behind the story: Jackie Chan

Perhaps this year’s highlight of my so-called entertainment journalism career was the interview with Jackie Chan when he came to Bangkok to promose CHINESE ZODIACS. We were given 20 minutes for an exclusive interview, but in reality, it was an almost full day coverage because the bloody PRs at Sahamongkol Films, which handled the film’s…

music: Jay Chou’s Opus 12

So we’re clear, I’m a Jay Chou fan. But I’m not going to look the other way and say that his latest album released on December 28, Opus 12, is extraordinary. Because it’s not. Am I disappointed? Let’s just say, I expected it. Saying that of course is an insult to Jay’s talent but really,…