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Danny Boyle Talks about ’127 Hours,’ Toilet Scenes and Writer’s Block

Danny Boyle (left) with James Franco while filming ’127 Hours’ Sitting in a room with an Academy Award-winning director can be a little intimidating, but in this case, it was like sitting in a room with Doc from Back to the Future — except toned down a couple of notches and an English accent. The...

Julie Powell on ‘Julie and Julia’

After watching the movie, Julie & Julia, I craved butter. I craved lots of it. Amongst all the delicious and decadent food scenes in this movie, I craved butter. I wanted to eat a stick of it – which isn’t as bad as it sounds. More than that, I had this appetite to pick the...

An ‘I told you so’ moment…

Okay, this isn’t really an “I told you so” moment, it’s more of a “I interviewed a famous guy before he was nominated for his first Oscar” moment. Yes, I am talking about Michael Shannon from Revolutionary Road. When the noms were announced this week I was NOT surprised that Shannon got the nod for...

My week in review: Nov. 17-23

Monday: Acted a fool while inspiring young minds at the Academy and experimented with calamari cooking techniques, discussed Rosetta Stone and had Tagalog lessons with Trisha and Steven. Tuesday: Screening of “Milk” (Please, go see this movie. It is one of the best this year – and it was shot in SF!). Wrote. In the...

Shameless ‘Twilight’ cross linking…

So I did an interview with Robert Pattinson – I didn’t get to take a pic with him like I normally do when I interview a celebrity because they wouldn’t let me. Damn. And I was supposed to moderate a Q&A at Hot Topic the same day, but because those tweens were outta control, they...

Week in review part 1 – Paris Hilton

The week is finally over and I can finally write something for myself – meaning, I can write on this blog that I have been neglecting. Sometimes I feel as though this blog (or any of my “personal” writing) is my child. It’s as though I gave birth to it and now I am so...

Talkin’ with the cast of ‘American Teen’

Here’s a little article write up I did with the kids from “American Teen” – it’s less bloggy and more magazine-like In the Sundance Film Festival hit, American Teen, Academy Award nominated director Nanette Burstein documents the life of five teenagers in Middle America with an honest grit that is a far cry from the...

Pit stains and celebrities

Earlier this week, I went to a screening of The Rocker starring Rainn Wilson (a.k.a. Dwight Schrute from “The Office”), Emma Stone (a.k.a. Jules from “Superbad”), Josh Gad (a.k.a. that funny dude from “Back to You”), Christina Applegate (a.k.a. reinvented comedienne from “Married With Children”) and this one young man that few people know about...

“What Not to Wear” in San Francisco

For some reason, when I post pictures on here of myself, my eyes look really weird. Anyways, on Thursday, I went into the city to chat with Clinton Kelly and Stacy London for a “What Not To Wear” piece I am working on. The two fashion therapists ambushed a gal in Palo Alto and they...

Yunjin Kim remembered by name!

Guess who called me yesterday at work… Yunjin Kim! (a.k.a. Sun from Lost) She is contributing her voice to my “Asian Americans in Entertainment” piece I am working on. Actually she was a bit late calling me – about 30 minutes late. But that’s okay. I mean, c’mon it’s SUN from LOST! You can’t get...

My phone conversation with Grace Park

I am working on a story for work that explores the “new wave of Asian Americans in entertainment.” Yeah, I know it doesn’t sound that groundbreaking because it’s been covered like a million times, but once I get all my interviews in line I am going to flesh out a better angle. Anyways, I’ve already...

Diggin’ through the “X-files” at Wondercon

I got to participate in a round table interview with Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny on Saturday for their super top-secret X-Files sequel. The writers Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz were also there, but I was more fascinated with the two celebs. Doesn’t it look like Gillian is about to attack that Asian reporter on...