Film Junkie Rockstar

Move to Twitter

2010-09-29T02:07:00.003+08:00

It'll be for a while.

Twitter provides an easier "few lines update" and due to my time constraints, I'll be updating there for the time being.

Follow me here! @jdchua

In LA!

2010-06-13T15:20:00.001+08:00

This is for four months.

http://thela12.wordpress.com/

Check out the adventures about the twelve who went to LA!

RIP

2010-05-30T03:08:00.000+08:00

Dennis Hopper.

He was 74.

Galactic Empire State of Mind

2010-05-29T11:42:00.001+08:00

I'm not going to New York, yet. But this is awesome!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNyE2xExktA

Epic Extended

2010-05-28T11:00:00.001+08:00

This is for the HALO-ODST ad, extended version.

Tragic

2010-05-24T18:35:00.001+08:00

I have no idea how to respond to this.

Proof

2010-05-14T09:11:00.001+08:00

A week from now,

I will have a lot to proof.

I will need help.

I want to change the industry.

And myself.

This time, I need a real job.

Friday Killers

2010-05-10T00:50:00.006+08:00

This is fucking cool. I wish I made this slow burner crime drama.

It's about this woman whose father is released from prison. She is assigned to kill her own father.

Imagine the pain man, imagine.

The Border Crossed Us!

2010-05-06T01:38:00.000+08:00

"God has mercy. I don't."

Back to Old School!

2010-05-06T01:34:00.001+08:00

Old School style is trendy even to the East!

Even with old stars!

Why Experiment?

2010-04-17T12:45:00.005+08:00

People ask me why do I want to make a product out of an experiment with my DSLR shoot.

Here's what I said:

Before Collateral or Miami Vice, Michael Mann experimented on digital on the Thompson Viper by making an ad - "Lucky Star".

People, my idol inspires me.

Hyper realism look FTW~

FINALLY FOR THE PC!!!

2010-04-13T16:13:00.001+08:00

Video Games | Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City | PlayStation 3 and PC Launch Trailer

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

Unthinkable

2010-04-10T09:25:00.003+08:00

I love Michael Sheen. He's in my list of "to work with".

And I love characters sandwiched between antagonists.

More Cats!

2010-04-02T15:04:00.001+08:00

Again, a disclaimer: I'm a dog person. I just like to laugh at cats.

Really?

2010-03-31T00:40:00.001+08:00

Are our accents really that bad?

Amazed!

2010-03-28T22:22:00.000+08:00

Whatever this cat is seeing, I want to see it too!

Welcome to Shanghai

2010-03-19T10:55:00.005+08:00

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!

I wanna make movies with this intensity!

It even attempts to be a digital cam video or a YOUTUBE LOOK! AWESOME!

Wait a minute, this video IS from Youtube.

[EDITED] I can't stop watching it!!!!!

Celebrate the return of...

2010-03-16T21:34:00.006+08:00

SOUTH PARK!!!!!

Watch this first! Pay attention at the 0:40 mark!

And then...

Spoofed on response!!! LOL!

Oh South Park! I miss you!

300 for Thais

2010-03-05T00:17:00.003+08:00

Ho-ray Team Thailand!

Prometheus

2010-03-02T22:28:00.001+08:00

The blog post title is a hint of an on-coming project...

Luck

2010-03-02T19:41:00.002+08:00

Hehehehahahahehehe.

(I'm grinning like a school girl.)

Femme Fatale inspired...

2010-02-24T21:30:00.002+08:00

"Serene" is a film noir about a girl looking for her father. I have several tracks I listen to on youtube while I write. One of which includes this:

The track is pretty haunting, so I "wiki" it. I didn't know that it's sampled!

How cool is that?

An Inspiration

2010-02-19T23:42:00.001+08:00

This is a beautiful man with a good heart.

Boss Gives Company to Workers - ABC News

An Email from the PAST!

2010-02-19T23:28:00.003+08:00

I'm sure you guys are laughing right now:

The following is an e-mail from the past, composed on Friday, February 20, 2009, and sent via FutureMe.org
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Dear JD,

Isn't it time to let a girl in?

Regards,
JD CHUA from the past

Well, I'M TOO BUSY!

Conviction

2010-02-19T02:34:00.001+08:00

WOW!

Video Games | Splinter Cell: Conviction | Story Trailer

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

This looks awesome!

A Love for...

2010-02-19T02:01:00.001+08:00

Marketing.

I really enjoy the classes.

Studio Shut

2010-02-10T09:50:00.001+08:00

I knew it.

They actually sustained longer than I thought.

Singapore Magazine

2010-02-04T05:13:00.001+08:00

Who reads the Singapore Magazine and where can I find a hardcopy?

I did an interview before LA and I actually forgot about it.

Fake Monks

2010-02-04T04:55:00.002+08:00

Great, I thought of this.

There's always someone faster than me out there.

Did I change?

2010-02-02T06:34:00.001+08:00

Previously, on Film Junkie Rockstar...

On with THIS BLOG -

Yep.

New Tech

2010-01-27T15:24:00.003+08:00

Like I said, one day, photo cameras will be able to shoot feature films. From the looks of this trailer, if what it said is true, it store more than an hour of footage! The film is 78 minutes!

La Casa Muda (The Silent House) - Teaser Trailer
Uploaded by dreadcentral. - Watch feature films and entire TV shows.

How cool is that?

Meeting the Man(n)

2010-01-26T17:19:00.006+08:00

Previously, on Film Junkie Rockstar...

On with THIS BLOG -

I never thought it would be possible.

Mann: You're a smart guy?
Me: (stunned) I like to think so.
Mann: Yeah, I can see you're a smart guy.
Me: (nervous smile)
A short while...
Me: I know this is not appropriate. Can I take a picture with you?

25th Jan 2010, 1450 hours - My life changed.

Father

2010-01-23T04:26:00.002+08:00

Nothing like a helpless single father story.

The Sun

2010-01-22T06:42:00.002+08:00

It rained on me again as I was cycling back. I thought the only way to brave through the cold is by being angry at it. I challenged it to make me colder.

I said aloud, "Enough."

When I got back home, the sun came up.

Note to self: God has a wicked humor.

The Cold

2010-01-21T09:08:00.004+08:00

Okay, I encourage doing these just to experience what is it like here. If not, do imagine this:

1 - Lock your restroom door with you inside.
2 - Put your key into your pocket.
3 - Set your air conditioning in your restroom to 8 degrees.
4 - Wear a Tee, jeans and thick jacket (100% cotton for warmth).
5 - Run cold water.
6 - Put a bicycle into your bath tub.
7 - Cycle under the shower head for an hour.

By then, try taking your keys out of your pocket, unlock the door and step into the warm room.

Tell me how you feel.

How did I do it?

By accepting that you will be wet and may die.

Pinoy's Johnnie

2010-01-19T13:50:00.000+08:00

I have one issue with this:

I didn't make it.

Holiday for Phones

2010-01-19T08:26:00.003+08:00

This is freaky.

I went on a weekend trip to San Diego from Orange with Youjin and Pearlyn Ong.

Early in the morning, Youjin asked if he can use my phone, to which I said sure. After using it, he placed it back into my pocket. I was aware of that.

After the two hour train ride cross state, I checked to see if I got everything. My phone was gone. Everyone checked their pockets and bags. It wasn't anywhere with us.

I was chill about it. There is nobody in US I wanna call anyway.

So we went to the San Diego Zoo and dined at the Fish Market.

We checked into Balboa Bed & Breakfast Inn. Really nice place. So everybody chose their corners of a coffee table to put their belongings out of their pockets and slept.

The very nice morning, my phone, my Motorola Tracfone appeared, in the middle of the coffee table.

Nobody knew where it came from.

I interrogated the guys if they took it and they said no.

It was like as if my phone went on a holiday by itself and came back.

Hmm...

(btw, San Diego rocks!)

Army of Two: 40th Day

2010-01-12T08:40:00.002+08:00

As a video game, it was so-so. On the story part, this would rock.

I always love over the top buddy action adventures. I pray that I would get to be so good in my job that people will want to invest big money into me and I can make big budget movies like this kind of scale:

Video Games | Army of Two: The 40th Day | Launch Trailer

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

And this is part one:

Video Games | Army of Two | Trailer 2

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

Red Riding

2010-01-09T06:49:00.001+08:00

I always wanted to do this: Singapore Stories about Crime. I always wanted to do this with other directors who are into the genre.

But it seems that someone else got there before me...

Check out the full length trailer here.

Pre LA 2

2010-01-05T00:12:00.006+08:00

[Previously, on Film Junkie Rockstar...]

On with THIS BLOG -

Watched 25th Hour today, just 24 hours more to my flight. Dreading the trip more after this fine film.

Before I go, I should say my byes as who I am right now to the relevant people. These are the selected people I can think of right now.

Adelene: You're chattier than I thought, and not as blunt.

Kaydash: Thank you man, without you we got no host.

Vanessa: Your sainthood superpower is starting to overwhelm me! May God forever bless your gift. I'll never forget that Darth Vader is referred to All Black.

Charlene: Cape No.7 project was fun. I don't mind going through it again. Make sure you get an internship with the Taiwanese.

Chris: You have work to do. Hold the Batch:ten front.

June: You're really not that bad. Don't let others get to you.

Pearlyn: Without you, I would lose my dark crime writer personality. Write well! Also, always put up those fists to the unjust.

Others are stuck on my thoughts funnel. I'll let them out another time or when I'm drunk. Meanwhile, be safe, be well.

Remember, when you see any unjust, good people are not the ones who do nothing. Applies to me too if I return from LA evil.

Remember.

Pre LA

2010-01-02T20:01:00.002+08:00

Three days more before I head to LA.

I'm stricken by dread, not excitement, not happiness, not fear. Maybe that will change when I'm there.

I'm stricken by dread because all of you who are reading this, and those of you who know me, must know that when I'm gone, that will be the last you know of me.

I will not return the same.

[To be continued...]

Tony Dawg!

2009-12-30T12:04:00.000+08:00

Dog playing Tony Hawk Ride. Could this be fake due to the cuts?

Real or fake, it's pretty awesome!

Mind Blending

2009-12-29T11:12:00.000+08:00

Whoa...

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

2009-12-25T18:11:00.000+08:00

Repo Strikes Again!

2009-12-24T22:23:00.001+08:00

Wow! I got a feeling that I'll like this better!

Brittany Murphy

2009-12-21T09:53:00.001+08:00

She was 32.

Pussycat will be missed.

Globes 2010

2009-12-16T01:51:00.002+08:00

James Cameron against Kathryn Bigelow! WOW!

Ex couples fight it out!

Check it out here!

Hands Up 2

2009-12-13T00:28:00.001+08:00

LOL!

Seen this?

Now...

Somewhat Surprised Kitty @ Yahoo! Video

Whistle

2009-12-13T00:26:00.002+08:00

I'm a dog person. Thus a post about this:

Whistling Puppy @ Yahoo! Video

クエンティン・タランティーノ (Huh?) Soft Bank?

2009-12-09T00:05:00.001+08:00

Someone translate these please!

Secret Santa

2009-12-07T22:19:00.004+08:00

I (fucking) hate this game!

But still, I have to play with along with the majority. I have a message for my Santa.

Look into the freezer compartment from time to time, especially when I'm not around (This is so that I don't know who you are). Those who are not my Santa DO NOT READ!

Singaporean in Just Cause 2?

2009-12-06T14:35:00.001+08:00

Is it me or there's a Singaporean in there?

Video Games | Just Cause 2 | Mechanics Walkthrough

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

"I'm sending a helicopteeeer to pick you up. Don't leave yet."

LOL

CRIME + DRAMA = MY ORGASM

2009-12-06T00:31:00.000+08:00

I pray that one day I can do stuff like this, inside or outside of Singapore.

Hands Up!

2009-12-06T00:12:00.001+08:00

I'm a dog person.

But this is something else.

Exam

2009-11-28T23:15:00.000+08:00

Nope, not in my real life at this moment, but this film:

This is just too cool. Why didn't I think of it?

Sinners and Saints

2009-11-15T23:31:00.006+08:00

I'm on the fence about the story and the direction. But from what I see, I believe I will love the energy this film might promise to emit out of me.

And it's totally indie with Method Man!

Chow's Jump

2009-11-14T20:53:00.000+08:00

This actually looks interesting!

LOL! EVIL MISUNDERSTOOD!

2009-11-14T16:28:00.000+08:00

One of his Trademarks

2009-11-11T04:59:00.007+08:00

Framing:

I'm such a wannabe...

Covers

2009-11-11T04:40:00.004+08:00

Wow.

The Billie Jean cover actually inspired me to write Serene (Harsh City), a film noir that hopefully I can begin shoot within two years, low budget, self funded style.

The Trailer's Right...

2009-11-08T01:05:00.000+08:00

It's jaw dropping so far:

Video Games | Modern Warfare 2 | Launch Trailer HD

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

Heavy Rain

2009-11-06T01:18:00.001+08:00

Here's a lesson in life:

When it's raining heavily, the car will continue to go even if you applied handbrakes or emergency brakes. SO DON'T DRIVE!

Popped my accident cherry earlier today.

Insurance hassle coming up.

Finally!

2009-11-04T15:07:00.003+08:00

A true actioner with a female character! I have been waiting for this for too long!

Sands of Time

2009-11-03T08:53:00.001+08:00

I'm on the fence about this one if it's going to be good.

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time in HD

Trailer Park | MySpace Video

School Girl Scream Time part 2!

2009-10-30T00:33:00.000+08:00

More Paul Greengrass!!!!!!

3 Minutes Avatar

2009-10-29T09:52:00.001+08:00

I'm so close to tears...

I can bet that Cameron will pull all the strings for the audience to weep. The question is, how are you going to watch it in 3D when your eyes tear up and the 3D glasses are in the way?

School Girl Scream Time!

2009-10-28T15:40:00.001+08:00

Besides Michael Mann and Johnnie To, I'm a PAUL GREENGRASS FAN!!!!!!!!!!

Chinese Noir

2009-10-26T17:31:00.002+08:00

Yes! This is what I have been looking for recently! Finally, a noir looking Chinese film!

Kill All Sons of B****ES!

2009-10-23T23:26:00.000+08:00

This is awesome!

Video Games | Left 4 Dead 2 | Leaked Zombie Survival Guide Trailer

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

Fairy Tales fade

2009-10-19T21:19:00.007+08:00

We age and life grows out of being a fairy tale.

WE WERE ONCE A FAIRY TALE:

A wonderful film. I really love this a lot.

Suport Our Neighbors!

2009-10-19T10:34:00.001+08:00

Support support support our neighbors!

Sliding Doors for Guys

2009-10-14T21:39:00.001+08:00

Seen Sliding Doors? This one has even larger extremes, one an action, the other a drama.

I wanna watch this already.

IRON PUSSY!!!!!

2009-10-12T21:09:00.002+08:00

WOW!!!!!!

CCB

2009-10-08T23:54:00.002+08:00

An old picture of friends looking over the sign

I miss Hong Kong.

Raining Bullets

2009-10-08T20:19:00.003+08:00

Holy Mother of God!

Video Games | | Max Payne 3 TV Teaser

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

I don't think it's real, but holy S-H-I-!!!!

JD Chua on imdb?

2009-10-07T14:38:00.002+08:00

How did I get here?

I just went for a day to help out. Now I'm credited for holding the boom.

I should have done up my producing credits on other projects?

:/

Aging

2009-10-05T18:16:00.001+08:00

On the article How to Live to 100, I saw this list:

Lifestyle habits that age you most quickly
The culprits that will most quickly age you and negatively affect your health are:

1. Poor diet
2. Lack of exercise
3. Stress and worry
4. Exhaustion
5. Unhappiness
6. Lack of love
7. Toxic overload
8. Blockages and congestion of the transportation highways within our bodies.

Hmm, sets me thinking.

The Crazies

2009-10-02T20:12:00.002+08:00

I really like this "almost-zombie" trailer.

Let's see how it turns out.

Crime Docs

2009-09-28T21:40:00.002+08:00

I really love The Thin Blue Line:

Now, check this out:
Dear Zachary:

Coming to Singapore. Should check it out.

White Nights teaser

2009-09-28T14:28:00.001+08:00

This looks awesome.

This is the short film that got it greenlit.

Accident

2009-09-25T18:01:00.002+08:00

I just watched it. And I love it.

It's an art-house film.

One of the rare occasions that I wish I made it.

Vietnamese FIlm - Clash

2009-09-23T23:48:00.002+08:00

I usually see art-house films from Vietnam. It's kinda interesting to see a work like Clash.

However, this looks like a video game to me. Streets of Rage comes to mind?

I like to watch it though. This aroused my interest enough.

The Wait is Killing Me

2009-09-20T12:33:00.001+08:00

I Come With The Rain

Hee Hee, Revenge...

2009-09-19T18:20:00.001+08:00

What a feeling...

Haunting and Beautiful

2009-09-19T03:20:00.003+08:00

How I wish I met actresses who look or work like her and her.

Notice any similarities? If you see it let me know, so that I know why I'm subconsciously writing female characters with them in mind.

Compare here, here, here and here

Everybody's Fine

2009-09-17T22:14:00.001+08:00

This would be interesting. And it looks like something that it could have been shot within our region!

Damn, someone got there first.

300 in 1776

2009-09-15T20:03:00.002+08:00

This. Is. America!

Original 300 trailer:

RIP Patrick Swayze

2009-09-15T09:53:00.001+08:00

He was 57.

The Jazz Man Scene

2009-09-13T18:01:00.003+08:00

SPOILER ALERT! "COLLATERAL"/"THE KILLER"

I have referenced this film over and over, especially of the way it is shot and have used the methods for my own films.

This is the scene that I use.

Now, I stumbled upon the Bollywood version:

Our state of Media

2009-09-11T18:17:00.000+08:00

Zo Gang (Go Work)

We Are ODST

2009-09-07T23:33:00.001+08:00

Wow-ism.

I'm not so much a Halo fan, but this ad blew me away. This is especially so when the shot cuts to a "new" young soldier.

Christian Poveda

2009-09-06T11:44:00.000+08:00

Respect.

This guy died "in the line of duty".

On A Madonna Row

2009-09-06T03:06:00.002+08:00

I'm on loop on her music recently. Her music helps me write the film noir, so you can imagine what kind of direction is the film noir might be heading to.

Here's an MTV that I am on the fence on:

What do you think? Good? I'm not referring to the song but the MTV.

What say you guys?

Trucker

2009-09-04T00:12:00.000+08:00

I love films about women under pressure.

I have my fingers crossed that it would come to Singapore

Shing Fui-On

2009-08-28T22:41:00.000+08:00

RIP.

He was 54.

In Each Hand a Cutlass

2009-08-28T20:54:00.001+08:00

I spoke with the lead yesterday, Dan from In Each Hand a Cutlass. During one of their sound check sessions, I was blown away by the music they make.

I really wish I can work with them in the future.

They would be performing at Baybeats 2009 tomorrow at 7pm.

Vote Amelia Chen as Fun Taiwan Host!

2009-08-27T00:02:00.001+08:00

Returns on Avatar

2009-08-24T10:09:00.000+08:00

Hmm, I would think that it might be tough for James Cameron to break even on Avatar. I have no doubt that the sales for the film will be high, but video sales?

Releasing the film on Blu-Ray and DVD with 3D technology now may be a problem: Our televisions are not equipped with 3D yet.

It would be interesting to observe the sales of the film.

Thai Prank Call

2009-08-22T12:48:00.001+08:00

Hahaha! (I shouldn't laugh at my own people.)

This is the lesser known Jerky Boyz prank call.

Avatar Day

2009-08-22T09:59:00.005+08:00

Yes, I attended the 15 minute first look at Avatar last night.

It.
Was.
(Freaking.)
Awesome!

(Spartan exclamation!)

I also went to read up about the reactions towards the teaser. So here's my retort.

It's understandable why people would slam it, on the "video game" feel, the bad rendering, lazy alien designs. But these are the people who haven't seen beyond the teaser.

150 people went for the screening, and all came out with a bruised jaw. Reason, their jaw hit the floor to hard while watching it.

I'm not a fan of 3D. Every single time I pay to watch such a movie, by the 20th minute, I would forget that it's 3D. The objects stop coming into my face, causing my mind to think that it's flat. And if the objects keep coming into my face, I would think that it's just a bad gimmick.

Avatar changed my mind. It is definitely a movie ticket worth fighting for.