Almost Worth Knowing: New Footage!

Hey all. This is some behind the scenes stuff from Won Ton Baby. In it, I give viewers a tour of my character's bedroom in the movie. Check it out!

Almost Worth Knowing: Everybody's In It...

... and I'm pretty sure that even you can find someone worth liking in this film.

Seriously, you have to check out the ensemble cast in the upcoming movie, Valentine's Day.

The cast includes: Taylor Lautner, Bradley Cooper, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Biel, Jessica Alba, Jennifer Garner, Julia Roberts, Ashton Kutcher, Taylor Swift, Emma Roberts, Topher Grace, Patrick Dempsey, Jamie Foxx, Joe Jonas, Eric Dane, Shirley MacLaine, Queen Latifah, Christine Lakin, Carter Jenkins, George Lopez, and Hector Elizondo.

Some of these actors need no introduction, while others are familiar faces, though you may not recognize them by name. Eric Dane, for instance, is one of the main characters on Grey's Anatomy (interestingly featured here with Grey's Anatomy co-star Patrick Dempsey). On the other hand, there are two actors on this list (Christine Lakin and Carter Jenkins) that are completely unknown to me.

Though I doubt I will see this in theaters, YouTube commentators had these things to say (and they may just change my mind): "this is the biggest famos onsomble cast in history." and "I have really grown to like chick flicks. They concern themselves with a sharp scrpt and the relationships between characters, rather than special effects and explosions."

Wait for Valentine's Day to hit theaters this February.

Almost Worth Knowing: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as the Tooth Fairy?

As I was leaving the subway station this morning, I passed by the following poster advertising the upcoming film, Tooth Fairy, starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in the title role.

That's right, The Rock is playing the Tooth Fairy

The film is coming out on 1/22/10. Needless to say, I'm excited. Moreover, a quick Google search showed that 20th Century Fox is also running another poster print, as follows:

Most importantly, these two posters have opened my eyes to a whole new world of possibilities: puns formed by replacing the word "truth" with "tooth" in popular quotations. Besides the title of today's entry, here are a couple of others I came up with:

"Whenever you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the tooth."

"The tooth will set (make?) you free."

"The pure and simple tooth is rarely pure and never simple."

"Tooth is more stranger than fiction."

"A lie told often enough becomes the tooth."

Maybe you can come up with some others? In any case, I'll also post the trailer for the film below. I wonder how Julie Andrews and Billy Crystal got roped into this one.

Almost Worth Knowing: Best Blurb... in Recent Memory...

I was surfing around my Netflix today, when I saw a movie entitled Samurai Princess... I thought to myself Samurai? Possibly Cute Chick? I'm down. I clicked it... and then I saw the description.

Let me say that this might be the strangest movie blurb ever. It doesn't make me want to see it... but I'm still strangely drawn... Here we go! I give you Samurai Princess:

When 11 of her friends are raped and murdered, leaving the Samurai Princess (adult video star Aino Kishi) the only survivor, she becomes infused with her comrades' souls. Transformed into an android, she sets out to avenge their deaths.

Okay, so let's recap: 11 girls are raped and murdered... leaving the Samurai Princess (that's her name) and she's played by an adult video star. Then she becomes infused with their souls. Then she becomes an android. In case you were wondering: "Dai Mizuno co-stars as the princess's human partner in this Kengo Kaji-directed gore fest that features breast grenades, detachable chainsaw limbs, deadly guitar riffs and more."

Wikipedia has a good plot description, too: "The story takes place in future, where people live side by side with sophisticated mechanical dolls. However, as the dolls become increasingly intelligent, they rebel against the humans, causing widespread death and destruction. In an effort to save mankind, an insane scientist creates a female ninja doll equipped with eleven types of built-in weapons."

Curiously, you wouldn't think they were talking about the same movie, except for the coincidence of the number eleven, and the fact that wikipedia makes reference to her being a female ninja (like samurai) doll (like android). Hmm...

Finally, I want to point out that the first movie reviewer on Netflix has this to say: "Sword-fighting, cannibalism, arterial spray, bad special effects - and that's all before the title sequence. Samurai Princess is ridiculous."

Yes... ridiculous... Well, if anyone interested, feel free to rent or stream from Netflix and let me know how it goes...

Almost Worth Knowing: ... You Can Just Watch This Trailer.

Every once in a while, a trailer comes along that tells the greatest love story ever told. This is one of those trailers.

Amanda Seyfried (Mamma Mia!, and Mean Girls) stars as Sophia, a not-so-cute American girl who travels to the city of Verona with her boyfriend. There, she takes it upon herself to help Charlie (Christopher Egan and Vanessa Redgrave search for a 53-year-old lost love. In their travels, they encounter great fun, surprising plot twists, heart break, and deep, soulful conversation. Eventually, they help Vanessa find her soulmate... but, when they least expect it - in the strangest of places - in the most unlikely circumstances - along the way, Charlie and Sophia realize they may have found a true love all their own. Will Love triumph... or will Charlie make the same mistake that his mother made?

To find out, go see Letters to Juliet: The Trailer!

Almost Worth Knowing: Ellie Kemper on the Office

I know... I am terribly late on writing this blog. I bet a MILLION bloggers beat me to it. Oh well.

A few months ago, I wrote an entry entitled A Great Blowjob in Honor of Valentine's Day, in which I posted a video called Blowjob Girl. Some of you were hesitant to watch it because of its title, but I know that most eventually did anyway. Perverts.

Well, the other day, as I finally got around to finishing Season 5 of The Office, you can imagine my surprise when I saw none other than Blowjob Girl join the cast! That's right, Blowjob Girl, known to her friends as Ellie Kemper, plays the Scranton branch's new receptionist Erin Hannon. She's pretty fun and quirky on the show, and the fans have taken well to her. I can't stop thinking about her dry blowjobs, but to each his own, I guess. I look forward to seeing more of her as the show continues.

"Being on set with them is like being in a dream, except the dream is real and I can reach out and touch them. Except I am trying not to touch them too much, because I was raised right."
—Ellie Kemper, on The Office

Challenge: Without the help of the internets and not counting Steve Carell's illustrious credits, can you name any other works that other office Stars have taken part in?

Almost Worth Knowing: It's finally here...

Here's some big news for everyone.

For those of you who may not know (and that's not many of you), this summer I acted in an awesome horror/ slasher by the name of Won Ton Baby.

The NEW news is this. While I was... originally under the impression that the movie would be premiering at a film festival elsewhere, it has come to my attention that there will be a local premiere at the State Theater in Pa. Moreover, that premiere will be this Thursday!

That's right, my movie is finally coming out!

I invite anyone who wants to attend to please come out. You can get tickets and information here.

The movie will be pretty spectacular, and I would appreciate any and all support! I'm thinking instant classic - so, one day, you can tell everyone you were there first. Who know? Get your tickets early, so you're guaranteed a seat... They're ONLY 5 DOLLARS!!!

Last thing to say: my pics should be up on my IMDB in a few days to coincide with the film, so be sure to check that out, too... and tell your friends. I can't wait!

Thanks all,
Abe Tran

Seriously... could this have taken longer?

The Boondock Saints II: All Saint's Day

Almost Worth Knowing: So it's pretty easy...

I know it's been a while, but I'm disappointed no one took advantage of it to answer my last challenge: Without using the internet, link Swayze to Kevin Bacon in the fewest number of degrees possible.

It took me a while to come up with it in my head, but the simplest way to do it, using clearly recognizable stars, is in two steps:

to to

Swayze was in Ghost with Moore.
Moore was in A Few Good Men with Bacon.

Wasn't that easy? Really, I figured someone out there could do it in at least three or four degrees...

Almost Worth Knowing: Patrick Swayze Dies at Age 57 of Pancreatic Cancer

It has been well-known for some time now that Patrick Swayze was battling Pancreatic Cancer. The cancer, which he contracted in early 2008, finally completed its course last evening. It is sad to look at pictures of him from his last days- gaunt, old, and generations apart from the graceful, vibrant star he was in his youth. This summer has been a summer of death for many large figures in Hollywood, and, for me, this is another striking reminder of how old my parents are getting. My father is a year older than Swayze.

Nonetheless, I will try my best to remember my father in his youth, as I'm sure Swayze's image will be preserved forever in classics like Dirty Dancing and, one of my favorites, Ghost.

Jennifer Grey, in remembrance of her days working with him on Dirty Dancing, had this to say: "When I think of him, I think of being in his arms when we were kids, dancing, practicing the lift in the freezing lake, having a blast doing this tiny little movie we thought no one would ever see. ... Patrick was a rare and beautiful combination of raw masculinity and amazing grace."


Even if we never see him again, maybe Whoopi or Demi will?

Challenge: Without using the internet, link Swayze to Kevin Bacon in the fewest number of degrees possible.