angry reader of the week: camille mana

What's up, my people? Once again, it's time to meet the Angry Reader of the Week, spotlighting you, the very special readers of this website. Over the years, I've been able to connect with a lot of cool folks, and this is a way of showing some appreciation and attention to the people who help make this blog what it is. This week's Angry Reader is actress Camille Mana, who currently appears in the play Asunsion and the indie feature film Norman.

music video: "can't concentrate" by paperdoll

More good stuff from New York-based indie pop band PaperDoll... Here's the freshly released music video for their single "Can't Concentrate," an upbeat jam that showcases Teresa Lee's kickass lead vocals... and lots and lots of hoola hoops. Filmed at Navatman dance studio in Midtown Manhattan, the video features the best of New York's "hooper" talent. Take a look:

Live-action 'Akira' remake refuses to die

Despite years of starts and stops, countless creative switcheroos and plenty of bad buzz, the live-action Akira movie remake refuses to die. According to the Variety, Warner Brothers has greenlit another attempt to get this damn thing off the ground: Warners greenlights 'Akira'; Hedlund front-runner.

According to Variety, the studio has given the go-ahead to this latest iteration of the project, with a significantly re-worked script, a scaled-back budget of $90 million, and Spanish director Jaume Collet-Serra at the helm.

For fans still foolishly holding on to hope that Hollywood's version of Akira will be a story of about Kaneda, Tetsuo and the gang riding cool motorcycles around Neo-Tokyo, let it go. This is not that movie. Tron Legacy star Garrett Hedlund is reportedly in top contention for the lead role:

fund this: save sessions la

Passing along a call for help from friend to the blog, DJ Phatrick... SESSIONS LA is a music writing, production, recording, & DJing program for youth and young adults. Its mission is to promote youth development and nurture critical thinking through the process of creating music.

SESSIONS started at the Search To Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA) Community Center in Historic Pilipinotown, Los Angeles six years ago. Not only does the program provide a space for young folks to create, it also empowers them to be independent thinkers and provides them with real job skills.

Unfortunately, SESSIONS is the latest victim of the recession. As of October 1, they no longer have any funding. So in order to keep this important work going without interruption, they're putting a call out to the community, asking folks to help through the Save Sessions LA! IndieGoGo campaign. Check it out:

angry asian man, hyphen and napawf present the 15 apa women leader spotlights

kiwi and nomi at the loft, october 21

Something to check out if you're in Hawaii... This Friday, Friends of Ethnic Studies (FOES) and the Ethnic Studies Student Association (ESSA) will be hosting Bay Area-based emcees Kiwi and Nomi as they perform tracks from their various albums and projects.

The concert is part of a series of events celebrating Filipino American History Month. It's happening Friday, October 21 at The Loft in Honolulu. Here are some more details about the show:

internship opportunity: smithsonian apa program, spring 2012

The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program in Washington D.C. is currently accepting internship applicants for spring 2012.

The Smithsonian internship is a great opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to gain experience and exposure to professions, academic disciplines, and administrative functions represented at the Smithsonian. Here are some more details about the internship:

"elevated" by paul dateh, an original track made entirely from elevator samples

Paul Dateh, why are you so awesome? Our extremely talented musician friend Paul recently ran around to record a variety of elevator chimes -- you know, the "ding!" sound -- to create this original track, "Elevated." Excluding percussion, it's made entirely from elevator samples recorded on his phone. It's impressive. Take a look:

suspect in san jose double murders shot and killed by police

Last week in San Jose, police shot and killed a man suspected in the murder of two former San Jose State University Students last week. According to authorities, the killings were not random and the victims were apparently targeted: Man whom cops killed Oct. 10 was suspected of slaying 2 near SJSU.

23-year-old SJSU student Ricardo Moreno was shot and killed by police on October 10 when he pointed a gun at an officer. At the time, they didn't know that it was the same gun used to kill Eric Otokawa and Kristina Pandula just two days before. This week, police revealed the connection:

hbo developing chinese family drama... with robots!

Some strange TV news... The creators of HBO's Big Love are reportedly developing a new series called China Doll, an unconventional family drama about China, Chinese Americans... and robots. Whaaaat: HBO Developing 'China Doll' Family Drama From 'Big Love' Creators.

According to Deadline.com, creators Mark V. Olsen and Will Scheffer are combining their respective interests in technology and Chinese history and politics to produce a show about a mixed-race family and their humanoid robot. Yes, you read that correctly:

burlee and abel vang's the tiger's child named winner in academy's nicholl screenwriting fellowship

Last month, we heard that brothers Burlee and Abel Vang had been named finalists for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' prestigious Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting, for their screenplay The Tiger's Child. Well, guess what? They won: Academy Names Seven Writers Nicholl Fellowship Winners.

The Tiger's Child is a Hmong story set during the CIA's "Secret War" in Laos. When his father is suddenly killed after being coerced into the Secret Army, twelve-year-old Tou must decide whether or not to follow in the same footsteps in order to provide for Cheng, his five-year-old brother.

The script was selected from a record 6,730 submissions. Here's the list of winners:

a very harold and kumar 3d christmas red band trailer

For those eagerly awaiting your next holiday hit of John Cho and Kal Penn as Harold and Kumar, here's the not-approved-for-all-ages red band trailer for A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, courtesy of IGN. It's basically like the regular theatrical trailer, with extra violence, sacrilege, f-bombs, boobs and babies on cocaine. You are warned:

100-year-old man finishes marathon. what's your excuse?

I am not a runner. I hate running. Hell, I hate walking briskly. But I know several folks who participated in marathons over the weekend. More power to you, my friends. You think you're special? Fauja Singh ran and completed a marathon in Toronto. And he's 100 years old: Who, What, Why: How can a 100-year-old run a marathon?

Badass. Singh finished the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in 8 hours, 25 minutes and 17 seconds, breaking the Guinness World Record as the oldest person to ever run a marathon. He came in 3,850th, but still finished ahead of five other competitors -- and I'm going to guess that none of those five runners are anywhere near a hundred:

henry cho as earl lee, barcelo vip

Several folks have sent this my way... Look who's front and center as the VIP in this commercial for Barceló Hotels & Resorts. It's none other than veteran comedian Henry Cho as big deal high roller Earl Lee, rocking a cowboy hat and living it up. He advises you to book early:

whiaapi bullying prevention summit, october 29

The White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders invites community members to participate in the first ever Bullying Prevention Summit, a day-long event aimed at providing information and resources to prevent and protect Asian American/Pacific Islander and Muslim American youth from bullying.

It's happening Saturday, October 29 at CUNY Hunter College in New York. Here's some more information:

jamie chung puts kevjumba in the "friend zone"

KevJumba's latest video guest stars none other than actress Jamie Chung, who makes it abundantly clear that she and her adorable pal Kevin -- much to his dismay -- are firmly situated in the Friend Zone. You know what I'm talking about. And Kev knows what I'm talking about:

church youth group leader arrested for having sex with underage teen

Oh man. Scandal! Over the weekend in Northbrook, Illinois, a 24-year-old church youth group volunteer was arrested after police found her naked in a parked car with an underage teenage boy: Police: Northbrook woman, 24, found naked in car with boy, 15.

Na Choi was charged with criminal sexual assault after admitting she had sex with the 15-year-old boy. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, she was a volunteer at Agape Presbyterian Church, a Korean church in Prospect Heights, leading a youth group where the teen was apparently a member:

see you at the san diego asian film festival, october 20-28

All right, San Diego film fans... The 12th annual San Diego Asian Film Festival, October 20-28, kicks off this Thursday with the Opening Night presentation of Bertha Bay-Sa Pan's Almost Perfect. This is always a fun event, and I look forward to attending every year. Take a look at the festival trailer:

Leonardo DiCaprio to star as Japan-trained assassin in Satori

Oh boy. News recently broke that Warner Bros has picked up the rights to the bestselling novel Satori by Don Winslow, with Leonardo DiCaprio set to star: Warner Bros. Acquires Don Winslow's Post-WWII Novel SATORI with Leonardo DiCaprio Set to Star.

The action thriller, set in post-war Japan, centers on -- surprise! -- a westerner named Nicholai Hel raised by a Japanese general and taught the deadly skills of an assassin, who gets caught up in some messy international intrigue.

The studio apparently sees some Bourne-like franchise potential in this material. Here's the publisher's back-of-the-book synopsis:

Music Video: "Bottom of the River" by Delta Rae

Directed by Lawrence Chen



Holy moly. I had never heard of the band Delta Rae, and there are no visible Asians in their new music video for "Bottom of the River,", but it's directed by Lawrence Chen, with creative direction by Hagan Wong. And hot damn, this thing is freaking incredible. Beautifully shot, dark, eerie, and sexy as hell. I implore you to watch it: