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Super Saturday Lion Dance performances in Chinatown – NYC
February 18th, 2013 by Mr. C
Festive Lions could be found covered in every nook & cranny in Manhattan’s Chinatown last weekend on a day which is known as Super Saturday. It’s a time during Chinese New Year when local organizations, Kung Fu schools, dance troupes, & chinese cultural groups roam the streets of chinatown going door to door to businesses […]
Tags: chinatown, chinese culture, chinese new year 2013, lion dance, new york city
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The Berlin File (2013) : movie review
February 13th, 2013 by Mr. C
Director: Ryoo Seung-wan Stars: Ha Jung-woo, Han Suk-kyu, Ryoo Seung-bum, Gianna Jun Genre: Action, Thriller, Drama The Berlin File sets the tone with this epic espionage chase in Berlin, Germany involving various radical groups with their own agendas including the North Koreans, the South Korean Intelligence, the CIA, Russian Arms dealer, Israeli secret service, & […]
Tags: action, korean movies, thriller
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Lions on Mott Street and Mighty Quinn’s BBQ
February 12th, 2013 by Mr. C
Chinese New Year celebrations started last Sunday and before I was sentenced to a night of family gatherings, I darted into the sloppy and slushy arms of NYC’s Chinatown – a day after we got about a foot of snow! Festive Lions were out and about on the streets dancing to a familiar beat going […]
Tags: barbecue, chinese new year
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National Pro Wrestling day in Philadelphia
February 5th, 2013 by Mr. C
(The high flying A.C.H. during the day session) Last Saturday’s festivities to celebrate National Pro Wrestling day in Philadelphia originated in the Bronx as the Mondo-mobile scooped me up in Northern NJ as we hightailed down the dirty NJ turnpike to the National Guard Armory in Philadelphia for an afternoon and evening lineup of matches. […]
Tags: independent wrestling, national pro wrestling day, philadelphia, photos
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John Gorka played at the Ringwood Library – New Legacy Concert Series
January 29th, 2013 by Mr. C
NJ bred folk singer/songwriter – John Gorka performed at the Ringwood Public Library in NJ last Sunday as part of the New Legacy Concert Series to a crowd about 150+ strong! It’s always fun driving to the shows in Ringwood because the library is nestled up in the mountains which provides a beautiful backdrop for […]
Tags: contemporary folk, folk, john gorka, music, new legacy concert, ringwood library
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The Black Kung Fu Experience – (2012)
January 22nd, 2013 by Mr. C
Director: Martha Burr & Mei-Juin Chen Stars: Ron Van Clief, Dennis Brown, Tayari Casel, Donald Hamby Genre: Martial arts and culture – documentary ———————————————————————————————————————– The Fist and Sword ongoing movie series at the Museum of the Moving Image curated by Warrington Hudlin is one of my favorite events to attend in New York City! Hudlin […]
Tags: documentary, martial arts, musuem moving image
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Dear Mandela (2012) – movie review
January 20th, 2013 by Mr. C
Directors: Dara Kell & Christopher Nizza Genre: Documentary on South Africa’s housing movement ———————————————————————————————————————– I couldn’t find a better way to celebrate Martin Luther Ling Jr.’s legacy other than by serving this film writeup as food for thought! Keep dreaming everyone! Dear Mandela is having its U.S. Broadcast Premiere on January 29th streaming on Afropop.TV […]
Tags: dear mandela, documentary, south africa
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Photos from New Mexico
January 16th, 2013 by Mr. C
just a few photos from our trip to Albuquerque & Santa Fe, New Mexico from last September. (Some metal sculptures & scraps that we ran into enroute to Taos) (St. Francis de Asis Church in Taos) (old historic motel signs that remain on old rt 66/central ave in Albuquerque) (a Kickin ass ranch!) (view from […]
Tags: new mexico, photos, travel
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Delta Boys (2012) – movie review
January 9th, 2013 by Mr. C
———————————————————————————————————————— Director: Andrew Berends Genre: Documentary on the Niger Delta Militants in the oil-rich region of Nigeria. ———————————————————————————————————————— Militants, rebels, freedom fighters, Delta Boys, or Sea Pirates? These are labels that are used to describe the Niger Delta rebellious group of 2000+ who have banded together in the face of corrupt government oppression in the […]
Tags: delta boys, documentary
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Puss N Boots played at the Bell House
January 7th, 2013 by Mr. C
(Norah Jones, Sasha Dobson, Catherine Popper) (Norah Jones) (Catherine Popper) Norah Jones, Sasha Dobson, & Catherine Popper – the super country gal collective known as – Puss N Boots – formed like voltron in Brooklyn last week to start off their 3 show January residency at the Bell House! I arrived fashionably late to the […]
Tags: bell house, catherine popper, country, norah jones, sasha dobson
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Darlene Love and friends played NJ Performing Arts Center
December 24th, 2012 by Mr. C
You might know Darlene Love as one of Phil Spector’s artists from the 1960s performing in a girl group called The Crystals or you might know Darlene when she provided backup vocals to Elvis, Aretha Franklin, Frank Sinatra, Dionne Warwick, Sam Cooke, The Beach Boys, and many others! Hell – some of you might even […]
Tags: cissy houston, darlene love, mary wilson, music, phil spector
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80 Blocks from Tiffany’s (1979)
December 10th, 2012 by Mr. C
After some Planet Chocko pump fakes and a few schedule shot blocks, we finally posted up & drop stepped into Spectacle Theater in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn for a late & rainy Sunday night screening of cult-doc 80 Blocks from Tiffany’s. Spectacle is a grassroots DIY movie theater that seats around 30 people. Though […]
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