My Mystery Phone Call

I'll admit it- I screen calls when it doesn't come up as someone I know. So this morning, when I got a call a 414, I was curious as to who from who-knows-where wants to get a hold of that early on a Monday morning. After looking up the digits, I realized the said 414 number has been getting a lot of complaints online about being a prank call or a tele-marketer that would not answer if you call back. So unless this Robert Oistech guy from Wisconsin really wants to talk to me, I think I'm going to block him out from now on.

My Happy-Go-Lucky

All the reviews were right. This movie did make me "blissfully happy". From the moment Poppy apologizes for not saying goodbye to her stolen bike, I knew I would have another Junebug in the works. What more is the countless amount of times her life tries to disrupt her positive outlook, she manages to derail them and make a nice spin on it. Another lesson learned from the movies, stay positive and don't take driving lessons with gap-teeth British men.

My Monday Mad Men Reaction (10/8)

... on a Wednesday.

"Stop being nice, Don. No one can see it."

Oh when will Don's brute force take over in this marriage?

My Ubiquitous Ryan Seacrest

How is this man still everywhere? Hasn't the 'American Idol' boat set sail yet? He nabbed another job this week hosting the noon radio show at Z100... (NYDN)

My More Successful Alter Egos

According to IMDB, I'm the seventh of the current eight Peter Chans to have a film credit- not too shabby considering how many people have the same name out there. So, being the vain person that I can be, I've discovered that I have the third most credit after the producer from Thailand with over 20 films under his belt and the special effects guy who worked on the first Harry Potter. They've got nothing on me though, I worked a short film about a gay man who was impregnanted by his one night stand.

Whatever self gratification gets me through the day....

My OK Now!

Back in July, I got the chance to meet Jon McLaughlin after his show at the Bowery. Fast-forward to today when his sophomore disc, 'Ok Now!', finally drops. Although it is not as "independent" as his debut effort, there is a wide range of genres to showcase Jon's talents- especially his voice and his piano player skillz (yes, that was a Z). Notable tracks include the jazz inspired 'Why I'm Talking To You' and 'Four Years', a song after the nonsense of high school popularity that I relate even though it has been over eight years after the matter of fact. 

My Friday Night Lights Reaction (10/5)

"You've got a franchise under your nose, all you gotta do is sniff."

My Ten-Day Syndrome

I've had this theory since my earlier days in this industry known as indie-filmmaking. Much like summer camp when you're younger and college groups when you're older, being around the same group of people after 12-15 hours a day for 3 weeks plus can only result in emotional and/or physical attraction if you're single. This, my friend, is known as  'The Ten-Day Syndrome'. Someone who you thought was a nice girl/guy during day one of shooting suddenly turns into someone who can bring a smile to your face just by walking near you by the time you've reach day 10. 

Perhaps this blog entry is more exclusive to my film colleagues, but I'm sure most people can relate. 

(Note: Thanks to Alexandra for the pic above)