That Asian Thing in NYC

That Asian Thing, NYC 7/27/08

As discussed in episode 107, Greg and I saw the documentary film That Asian Thing in NYC today, July 27, 2008, as part of the Tribeca Cinemas Independent Features Film Festival. It was written and directed by our longtime friend and Paunch Stevenson Show guest Jonald Reyes.

The film was thought-provoking and humorous. Good job! Afterwards, Jonald held a questions-and-answers session with the audience, during which a woman was being projected onto the movie screen via webcam. That part was unnecessary and confusing. Who was she and what did she have to do with anything?

For updates regarding That Asian Thing, visit www.thatasianthing.com. You can also check out some pictures I posted:

Flickr – That Asian Thing, NYC 7/27/08

Episode 107: Wednesday, July 16, 2008

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 107

In this episode:

  • using Microsoft Windows Vista 64-bit,
  • celebrity death (Stan Winston),
  • Interview with the Vampire (1994) starring Tom Cruise,
  • Tom Cruise’s lawyer calling Dr. Drew a Nazi,
  • Dr. Phil’s talk show,
  • our movie review of Get Smart (2008) starring Steve Carell,
  • our movie review of Hancock (2008) starring Will Smith,
  • Nicolas Cage as Dr. Fu Manchu in Werewolf Women of the S.S.,
  • The Wicker Man (2006) starring Nicholas Cage,
  • the upcoming movie Ace Ventura Jr. (2008) starring Josh Flitter,
  • Paul Hogan’s tax evasion,
  • Yoda Is Your Father (yodaisyourfather.blogspot.com),
  • the upcoming movie The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008) starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson,
  • Will Ferrell and Sacha Baron Cohen starring in an upcoming Sherlock Holmes movie,
  • getting Shawn from Branded in the 80s on the show (www.brandedinthe80s.com),
  • getting Esteban from Please Save Me Robots on the show (pleasesavemerobots.blogspot.com),
  • Wonderland (www.wonderlandblog.com),
  • Kevin Federline’s weight gain,
  • Degli Martinez accidentally throwing away his $65 million winning lottery ticket,
  • Ed Begley, Jr. vs. Bill Nye the Science Guy,
  • That Asian Thing playing at the Independent Features Film Festival in NYC on Sunday 7/27/08 (buy tickets – $10 each),
  • getting Juliana Hatfield and the Angry Video Game Nerd on the show,
  • and Hollywood Is Calling (www.hollywoodiscalling.com).

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Episode 102: Wednesday, May 21, 2008

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 102

Our interview with the Screaming Orphans at Tir Na Nog in NYC!

In this episode:

  • getting Juliana Hatfield on the show,
  • What Ever Happened To? (Natalie Imbruglia),
  • friend and filmmaker Jonald Reyes,
  • That Asian Thing on Independent Features (www.independentfeatures.com),
  • The Net (1995) starring Sandra Bullock,
  • a librarian at the Belleville Public Library trying to send a fax,
  • our interview with Joan Diver of the Screaming Orphans at Tir Na Nog in NYC,
  • Dennis Haskins,
  • and the Screaming Orphans live.

Photos of the Screaming Orphans at Tir Na Nog:
Flickr – Screaming Orphans, NYC 5/10/08

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Episode 92: Monday, December 10, 2007

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 092

We talk with special guest Jonald Reyes, director of the documentary film That Asian Thing (www.thatasianthing.com)!

In this episode:

  • the documentary film That Asian Thing by Jonald Reyes (www.thatasianthing.com),
  • Asian-American celebrities (George Takei, Tiger Woods, Lucy Liu, Bobby Lee, Dat Phan, Rex Navarrete, James Iha, etc.),
  • Margaret Cho’s TV show All-American Girl,
  • Celebrity Boxing,
  • Pat Smear,
  • the Nirvana: Unplugged In New York DVD,
  • Super Bowl XLI,
  • William Hung,
  • Fisher Stevens playing an Indian character in Short Circuit (1986),
  • the upcoming movie Rambo (2008) starring Sylvester Stallone,
  • Timecode (2000) starring Salma Hayek,
  • the Independent Film Channel’s version of Pulp Fiction (1994) starring John Travolta,
  • Second City and Keegan Michael Key,
  • Jonald’s parents,
  • the Filipino delicacy balut,
  • professional boxing,
  • Belleville, NJ,
  • My Chemical Romance,
  • Belleville High School,
  • Ronald McDonald,
  • old typewriters,
  • the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China,
  • celebrity sightings (John Cusack and Amy Poehler),
  • the New Monkees,
  • and the purpose of joining the Boy Scouts of America.

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Episode 49: Monday, October 16, 2006

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 049

In this episode:

  • disgusting Halloween candy (candy corn, Mary Jane, etc.),
  • trick-or-treating,
  • people decorating for holidays too early,
  • Lord Greylock,
  • Help Me Help You starring Ted Danson,
  • the current Volkswagen Jetta commercials,
  • pizza commercials,
  • trans-fatty acids,
  • stupid styles (excessive tattoos and piercings),
  • the upcoming documentary film That Asian Thing by Jonald Reyes (www.thatasianthing.com),
  • a get-rich-quick scheme (celebrity decoys),
  • Christian Slater,
  • unrealistic action shows (The A-Team, G.I. Joe, The Dukes of Hazzard, etc.),
  • and The Old Jingle of the Episode (The Electric Company theme song).

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