#1:

Uttered curtly by girl:
“If your paddle even touches me, I’ll smash your ‘ping pong balls’.”

#2:

Girl: “I’ve won 32 matches and have never lost a set. I have smashed dozens of ping pong players across the globe. Once I played a ping pong match for 24 hours straight.”

Guy: “is that spinach stuck in between your teeth?”

Congratulations, Shirley and Daniel, watch out for a PPP package coming soon to your mailbox! ;] Thank you to all who contributed captions… I had a really good laugh!

So I’ve plugged this movie before and I’ve said it’s a lot of laughs. Y’all should check it while it’s in theaters!

So who likes ping pong? I’ve got a Ping Pong Playa set for you! If you want the paddle and ping pong balls pictured above, email me with your Mailing Address and you shall receive (U.S. only, sorry)! But wait, let’s make this fun…

Also, email me a caption for the following photo. It could be anything… make it funny ;P Email to: grace@peachies.net

Deadline is this Friday, September 12. I’ll post up the winning caption the following Monday.

Hmm… what could they be saying to each other?

Official site: pingpongplaya.com
(released by IFC Films)

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Ping Pong Playa is screening at the following theaters (jacked from AAM):

NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)

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

I got a nice a little present in the mail today from some industry friends… the special edition DVD for Forbidden Kingdom. Cool. I’ve yet to see it, but I’ve heard positive reviews despite some negative views on the protagonist being Caucasian…

You ever wonder? Is it only Asian Americans who feel so adamantly negative about the whole Caucasian in Asian story issue (i.e. Last Samurai)? Do Asians in Asia care? I wonder sometimes…

Anyway, for those who are both Jet Li and Jackie Chan fans, this movie release must’ve been exciting since it was the first film to have both stars in one. I always thought Jet Li was adorable. Haha. And Jackie Chan’s pretty funny. How I feel about the lead being a Caucasian dude? I don’t really care as long as long as it makes sense in the story.

For those of you who want to rent/buy the movie on DVD or Blu-ray Disc, it’ll be out next Tuesday, 9/9/08.

Here’s a synopsis:

In modern-day Boston, Jason (Michael Angarano, TV’s “Will & Grace”), a teenage Kung Fu movie enthusiast, purchases a bootleg DVD from his favorite shopkeeper, Old Hop. When a local bully forces Jason to help rob Old Hop, Jason escapes with an old golden staff that magically transports him to ancient China. He is soon rescued from the forces of the Jade Warlord by Lu Yan (Jackie Chan), a raggedy wanderer whose wine-guzzling ways conceal his Kung Fu mastery. Yan, along with the Silent Monk (Jet Li), reveals that Jason is the fabled Seeker who must return the staff to the Monkey King (also played by Li), in order to stop the warlord from carrying out his evil plans. Yan and the Silent Monk join forces to teach Jason the ways of the Kung Fu warrior so he can save their world and return to his own.

http://www.forbiddenkingdommovie.com

Sounds like this is going to be a wild evening…

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EVENT INFO:

Sept 7th - International Secret Agents Concert
Location: San Gabriel Mission Playhouse
320 South Mission Drive, San Gabriel, CA, 91776
Time: 4:30pm-9:30pm
**ALL AGES EVENT**

-Showcasing the new generation of Asian American Talent breaking through to mainstream media

Line up:
FAR EAST MOVEMENT (FM) - (National Radio spins for “Lowridin” and “You’ve Got A Friend”) - Hip Hop
WONG FU PRODUCTIONS (Cannes Film Festival) - Film Producers
QUEST DANCE CREW (Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance”, American Idol) - Dance Crew
PAUL DATEH (2 Million Youtube Views - Violinist for Living Legends) - Hip Hop Violinist
TATUM JONES (America’s Got Talent) - R&B Group
MAGNETIC NORTH - Hip Hop
JENNIFER CHUNG - (5 Million Youtube Views) - Acoustic

Special Guest Presenters:
Sung Kang (Fast n Furious 4, Ninja Assasin)
YESI ORTIZ - Power 106
Power 106 Mixers and Street Team

MORE CELEBRITY GUESTS WILL BE ADDED!

AUTOGRAPH SIGNING WILL BE HELD DIRECTLY AFTER THE EVENT AT THE MERCHANDISE BOOTHS.
Press and Media Coverage at event.

PRESALE TICKET INFO:

$15 ($25 at the door) - General Admission

$45 ($55 at the door) - VIP Tickets
-VIP/ No Waiting in line for entry into the show
-Priority line for Autograph Sessions for all artists
-Autographed Poster from event

$90 ($100 at the door) - Backstage Access/Vip
-Private VIP Backstage Lounge with Free drinks and food.
-Backstage Access (Before, during and after event)
-Autographed Poster from event
- Dance Like Michael Jackson Tee Shirt
-VIP/ Priority Entrance To event

Visit www.internationalsecretagents.com for information on purchasing tickets.

The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival is now accepting submissions for its 25th anniversary edition set for April 30 through May 7, 2009. The Film Festival, a production of Visual Communications, is the largest event of its kind in the greater Los Angeles area and provides a showcase for feature-length and short works by Asian Pacific American and Asian international cinema artists. Complete entry guidelines will be available at vconline.org starting this Friday, Sept. 5 at 5 p.m. PDT.