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Don’t cry for me Philadelphia updates!
August 1st, 2012 by Mr. C
———————————————————————————————————– With this exclusive update, we’re going to hand the baton over to Mondocurry who can often be found dissecting and probing movies with his lab coat on while traveling at the speed of thought at Unseen Films. Mondocurry’s film writeups can be described as poetic meshed with a systematic and cerebral approach offering up […]
Tags: bella vista, food, mondocurry, murals, passyunk avenue, philadelphia
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Chinese Acrobats + Bindlestiff Family Cirkus at Lincoln Center Out of Doors
July 31st, 2012 by Mr. C
The risks of thunder, lightning, & rain storms didn’t damper the festivities for family day last saturday at the Lincoln Center Out of Doors program. We all got a chance to bear witness to chinese acrobats flying through the air with martial grace as the performers tumbled, somersaulted, & break falled as they avoided the […]
Tags: chinese acrobats, circus, lincoln center, live performances
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REEWIND: Planet Chocko Zine – an interview with Dick Manitoba from THE DICTATORS
July 26th, 2012 by Mr. C
Greetings mutants, just a scan below from our printed zine from when Chocko had a friendly talk with lead singer – Handsome Dick Manitoba from the legendary Rock n’Roll band hailing from The Bronx — THE DICTATORS. Enjoy the reads and stop by Dick Manitoba’s bar in Alphabet City called…what else…MANITOBA’S to catch a Yankee […]
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Where Brooklyn At: Williamsburg Street Art and Graffiti
July 24th, 2012 by chocko
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, while experiencing gentrification at the speed of light, still has some of the most interesting streets to explore for some street art and graffiti. Here are some pics taken while Chocko and Mr. C had some time to kill before the China Heavyweight screening at Indie Screen. It’s a documentary about rural kids […]
Tags: brooklyn, graffiti, new york city, nyc, street art, williamsburg
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San Diego Comic Con 2012
July 20th, 2012 by chocko
The San Diego Comic Con (July 12-15, 2012) at the San Diego Convention Center is THE pop culture event of the year. Lots to write about, but first here are some images of the Cosplay at The Comic Con. You have to admire the creativity and the time spent on the amazing costumes. Keep it […]
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DOIN’ IT IN THE PARK screening at Rucker Park Basketball Courts in Harlem
July 17th, 2012 by Mr. C
Last Saturday, I stopped by the Rucker Park Basketball courts in Harlem – the mecca for street ball fanatics – for the outdoor screening of Bobbito Garcia’s aka Kool Bob Love & Kevin Couliau’s new documentary on pick-up basketball in NYC called DOIN’ IT IN THE PARK. It was fitting that they would hold a […]
Tags: movies, new york city, street ball
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REEWIND: PLANET CHOCKO
July 12th, 2012 by Mr. C
—————————————————————————————————————- To get everyone in the mood for the Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival which runs from July 9-14 , we went back to the Planet Chocko labs to dig out an interview we had with The Rhyme Inspector – PERCEE P! The Rhyme Inspector was known to shatter the concrete pavement outside of FAT BEATS […]
Tags: archives, planet chocko zine archives
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Donnie Yen — Award Tour + Wu Xia + Q&A — NYAFF 2012
July 11th, 2012 by Mr. C
Donnie Yen was presented with the Star Asia Award by the folks at the New York Asian Film Festival on Day 11 of the fest for his excellency and contributions to the film industry. A screening of Wu Xia aka Dragon would follow the award ceremony and a Q&A afterwards with Donnie Yen. I reported […]
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NY Asian Film Fest photo updates!
July 9th, 2012 by Mr. C
Below are a few photos that we’ve amassed the past couple of days at the NYAFF. They include Donnie Yen signing autographs and answering questions after the movie screenings. The NYAFF is presenting Yen with the Star Asia Award before the screening of DRAGON (WU XIA) on Monday, July 9 @ 7:45pm. Other screenings of […]
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REEWIND: PLANET CHOCKO
July 4th, 2012 by Mr. C
Just a few more scans from our Zine circa 1997. Seemed like ’97 was a hot year for us! Maybe we felt the heat from the handover of Hong Kong back to China! We reported from Wigstock, the Coney Island Tattoo and Motorcycle convention, and provided some Planet Chocko photos from our California trip including […]
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30th Annual Mermaid Parade in Coney Island
June 26th, 2012 by Mr. C
The 30th Anniversary of the Mermaid Parade in Coney Island — Brooklyn’s own naughty and nautical themed mardi gras happened last Saturday. It was also The Cyclone’s 85th year of existence! Happy B-day to Brooklyn’s historic wooden roller coaster! We’ve been going to this offbeat event on and and off since the mid 1990s and […]
Tags: brooklyn, coney island, mermaid parade, mermaids, new york city, nyc, parade
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REEWIND: Planet Chocko Zine
June 14th, 2012 by Mr. C
Just a few more dusty nuggets from the past including evidence of the planet chocko paparazzi hound hustling & bustling about also, some more capsule music reviews by chocko. Notice the thumbnail size photo of THE PRISTEENS playing at Coney Island High! We really miss the Pristeens & Coney Island High!
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