Remember that game from the 90’s called Crossfire? Well, the staff at Jackfroot remembers because we grew up in the 90’s. Crossfire was a fun game that had a great theme song during their commercials. For those of you who don’t know what Crossfire is, let Freddie Wong show you the classic game and it’s theme song with the help of metal band Steel Panther. Enjoy!
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Last week, the staff at Jackfroot featured the Filipino independent film “The Debut” that told the story of first generation Filipino-Americans and the clash with their immigrant parents. In this week’s installment of Must See Films, we’re now switching the focus to Chinese-Americans and their story in the classic film “The Joy Luck Club” starring Ming Na, Ming-Na Wen, Lisa Lu, Tamlyn Tomita, France Nuyen, and Kieu Chinh. This movie was an adaptation of the bestselling novel by author Amy Tan and is one of the more influential films in Asian American cinema. The movie was released in theaters nationwide in 1993 and was an…
Jackie Chan has advanced to the Finals of the Battle Royale Tournament as he defeated newcomer Johnny Nguyen in last week’s matchup. Now he awaits the winner of this week’s truly epic matchup between the greatest of all time Bruce Lee and the legendary Jet Li. Only one of these two can advance to the finals to take on Jackie Chan and we’re excited to see what’s going to happen! So who’s it going to be? Bruce Lee has a full arsenal of moves, which combined with his quickness is down right lethal. Jet Li however is no joke himself.…
On July 20th, 2011, Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets officially retired from the NBA leaving behind a legacy that will be remembered for his impact on the game both on and off the court. Join us at Jackfroot as we take a look back on one of the greatest centers to ever play the game and what his presence meant to the NBA and the people of China who supported him throughout his entire career. From the moment the Houston Rockets picked Yao as the #1 pick in the 2002 NBA draft, he became an instant international star and…
Lil Wayne’s new album entitled The Carter 4 is set to be released on August 29th, but you know Jackfroot.com brings you the hottest music FIRST.  We recently got a hold of a track off the album called “Mirror” featuring our man Bruno Mars and  this song is absolute fire! With these two amazing artists on a track, it will only be a matter of time before you start hearing this song on your local radio station. We are really feeling this track and the combo worked out perfectly. Press play to check out the song and let us know…
If it seems like the hilarious Ken Jeong has been in almost every movie you’ve seen in theaters lately, well, it’s because he has! These aren’t just small budget films, we’re talking about big budget movies that have all-star casts. In this past summer alone, he was seen in the hit films, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Zookeeper, Big Momma’s House, and Hangover 2. He has also been featured in commercials and has a reoccurring role on NBC’s “The Community” as the funny Senior Chang. It’s amazing how far he has come along in Hollywood. Let’s not forget, he is…
You know Jackfroot always brings you the freshest music first! Check out this new song called “Superstar” from singer Brenan featuring our man Thai from 454 Life Entertainment. This is a cool collaboration between these two young talents bridging the Vietnamese and Filipino cultures together on one track. It’s nice to see Thai branch out on different kinds of tracks with a wide variety of people. His career has matured tremendously and it’s been long overdue for Thai to get that worldwide fame. If you like the song, it’s available now on iTunes. Jackfroot bought theirs, get yours! Press play…
Ready to take it back to the old school with Joseph Vincent? Press play to check out this medley of old school tv shows such as teenage mutant ninja turtles, sesame street, and much more! Sad they don’t make theme songs like they use to. Enjoy!
This week’s installment of Must See Films features the independent Filipino-American film, “The Debut” starring Dante Basco (Rufio). Released in select cities in 2001, this film was the first of it’s kind that told the story of the clash between first generation Filipino-Americans and their parents. Even though it spoke on the traditions and ideologies of Filipino parents, it was a storyline that any ethnic group could relate to. Here’s a review of the film: “An award-winning English language film for the whole family, “the Debut” revolves around Ben Mercado (Dante Basco), a talented high school senior who has rejected…
After weeks of voting, we are now in the semi-finals of our official Battle Royale Tournament. This week’s battle is between the legendary Jackie Chan and newcomer Johnny Nguyen. The winner of this battle will face either Bruce Lee or Jet Li from the other bracket in our FINAL BATTLE. Jackie Chan took down Tony Jaa a few weeks ago by a slim margin and Johnny Nguyen also won by a small margin against Ernie Reyes Jr. As these two go head to head, it seems as though Chan has the upper hand. His experience and stunt work will be…
After a successful first season on the CW, Nikita will be back for season 2 once again starring the beautiful Maggie Q. The show averaged an impressive 2 million viewers per episode last season which is great for a show on the CW network. The show was packed with all the right elements that made it very enjoyable to watch. Great fight scenes, mystery, drama, and sexiness equaled a large audience and that could only mean a season 2! Maggie recently attended Comic-Con 2011 in San Diego and took part in panels interviews as the show’s producers gave the audience…
Freddie Wong is back with another weekly installment of his action shoot em up videos. This time around, it’s all about the bodycounts. For those that play games like Call of Duty, you know it’s the amount of kills that count (Note: we do know promote or condone violence!). On a side note, our boy Traphik wasn’t the only one to achieve a YouTube feat, Freddie Wong recently amassed 2 million subscribers on his channel within one year! That’s pretty awesome. Press play to check out this cool video game style sequence and let us know what you think of it…
To say Vera Wang is the most sought out designer for celebrity wedding dresses would be an understatement. As an Asian American fashion designer from New York and former figure skater, Vera has designed several wedding dresses for high profile celebrities including Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Lopez, Mariah Carey, and most recently the beautiful Kim Kardashian. She was quoted saying, “Vera Wang is creating my dream dress”. Seems like every girls dream. Some of you may want to be the next Vera Wang. Fashion degrees are available from accredited online colleges if that is in your plans. Photo Credit to E!…
Have you guys seen this video yet? Yes, the video that has been seen all over the world features a fight that broke out between a Chinese Basketball team, the Bayi Rockets and the Georgetown Hoyas collegiate squad from the United States. Now, by internet standards, this video is already “old” news, but it’s not the fight we’re here to talk about, it’s the reaction to the fight that has us concerned. What started off as a friendly game inside the Bejing 2008 Olympic stadium, turned into a physical and tense game that turned out ugly. After a foul on…
We just spotted the premiere episode of Food Network’s hit show, “The Great Food Truck Race” season 2, and as another season is upon us, we are greeted with a slew of new food trucks from all over the nation. One truck in particular happens to be Korilla BBQ (Korean style BBQ) from New York City which features owners Edward Song, Stephan Park, and Paul Lee. Here’s a bio from the Food Network site: “Korilla BBQ, which stands for Korean + Grill, is the brainchild of Columbia University graduate Edward Song. After graduating during the country’s economic downturn, he found himself…