Martin Luther King Day

Today, Jan. 18, 2016 is Martin Luther King Day. Sadly, his dream of making black and white Americans equal like brothers has not been fully realized. Police brutality towards African Americans continues.

Also, ironically, some black actors and directors complain that the many Oscar nominees this year are all white. I have seen the movie Creed, which I like. Sylvester Stallone playing Rocky Balboa as a boxing trainer has received an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor, while the lead actor Michael Jordan has received none. Maybe there was no prejudice on this one about acting, but the movie itself was very well directed. It begs the question why the director Ryan Coogler has not been nominated for best director. Is it also because of racial prejudice? Such questions can never receive a definitive answer that satisfies everyone.

War Movie

Making a war movie can be fun,
Making a war in real life is not fun. It cannot be !!!

Death of Run Run Shaw

Run Run Shaw, the movie and T.V. mogul of Hong Kong has passed. He had a long (107 years) and good life.Without him (Shaw Brothers and H.K.T.V.B.), there would be no big stars and directors like Jackie Chan, Chow Yun-Fat, Andy Lau (Tak Wah), John Woo, Wong Ka Wai, Quentin Tarantino etc. etc. The one he missed out big was Bruce Lee, who signed up with Raymond Chow instead. He was knighted by the Queen. RIP Sir Run Run Shaw, you had a good Run in Life !

Back to the Future

Just finished watching an old, yet timeless, movie 'Back to the Future' on T.V. It gave me a strange but wonderful feeling of 'Back to the Future' when it was over, 'cause I met Michael J. Fox in real life more than 20 years ago, and now it is 2013.A few funny scenes made me laugh so much :)

The Story of Pie

An obese woman came to the restaurant and ordered a large cheesecake.The waiter said,"Ma'am,is this for take out?" "No,it's for eat in". The waiter asked,"Would you like me to cut it into 8 pieces for you?" She replied,"No,please cut it into 4 pieces only.I'm on diet." I doubt Ang Lee will turn this joke into a movie.It wouldn't be funny if he did!