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THE ARMLESS SWORDSMAN (1969) : Korean Blogathon edition
March 7th, 2012 by Mr. C
Director: Lim Won-Sick Stars: O Yeong-Il, Kim Ji-Su, Kim Chang-Sook, Choi Gyeong-Ok Genre: period piece martial arts Talk about “Love Will Tear Us Apart” – literally! — which is the theme of the Japan Society’s most recent and ongoing film series mingling Japanese and Korean movie titles about Love that manifests itself in a more […]
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MISS, PLEASE BE PATIENT (1981) : Korean Blogathon edition
March 6th, 2012 by Mr. C
Director: Lee Hyung-Pyo Stars: Kim Tai Chung, Jeong Yun-Hui, Seo Yeong-Ran,Ahn So-Young Genre: action, comedy “He looked like Bruce Lee and he was as fast as the wind.” Miss, Please be Patient was my first dip into Korean martial arts cinema from the 1980’s and it was a fun toe-tap into the K-pool at that! […]
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street art in money makin manhattan
March 4th, 2012 by Mr. C
Just a few tags that I ran across while combing the streets today enroute to the Japan Society for the “Love Will Tear Us Apart” movie program. Some pieces include the Num Pang mural inside this Cambodian sandwich shop on 41st street by the Tuff City Crew and artwork by the Roxx Cru on the […]
Tags: graffiti, new york city, street art
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Ghostface Killah – DJ Premier: Duel of the Iron Fists mixtape
March 2nd, 2012 by Mr. C
Throw your WU’s in the air–Buck-buck-Buck! Gho..Gho..Gho..stface Killah is back in the lab again with his latest martial arts Shaolin-Wutang-Killer Bee mixtape collaboration with DJ Premier!! GhostFace shows that he still got the funky, funky killah kung fu cuts and verses with the help of the Grandmaster of beat making on the 1’s and 2’s […]
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Korean Blogathon 2012
March 1st, 2012 by Mr. C
New Korean Cinema and cineAWESOME! are both hosting the 2nd annual Korean Blogathon from March 5-11th. We had so much fun with throwing down a few writeups last year that having a week long blitz in observing-writing-viewing-dreaming about Korean cinema is on our menu once again! Last march, we doubled down on some Korean ban […]
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Sara D Roosevelt Park
February 21st, 2012 by Mr. C
Sara D. Roosevelt park provides a green oasis in the urban trenches of lower manhattan that stretches from east Houston to Canal street bordered between Chrystie & Forsyth on the lower east side all the way down to chinatown. On a nice early sunday morning stroll in this park, you will bear witness to dragons […]
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Veronica Falls played Music Hall of Williamsburg
February 13th, 2012 by Mr. C
(L-Marion Herbain(bass):R-Roxanne Clifford(vocals/guitar) at the merch table after the show.) Veronica Falls played at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn last thursday. We discovered this band a little over a month ago and now, I can’t stop playing their self entitled debut album on my 50 mile spaceship commute to work. Veronica Falls, formed […]
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celebrating chinese new year at PEARL RIVER MART
February 6th, 2012 by Mr. C
(all pics & video by mr c) The Wan Chi Ming – Hung Gar Kung Fu School were called upon once again to help celebrate chinese new year outside the storefront of Pearl River Mart by performing a traditional southern lion dance on jongs (poles-stilts) and another lion dance routine that showed the side-effects of […]
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new york hospitality
February 2nd, 2012 by Mr. C
Upon frolicking in the streets of the east village & lower east side, we sometimes get greeted by this at the crosswalk as mondocurry recently witnessed on suffolk street…..fuggettaboutit! (photo taken on 1st avenue & 3rd street)
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t-mobile advertisement on canal street-chinatown,nyc
February 2nd, 2012 by Mr. C
T-Mobile, I think you’re tootin’ your horn just a little bit! Your data speeds could never match the bootleg process on Canal Street! Suffice to say that this ad was taken down just as quick as NYPD can make a donut run to the Donut Pub on 14th street. ~june 2011~ Photo by Christina from […]
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The 10th Annual New York Korean Film Festival at BAM Rose Cinema – Brooklyn
February 1st, 2012 by Mr. C
VIA the KOREA SOCIETY The Korea Society presents the 10th New York Korean Film Festival with new releases showcasing the popular and prolific in Korean film. In cooperation with partners BAM Cinématek and CJ Entertainment, this 10th festival features blockbusters, cutting-edge action, drama, and comedy at BAM Rose Cinema. ———————————————————————– Friday, February 24 – Sunday, […]
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celebrating the Year of the Dragon with films
January 30th, 2012 by Mr. C
DB from Unseen Films & I celebrated KOWLOON (NINE DRAGON) days worth of film reviews to help rake in the lunar new year starting from January 21st-January 29th. Thanks to DB at Unseen Films for hosting the event & letting me co-maestro this fun movie theme! I listed all of the films that we shined […]
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