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I am Bruce Lee – opens february 9th
January 18th, 2012 by Mr. C
Who hasn’t been influenced by Bruce Lee one way or another – martial artists, kung fu movie freaks, musicians, athletes, artists, dungeons & dragon nerds, hollywood…the list goes on & on. Being chinese, Bruce Lee adds even more pride to the equation for his people especially at a time when we needed an inspirational figure […]
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Hong Kong movie soundtracks
January 12th, 2012 by Mr. C
This is just a brief list of some of my favorite slit-your-wrist Hong Kong movie soundtracks in no particular order. THE KILLER, INFERNAL AFFAIRS, & A BETTER TOMORROW are the only movies in this group that I consider to be some of my favorites. I tried adding Andy Lau’s ‘A Moment of Romance‘ and Faye […]
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David Carradine vs Michael Jai White — Kill Bill 2 : deleted scene
December 29th, 2011 by Mr. C
I never knew about the deleted scene in Kill Bill 2 that showcased the fight between David Carradine and Michael Jai White…Kung fu style, until one of the outlawz from planet chocko reminded me about this! Now I know why the scene was deleted. It looks like it was Quentin Tarantino’s attempt to pay homage […]
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Bamboo House of Dolls (1973) — Congrats, Sir Run Run Shaw!
December 16th, 2011 by Mr. C
Director: Gwai Chi Hung Producer: Shaw Brothers Studio Stars: Betty Duth, Lo Lieh, Wong Hap Genre: women in prison, exploitation What’s up y’all! I’m back from a lightweight bout riddled by a case of the peking opera-holiday blues. A few stomps on some old fax machines and the removal of some flairs proved to be […]
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Pooperazzi: Photos From Outer Space 2
December 12th, 2011 by chocko
Tyrese at J&R Music World for the release of his new album, Open Invitation. I got him to sign a comic book he wrote titled Mayhem. Fred Armisen at J&R Music World during his Portlandia Season One DVD Signing. He’s such a nice guy! Don’t you wanna high five the photo? Lynne Ramsay (director), Tilda […]
Tags: fred armisen, henry rollins, photos, sasha gray, tilda swinton
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Chiller Theatre 2011
December 2nd, 2011 by chocko
Last October, the Chiller Theatre Expo invaded the toxic suburbs of New Jersey, uniting fans of horror, sci-fi (shout-out to the late Forrest J. Ackerman!), b-movies and everything in between straight out the basements. There’s always something for everyone at the the bi-annual convention from special movie screenings, guest panels, model & art contests and […]
Tags: chiller theatre, convention, elvira, horror, pam grier, zacherley
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High on Crack Street: Lost lives in Lowell
November 23rd, 2011 by Mr. C
Revisiting this documentary shadowing 3 lost souls with a harrowing crack addiction in Lowell, Massachusetts in 1993 just put a whole new perspective on Thanksgiving day for me. High on Crack Street would follow Brenda, Boo Boo, & Dick Eklund (former pro boxer & older brother of “Irish” Micky Ward) for 18 months up & […]
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The Last Fight (1983) — friday night fights at the movies!
November 18th, 2011 by Mr. C
Director: Fred Williamson Stars: Ruben Blades, Willie Colon, Fred Williamson, Don King, Nereida Mercado, Darlanne Fluegel, Joe Spinell, Tony Sirico Genre: boxing drama Fred “The Hammer” Williamson, former NFL football player from the 1960’s directed and starred in this entertaining nuyorican-barrio piece playing the role of Jessie Crowder–private investigator & ex-cop! This was a fun […]
Tags: boxing, fania all stars, fred williamson, mr c
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Joe Frazier: When the Smoke Clears — friday night fights at the movies!
November 11th, 2011 by Mr. C
Director: Mike Todd Stars: Joe Frazier, Marvis Frazier Genre: Boxing documentary It was a very sad & bittersweet feeling when we screened this documentary at IFC Theater just a day after the passing of the great Smokin’ Joe. However, it was also a tremendous way to commemorate and appreciate this boxing legend and more importantly […]
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The Real Rocky — friday night fights at the movies!
November 4th, 2011 by Mr. C
Director: Jeff Reuerzeig Starring: Chuck Wepner Genre: boxing documentary ESPN 30/30 films churned out another righteous & entertaining documentary called The Real Rocky which chronicled the boxing life story of Northern New Jersey’s own, the Bayonne bleeder — Chuck Wepner and his battle to get some recognition and royalties from the Rocky movie franchise. Sylvester […]
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TYSON (1995) — friday night fights at the movies!
October 28th, 2011 by Mr. C
Director: Uli Edel Stars: Michael Jai White, George C. Scott, Paul Winfield, Malcolm Jamal Warner, Tony Lo Bianco, James B. Sikking Genre: boxing docu-drama, based on a true story –Excerpts from the movie: “What do I think!?, I think he hits with bad intentions”. – Cus D’amato “God’damn kid hits like Joe Frazier”. – Teddy […]
Tags: michael jai white, mike tyson
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Rolling Thunder (1977)
October 26th, 2011 by chocko
Director: John Flynn Starring: William Devane, Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Haynes Genre: 70’s B-Movie This violent tale of revenge is hard to find. I found myself a bootleg copy at a local horror convention. Rolling Thunder has only been released on VHS in the United States and hasn’t seen the light of day until it […]
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