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Check out the new HalfKorean.com Spotlight on actor/filmmaker Vince Foster. He pursued his life-long passion for filmmaking by moving to Los Angeles and has since worked on many web series and a variety of prominent commercials. In fact, you might recognize Vince from two of his most recent commercials: the McDonald’s “Egg McMuffin of…” and Samsung Galaxy SII “The Next Big Thing…” We discussed his experience in the entertainment world along with his background which includes an interesting upbringing with his Korean mother whom was adopted by a Puerto Rican family. Please check out the Spotlight here: |
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HalfKorean.com Spotlight: Vince Foster / Actor & Filmmaker
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Tagged Actor, commercial, filmmaker, HalfKorean.com, McDonald's Egg McMuffin of Boyfriends, Spotlight, Vince Foster
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Victor Cook’s “Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens” to Premiere on Cartoon Network
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Victor Cook’s new film that he has directed, Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens, is set to premiere later this month on Cartoon Network. It will premiere in Southeast Asia on March 11th and then in the USA on March 23rd at 7pm during Cartoon Network’s “Ben 10 Week.” Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens is a computer-animated science fiction film based on the popular original Ben 10 animated series. Here is the film synopsis (courtesy Cartoon Network Asia): Ten-year-old BEN TENNYSON is finally back from his summer vacation… and his life is mess! Humiliated by his teacher, harassed by bullies, grounded by his parents, upstaged by his cousin, and cursed with a malfunctioning Omnitrix that’s vaporizing his homework, Ben finally gets the opportunity to “get away from it all” when his alien buddy TETRAX (from Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix) offers him the chance of a lifetime: to step up his Omnitrix hero training with a “total alien emersion program” on the far side of the galaxy. But what Ben comes to realize is that “total alien immersion” means he can’t turn human again! Crashing back to Earth and stuck in his alien forms, Ben soon encounters a deadly MECHAMORPH – just like Ben’s UPGRADE alien, but armed with explosive high-tech armor and a single-minded goal to DESTROY ALL ALIENS! As GRANDPA MAX, GWEN and Tetrax race to track him down, Ben’s battle with the Mechamorph takes them to the OMNIVERSE – a strange world that exists within the Omnitrix itself – and a deadly battle with an evil version of Ben’s most powerful alien of all: the hundred-foot-tall WAY BIG! But little does Ben know that neither the Mechamorph nor the Evil Way Big are exactly what they seem! For more on Victor, make sure to check out our HalfKorean.com Interview with Victor Cook from October 2010. Here is a preview of Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens:
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Tagged Animation, Ben 10, Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens, Cartoon Network, computer-animated, Director, Film, Victor Cook
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David No’s “Forged” Now Available on YouTube
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David No has recently made his award-winning 2006 independent short feature film, Forged, available to view online through his official YouTube channel. Be sure to check it out and drop a line for David to let him know what you think! We interviewed the director/actor/stuntman extraordinaire back in July 2009 and had discussed his film career and assorted projects that he had worked on. Forged has been an official selection at many international film festivals and has won awards including: BEST DIRECTOR (Big Bang Film Festival); BEST SHORT FILM (Melbourne Underground Film Festival); BEST FILM (ACTION & SUSPENSE) Dragon*Con; BEST COSTUME DESIGN (Action on Film); BEST MUSIC (Park City Film Music Festival) as well as several Audience Awards and a Cinematography Award (ACS). Forged is an old-world Sword epic about the unfortunate events that lead to a father and son death duel. This film has won eight International awards including: Best Director; Best Film; Best Music and Best Costume Design. Darak is an aging Sword Master — Juda, his brilliant apprentice son. In a drama of startling consequence, Juda recounts the events that lead to the destruction of their relationship and finally the ultimate challenge — a death duel. Neither wish to participate – yet neither can find a way out. In a world lost in time, the metal of loyalty, honor and family are tested as the tragedy is played out.
David No’s Forged:
“Making Of” Forged:
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Ben Henderson – UFC Lightweight Champion!
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This picture says it all…
Ben “Smooth” Henderson was successful in becoming the new UFC Lightweight Champion by defeating Frankie Edgar at UFC 144 this past weekend. Congrats to Smooth and we look forward to seeing him have a very long reign as champ! An interesting side-note to this picture… the photographer who took this photo, Tracy Lee, is also mixed Korean (found that out via MMA fighter Denis Kang)! Also, if you haven’t seen Ben’s new signature tees by Dethrone Royalty, his UFC 144 walkout “Smooth Angel” tee and Training tee (there is also this Training t-shirt bundle that includes an autographed poster!), make sure to check them out!
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Tagged Benson Henderson, Lightweight Championship, MMA, Smooth, UFC, UFC 144, WEC, 벤 헨더슨
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2012 Arnold Sports Festival to Feature Tanji Johnson and Natalie Pennington
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The 2012 Arnold Sports Festival is this weekend and will feature Tanji Johnson and Natalie Pennington competing in their respective divisions. The annual event takes place March 1-4, 2012 in Columbus, Ohio. Tanji will be competing in the 2012 Arnold Fitness International. The Fitness International event is set to take place on Friday, March 2nd with prejudging from noon-2 PM and finals at 7 PM. Tanji is a prominent fitness competitor and has been competing since 1998 and turned pro in 2001. She has competed in eight Arnold Fitness Internationals including finishing runner-up in 2011 and third in 2010. She recently won the 2011 Arnold Fitness Europe championship this past October. The 2012 Fitness International field includes 17 contestants total including last year’s winner. Natalie will be making her first appearance at an Arnold Sports Festival event as she competes in the 2012 Arnold Bikini International. This is the second ever Arnold Bikini International with 2011 being the inaugural year. The Bikini International event is set to take place on Saturday, March 3rd with prejudging from 2-4 PM and finals from 7-10 PM. Natalie has been impressive while still being a relatively newer fitness competitor since gaining her pro card in August 2009. She has competed in the 2011 and 2010 Olympia shows and most recently finished third at the 2011 IFBB Sacramento Pro in November and first at the 2011 IFBB Dallas Europa Super Show in August. For more on Natalie, please make sure to check out our HalfKorean.com July 2010 Interview. The 2012 Bikini International field includes 18 contestants total with the top three finishers from 2011 all returning. HalfKorean.com wishes Tanji and Natalie much success this weekend!
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 Tanji Johnson / 2011 Arnold Fitness Europe Image courtesy of ifbb.com  Natalie Pennington / 2011 Sacramento Pro Image courtesy of bodybuilding.com / Photo by Ron Avidan |