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Strip Club Commercials

  • June 16, 2011 2:04 am

I got a tweet from Complex Mag hawking the 50 Best Strip Clubs in America. So what do I do? I waste the next 45 minutes checking out the list, which is very comprehensive with icons and a specific rating system (Miami and Atlanta are the top states, it seems). There are clubs across this great nation with interesting names like Little Darlings, Strokers, and Jumbo’s Clown Room (I’ve been there, and it’s more of a cabaret show, but I digress).

Anyway, while perusing through the list, some of the clubs highlighted also had links to their own locally made commercials. Now, everyone knows that locally made commercials are simply the worst. They’re no-budget, badly acted and lensed, you name it. Local commercials for strip joints are so bad they’re amazing. Here are two winners, in my book — The first one is for a joint called The Valley Ball, located in, you guessed it, the Valley (Van Nuys to be exact). The mise-en-scene of this doozy of a commercial is of a botched operation:YouTube Preview Image I love the tagline at the end: “Smokin’ hot chicks!”

COMMUNITY QUESTION: Do you know your movie theater etiquette?

  • June 9, 2011 12:00 am

Moviegoing, for me, is the closest thing I’ve got to ceremony in my life.  In my habits here, I am very predictable.

I always show up about thirty minutes before showtime – twenty at the latest – to make sure I get a seat in the middle of the middle of the theater, generally the aural sweet spot of the space.

I buy a box of Red Vines to get through over the course of the movie.

And, of course, I store the ticket stub in my wallet to add to my bulging collection in there.

If filmmaking is a religion, the movie theater is my church and so with it comes, fittingly, certain expectations of conduct.

Let’s start with the obvious thing to bitch about: talking.  So many people are in agreement with this that most, if not all, theaters have a sort of PSA about it prior to the movie starting.  You know the one I’m talking about.

It’s the one with the cheesy graphics asking you politely to “refrain from talking.”  Haha – everyone knows you don’t get anything by asking politely.

Anyway, yeah – no shit.  Moviegoers aren’t spending two hours in the dark to hear you talk; there are more beautiful and important people up on screen to pay attention to.  And if s/he is so important to you, why did you bring your baby to the theater when s/he’s probably scared of the dark?

LAAPFF Update: ‘Fast Five’ SOLD-OUT but You Still Have Until Thursday to Tweet to Win Ticks

  • April 19, 2011 12:01 am

That’s right—unfortunately, tickets to the April 28 North American premiere of Offender Justin Lin’s Fast Five at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival are completely sold-out. Tickets went so fast that I’m sure some of you are furious that you’ll be missing out, but you can still tweet for a chance to win a pair of ticks to this special event. However, you only have until April 21 (that’s this Thursday for those not good with dates) to enter. So what are you waiting for?

"Sold-out? I told you we should've booked our tickets sooner."

If you’re selected, you and a friend will not only be attending as our special guests, but you’ll be officially tweeting for us throughout the evening. And because you’ll be acting as YOMYOMF’s twitter reps, you’ll get access to all the cool people and things planned, which in addition to Fast Five, include the premiere of Car Talk Discussion 2 with our own Sung Kang and Tyrese, our hilarious hosts Danny Pudi (from TV’s Community) and Parvesh Cheena (from Outsourced), all our celebrity friends like Harry Shum Jr. (Glee) and Sandra Oh (Grey’s Anatomy), a reunion of the casts of Justin’s previous films Better Luck Tomorrow and Finishing the Game, and a post-show reception with lots of free food and drinks.

Here’s what you need to do for a chance to win:

LAAPFF Exclusive: ‘Car Talk 2’ w/Sung Kang (a.k.a. Han from ‘Tokyo Drift’) & Tyrese

  • April 12, 2011 12:01 am

You already know that the opening night film of this year’s Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival on April 28 is Fast Five directed by my fellow Offender Justin Lin. Tickets are now available and you can purchase them here. You can also enter to win a free pair of ticks to the event by tweeting us (info below).

But Fast Five won’t be the only thing you’ll get to catch on the big screen that night. We’ll also be premiering the new YOMYOMF short Car Talk Discussion 2 starring our own Sung Kang (a.k.a. Han from Tokyo Drift) and his special guest and Fast Five co-star, Tyrese (and directed by Offender Anson Ho). We screened an early cut in San Diego, but this will be the first time anyone gets to see the final version before it debuts online. So join us and watch as Sung and Tyrese discuss everything from the upcoming Ktown reality show (which Tyrese produced), career super stardom and…cars ‘cause this is Car Talk Discussion with Sung Kang a.k.a. Han from Tokyo Drift, after all.

So if you haven’t already, this is as good a time as any to get caught up with episode 1 of Car Talk Discussion starring Sung Kang a.k.a. Han from Tokyo Drift:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cjoHXezZMs&feature=player_embedded

INTERPRETATIONS UPDATE: We’re Live Blogging/Tweeting Our Panel (This Sunday, May 2, 2-4 PM PST)

  • April 30, 2010 4:16 pm

That’s right, I’ll be live-blogging during our sold-out filmmaking panel INTERPRETATIONS: So You Really Want To Make Films? starting around 2 PM PST this Sunday, May 2, so if you can’t make it in person, you can follow all the action right here (keep clicking that refresh button). Looks like there is wireless available at the DGA where the panel is taking place, but if we were misinformed and there isn’t, you’ll be hitting refresh and seeing a blank page on Sunday which could be fun too. But never fear, fellow Offender Anderson will also be tweeting during the panel so you can follow him via our Twitter too.

We’ll be launching our Interpretations Film Initiative this weekend at the panel and on a new website devoted just to this program which will go live this weekend at www.interpretationsfilm.com. I’m sure some of you may be confused about what exactly Interpretations is, so your questions should be answered this weekend. In the meantime, check out this cool teaser promo that my fellow Offender David put together:

Follow YOMYOMF on Twitter

  • February 4, 2010 8:34 am

Hey true believers (to quote Marvel Comics founder Stan Lee), YOMYOMF is finally on Twitter. That’s right, now you can follow your favorite bunch of irascible blogging fiends, who just so happen to be Asian American. Aside from getting tweets of new blog posts, we’ll be tweeting about non-blog stuff as well. Maybe even doing a contest or two. So what are you waiting for? Hey, if The Situation can tweet, so can we, right?

Follow us here!