Asian Talent on The Rise
The time has come and finally the entertainment industry recognizes that ‘Asians’ are talented and have a place in the billion dollar industry that has been dominated by whites and blacks.
Jabbawockeez won the $100,000 grand prize and the title of America’s Best Dance Crew, beating out Status Quo and other talented crews all across America.
As an Asian, I feel so proud that the world got to see that we are a talented group of people. Typically, Asians are only seen on TV or Movies if the role requires you to do some type of martial arts move. Times are changing -
In the last couple of years, I’ve notice a shift and recognition by the entertainment industry in regards to how Asians are viewed. Last year, Melissa Reyes and Asia, competed in the CW reality show ‘The Search for the Doll’, where both girls receive great reviews and became the last two standing, Asia ultimately was crowned the winner. Melissa’s nationality is Filipino, while Asia was half Filipino and half black.
Earlier this year we also saw another Asian, Mariel make the finals in the ABC special Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann. Ramiele Malubay is also another Asian talent on the rise. She is currently in the final 9 of the hottest show in America, American Idol.
So as the year goes on, I am excited and anxious to see more Asians continue to make its mark in the entertainment industry, to ride the wave of recent success, and remove all stereo types that the media has poured on us. I have a dream, that one day an Asian music artist will win a Grammy.
Here is a video of Jabbawockeez performing on Regis and Kelly…
TV-Links.co.uk Is Back!
Tv-links.co.uk is one of the worlds highly visited website that provides video links to thousands of movies and TV shows. It’s also a great site to see some of your favorite classic movies or television series.
Unfortunately this highly popular website was shut down in October of 2007. The 26 year old man from Chelteham was also arrested and charged with “facilitation” of copyright infringement, even though he was not hosting the content but simply providing links to third party websites where the illegal content was hosted.
I’ll admit that I was a heavy visitor of the site. It allowed me to catch up on some of my favorite TV shows whenever I would miss them, it also allowed me to relive past favorite movies.
Fans cried and wonder when TV Links will make its return, or if it will ever return. Internet rumors floated around for months since it closed down, some says it will return while others doubt it. But no worries, there is good news…It’s back!
I recently discovered the famous website made its return earlier this month. But before you go and type www.tv-links.co.uk on your browser, please note that the site was move to a different location. You can visit www.tv-links.cc to experience the TV Links phenomena. Enjoy!
On a side note, the new extension intrigue me as it was the first I’ve seen, so I had to Webopedia it and found that CC is for Cocus (Keeling) Islands.
Could It Be?
A sky of numbers
A land of programs
A cloud of text
A beast of space
Where am I?
How did this magic occur?
Like a werewolf to a moon,
A curse where a flower blooms.
And suddenly the words disappear
From change and show
Like water all the way to snow.
A night in relation
A day in activity
A person with a message
A friend with string
Who are you?
Is the internet a language?
Like an electric light bee
The honey is poetry?
And suddenly the colors disappear
From wheel to circle
Like the spider of time in some miracle.
A link like a ninja
A thief like the news
A new part like a bridge
A dead relic of a site
Find me?
I will be a drum for the muses
Like a hollow of sound
Just a shell of what the ocean is.
And suddenly the music disappears
From note to boat
Like the cry of a wolf.
A mindscape of imagination
An e-space of the moment
An old part measured
A red part for another mix
Who me?
A gaticca of skills
Like a favorite movie
Just a review of the past
And suddenly the scare disappears
From figure to photograph
Like excellent distance on maps.
Haterism on Jennifer Hudson
Prior to Jennifer Hudson’s Oscar win for best supporting actress in her role as Effie White in the movie Dreamgirls, she was the media’s favorite Cinderella story. Now she is the media’s favorite star to hate on.
Jennifer Hudson has been receiving numerous rumors of her ‘diva’ like attitude, saying that she is too big for the common people. Reports also claims that she refused to attend the Soul Train Awards, and Clive Davis had to beg her to attend, when the matter of the fact is that she did attend the awards at her own will, and was one of the only big names to do so. Recently her performance for Starbucks bosses was cancelled because of extravagant demands, one being that she wanted baked chicken wings for breakfast, which was the straw the broke the camels back.
Are these new claims on Jennifer Hudson true? I don’t buy it. Our friends at TMZ say that it was her agent who put together the wish list which included cars and chicken wings, it was sent to Starbucks without Hudson’s knowledge. She needs to fire her damn agent, before this gets out of hand. You know the media, they love to hate on successful young stars.
Britney ‘attempted rehab suicide’
BRITNEY Spears broke down in rehab, reportedly trying to hang herself with a bedsheet after screaming “I am the anti-christ” to frightened staff.
She made the demonic cry after scrawling the devil’s number “666″ across her head.
Spears’s manic behaviour has concerned relatives who once again fear for her safety, and has staff at the Promises Clinic in Malibu, California struggling to cope.
The former chart-topper’s troubles have been revealed in Britain’s News Of the World, which broke the exclusive story.
Within days of her suicidal behaviour, Spears - who was in and out of rehab before shaving her own head and later attacking a photographer’s car with an umbrella - was begging estranged husband Kevin Federline not only for a reconciliation, but demanding she wanted to soon have another baby.
The ordeal began when she terrified staff by writing the number of the beast on her head and running around the clinic screaming, “I am the anti-christ!”
And The Oscar Goes To…
The 79th Annual Academy Awards has arrived. Here are the nominees and winners. I only listed the categories for leading and supporting role, as well as best motion picture of the year. You can find the complete list of winners and nominees by visiting oscar.com
Best Actor In A Supportin Role
Alan Arkin - Little Miss Sunshine
Jackie Earle Haley - Little Children
Djimon Hounsou - Blood Diamond
Eddie Murphy - Dreamgirls
Mark Wahlberg - The Departed
My Thoughts: Although Alan Arkin did a fine job in Little Miss Sunshine, I thought Eddie Murphy or at least Mark Wahlberg would have won this. This was definitely a surprise.
Best Actress In Supporting Role
Adriana Barraza - Babel
Cate Blanchett - Notes On A Scandal
Abigail Breslin - Little Miss Sunshine
Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls
Rinko Kikuchi - Babel
My Thoughts: No surprise here. Jennifer Hudson cleaned up all year at the awards including a Golden Globe win last month and now the Oscar. Her Cinderella story just keeps getting better.
Best Actress In A Leading Role
Penélope Cruz - Volver
Judi Dench – Notes On A Scandal
Helen Mirren - The Queen
Meryl Streep – The Devil Wears Prada
Kate Winslet – Little Children
My Thoughts: I actually didn’t see any of the film, so I can’t judge. But based on preference and past performances, I would have given it to Kate Winslet.
Best Actor In A Leading Role
Leonardo DiCaprio – Blood Diamond
Ryan Gosling – Half Nelson
Peter O’Toole - Venus
Will Smith – The Pursuit Of Happyness
Forest Whitaker – The Last King Of Scotland
My Thoughts: This was a tough category and all the actors probably deserve to win. I was rooting for Will Smith, but Forest Whitaker truly deserves this one. Congratulations on his win and his heartfelt acceptance speech.
Best Motion Picture Of The Year
Babel
The Departed
Lletters From Iwo Jima
Little Miss Sunshine
The Queen
My Thoughts: This was probably the least predictable category and the right film won. Congratulations to The Departed on the win for Best Motion Picture of the Year.