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Patrick Epino·December 25, 2018

Wishing you and yours a safe and happy holiday season! It’s been a solid year on our end, and I’m eagerly anticipating what’s to…

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Awesome Asian Bad Guys

The Legacy of Big Trouble in Little China

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Nathan Barrios·July 7, 2014

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Horror auteur John Carpenter took a turn in 1986 with this grand action-comedy starring James Hong, Al Leong, and someone named Kurt Russell. Big…

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Awesome Asian Bad Guys

Al Leong Death Reel

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Nathan Barrios·May 20, 2014

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Interviewer: When you got in front of camera, there’s one thing that characterized almost all of your performances: you always seem to die, especially…

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Awesome Asian Bad Guys

Awesome Asian Bad Guys Opening Titles

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Patrick Epino·May 9, 2014

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Great work by my good friend Michael Velasquez. Here’s what he had to say about making this sequence, which incorporates some iconic scenes from…

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Awesome Asian Bad Guys

The Official Awesome Asian Bad Guys Poster

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Patrick Epino·May 1, 2014

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We’re proud to present the official Awesome Asian Bad Guys poster. Thanks to our friends at Suey Creative for their amazing design work. We…

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Awesome Asian Bad Guys

Awesome Asian Bad Guys Teaser Trailer

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Patrick Epino·October 30, 2013

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We’ve been working feverishly hard on the “Awesome Asian Bad Guys” web series since we wrapped shooting in June. It’s been a lot of…

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Awesome Asian Bad Guys

An Al Leong Retrospective

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Patrick Epino·October 13, 2013

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I had the honor of being on a panel with legends Douglas Wong and James Lew at an event in Burbank called Monsterpalooza (yeah,…

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Awesome Asian Bad Guys

Asian Bad Guys from Die Hard, Karate Kid 2 & Rambo 2 Still Kick Ass

NFS·October 12, 2013

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(This post originally appeared on the Angry Asian Man blog.) Dreams come true. Seriously. This past June, I had the unbelievable privilege of collaborating…

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