jason
  
  
  
  
  

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• The McCain-Palin Mob

  Monday, Oct 13, 2008 8:06AM / Standard Entry / Members only

  
  
  This is truly scary.
  
  
  Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjxzmaXAg9E&feature=rec-fresh
  

  
  
  
  

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• Noam Chomsky - Concision and 911 Conspiracy

  Tuesday, Oct 7, 2008 11:56PM / Standard Entry / Members only

  
  
  Noam Chomsky is one of my favourite authors and speakers.  Though one of the world's leading intellectuals, he is rarely interviewed in the US media.  He doesn't speak in sound-bites and his ideas and answers delve deeper into the issues than the 30 seconds normally permitted to interviewees.
  
  
  
  Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cceC3DeFcY
  

  
  
  
  
  I've heard some people dismiss Chomsky as a conspiracy theorist.  But I think that's ignorant and simplistic and it falls within the concision-type thinking that he talks about in the video above.
  
  "The beauty of concision is that you can only repeat conventional thoughts." 
  
  There are a number of conspiracy theories that say that the Twin Towers were brought down by a controlled explosion and not by the aircrafts that hit them.  Here's what Chomsky has to say about that:
  
  
  
  Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzGd0t8v-d4
  

  
  
  
  
  Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoDqDvbgeXM&feature=related
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

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• Vice-Presidential Debate

  Friday, Oct 3, 2008 5:09AM / Standard Entry / Members only

  
  
  The vice-presidential debate between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden is today.
  
  
  And though Palin has been doing terribly in interviews with the press, I'm not sure she's gonna bomb as badly tonight.  She's been in 'debate camp' the last few days so you can be sure she's got all her answers memorized.  They might as well give her a teleprompter or an earwig.
  
  
  On top of that, the format is perfect for memorized sound-bites.  90 second responses to the questions and 2 minute discussions.  Sounds like a feeble debate to me.
  
  
  Anyway, I'm going to be watching with interest.  I wonder if Biden is going to make one of his trademark gaffes?
  
  
  Do you guys remember Vice-President Dan Quayle?  Dan Quayle was, almost, derided as much as Palin is now.  He, infamously, corrected a student's spelling of 'potato' by asking him to put an 'e' at the end. 
  
  
  
  
  Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZihMFYGM_o
  

  
  
  
  
  
  And here is a clip from the 1988 VP debate when he compared himself to Jack Kennedy.
  
  
  
  
  Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RebyCT9KaQ
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  Sarah Palin, you're no Hillary Clinton!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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