February 2011

No Love for Asians at the Oscars? So What?
Firstly, I should point out that contrary to what some might think, there were Asian nominees at this year’s Oscars: Cinematographer Matthew Libatique, compos...

SAF Seeking... International Playboy
"DO YOU WANT TO HAVE ME TONIGHT?" It was written on one of those ba...
How to cook bacon, the RIGHT WAY
I love bacon. But, when I try to cook it, it's always a big fail. It's...

What I Learned on YOMYOMF This Week – February 1...
What I Learned on YOMYOMF This Week is a capsule of the week's blogs w...

Hope, Hollywood and Smoke Signals
Film critic Pauline Kael famously wrote that “Hollywood is the one p...

Real-Life Blow-Up Doll is Korea’s Latest Celebri...
I think I owe a bit of an apology to my Japanese friends because it ap...

CONFESSIONAL: Every time I look at an animal, I wo...
There's a very good reason why I don't like going to zoos. No matter...

How to Take Down a Siberian Tiger – Japanese Sty...
Shuhei Yamaguchi has what may be the coolest job ever or possibly the...

My 8 Most Romantic Movies
Cinema Paradiso http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84spiCHBAgQ True Roma...

February 25, 1942: The ‘Real’ Battle of Los An...
Next month brings the release of the Aaron-Eckhart-starring film Battl...
