Working on studio films usually require quite a bit of interaction with the marketing department. It’s never easy but is a huge part of the process. But whoever came up with this needs a promotion!
Enjoy. The fun starts at around 1:27
ON THE OFFENSIVE: Film Festival Edition
We’re just days away from the world premiere of Sunset Stories, the feature length YOMYOMF Films debut from co-director Ernesto Foronda (writer/producer Better Luck Tomorrow) and starring Offender Sung Kang, at the South by Southwest Festival (screening info here). So it’s fitting that this week’s podcast features Offenders Justin Lin, Anderson Le, Jimmy Tsai (and occasional appearances by Philip Chung) talking about the latest at the Sundance and Berlin Film Festivals as well as the festival world in general and how it has changed in the last decade.
Click here to check it out.
Around the Horn: special fantasy basketball JLin17 vs. Kobe edition
I’ve been getting a lot of requests since the Bill Simmons article to share more about what we do in our fantasy league. Besides intense daily player movements and watching Sal “the machine” chase after us like the Terminator, we usually do a lot of trashing talking on our message board. Today, however, we stopped hatin’ on each other to unify and stand against the one self proclaimed Black Mamba– Kobe Bryant. Sure he’s an easy target, but anyone who gives themselves a nickname should never go unscathed. Plus, is this how a superstar should act? You judge for yourself. It all started with a little note from Lou in the morning.
LOU: Hello fantasy basketball family,
Thought I’d start off your mornings with this one. Haha
This clip confirms my love/hate relationship with Kobe. Haha
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thanks for nothing
Been getting some well wishes from people since Monday.
The only problem is that I do not play for the New York Knickerbockers.
That’s Jeremy Lin.
YOMYOMF Podcast: On the Offensive – The Itch Edition
If you’ve been following YOMYOMF over the holidays, you may have read about some of our members’ moment in the spotlight of the fantasy sports universe via an ESPN/Grantland Bill Simmons column. Well, if you’re interested in following our soap opera of a fantasy league (declared by Simmons as “the greatest fantasy league EVER” – his words, not mine), we’ve got a bit of a follow-up.
Several of our basketball-crazed Offenders and extended members of the Family gathered together last week to present the second official podcast of the YOMYOMF network, which we’ve come to name “On the Offensive,” with this version aptly being the sports edition, or what we like to call, “The Itch.”
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Best day of the year
Barring birth of a child or a White House visit, this is my favorite event every year (and no it’s not red carpet premieres or globetrotting around the world scouting locations). It’s fantasy basketball draft– by far.
Yes, that's a microphone for each team to announce their draft selection.
This year was no different. While I’d love to continue sharing with you what this world is all about via this blog , I think it is better if it’s done by someone who is the best in the business– Bill Simmons.
Please read his blog here and then come back for the visual tour, courtesy of Offender Jerome.
Is Wayne Wang my Tiger Mom?
Trying to get back into the blogging groove and saw that there’s been a steady stream of heated messages squatting the inbox from people concerning Wayne Wang’s comments about me and other Asian American filmmakers during his press junket for Snow Flower and the Secret Fan.
I usually don’t comment on this sort of stuff but these folks seemed particularly worked up by it. They called him names and wanted him to apologize. Here’s a sample of what he said:
thank you Rio
Just wrapped Fast Five in Rio! Huge thank you to our dedicated crew and all the communities for their patience and hospitality.
Shooting on location is one of my favorite aspects of being a filmmaker. Not only do we get unprecedented access and support, I also get to learn and understand the inner workings of each respective locale and people.
I believe
Yahoo reported star wide receiver Randy Moss was waived by the Minnesota Vikings on Tuesday because he insulted the local restaurant that catered the post-practice meal. Moss yelled “What the f*$#? Who ordered this crap? I wouldn’t feed this to my dog,” a player who witnessed the incident said. “This wasn’t a chain — it was a mom-and-pop restaurant, and you could tell it was their best stuff.”
Perks of the job
6 a.m. – Standing on an airstrip in Macon, Georgia. Had a great shoot all night. We’re on our Martini (last shot of the day), waiting for the light to be perfect.
6:27 a.m. – The light is ready. We radio the pilots.
6:34 a.m. – The C130 approaches. Lower. Lower. Every nerve in my body tells me to run.
6:35 a.m. – Got our shot. Best job in the world.
Happy Labor Day!
Conversations with Wayne (Pt. 1)
During the 2007 VC FilmFest (The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival), director and Offender Justin Lin (Better Luck Tomorrow, Fast & Furious) sat down with director Wayne Wang (Chan Is Missing, The Joy Luck Club) for an intimate one-on-one discussion. We will be presenting the edited transcript of that discussion in multiple parts starting today with Part 1.
PART 1: Of Origins and Beginnings
(in which Justin and Wayne discuss their early forays into filmmaking)
JUSTIN LIN: So before we get started, I wanted to share a story. I remember back in film school, I took this Asian American studies class and they showed a clip of Chan is Missing. I was instantly drawn because it was the first time I had seen Asian Americans exist in a world where they weren’t there for an “Asian” reason but were just there. I didn’t get to watch the whole film because it wasn’t available until ten years later. But it was amazing, the little clip that I saw. That was my first exposure to your work.
WAYNE WANG: Well, I have a similar story. Actually it was on vacation in Honolulu. I saw Better Luck Tomorrow advertised at this huge mall with like 300 theatres and I walked in without knowing too much about it and it was the first time I felt that there was a new generation of Asian American directors. You know after so long, you see a lot of stuff. But you know that was the first time I truly felt that in my gut, that it’s happening. There were a lot of interesting things in between; I mean there were really interesting documentaries; there were more executives in the studios; but it was great to see Better Luck Tomorrow because it’s truly a whole new generation, a new sensibility and it was authentic characters who are Asian and it was great.
