It’s been a while since I updated this site. Been really busy working on various shows, just finished a week of night shoots on Reaper as a demon MMA fighter, performed some stunt driving on a low budget movie, and getting ready to head off for Kamloops to film a big budget movie.
I finally had some time off to kick back and relax so I rented some movies. To my surprise, they made a third sequel to the cult favorite Starship Troopers.
Starship Troopers 3: Marauder returns to it’s campy B-movie roots with director Paul Verhoeven and Casper Van Dien makes his grand re-entry as Johnny Rico, who is now a colonel. Ten years later and Casper doesn’t look a day older. ST3 Marauder also stars Enterprise hotty Jolene Blalock, who looks like a hotter, less-pregnant and married Angelina Jolie. She is just too fine
Just like Robocop, another Verhoeven concoction, some of the most entertaining parts were the cheesy, sexual innuendo-filled commercials inserted throughout the film. Do you get good HED?
Apparently ST3 Marauder is the closest interpretation to the Heinlein books they are based on and focuses more on the religious aspect of the war with the arachnids. The large mechs also make a brief appearance at the end and seems to indicate that there will likely be a Starship Troopers 4 in the works.
Gratuitous violence and nudity is back on the menu. I had a good laugh when the Maruaders team were getting scanned for their mechs and it reminded me of a naked Power Rangers scene.
If you enjoyed the first Starship Troopers I think you’ll like Marauder. It’s not as good as the first but just remember to turn off your brain and understand that it’s a movie that’s not afraid to make fun of itself.
The Sky Marshal in ST3 Marauder is named Omar Anoke and has an album out called “Anoke Live!”
I can’t get this catchy tune out of my head. Enjoy!
I’ve been anticipating the release of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed for about a year now and it will finally be released on September 16th , 2008 for the Xbox 360 and PS3. It takes place between Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, and is focused around Darth Vader’s Secret Apprentice. This is the first video game to add an official storyline to the Star Wars movies.
Watching the newest trailer I thought that the Secret Apprentice looked familiar. Imagine my surprise when I found out it is played by none other than Sam Witwer, whom I’ve had the pleasure of working with on Battlestar Galactica (before he was murdered by Baltar).
I can now envision myself spending the latter part of September and the better part of October in front of my TV, playing Star Wars on my Xbox 360
It seems like Neil Patrick Harris (AKA NPH, AKA Doogie Howser, MD) is riding on the success of the Harold and Kumar films and has banked some nice cameos.
Joining another cult favorite icon who does cameos (all three Spiderman films), Bruce Campbell, who has also done his share of Old Spice commercials, NPH just made his first appearance as the Old Spice spokesman. I first saw this commercial during UFC Fight Night and almost pissed my pants laughing.
After a brief hiatus with some of the Dot Com crew out of town and one Dot Com Dim Sum at Pink Pearl, we went back to our regular Dot Com Pho this last Saturday.
We shook things up a bit by changing the venue from Pho Lan’s in Richmond to Pho Thai Hoa in Vancouver. Vancouver is far more central and we didn’t have to brave the horrific drivers and traffic in Richmond.
The food at Pho Thai Hoa was much more flavorful that Pho Lan and the round tables, with the lazy susan, allowed us to more easily get everybody on film. One of our regular members, Ed Lau, is currently exploring Japan in an effort to find Tom Cruise. So we took the opportunity to insult him over pho
It seems like Youtube is not only the domain of the average kid with a camcorder anymore, now celebrities are getting in on it big time with their own brand of viral videos.
And why not? It’s free and takes on a life of its own, word of mouth advertising is the best form.
Case in point is todays Hump Day Video demonstrating the ACDC’s (Adam/Chu Dance Crew) self-proclaimed Biggest Online Dance Battle against Miley Cyrus and Mandy Jiroux (M&M Cru).
This video features a lot of celebrity cameos, most notably Adam Sandler and Lindsay Lohan, as well as some of the USA’s best dancers.
Here’s a little bit of the history from their site:
April 10, 2008
Jon M. Chu and Adam Sevani challenge Miley and Mandy to “The Biggest Online Dance Battle in YouTube history”. The rules are…there are NO rules. both crews are allowed to do whatever they want, however they want. Jon and Adam name their crew the ACDC (Adam/Chu Dance Crew). They release their first battle video.
April 15 2008
Miley and Mandy respond with a giant video to Madonna and Justin Timberlake’s song, “4 Minutes”. In 24 hours their video gets OVER A MILLION hits and become an instant YouTube classic. It gets posted on Perez, Access Hollywood, Yahoo News, Ellen etc. They even recruit one of Step Up’s own to be in their video (Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan).
April 28, 2008
Adam and Chu release a teaser for their response to the Miley and Mandy video. It sets a date and time for the release of their next installment, “April 30th 9pm PST.” Buzz grows.
April 30, 2008
There is an ONLINE frenzy on the ChuPictures youtube page where the fans have gathered for the live release of the battle video. Chu’s youtube triples it’s views in twenty minutes before the video has even been uploaded. Technical difficulties lead to the delay of the video release for 1 hour. Frenzy only gets bigger.
April 30, 2008 10pm
This video is released…now who knows where this story goes from here….
Here’s the latest video, let’s see what M&M Cru come up with in response.
Actually I’ve known the identity of the fifth and final Cylon for a couple of weeks now and it still seems like a surprising choice to me. Being a big fan of BSG myself I’m caught between a rock and a hard place when it comes to spoilers. On one hand I really want to know the inside scoop of what’s happening and yet, on the other hand, I want things to be a surprise.
Season 4 has been so hush-hush that they’ve done a great job of keeping the mystery alive for even those of us who work on the show. I only get glimpses of things to come. Pieces of the puzzle, so-to-speak.
Now that the mid-season finale has aired we know that they have found Earth, or at least what they believe is Earth. We know that the Earth is a barren wasteland. Beyond that I don’t have a clue as to what is happening. Even if I did I wouldn’t give it away anyways
What I do know is that apparently they’ve added an hour to the final episode. I half expected BSG to end with a movie-like finale. The online rumor mill is also strongly indicating that after the end of the television series at least one BSG film (most likely a TV movie) is in the works. I can’t confirm that info but it is exciting news, both as a big BSG fan and a performer on the show.
After taking some time off to work on a new ABC television series called “Samurai Girl” I’m looking forward to working again on BSG this coming Monday. It looks like they’ve got some very big action-filled episodes in the coming weeks as well as a few days on location in Kamloops. In fact, they are looking for local extras.
Let’s hope BSG continues to throw us curve balls to keep us speculators on our toes.
And I can’t wait to see the look on peoples faces when they find out who IS the final Cylon.
Ugh. I really detest these UFC events held in London. It’s just doesn’t seem civilized to be watching fights at noon.
It also means the drinking started at noon and after polishing a bottle of wine and a jug of some vodka/fruit concoction, we were all spread eagled around the entertainment room of my friend’s place. After a feast of perogies, pakoras, spinach dip and apple cobbler it didn’t get any prettier.
The plans of going dirt biking and quading after watching the fights faded quickly as we could barely lift ourselves of the couches.
In a sad turn, Canadian Jason Day simply turtled up during Michael Bisping’s torrent of blows. To be fair, Day stepped up to fight Bisping on short notice after the original opponent was out due to an injury.
Ouch. Two in a row for Matt Hughes. Thiago Alves didn’t give Hughes any room to breath with an impressive knock-out after an endless flurry of strikes.
After the fights, I headed out to the 40th birthday party of stuntman and MMA fighter Paul Lazenby at The New Bohemian. All you fight enthusiasts may recognize Paul as the colour commentator for many MMA events, he’s known as the Joe Rogan of the now-defunct Bodog Fight.
Apparently Paul raided Steven Segal’s closet prior to arriving at the party. Nevermind the pink bag
My gift to Paul was a Xtreme Couture, Georges St. Pierre t-shirt. Gotta support our fellow Canadian fighters!
The strangest part of the night was getting pulled over in an apparent roadside drinking driving road block. Wisely, I had stopped drinking about an hour before leaving, but after consuming nine vodka/red bulls, I assumed there would be some alcohol in my system. I blew a zero. Weird. Then they took a cotton swab of my saliva as a sample for study and asked me to fill out a survey. As a reward I received a $10 gas coupon. Like I said, strange.
Captain Kelly was lucky and breezed by as I was pulled over, he owes me now. Once free from the road block we met up at the Blarneystone in Vancouver’s Gastown district. We re-enacted some scenes from the ship’s rec room with some green alcoholic beverages. And well, the rest is The End
I meant to get this post out a lot sooner but the UFC/housewarming party didn’t end until quite late and I had to be up early for work the next day. Also, had to pick up my father from the airport after work and I’m STILL cleaning the mess at my place.
I’m also on the new television series “Samurai Girl” as Yakuza boss Tasuke’s bodyguard and Sato’s henchman. I’m working on the show all this week and into next week. Busy times
We broke in my new condo by watching UFC 84 in high definition on my 50 inch widescreen. This was my first time watching UFC in hi-def and it will be hard to go back. The picture was extremely clear, which makes the blood, sweat and tears all the more real.
Machida beat Ortiz, who may be retiring from the UFC.
Jardine got whooped by Silva. Jardine was out of it for a while even after the ref stopped the fight.
And my man BJ Penn took out Sherk, who is significantly smaller now that he’s off the roids.
Great fight card with essentially three main events. All viewed in crystal clear high definition!
With the booze flowing, the stupidity increased and some silliness ensued. I only hope my new neighbors don’t hate me already.
Here’s a little video that gives you a quick tour of my new condo and some highlights of the night’s festivities. I’ll make another video showing the exterior of the building and the amenities in another post.
It appears I may have found a new hang out. Okay, so I didn’t really find it since The New Bohemian is the creation of Ivo Staiano and Paul Gibbons whom I had the pleasure of knowing from the Balthazar’s days.
When Paul and Ivo invited me to attend their grand opening I could not in good conscience decline
The New Bohemian is located in the hip and young Kitsilano area of Vancouver, better known for its beaches that are populated by yoga practicing fitness enthusiasts than its fine dining. This restaurant and lounge manages to capture the spirit of Kitsilano’s inhabitants by offering only oceanwise seafood and organic meats.
The decor is lush, with unique wall murals enhanced by warm mood lighting. The New Bohemian features a live DJ performing every Thursday to Sunday evening. Mondays and Tuesdays offer wine connoisseurs a treat with 25% off each bottle and a select food menu to pair with the the red or white of your choice.
I sampled the Organic Beef Burger with Yam Fries ($13) and the Grilled Wild Salmon Sandwich ($14). Both selections were fresh, delicious and moist, the yam fries were a tasty alternative to the average spud variety. For the grand opening, the servers were also floating around with platters containing various complimentary h’ors douerves and a chocolate fondue fountain was set up for the party.
The highlight of the evening was the live entertaining, which consisted of a bongo drummer, fire swallower and a belly dancer, performed by the stunning Arzu. Here’s a video of the main performance that took place outside the patio, the drunk, white chick that can’t dance was not part of the show. As is apparent by our heckling, we were trying to get her out of the way so that we could enjoy Arzu perform.
