Posts Tagged ‘mr c’
80 Blocks from Tiffany’s (1979)
December 10th, 2012 by Mr. C
After some Planet Chocko pump fakes and a few schedule shot blocks, we finally posted up & drop stepped into Spectacle Theater in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn for a late & rainy Sunday night screening of cult-doc 80 Blocks from Tiffany’s. Spectacle is a grassroots DIY movie theater that seats around 30 people. Though […]
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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 […]
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Veronica Falls played Music Hall of Williamsburg
February 13th, 2012 by Mr. C
(L-Marion Herbain(bass):R-Roxanne Clifford(vocals/guitar) at the merch table after the show.) Veronica Falls played at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn last thursday. We discovered this band a little over a month ago and now, I can’t stop playing their self entitled debut album on my 50 mile spaceship commute to work. Veronica Falls, formed […]
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happy lunar new year of the dragon!
January 23rd, 2012 by Mr. C
Happy Chinese New Year – the Year of the Dragon! May y’all find health, happiness, strength, & prosperity no matter what galaxy or rock you may crawl out of! I wanted to drop a few well known flavors in your ear to help celebrate the festivities. This includes a famous cantonese folk song often used […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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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planet chocko zine from the vaults!
November 5th, 2011 by Mr. C
I was cleaning up some skeletons in the closet and low & behold, I found some dusty archives of planet chocko in zine format from 1997! Chocko was the martian behind the excellent artwork on the front and back covers but, you do see a trail of bon bons left by mr c on my […]
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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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WFMU record fair
November 1st, 2011 by Mr. C
The 91.1 WFMU annual record fair happened last weekend at the Metropolitan Pavillion in NYC! It was a nice way to spend the day digging through the crates looking for that old LP, 12” single, 45’s, CD’s and even DVD’s especially with crappy weather out like we had last saturday. You can sure bet I […]
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Superjail + EagleHeart : Adult Swim shows at NY Comic Con
October 23rd, 2011 by Mr. C
(All photos below by mr c) Upon the many cool new things that I discovered at NY Comic Con included a few shows on the adult swim programing block hosted by the cartoon network that I never knew about. Namely, the animated series from 2008, Superjail and the live action series, EagleHeart starring Chris Elliott […]
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DJ Z-Trip + Tom Morello at New York Comic Con kick-off concert 2011
October 19th, 2011 by Mr. C
(photos by mr c, vids by chocko & mr c) Tom Morello (Guitarist from Rage Against the Machine & AudioSlave) was the 1st act to perform on friday night at the IGN Theater. Unfortunately, we had ramen noodles dripping down our chins as we rushed from the port authority/hells kitchen area back to the Javitz […]
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