Archive for the ‘movies’ Category
Rappin’ (1985)
May 3rd, 2011 by Mr. C
Director: Joel Silberg Actors: Mario Van Peebles,Kadeem Hardison,Eriq Lasalle,Richie Abanes genre: urban, rap musical yes, yes, y’all & you don’t stop! Mario van peebles plays John “rappin” hood in this light hearted & fun rap musical from 1985! John hood is fa..fa..fresssh outta jail when he returns to his not so mr. rogers neighborhood with […]
Tags: Eriq Lasalle, force md's, ice t, joel silberg, Kadeem Hardison, Mario Van Peebles, Richie Abanes
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Helldriver screening at the Japan Society
April 29th, 2011 by Mr. C
The Helldriver screening at the Japan Society on thursday night was hella’ full of zombie fun! It was our 1st time attending an event/screening at the J-Society and boy, if this was indicative of how the Japan Society, Sushi Typhoon, & Subway Cinema do things there…um, where do we sign up?! The director, Yoshihiro Nishimura […]
Tags: eihi shiina, helldriver, japan society, subway cinema, sushi typhoon, yoshihiro nishimura, Yumiko Hara, zombie
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Underwater Love (2011) screening at Tribeca Film Festival
April 25th, 2011 by Mr. C
Director: Shinji Imaoka Actors: Sawa Masaki, Mutsuo Yoshioka, Emi Nishimura, and Fumio Moriya Genre: pinky musical, exploitation, cult I went to a wet and wild if not a bit enigmatic screening of UNDERWATER LOVE at the Tribeca Film Festival last Saturday night with the director, Shinji Imaoka & the lead actress, Sawa Masaki in attendance […]
Tags: Emi Nishimura, Fumio Moriya, Mutsuo Yoshioka, shinji imaoka, tribeca film festival, underwater love
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Taxi Hunter (1993)
April 23rd, 2011 by Mr. C
Director: Herman Yau Actors: Anthony Wong,Yu Rong-Guang, Ng Man-Tat, Athena Chu Yun Genre: Revenge! exploitation! Taxi Hunter at first glance might lead you to believe that this is Hong Kong’s version of Taxi Driver by Martin Scorcese, but the buck stops there when comparing the two! However, the characters of Travis Bickle & Ah Kin […]
Tags: anthony wong, herman yau, hong kong exploitation, taxi hunter
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Soul Brothers of Kung Fu (1977)
April 12th, 2011 by Mr. C
Director: Yi Jung Hua Actors: Bruce Li, Law Mong, Ku Feng, Lee Hoi San, & Carl Scott Genre: Brucesploitation The Soul Brothers of Kung Fu comprise of actors, Ho Chung Tao aka Bruce Li, Law Mong, & Carl Scott! This chauncy is about 3 illegal immigrants played by Li, Carl Scott, & Law Mong from […]
Tags: bruce li, carl scott, ho chung tao, ku feng, law mong, lee hoi san, lo meng, soul brothers of kung fu
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STREET SOLDIERS (1991)
April 7th, 2011 by Mr. C
Director: Lee Harry Actors: Jun Chong, Hwang Jang Lee(Jason Hwang),Jeff Rector,David Homb Genre: action, martial arts I went rummaging into my VHS collection that I was about to set a blaze to & pulled out this gem, Street Soldiers in ‘it’s so bad that it’s so good’ category of film! STREET SOLDIERS is a 1990’s […]
Tags: david homb, hwang jang lee, jason hwang, jeff rector, jun chong, lee harry, street soldiers
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The Black Dragon’s revenge (1975)
March 29th, 2011 by Mr. C
Director: Chin Ku Lu Actors: Ron Van Clief, Charles Bonet, Phillip Ko The Black Dragon’s Revenge aka Death of Bruce Lee was one of many movies that surfaced after the sudden death of Bruce Lee on July 20th, 1973. A new genre of martial arts film would soon be born known as “Brucesploitation” in an […]
Tags: black dragon's revenge, brucesploitation, charles bonet, chin ku lu, death of bruce lee, phillip ko, ron van clief
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Muhammad and Larry : ESPN’s 30 for 30 documentary series
March 23rd, 2011 by Mr. C
Directed by Albert Maysles and Bradley Kaplan ESPN’s 30 for 30 documentary series showed a cool film targeted at hurt fans & boxing historians alike called MUHAMMAD AND LARRY which chronicled the behind the scenes footage and training sessions leading to the boxing match on October 2, 1980 between the old lion, Muhammad Ali & […]
Tags: 30/30, albert maysles, ali, boxing, boxing documentary, bradley kaplan, espn 30 for 30, holmes, muhammad and larry
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The 13 Steps of Maki (1975)
March 16th, 2011 by Mr. C
Directed by: Makoto Naitô (1975) Starring: Etsuko Shihomi as Maki Tatsuya Nanjo as Tetsuya Eto Hiroshi Nawa as Ryunosuke Daimon, the Yakuza Boss After further analysis, Cynthia Rothrock & Angela Mao might have some serious competition as the reigning belt holder of being the most revered onscreen kickass chick! Etsuko Shihomi, who is better known […]
Tags: etsuko shihomi, hiroshi nawa, japanese, karate action, makoto naito, shiomi, sonny chiba, sue shiomi, tatsuya nanjo
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THE FOUL KING (2000)
March 12th, 2011 by Mr. C
Director: Jee Woon Kim Actors: Sang Myeong Park,Kang Ho Song,Ho Kyung Go Korean comedy,drama: wrestling It’s been hella fun participating in writing about K-inspired films in conjunction with the Korean Blogathon 2011 from March 7-13th! I’m still discovering about Korean films new & old everyday and this blogathon is a great hitlist for me to […]
Tags: hokyung go, jee woon kim, kang ho song, korean blogathon, korean comedy, sang myeong park, wrestling
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CHAMPION (2002)
March 10th, 2011 by Mr. C
Director: Kyung Taek Kwak Actors: oh-seong yu, Min-seo chae, seung-won yun Genre: Sports; boxing based on a true story CHAMPION is based on the tragic life story of Deuk-Gu Kim, an impoverished south korean boy who struggles through hardships of day to day life to eventually blossom into a refreshing young adult with positive traits […]
Tags: boom boom mancini, champion, duk koo, kim deuk gu, korean cinema blogathon, newkoreancinema, ray mancini
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Killers on Wheels (1976)
March 8th, 2011 by Mr. C
Director: Kuei chih Hung Producers: Shaw Brothers Actors: Ling yun, Terry Lau, Danny Lee, Kong San, Eddie Lam What do you get when you mix in a bunch of motorcycle outlaws, throw in some wild child titty flashing girlfriends, an innocent couple, their sister, & strand them on an island, a boat ride away from […]
Tags: killers on wheels, shaw brothers exploitation
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