Wednesday, May 27, 2009

LOST Interviews!

Fan Generated Interview
On
LOSTPEDIA
The fans have spoken!
The fans generated questions and their representative, Sam, contacted me and set up the interview. You can find the interview posted on:
It is really interesting to find out what the fans want to know!
Read the interview and come back to this blog and comment and/or ask more questions!
Have fun! The Lostpedia folks are great and cover so many interesting aspects of LOST on their website!!
Another interview is coming! Stay tuned!
Leslie

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Coming Soon: LOSTpedia and LOST Interviews

The Fans Have Spoken!
I have been approached to take interviews with LOSTpedia and LOST Interviews!
It's really great! The fans submit questions and I answer them.
Stay Tuned on their websites as well as this Blog for the interviews! I will announce on the Blog and on my Facebook page when they are released!

Desperate LOST Connection

Hugs and Kisses to Scripted TV FANS!!!

I am learning there is a Desperate Housewives and LOST connection! Who knew there were fans who find DH and LOST their two favorite shows, but then, who wouldn't love some of TV's two best scripted shows!!

Check out the Desperate Housewives Messages Boards and comment! There are fans who are making interesting connections between DH and LOST!

Scroll down on this blog and find a link to the DH Message Boards!

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

JUNE 30th, Tuesday--Save The Date!

"Painting By Numbers"
by
Leslie Ishii and Karen Samski
Playwriting is the new cool!
If you can write it, then say it and play it!

Join me and my writing partner for a reading of "Painting By Numbers," a play inspired by Jane Austen's novel "Persuasion."

Presented by: David Henry Hwang Writers Institute at East West Players Theater

When: June 30th, Tuesday evening, @ 7:30 pm
Where: East West Players Theater (EWP)120 Judge John Aiso Street
(+ 2nd, in Little Tokyo)
Los Angeles, 90012
No reservations required.
EWP: 213-625-7000
eastwestplayers.org

LOST Again!

Tune in to LOST Tomorrow
Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Find out what happens to Lara Chang, Miles and Dr. Chang!
Be sure to check your local listings for show time!

Be sure to return to this blog and let me know your thoughts!
What did you think of the episode? Were you correct about Lara Chang and what happens to her?

Soon, I'll have Part III of Lost, Behind the Scenes up and I would love to know your comments!

Thank you again to all the fans for tuning in! You keep us on our toes!

Also, soon, I'll be interviewed by Lostpedia and Lost Interviews! I'll link you up when the interviews post!

Happy Viewing!

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Mtn Dew Shoot!

Update: Look for a Mtn Dew spot to air this summer. It promises to be cool!

The shoot was fantastic! I had the best time with another actor, Jameson Reeves, whom I later shared the screen with. It was a night shoot and Jameson and I saw the lens at around 5am!

Before our turn in front of the camera, we stayed up all night watching director, Mr. Tarsem and Stunt Coordinator/Fight choreographer, Steven Ho and his stuntmen, shoot the fight sequences that will eventually become anime fight scenes in the commercial! The stunt men were, Yoshio Izuka and Sam Looc. They were amazing! Using the same concept of shooting in front of a green screen where images can be computer generated onto the green areas, the stunt men were in green suits and holding green dowls as weapons. The anime characters will be computer generated onto the stuntmen and their dowls. The Pepsi Cola Company seems to be teaming up with the Blizzard Entertainment Gaming Company. Radical Media Productions took great care of us the whole night!

I can't wait to see how the commercial turns out! Jameson and I are at the end of the spot and we are hoping they make a sequel! Comment here on this blog and let us know if you would like to see us face off!

Desperate Housewives and LOST

I received so many phone calls and emails from friends who enjoyed the episode! Yeah! Thank you to everyone for tuning in this past Sunday!

Did you think I would hide dinner rolls in my purse? Well, ask my brothers--when I was a child, and out at a restaurant with family, I would wrap left overs in a napkin and put them in my pocket. I didn't have a purse at that age. Then, I would take them out in the car and eat them. Apparently, they felt taunted. Hey, I was a slow eater!

If you missed the episode, click over to abc.com and catch up! The episode is called "Bargaining."

It was a fun scene to shoot! Comedic! All of the ladies were delightful to work with and the hair and make-up team a dream to work with as well. You wouldn't believe the amount of work it takes to maintain such stylized looks over the course of a shoot day! Big hair, big make-up! Oh! The lashes and hair spray! These folks are hard working and well deserved of much praise and recognition!

The director, Mr. Grossman, was a dream to work with. I love that he gave me props (compacts of make-up and lipsticks) to work with. Even though these props are only seen for a glimpse, it really helped me bring the reality of the character and situation to life. It was amazing how fast Eva could disappear into the bathroom stall and shut the door! We actually shot the scene in a bathroom at the Caballero Country Club in Tarzana, California!

Thank you again for your support and tuning in to Desperate Housewives! How should Asian Woman strike back after being humiliated by Gabrielle (Eva Longoria's character)!?!
Please post your comments. I would love to know!

Don't forget---LOST this Wednesday night! Check your local listings for show times!
Check to see if your theories are correct? See what happens to Lara Chang, Dr. Chang, and Miles!

Desperate Housewives

I received so many phone calls and emails from friends who enjoyed the episode! Yeah!

Thank you to everyone for tuning in this past Sunday!



Did you think I would hide dinner rolls in my purse? Well, ask my brothers--when I was a child, and out at a restaurant with family, I would wrap left overs in a napkin and put them in my pocket. I didn't have a purse at that age. Then, I would take them out in the car and eat them. Apparently, they felt taunted. Hey, I was a slow eater!



If you missed the episode, click over to abc.com and catch up! The episode is called "Bargaining."



It was a fun scene to shoot! Comedic! All of the ladies were delightful to work with and the hair and make-up team a dream to work with. You wouldn't believe the amount of work it takes to maintain such stylized looks over the course of a shoot day! Big hair, big make-up! Oh! The lashes and hair spray! These folks are hard working and well deserved of much praise and recognition!



The director, David Grossman, was a dream to work with. I love that he gave me props (compacts of make-up and lipsticks) to work with. Even though these props are only seen for a glimpse, it really helped me bring the reality of the character and situation to life. It was amazing how fast Eva could disappear into the bathroom stall and shut the door!

We shot the scene in a bathroom at the Caballero Country Club in Tarzana, California!



Thank you again for your support and tuning in to Desperate Housewives! How should Asian Woman strike back after being humiliated by Gabrielle (Eva Longoria's character)!?! Please post your comments. I would love to know!



Don't forget---LOST this Wednesday night! Check your local listings for show times!

Check to see if you theories are correct? See what happens to Lara Chang, Dr. Chang, and Miles!

VOTE NO!

Dear Screen Actors Guild Members,

Please vote "no" on the theatrical contract!
With this current contract proposal there is no way to become vested! It feels like it is a "good" contract for our times, but it is bogus! It leads us to eliminating residuals. How will we and younger generations qualify for health insurance each year and become vested if residuals vanish? Residuals are the key to making a decent living and retirement!

IT IS ALWAYS A GOOD TIME TO STAND UP FOR YOURSELF! Don't be a victim and don't let the board allow you to believe that "this is as good as it gets given our times." There is no validity to "making up ground on the next contract." The ground is rarely made up unless there is a huge ground swell of support. So why wait! NOW is the time!

This is no time for a bake sale mentality! We are in a better position of power than ever before! Businesses and Corporations are going down right and left and we have the leverage! We blew it by allowing the board to oust Doug Allen. This was a power player that had dealt with the big wigs. It was our big chance to move forward into the big leagues to achieve real terms! NOW it is more important than ever that we stand and be counted and come together to back each other and a real contract that will allow us to validate our profession and make a decent living. My profession is not a hobby for the rich!

Be Courageous and lead with your intelligence and your integrity!
Vote NO on this contract!

Annoucement:

Augusto Boal
We Will Miss You!
Rio de Janerio, May 4, 2009:

Brothers and sisters in arms, companions in the struggleOur beloved comrade Augusto Boal, that tireless sower of seeds, who travelled the four corners of the earth scattering the seed of the Theatre of the Oppressed, is on yet another journey. He set off in the early hours of the second of May. He spent the First of May, May day, in a vigil of solidarity with the workers fighting for a fairer and happier world, a world of solidarity.He set off on this special journey, for which reason he was not able to be physcially present at any event. But, as was his habit, he lived, loved and worked to the last drop of his energy, leaving ready -for publication- the new version of his book, The Aesthetics of the Oppressed. He also left express instructions that no event should be cancelled because of his absence. ’Isn't that the very point of Multiplication?

“Yesterday, on the third of May, we held a farewell ceremony . The cremation of his body marked the start of a new phase of the Theatre of the Oppressed, in the physical absence of the Master himself. We wept, we talked, we sang. Celse Frateschi declaimed, beautifully, a passage from Arena Conta Zumbi. We sang a song written by Nuno Arcanjo. And Cecilia Boal, with all her strength and vitality, told the world that her husband should be remembered as the warrior that he always was. We dried our tears and acclaimed Boal's leaving.His body has gone, but not his presence! This Saturday, the 9th of May, from 5pm to 8pm (Brazilian time), we will ratify his presence with a homage, at the Centre of the Theatre of the Oppressed with music, poems, performances and videos. At 7pm we stop to make a minute of ovation to Boal´s honor. We will celebrate the life, the struggle, the productivity, the work of Augusto Boal and the continuity of that work. We ask and stimulate everybody to do same homage to him in this Saturday.Who wants write a message to be exposed in Boal´s honor mural, please send it to claudetefelix@ctorio.org.br until 3pm (Brazilian time) on Thursday.

It will not be easy to follow our Master, Partner, Friend and Comrade in the Struggle. But what has ever been easy in the trajectory of the Theatre of the Oppressed?Ethics and Solidarity will be our foundations and our guides. Multiplication will be our strategy. And our goal will remain the mounting of concrete social actions to bring about the transformation of oppressive realities.
*Viva Augusto Boal
*We will go on
Barbara Santos, CTO Rio