Archive for the ‘movies’ Category
Adventures of an Autograph Hound Part III
September 14th, 2012 by chocko
One of Chocko’s hobbies is running around the Metropolitan area and collecting autographs at book and CD signings. First up…Blues legend, Buddy Guy at Bookends in Ridgewood, NJ. I brought some CDs along with his book When I Left Home for him to sign but his party pooper manager only allowed for books to be […]
Tags: autographs, book, buddy guy, choi min-sik, gianni russo, jimmie walker, joell oritz, now now, signing, slaughterhouse, zz top
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TRIGGER REACTION – cynthia rothrock, bolo, richard norton, oleg taktarov – coming soon!
July 26th, 2012 by Mr. C
Talk about an all star collection of raggamuffin martial artist/movie stars from the past – move over EXPENDABLES! Trigger Reaction is currently in production. Hopefully, it will be ready for consumption by the new year. The cast includes: BOLO YEUNG, RICHARD NORTON, CYNTHIA ROTHROCK, MATTHIAS HUES, TONY DE LEON, OLEG TAKTAROV, ANDREW FANELLI, & more. […]
Tags: action, martial arts movie
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CHINA HEAVYWEIGHT – a documentary by Yung Chang
July 25th, 2012 by Mr. C
———————————————————————————————————- Director: Yung Chang Stars: Qi Moxiang, He Zongli, Miao Yunfei, Zhao Zhong, Ye Xinchun Genre: Documentary on boxing ———————————————————————————————————- -Mao Tse Tung banned western style boxing in 1959. -30 years later, the ban is lifted. -From the makers of UP THE YANGTZE and LAST TRAIN HOME- China Heavyweight is a documentary that chronicles a […]
Tags: boxing, china, docuumentary, mr c
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San Diego Comic Con 2012
July 20th, 2012 by chocko
The San Diego Comic Con (July 12-15, 2012) at the San Diego Convention Center is THE pop culture event of the year. Lots to write about, but first here are some images of the Cosplay at The Comic Con. You have to admire the creativity and the time spent on the amazing costumes. Keep it […]
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2012 CBGB Festival Day 3
July 19th, 2012 by chocko
CBGB Festival invaded Times Square on Saturday (July 7) with 2 stages featuring bands such as Duff McKagan’s Loaded and Superchunk. I might have caught those bands if the set times were posted on the internet, but no dice. A member of Superchunk sent out a cryptic tweet about when they would hit the stage […]
Tags: 2012, cbgb festival, clap your hands say yeah, dig!, movie, review, the holdsteady, times square
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Follow The Leader + Reality Check Interactive – Kickstarter fundraising campaign
July 19th, 2012 by Mr. C
“POLITICS ISN’T JUST CHILD’S PLAY” Here’s your chance to get involved with the ranks of social change by collaborating with a refreshing new documentary (actually 7 years in the making) called FOLLOW THE LEADER and the social media project associated with it – REALITY CHECK INTERACTIVE! The filmmaker – Jonathan Goodman Levitt is almost ready […]
Tags: documentary, follow the leader, politics, reality check interactive
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DOIN’ IT IN THE PARK screening at Rucker Park Basketball Courts in Harlem
July 17th, 2012 by Mr. C
Last Saturday, I stopped by the Rucker Park Basketball courts in Harlem – the mecca for street ball fanatics – for the outdoor screening of Bobbito Garcia’s aka Kool Bob Love & Kevin Couliau’s new documentary on pick-up basketball in NYC called DOIN’ IT IN THE PARK. It was fitting that they would hold a […]
Tags: movies, new york city, street ball
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Donnie Yen — Award Tour + Wu Xia + Q&A — NYAFF 2012
July 11th, 2012 by Mr. C
Donnie Yen was presented with the Star Asia Award by the folks at the New York Asian Film Festival on Day 11 of the fest for his excellency and contributions to the film industry. A screening of Wu Xia aka Dragon would follow the award ceremony and a Q&A afterwards with Donnie Yen. I reported […]
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2012 CBGB Festival Day 2
July 11th, 2012 by chocko
On Day Two of the festival, Chocko only had time to check out some movies. Joey Teacups and Chocko went to Anthology Film Archives (32 Second Ave) and we ran into Tommy Ramone (the original Ramones drummer!) and The Ramones’ Tour Manager, Monte Melnick. They were hanging out in the lobby before their appearance for […]
Tags: cbgb, fest, festival, monte melnick, ramones, suicidegirls
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NY Asian Film Fest photo updates!
July 9th, 2012 by Mr. C
Below are a few photos that we’ve amassed the past couple of days at the NYAFF. They include Donnie Yen signing autographs and answering questions after the movie screenings. The NYAFF is presenting Yen with the Star Asia Award before the screening of DRAGON (WU XIA) on Monday, July 9 @ 7:45pm. Other screenings of […]
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2012 NY Asian Film Festival merch
July 1st, 2012 by Mr. C
We’ve been swamped and overwhelmed at the New York Asian Film Festival since last Friday in a good way! The games have just begun and you should take advantage of some of these screenings if you are in the NYC area. So far we’ve attended Pan Ho-Cheung’s foul mouthed and fun VULGARIA while keeping things […]
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Northside Festival 2012
June 29th, 2012 by chocko
The Northside Festival is a Brooklyn celebration of music, art, film and entrepreneurship. On the first 2 days of the festival there was a trade show at the warehouse on Kent Ave. and N. 5th Street featuring young start-ups and new innovative companies. I always like to pick up freebies at those type of events. […]
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