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Yuen Woo-Ping Awarded Lifetime Achievement Award at NYAFF 2019

July 9th, 2019 by chocko

Last week, the New York Asian Film Festival was in full swing featuring an award ceremony for the legendary Hong Kong action choreographer and director Yuen Woo-Ping.  Yuen directed Jackie Chan in his first two movies, Snake In The Eagle’s Shadow and Drunken Master.  Yuen went on to make a ton of movies starring kung […]

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Godzilla Invades Kinokuniya USA

May 31st, 2019 by chocko

Godzilla: King of the Monsters is now playing at a theater near you and to celebrate, Kinokuniya Books is selling exclusive Godzilla merchandise.  The following cities are participating in the kaiju pop-up shops: Chicago, Carrollton, Austin, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Edgewater, New Jersey.  When we got to the New Jersey store, the pickings […]

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Chiller Theatre Halloween 2018

April 25th, 2019 by chocko

Hey misfits, cretins and crustaceans! It’s Spring again and with rain showers and buckets of blood, comes Chiller Theatre time once again..a Spooktacular gathering of all things horror, sci-fi (shout out to Forrest J. Ackerman!). It is the one toy, model and film expo you don’t want to miss and it only happens twice a […]

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China Love (2018) screens at DOC NYC

November 12th, 2018 by Mr. C

China Love was a whole lot more than what meets the eye. Yes, the main gist of the film was about a pretentious multi billion dollar Wedding photo company in China and the rule of the ironhand by the owner himself, Alex and his Jiahao Group. Apparently, most couples awaiting the hand in marriage in […]

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Chiller Theatre Spring 2018

September 24th, 2018 by chocko

Hey sea monsters, goblins and bigfoot hunters! It’s Chiller Theatre time once again..a Halloween weekend battle royale of all things horror, sci-fi (shout out to Forrest J. Ackerman!) and everything else in between. It’s the ultimate toy, model and film expo you don’t want to miss. Jump out of your musty ghost hunting vehicles and […]

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Vintage Cartoon Festival in NYC

July 22nd, 2018 by chocko

Last month, a vintage cartoon festival titled “Silly School Daze!” was screened at THE ROC (59 E. Second St., New York) and was hosted by Tommy José Stathes. The program featured old cartoons mostly from the 1930’s from the Stathes Collection that focused on childhood and school. The cartoons were screened from a 16mm projector […]

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House of The Rising Sons at 2018 New York Asian Film Festival / NYAFF

July 6th, 2018 by Mr. C

——————————————————————————————————- Director: Antony Chan Cast: Carlos Chan, Jonathan Wong, Tan, Eugene Tang, Lam Yiu-sing, Him Ng, Simon Yam, Kara Wai Language: Cantonese with English subtitles ——————————————————————————————————– House of the Rising Sons was a fun biopic film of Hong Kong’s own rising son of cantopop fame known as The Wynners or should we say formerly known […]

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The Beast Stalker (2008) playing at the New York Asian Film Festival 2018 / NYAFF

July 1st, 2018 by Mr. C

Director: Dante Lam Cast: Nick Cheung, Nicolas Tse, Zhang Jingchu Language: Cantonese with English subtitles I miss HK movies like this. It’s less about the action, explosions, CGI, and more about the insane character driven roles within this glorified train wreck of a suspenseful crime story. Yes, it’s over the top in every single fashion […]

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Unbeatable (2013) at NYAFF 2018 – New York Asian Film Festival

June 30th, 2018 by Mr. C

Director: Dante Lam Cast: Nick Cheung, Eddie Peng, Mei Ting, Crystal Lee, Philip Keung, Jack Kao Language: Cantonese with English subtitles Unbeatable is a 2013 mixed martial arts – melodramatic piece set in the backdrop of Macao and Hong Kong. I can say that I enjoyed the underlying story of our 3 protagonists strapped with […]

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WE WILL NOT DIE TONIGHT at New York Asian Film Festival

June 30th, 2018 by chocko

Director Richard Somes at Walter Reade Theater Day One of the 17th Annual New York Asian Film Festival featured a 10PM screening and world premiere of the Filipino movie, WE WILL NOT DIE TONIGHT. Director Richard Somes was in attendance to introduce the film which is his homage to Walter Hill’s THE WARRIORS. The movie […]

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NYAFF – New York Asian Film Festival announces 2018 lineup (June 29 – July 15)

June 14th, 2018 by Mr. C

———————————————————————————————— THE FILM SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER and SUBWAY CINEMA Announce Full Lineup for THE 17th NEW YORK ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL June 29 – July 15, 2018 ————————————————————————————————- New York, NY (June 12, 2018) – The Film Society of Lincoln Center and Subway Cinema announce the 17th edition of the New York Asian Film Festival […]

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Paterson, NJ celebrates her native son – Lou Costello – 112th birthday party at the Paterson Museum

March 18th, 2018 by Mr. C

(The Paterson Museum) (Outside of the Paterson Museum – Museum is housed inside a former erecting shop of the Rogers Locomotive & Machine Works) (Lou, hummina hummina hummina… why are you looking at me like that? Is it my Yankee cap?! ) ——————————————————————————————————————– Today, we attended an annual event that celebrated the life of Paterson’s […]

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