Archive for the ‘movies’ Category
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 […]
Tags: mr c, shaw brothers
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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 […]
Tags: chocko, grindhouse, movie, quentin tarantino, review, tommy lee jones, william devane
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Basil Gogos signing at NY Comic Con 2011
October 23rd, 2011 by Mr. C
Basil Gogos, one of Planet Chocko’s favorite illustrators who brought monsters and classic horror characters to life in the most frightening of ways, was in the house at NY Comic Con signing his book, Famous Monster Movie Art of Basil Gogos . Chocko and Mr C have been harassing Basil since the early 90’s at […]
Tags: art, basil gogos, chiller theater, monster, ny comic con 2011
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fatty arbuckle & buster keaton in “Coney Island” (1917)
October 10th, 2011 by Mr. C
Director: Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle Stars: Fatty Arbuckle, Buster Keaton, Al St. John Genre: Silent film, comedy Shot on location at Coney Island’s Luna Park, Fatty Arbuckle and Buster Keaton starred in this comedy romp of slapstick proportions as the main character Fatty runs away from his wife on the coney isla beach only to create […]
Tags: buster keaton, comedy, mr c, silent films
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The Weird World of Blowfly (2010)
September 24th, 2011 by chocko
Director: Jonathan Furmanski Starring: Clarence Reid as Blowfly, Tom Bowker, Otto Von Schrach Genre: music documentary The documentary, The Weird World of Blowfly is a wild ride with Clarence “Blowfly” Reid at the wheel. Back in the 60’s and 70’s, Clarence Reid was a well known writer and producer of many hit records from the […]
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