Jun

17

2008


Japan. I had been there a few times and communicated with a few friends there on occasion, but I’d not ever tried doing an interview without sitting in front of the interviewee which made my request for an interview with Hyoe a little bit of a challenge. The time difference aside, the real challenge was battling both of our ever juggling schedules. I even installed the famed SKYPE on my machine with the hopes that we’d somehow coordinate a video chat. Grr. No..between my computer refusing to cooperate and the time (or lack thereof!), it wasn’t meant to be. Screw it..I went old school..and it turns out to have worked like a charm. I actually learned a great deal about Hyoe in our email “sit down"…

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May

5

2008

Andy Lau, Maggie Q & Sammo Hung. A trio I would have never thought to see on the big screen together, join forces for director Daniel Lee’s (Black Mask) epic tale.

AP Photo: Kin Cheung

I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I saw the lineup...especially with Maggie Q (Mission Impossible III, Live Free, Die Hard) thrown into the mix. I was quite anxious however to see Andy Lau’s (House of Flying Daggers) performance as well as Sammo Hung’s, mostly cause I hadn’t seen Sammo on screen in quite awhile.

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Daron is a entrepreneur/filmmaker currently living in NYC. Daron was born in Newark, NJ. His mother's name is Nannette was a poet, teacher & sculptor. His father, Linzo, a college multiple sport star (basketball, baseball) was a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers, he worked as as a teacher and as the Director of Human Rights for 15yrs. in Newark,NJ. He has a older brother, Keith who was a well known comic book artist in the 80's for Marvel, DC and several independents. He also has a older sister Kim, who works and lives in Atlanta, GA. His foundation was formed during his work as a comic book artist, working for Marvel and DC. He began concentrating on filmmaking in 94, woring in special effects. "It's the only thing I ever knew I wanted to do. All the way down to the bone. Film. There's nothing better than being able to share your dream with an audience and then, let them take your dream and make it their own. That's what guys like Lucas, Spielberg, Coppola, Leone did for me and now...I want to do it for everyone else" Since then, he has worked both in front and behind the camera as actor, writer, production assistant, director and producer. Daron currently is hard at work on several film projects as consultant, writer, director and producer as well as helming his indie film magazine Lazy Limabean and his film/media network, SCENEPR.

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