“There are 18 different weapons in Chinese martial arts, and in this flick someone’s gonna get stabbed with every single one of them.”

Hey now. Figured an update was in order. Been meaning to file a PAX East 2013 report for weeks now, but it’s the same old song (though it’s mostly because of one last bit of unfinished business that I need to take care of first; sorry Steve for the wait).

But yeah, been legit busy as f*ck; along with orchestrating the aforementioned very first NYU Game Center X Attract Mode collab, I’m also putting together Comics Vs. Games 2. Then there’s secret project #3, which is not such a secret if you’re one of the many folks I’ve asked for help with finding an iOS programmer.

Anyhow, real quick: it’s my birthday! Which kicked off in a fairly awesome manner, thanks to well wishes from the voice of Daytona USA himself…

BTW, it’s today, not yesterday. But, you know, Japan (and them being 12 hours ahead). Anyhow, thanks SO MUCH for all the birthday well wishes thus far! It’s been sincerely appreciated. And keep ‘em coming; after the past couple of weeks I’ve been having, I seriously need the ego boost.

Also a nice stiff drink. Several actually. Which is how I’m celebrating the occasion, plus dinner with friends, all that jazz. Though the celebration will be raging all throughout the weekend, thanks to Subway Cinema and…

It all goes down at the Anthology Film Archives, where Subway Cinema first got its feet wet if I recall correctly. The first thing of theirs I went to was a Korean movie festival, that would eventually become the foundation of the New York Asian Film Festival, about 13 years ago I believe?

The entire schedule can be seen here. And there’s a lot to choose from, but my inside track tells me that the one movie to catch is The Dragon Lives Again. Here’s the official PR…

WARNING: Watching This Movie Will Destroy Your Brain!!!!! Four years after Bruce Lee died, everyone was cashing in on his legend with look-a-like films, but this is the most notorious Brucesploitation movie of them all. Bruce Lee is dead, but his adventures aren’t over. He arrives in Hell where he must fight Dracula, Clint Eastwood, and the Godfather in order to come back to life. Fortunately, Popeye is there to lend a hand. Bruce Lee is played by Bruce Leung (KUNG FU HUSTLE) but even his genuine skills can’t stop the madness. Beginning with the corpse of Bruce Lee getting an erection (Don’t worry – it’s just his nunchakus!) and ending with him flying away as the cast waves “Goodbye!”, you cannot unsee this movie. You will laugh! You will cry! And you will scream as the spirit of Bruce Lee kicks his way out of your stupid skull!