Archive for July, 2011
Comic Con 2011 Cosplay
July 29th, 2011 by chocko
Cosplay at the San Diego Comic Con was off the hook as usual. Walking around the convention hall and running into a Cylon, a centaur, Darth Vader and Bart Simpson in the span of 10 minutes is pure magic and can only happen at the Con. Keep it up freaks, geeks and true believers! (photos […]
Tags: 2011, comic books, costume play, san diego comic con, sdcc
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BLACK DYNAMITE – animated series – ADULT SWIM: SD Comic Con
July 29th, 2011 by Mr. C
“All you suckas gather around!” “He’s the smoothest, baddest, muther to ever hit the big screen…main man, Black Dynamite!” “He’s super cool & he knows Kong fu!” “Drives a $5000 car and wears a $100 suit!” “When it comes to the ladies, BD is outta sight!” “When the mob kills his brotha and puts the […]
Tags: adult swim, animated, black dynamite, byron minns, carl jones, comic con, kym whitley, michael jai white, scott sanders
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BLOOD RED DRAGON comic book: Stan Lee, Yoshiki, & Todd Mcfarlane – San Diego Comic Con
July 29th, 2011 by Mr. C
The rock star from the east would meet the brazen comic creators from the west when YOSHIKI from X JAPAN, STAN LEE, & TODD MCFARLANE gathered at the Indigo Ballroom at the Hilton on one of the panels @ SD Comic Con! What was the special occassion for this eclectic mix of individuals, you ask? […]
Tags: blood red dragon, stan lee, todd mcfarlane, x japan, yoshi, yoshiki
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GAHAN WILSON: BORN DEAD, STILL WEIRD (2009) – screening at 2011 SD Comic Con
July 29th, 2011 by Mr. C
Director Charles Jaffe (pic by mr c) Attending the 2011 San Diego Comic convention was a blast and the screening of this documentary which pays respect to cartoon artist, Gahan Wilson was a nice, fitting way to end the festivities for me. This film really does reinforce what comic con is all about. Chocko and […]
Tags: born dead still weird, charles jaffe, gahan wilson, mr c, san diego comic con
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RIC MEYERS: KUNG FU EXTRAVAGANZA + FILMS OF FURY at SD Comic Con
July 28th, 2011 by Mr. C
Ric Meyers’ Kung Fu Extravaganza program at the San Diego Comic Convention has definitely developed into a cult status type of an event over the years and 2011 was no different! Basically, Meyers gives his blitzkrieg bop version of the best kung fu movie clips from new & retro films alike to satisfy the thirst […]
Tags: films of fury, kung fu extravaganza, ric meyers, san diego comic con
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2011 NYAFF: favorite lists – finale, bon voyage!
July 19th, 2011 by Mr. C
Inspired by subway cinema’s top 5 audience favorites list , Mondo Curry’s (Femme Fatales & fave new movie list), & DB’s summation on the NYAFF from Unseen Films, I’ve decided to throw up my slacker A-D-D version! Here is the lot of movies that I screened at the 2011 NYAFF: MILOCRORZE: A LOVE STORY HORNY […]
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Q-Tip and Friends played Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival
July 19th, 2011 by chocko
I almost missed the big hip hop event of the year, but after I woke up from a long nap and rolled out of bed, I went straight to Brooklyn…just in time for Q-Tip’s headlining set last Saturday under the Brooklyn Bridge. The folks at Brooklyn Bodega put together a week of hip hop events […]
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Company Flow and Juggaknots played Santos Party House
July 19th, 2011 by chocko
Company Flow is… BIGG JUS EL-P and MR. LEN Last Saturday night at Santos Party House in NYC started with Juggaknots performing a set of their underground classics. Breeze Brewin’, Buddy Slim, Queen Herawin and DJ Boo were all in attendance to set it off right. They were also joined on stage by legendary hip […]
Tags: bigg jus, breeze brewin', el-p, hip hop, mr. len, nyc, underground
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Asian American International Film festival & Sony Wonder Technology Lab updates!
July 18th, 2011 by Mr. C
Just wanted to provide a few updates before the Planet Chocko spaceship lifts off from dirty jerzy, headed straight towards the confines of sunny san diego for a weekend full of wind sailing, surfing, tanning, & roller blading…NOT! Instead, we are taking these chiseled all star profiles full of edward scissor-hand landscapers, dock workers, line […]
Tags: aaiff, asian american international film festival, free screenings, sony, sony wonder technology labs
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Relatively cheap eats up & around the NY Asian Film festival!
July 17th, 2011 by Mr. C
Of course with the frenzy of attending 20+ movie screenings at the New York Asian film festival in the Lincoln Center & Japan Society area from July 1st-14th, there had to be a decent staple of affordable foods to fuel these chiseled silhouettes of ours! We tried to keep it fun by eating the same […]
Tags: cheap eats, food
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movie theaters in chinatown
July 16th, 2011 by Mr. C
Since we’ve been on an asian film kick for the past several weeks due to the NY Asian film festival, I would love to share some cool pics I found floating on the interwebz! I wanted to pay homage to some of those grindhouse-sleazy style theaters from chinatown which included the Pagoda on 11 E. […]
Tags: chinatown theaters, music palace, rosemary, sun sing
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THE YELLOW SEA + final comments: NYAFF – day 14
July 16th, 2011 by Mr. C
The 10th annual NY Asian Film Festival came in whimpering to the theme of love & being horny on the 1st day of screenings to going out with a bang on the Yellow Sea of revenge by the 14th night! Mucho thanks to the guys & gals at Subway Cinema for organizing such a fun […]
Tags: na hong jin, new york asian film festival, nyaff, the yellow sea
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