Archive for July, 2018
Exploring New York : Kensico Dam
July 29th, 2018 by Mr. C
(Kensico Dam Plaza – base…how low can you go!) (Kensico Reservoir – view on top of the dam) ——————————————————————————————————— On Saturday, we went on a quick excursion to a location about 30 miles north of NYC that has to be seen in person in order to believe the enormity and seriousness of this astonishing structure […]
Tags: kensico dam, kensico dam plaza, new york state, valhalla, westchester new york
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Vintage Cartoon Festival in NYC
July 22nd, 2018 by chocko
Last month, a vintage cartoon festival titled “Silly School Daze!” was screened at THE ROC (59 E. Second St., New York) and was hosted by Tommy José Stathes. The program featured old cartoons mostly from the 1930’s from the Stathes Collection that focused on childhood and school. The cartoons were screened from a 16mm projector […]
Tags: animation, cartoon carnival, cartoon roots, cartoons, charlie judkins, early animation, new york city, nyc, tommy jose stathes
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WWE Live: SummerSlam Heatwave Tour at Madison Square Garden (Results)
July 18th, 2018 by chocko
Nia Jax and Rowdy Ronda Rousey at MSG WWE house shows have always been special at Madison Square Garden…you never know what could happen. Almost a year ago at Madison Square Garden, a title was changed and a new champion was crowned when AJ Styles captured the U.S. Championship against Kevin Owens. The pro-wrestling event […]
Tags: braun strowman, madison square garden, msg, new york city, nyc, pro-wrestling, results, ronda rousey, summerslam, the undertaker, wrestling, wwe
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House of The Rising Sons at 2018 New York Asian Film Festival / NYAFF
July 6th, 2018 by Mr. C
——————————————————————————————————- Director: Antony Chan Cast: Carlos Chan, Jonathan Wong, Tan, Eugene Tang, Lam Yiu-sing, Him Ng, Simon Yam, Kara Wai Language: Cantonese with English subtitles ——————————————————————————————————– House of the Rising Sons was a fun biopic film of Hong Kong’s own rising son of cantopop fame known as The Wynners or should we say formerly known […]
Tags: 2018 nyaff, alan tam, antony chan, hong kong cinema, kenny bee, new york asian film festival, wynners
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The Beast Stalker (2008) playing at the New York Asian Film Festival 2018 / NYAFF
July 1st, 2018 by Mr. C
Director: Dante Lam Cast: Nick Cheung, Nicolas Tse, Zhang Jingchu Language: Cantonese with English subtitles I miss HK movies like this. It’s less about the action, explosions, CGI, and more about the insane character driven roles within this glorified train wreck of a suspenseful crime story. Yes, it’s over the top in every single fashion […]
Tags: beast stalker, dante lam, hk films, hong kong films, new york asian film festival, nyaff, nyaff 2018
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