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All Star panel of female creators: SD Comic Con
August 1st, 2011 by Mr. C
The “best of the best” of these multi-talented writers/producers on this comic con panel shed a little insight on their success stories as well as hardships while trying to rise above the ranks of a traditionally male dominated field in the comic/sci-fi film genre. This estrogen connection cast of all stars would ultimately prove that […]
Tags: GALE ANNE HURD, JANE ESPENSON, LAETA KALOGRIDIS, MARJORIE LIU, MARTI NOXON
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Comic Con 2011 Cosplay
July 29th, 2011 by chocko
Cosplay at the San Diego Comic Con was off the hook as usual. Walking around the convention hall and running into a Cylon, a centaur, Darth Vader and Bart Simpson in the span of 10 minutes is pure magic and can only happen at the Con. Keep it up freaks, geeks and true believers! (photos […]
Tags: 2011, comic books, costume play, san diego comic con, sdcc
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RIC MEYERS: KUNG FU EXTRAVAGANZA + FILMS OF FURY at SD Comic Con
July 28th, 2011 by Mr. C
Ric Meyers’ Kung Fu Extravaganza program at the San Diego Comic Convention has definitely developed into a cult status type of an event over the years and 2011 was no different! Basically, Meyers gives his blitzkrieg bop version of the best kung fu movie clips from new & retro films alike to satisfy the thirst […]
Tags: films of fury, kung fu extravaganza, ric meyers, san diego comic con
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Asian American International Film festival & Sony Wonder Technology Lab updates!
July 18th, 2011 by Mr. C
Just wanted to provide a few updates before the Planet Chocko spaceship lifts off from dirty jerzy, headed straight towards the confines of sunny san diego for a weekend full of wind sailing, surfing, tanning, & roller blading…NOT! Instead, we are taking these chiseled all star profiles full of edward scissor-hand landscapers, dock workers, line […]
Tags: aaiff, asian american international film festival, free screenings, sony, sony wonder technology labs
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movie theaters in chinatown
July 16th, 2011 by Mr. C
Since we’ve been on an asian film kick for the past several weeks due to the NY Asian film festival, I would love to share some cool pics I found floating on the interwebz! I wanted to pay homage to some of those grindhouse-sleazy style theaters from chinatown which included the Pagoda on 11 E. […]
Tags: chinatown theaters, music palace, rosemary, sun sing
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spotlight: film fan depot
July 13th, 2011 by Mr. C
We had a chance to speak with Dolores, a big fan of asian films for quite some time now. I met her at last years NY Asian Film Festival at one of the Sammo Hung screenings and bumped into her again at the SELL OUT screening at the NYAFF this year. She was also one […]
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Fool’s Gold opened in Brooklyn NYC
July 2nd, 2011 by chocko
DJ A-Trak at Fool’s Gold Fool’s Gold just opened up their brand new store in Brooklyn. Planet Chocko was there for the opening on June 24, which was jam packed with people trying to get their drink on and catch a DJ set by Nick Catchdubs and A-Trak. The storefront served as an office for […]
Tags: 536 metropolitan ave., a-trak, dj, electronic music, hip hop, nick catchdubs
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11th annual Egg Roll and Egg Cream Festival on the lower east side
June 13th, 2011 by Mr. C
The 11th annual egg roll and egg cream festival kicked off last sunday at the Eldridge Street Synagogue (Museum at Eldridge street) of lower manhattan! This is a special day set aside to celebrate Chinese & Jewish cultures as both ethnicities have lived, worked, & enjoyed each others company in this area where lower east […]
Tags: egg roll egg cream festival, eldridge street museum, eldridge street synagogue
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FAT BEATS NYC
March 4th, 2011 by chocko
Craig G and DJ Jab Sadat X and Thirstin Howl III Just Blaze Breez Evahflowin, Karniege and C-Rayz Walz Fat Beats in New York City was the place to go for underground and real hip hop music. It was a record store that carried all the latest vinyl releases, CDs and DVDs and stepping in […]
Tags: brooklyn, Craig G, DJ Eclipse, DJ Jab, djs, hip hop, Just Blaze, mcs, new york city, rap, Sadat X, underground hip hop
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All City Street Art Block Party
November 28th, 2010 by chocko
Last week All City (the international street art app) and Factory Fresh (an art gallery located in Brooklyn) put together a slammin’ block party that went into the night. Graffiti and street artists such as Chris Stain, Gaia, Skewville, Imminent Disaster and members of UK’s Burning Candy crew were in attendance and painted on a […]
Tags: brooklyn, burning candy, bushwick, factory fresh, graffiti, new york city, nyc, street art
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WNEW Channel 5: DRIVE IN MOVIE (1981-1988)
November 19th, 2010 by Mr. C
Where were you in the mid 1980’s on a saturday afternoon at 3pm in the New York City area? I know that this young martian(me) had a reoccurring date with the tube on WNEW CHANNEL 5’s DRIVE IN MOVIE at 3pm every Saturday as some of you Gen X robots probably had as well! This […]
Tags: channel 5, CHRIS POGGIALI, cinema shares, drive in movie, dvddrive-in, dvddrive-in.com, dvddrivein, maron films, mel maron, planet chocko, planet chocko zine, shaw brothers, wnew, world northal corporation
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DAR WILLIAMS at Housing Works Bookstore-Cafe
October 18th, 2010 by Mr. C
DAR WILLIAMS took it back to her acoustic coffee house roots by playing a 5 song set *Free* at HOUSING WORKS BOOKSTORE-CAFE in Soho on Saturday 10/16! More importantly though, her appearance was about showing support for HOUSING WORKS & their mission to fight homelessness & battling AIDS/HIV in NYC. DAR was gracious enough to […]
Tags: dar williams, folk, housing works, iowa, the easy way
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