New in my list

After Carnahan, Mann, To, Greengrass, someone new makes it in my list of heroes:



David Ayer.

Crime Overlooked

A vice forgotten in Singapore: Human Trafficking & Modern-day Slavery

Hong Kong Street (Working Title)

My Atonement to The Moment:
A murder leading to a two day man hunt along South Bridge Road.

It's quite exciting to write it. Expect characters like Steven from Fallen and Yan from The Moment. But I shall not put in any details yet.

Now in Treatment stage.

Screenwriting with Music

It's official; from now on, whenever I write my next Crime film, I will have Youtube running Lupe Fiasco's music.

Should I ever direct again, I'll keep this street music in mind for pacing.



Put You on the Game

Coma

these days when I sleep, I almost refuse to wake.

I need to find a new job quick before I sleep my life away.

Arthur C. Clarke

He was 90 years old.

Rest in Peace.

Anthony Minghella

He was 54.

Rest in Peace.

The Moment

The production stage, I'm almost done...

This is it.

Everyone's working hard. Here's to them.

Spirits of Mann, Carnahan, To, Greengrass and God, be with me.

Last Man on Earth

Watch it here.

Alternate Ending

I prefer this ending:





Reason: Sequels with the world's most bankable actor.

Somehow, I wish the book''s ending is shot.

SPOILER and Noted from imdb:
In the book, Neville is a "legend" among vampires, ironically taking the role that had once belonged to the vampire itself. He is now one who stalks and kills persons as they sleep. In the movie, Neville becomes a "legend" because he is the one who provides a cure to the plague.

Only Idiots...

Yep, I agree.

New Line is No More!

The very second I posted this blog...

This happens!










Even after the success of LOTR?

What the hell is going on?

New Line's Horror

What the hell? New Line might not releasing it?

I have been waiting for this movie for so long and why the hell the studio would do something like this?

Is there a why?

Even Mr. Carnahan is upset too!

Here's the trailer:

Cold Feet

I'm having it.






It's really at a crazy stage right now.






meep*

How Cool is iBand?

Take a look!

Matt's Aftermath

This is a returned come back:



LOL

Soundtrack

One day, when I have the budget, would like to have folk + choir + orchestra as my soundtrack.

This is the soundtrack preview of the video game: Alone in the Dark

Fourteen Dollar Mutubak

A hand for scale.

Horay! Blu-ray!

With HD DVD gone, I have decided, I. Will. Buy. PS3.

As horror is my favorite game genre, I'm making this one of my first video game list:

Damon's Come Back

Remember Kimmel's jokes on Matt Damon? Watch this one too! And this one!

Here's his come back with Sarah Silverman!

Fellow Country Man!

Huge respect to director Thanonchai Sornsriwichai.

Kite

Went flying with the gang.




And I dunno what scares me, the posters behind or something else. Thanks Norainah for this totally candid picture.

So, are you a Single-porean?

Painful

Which one is more painful?

1 - Having me spread my legs and receiving a kick in the balls or
2 - Trying to produce and direct The Moment

I Love the Streets

Nothing excites me more than characters screaming one liners as if they shutter facts at the back of their hands and fast dialogue exchange in a cop movie.

Last Straw

For another stupid reason.



If another person leave the production, I will quit.

Old Folk dancing to Acid Lounge!

Think Twice - Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band



Too cool.

Sigh, when can I make an MTV?

Corny Sunglass Abuse and Liking it

BADDDDDD.... But I actually love David and his sunglass input for the show!



Jim Carrey's take:


LOL!

Sought

Someone reached out for me.

I am still unable to forgive, thus I shunned.

I was struggling to get through the day doing my preproduction with my assistant director and co-producer when I got the call.

I froze.

For a while, I actually have to think of what a normal person would do next.

"I'm busy."

See, to them, the whole story is not complete and I am the only one who carry the burden in my heart.







To their ignorance, I hate them. They can believe whatever they want. For screwing me over so that they can exercise their emotions make them forget that I am human too.

"The lights are golden.... Off... Hello Tomorrow."

Only a damaged heart can truly understand how to smile for it knows what pains one has to go through.

The Day

It's coming.


Holy Dread...

Still Can Look Serious!

The Random Verse

I was so upset.

I turned to the bible in desperate hope to find encouragement.

Proverbs 28: 10





Now I need help learning about forgiveness.

Rest In Peace

Heath Ledger.
1979 - 2008

One less cowboy on earth and one more in heaven.

Toll

The emotional highs and lows are unbalanced and it's too much for me.

Never has a project took me so much pain and sorrow but this one.

I am still considering about it...

Andrew Kevin Walker

My writing idol is back!

Google: The Wolf Man.

Friend found in MDA

Farah



Haven't seen her in a while. It was a nice surprise.

Soothing

Acoustic versions of my favorite soundtracks.

"Promise"



"Theme of Laura"


Hopefully things will pick up soon.

Leaving it to Him

I apologize for causing a scare from the previous post.

I am still considering the ultimatum. But I'm leaving it to Him for I have asked.

We'll just have to wait and see if the struggle should continue.

Broken, Shattered and Nothing

I have forsaken human love, work opportunities, and personal time.

I have no assurance that things are going to work out. I have little support. I have too many burdens to bear.

If this fails, I'm left with nothing.

I will become, nothing.

Ten days into the new year and I'm already hating it. I asked myself today, how many times do I have to make mistakes in one single project of my own? How many fucking times?!








Upon utter depression, I have put this into consideration: Maybe the only way to stop making the mistakes, is to quit.

Words from David Lynch

Wise words. Damn funny seeing an angry filmmaker rant too.



Get real!



It's bullshit!

Recalling the Tree

I remember being very impressed by the romanticism of the film released 2007 in Singapore.



Nothing like Love through Desperation.

Biting my Nails

No notifications yet.

I damn anxious.

More Joe!

More stuff from Joe Carnahan!

Click here and here!

New Year News

It was made known to me today and I had a long hard reflection on it.








I have trust issues.

Time for me to change. To those reading this, Help me too.

It's Coming

The budget is still at a dangerous level.

And it's two months from now.

I can't help but feel excited and afraid at the same time. My dream short, also my scariest one.




Meep

Joe and Ads

If Joe Carnahan did this ad to raise funds for his film Smokin' Aces as well as publicizing it, I wanna do something for either The Moment or The Children!

It affects Bugs too!

LOL!

Daft

To the Netizens who have seen the Daft Hands craze on YouTube...


The craze has just been upgraded...



O_o ?

For those who dunno, Daft Hands rule is that everything is shot in one take. So this means no screw ups. Those interested to know more try YouTubing keywords: Daft Hands Around The World.

One Nite in Mongkok

Why the hell did I miss this film on the big screen?


This rocks!



I love every sense of it, from the way it is shot to the way the story unfolds!



Love it! Love it! Love it!

Storyboard Night

Mashed up.

Mann produces again!

Away from Batman or The Dark Knight for a while, I present to ya the trailer of: Hancock!



And it doesn't look like a cheap superhero movie like Underdog.


Yes, I am bias. THIS MOVIE GONNA ROCK!

Just so you know where it's from...

Hehehe...

Toilet Complaint

Found above a urinal.

Aaron

Taken in a bus. The one beside him is just some random guy.

The Girl from...

A character out of Jeremy Sng's short film.

GTA Spoof

LOL!!!!!!

Bikini Karate

Huh?



I dunno about you guys, as much as I would like good looking females in bikinis, this as a video game is damn disturbing.

And this is a sequel to Bikini Karate Babes (German video review below), supposed to be a spoof of fighting games. And that too, is disturbing.




Turned on? No man, I'm freaked out.

10th Moving Images

Taken just before the event.



Belongs to Chris Yeo.

Coke + Vodka

Due long time ago.






Playing 24.

FutureMeOrg

From the past, how cool is that?






The following is an e-mail from the past, composed on Wednesday,
December 7, 2005, and sent via FutureMe.org

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Dear JD,

This is going to be the happiest time of your life. You can finally go
out there and make your film. Remember to call (CENSORED) and (CENSORED).


Most important: You can finally (CENSORED).

From your past two years ago before NS,
C.

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Those are censored for a reason. Get me drunk and I'll tell you more...

My Fave Genre on PS3

Crime... And I can get to be involved legally...

I can't wait.

Chris Christmas Rodriguez

MAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Oh my God!

Bold adversiting! Vote him over Santa!







There's lots more! Just google him!

The Simple Question

That I found it hard to answer...

Why don't I give relationships a chance.









To EQ: I just never thought of it.

People are who they are shaped by their experiences.

Adapt

Should I?

MDA Rap

I'm not posting the video up, but...

I'm just curious on what the hell they were thinking.

I bet the producer has balls of steel to release it.

Group

Taken by Farhana.

Half Time

They must have practiced a lot.

For WOW Whores

Haha, I don't play WOW, but I love the marketing.





Fool!

Moved Again by a Classic

Charles Dickens' Great Expectations

It breaks my heart as well as Pip's.

The Better Blair Witch like

Oh my God...

J.J., I forgive you for M:I-3.



Watch high quality here.

Boar

As seen in Ubin.

A Cry in the Woods

I'm attending the Norwegian Film Festival watching A Cry in the Woods:



Who's game to join me? Friday 30th, Nov 2007.

Handheld and thriller glory!

Jade!

My favorite producer! Jade Raymond one on one interview with Bonus Round soon!

Michael Mann's fake trailer

Like the fake trailers produced for Grindhouse, Michael Mann did one for Mercedes.



HD, Fight or Switch?

My answer? I lay the dots and you know what to do.

Every shot says Michael Mann.

Public Art by...

Long overdue:

Amelia at the National Arts Museum.

Broken Hearted over...

Screenwriting is a funny thing.

The stages of emotional recovery applies also. I guess I'm in the enraged stage.

Soon, I will care for it no more.

Upset over Something Harsh

Harsh City is now out of my washed hands.

I have been rewritten without my approval. After much debate, changes and fights, I would try not to bother about the script anymore. Now it has become nothing more than cheap dialogues, weak characters, unrealistic ideas and stories that clearly show lack of research.

I'm jaded over it already. When it's made and done with, I just want my paycheck.

Bringing Back the Lust

For those who didn't have faith in me or my theories...

What I tell ya?

Operation...

I wet my pants.

Valor
Uploaded by IMLX

Ad Spoofs

Lol, if there are videos of locals making their own versions, means that the ad works:

Original:


Spoof 1:


Spoof 2:


Spoof 3:


There are so much more out there! Try these keywords: M1, Gatsby, Ikea, Anything Whatever.

Like this!

Original:


From POTC:


Someone tries to be Sadako:


Oh God...:


And the best one:

Million Dollar Hotel

This is the music video that made me believe in (and want to have) tragic love.



After Harsh City, I am moving on to a widower who lost his son and gets into a desperate search for him.

Push me...

Freaky, but I like it.

Nose Bleeds and Heavy Sleep

I think this will be regular.

Any free time I have is always invested on production, be it currently in one or planning for another one. As long as I have it, I will make a new shoot.

I sleep so less that my body temperature will increase causing me to nose bleed. And once I cannot take it, I will fall into a one day coma when I sleep the whole day.

The cycle repeats. This is no healthy. I gonna do something about it.

Let's Groove!

Oh I love the funk.

Earth, Wind, Fire: September


When I'm completely still, I'm already dancing in my mind.

The Drama behind the Thriller II

I can't wait... I can't wait... I can't wait... I can't wait...

The Drama behind the Thriller

I don't know why everyone trashes this film.

One of my theories is that they don't use the most important muscle in their body located inside their heads.

If you think you're this film's target audience, you must watch Rendition.



It is the ultimate thinking person's film.

Amelia Visits

Went to Eskibar with Amelia while she was in town.

And I survived forty minutes in subzero degrees.

Feelings I Miss

I can't remember when I was this busy.

But I enjoy every moment. I love working and talking about work all the time.

Parents and Screenwriters

All parents want the best for their daughters when they get married.

They would be really glad if the husbands play a part in grooming them into a good woman, mothers, daughters, and most of all, a right human.

Can you imagine how they feel if the husbands abuses their daughters?

Parents who have given their daughters away and screenwriters are very common.

Screenwriters pray for directors or producers to consult them if their "daughters" need change or certain understanding if they have conflict.

All I can do now is to move on from the pains of my "daughter" and what she has become. I accept the circumstances so all I can do is to mourn.

Ali, go Ali

Freaking funny!



How often do you see her smile? Only Ali G can do it!

SF IV

Oh My freaking God, where is my jaw?



After ten years, finally another one.

1, 2, 3, 4 ~

I simply love this song! I can't stop listening to it. I love the music video to bits. How I wish I can make MTV like this~



Such a happy feel to a sad song...

Sesame Streets as seen by Martin

LMAO. It's so funny I can't stop laughing.

Spoof:


Casino:

Michael Mann Fan speaks

This montage just keeps me smiling and inspires me of keeping track of what I wanna do.

WARNING: Major spoilers for Heat, Collateral and Miami Vice.


Crime, has always been my *thang*.

Wet

Wowsers, where is my jaw?

I'm not talking game. It's the marketing and packaging man.



Eyes wide open.

In Need of...

Me time.

I need just a day to myself.

Just. One day.

Angry Video Game Nerd

For some retarded reasons, I am a fan of AVGN's podcasts.

He plays retro games and cusses at them. He also have a cool intro theme. Here are a few of episodes that I feel are the best.

TMNT:

Silver Surfer:

Bugs Bunny:

A Step Back in Time

For those film history buffs!

Killing Flowers

I didn't know stepping on flowers should be that fun.



Hmm... Killing Flowers, that should be a title for a movie...

Caution without the Lust

I just came back from watching Lust, Caution.

I won't talk much about it since there is a lot of hype around already. With so much demand and talk about it, my guess is that within the next three months, the R21 version will come to our screens once the NC16 version finishes its run.

My prediction only ah.

*I hope distributiors here is this damn sly*