Happy 2013! The Year of the Snake.

BTLC fan Jeff reports there will be a 35mm screening of Big Trouble in Little China in Los Angeles. It will take place at midnight on February 1 at the Silent Movie Theatre on Fairfax as part of their "Heavy Hitter Midnites" series. Visit http://www.cinefamily.org/films/heavy-hitter-midnites/ for more info.

Supertopaz submits this very cool looking tribute to Big Trouble in Little China: "Supertopaz vs. The 3 Storms"

Surely you've had a chance to watch and listen to South Korean rapper "Psy" and his infamous "Gangnam Style" video. But have you seen David Lo Pan and his Wing Kong get into the act?

Yes, it's "Lo Pan Style", meticulously produced by BTLC fan Wesley Freitas, who brought the web various musical parodies of pop-culture movies.

And yes, the tank top worn by Jack Burton (and "lady Burton", for that matter) can be acquired here at the Wing Kong Exchange!

Nathan Fillion as Jack Burton... Jay Chou as Wang Chi... Chow Yun-Fat as Egg Shen... and Cobie Smulders as Gracie Law... in a remake of Big Trouble in Little China written and directed by Shaun of the Dead's Edgar Wright.

What's this? Can it be true? Well, right now it's just a fun bit of speculation from BTLC fan Robert. Check out more here.

BTLC fan Joel now reports that the Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington, NY will have a double-feature of Big Trouble in Little China with Highlander on June 9th at 10:30 PM.

Check it out at http://www.cinemaartscentre.org/event/big-trouble-in-little-china-highlander/

BTLC fan Joel reports that NYC's IFC Center will have midnight screenings of Big Trouble in Little China on May 18 & 19, an encore of this past February's midnight showings as part of a series of their "most popular midnight movie offerings".

Check it out at http://www.ifccenter.com/films/big-trouble-in-little-china/

For those Big Trouble fans like me who live in Los Angeles, the Nuart Theatre on 11272 Santa Monica Blvd will be doing a midnight screening of Big Trouble in Little China tonight (11:59PM on April 27).

You can get a ticket here for $10.50.

Last Sunday, April 15th, I became a new father to a girl with grey (green?) eyes!

When she's old enough, Baby Ilana will certainly learn about the exploits of Jack Burton and Lo Pan!

Also: All Pork Chop Express, Dragon of the Black Pool, Yellow Fu Manchu, and Rainbow Fu Manchu shirts are now on sale for $18. Order any of these and get a free Pork Chop Express sticker with your order!

And on the music front:

Remixer "Comptroller" has informed me that he and a group of other musicians have put together an 8-bit album of John Carpenter music, including the theme song to "Big Trouble in Little China". Neat stuff, be sure to check it out at http://www.ptesquad.com/more/pte034.html

Just when you thought the trouble was running out, it's back with a vengeance! I have received a new supply of officially-licensed Jack Burton Fu Manchu tank tops in sizes S-2XL!

Click here to check it out!

There will be midnight screenings of Big Trouble in Little China on February 24 and 25 at the IFC Center at 323 Sixth Ave at West 3rd St in NYC. Click here for details.

Thanks to BTLC fan Joel for the head's up!

All of us at the Wing Kong Exchange would like to wish you a happy 2012!

Gary Chavez has finished the final part of his Fire and Fury story. You can read it here.

The new phpBB 3.0 forums are now up! Please re-register and start contributing to any Big Trouble-related discussion topics!

You can still access the old forums (read only) here.

After many years of hosting a phpBB 2.0 forum, I have decided to close the existing one and create a new, more spammer-proof phpBB 3.0 forum. The process will take a few days. You will still be able to read previous articles in the old forum, but to post new stuff on the new forum, you will need to re-register, sorry.

Also: I have added a new "About the Site" section in case some of you were wondering what this place is all about...

What do you think of the new look of the site? If you have any comments or suggestions, feel free to contact me.

Also: Gary Chavez's has written three new chapters to his "Fire and Fury" stories - read all six chapters in the Fan section!

Welcome to the new Wing Kong Exchange! Feel free to take a look around. I've organized the many sections of the site into new categories.

Be sure to check out Gary Chavez's new "Fire and Fury" stories in the redesigned Fan section!

I've just changed web hosts to Fatcow, and am working on redesigning the site. The forums were successfully transferred - I'm just trying to update it to phpBB3 (and purge hundreds of thousands of SPAM accounts). Look for some big changes to the site in the next few weeks.

Big Trouble fan PK reports that there will be a screening of Big Trouble in Little China tomorrow night (6/24) at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, CA. This new 35mm print will play at 7:30PM, and it will be followed by a discussion with director John Carpenter, moderated by Geoff Boucher of the Los Angeles Times and HeroComplex.com

You can buy tickets on Fandango - General Admission is $11.

Also, in other news, there is currently a postal strike going on in Canada, so unfortunately I will be unable to ship orders there at this time. If you place an order (or placed an order in the last 2-3 weeks), expect some pretty serious delays until the strike ends.

And finally, Big Trouble fan and artist/illustrator ManlyArt is now selling his "Lo Pan Express" tee. Neat design!

While you can purchase officially licensed Big Trouble tee shirts and tanks here at the Wingkong Exchange, I wanted to mention a few other options out there on the web:

The White Tigers Pleasure Palace ($22.34 + Shipping) - Big Trouble fan BF has designed the perfect shirt for tourists who want to advertise their visit to Mrs. O'Toole's holding pen for Miao Yin. No guarantees if the shirt is tax deductible!

I was recently contacted by martial artist and actor Gerald Okamura, who played the Wing Kong fighter with the two golden revolvers, as seen to the right

Gerald graciously answered some interview questions for wingkong.net!

Click here to read the words of the Wing Kong!

Just got an email from BTLC fan Christine for those of you planning on attending the Monsterpalooza on April 9th:

"If you RSVP to replyhong at gmail dot com, you can get in for $12 instead of the general admissions price of $15. This is the first time doing a show like this and James Hong would love all the support he can get in filling this 500 seat ballroom. Get your name on the list and pay at the door. See you there!"

So there you have it. If you haven't purchased tickets yet, follow the instructions above for a discount! Sadly I cannot make this event, but if you go, be sure to mention the good ol' Wingkong.net to Mr. Hong and Co!

Here's a fun bit of update news: I got an email from actor Gerald Okamura informing me that he too will be attending the Hong Show at Monsterpalooza on Saturday April 9 at 8:00PM at the Burbank Marriott Hotel, 2500 Hollywood Way in Burbank, CA.