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Found Links - Sept 26, 2008
I haven’t had much time for films or reviews these past few weeks, due to my ever increasing workload. Most of my free time’s been spent either watching TV on DVD, or simply researching stuff on the web. And, since I haven’t done a link blowout in a while, I figured I might as well [...]
Summer Catch-Up 3: The Death of Summer (Tropic Thunder, Pineapple Express, etc)
This has been the busiest Summer I’ve ever experienced. Seriously, things have been insane. And, so far, Fall’s shaping up to be even more intense. Since my last update I’ve actually seen surprisingly few things, most of my free time being spent reading, researching, chilling with Kris, or simply indulging in old DOS games. When [...]
Johnny Depp on Jeopardy? — Separated at Birth
Teen Jeopardy! finished up last night and sadly, “Johnny Depp” did not win, but 17-year old finalist and future brain surgeon hopeful Zia Chowdhury struck me as a Depp twin.
The similarities go beyond looks, though. Both hail from Kentucky originally. Both have a wacky, unpretentious sense of [...]
Crocodile Pancakes — Rogue Tribute
Here’s an ode to Chris’ recent Rogue movie review.
Since we were under false pretenses that it might actually be a good ‘n scary giant crocodile flick and it turned out to be kind of a flop instead, I thought I’d surprise Chris with some yummy nummies shaped like the famed swamp creature [...]
Tokyo Gore Police movie review
Director: Yoshihiro Nishimura
Starring: Eihi Shiina, Itsuji Itao, Shoko Nakahara
Genre: Japan, Horror
This film will be given it’s West Coast Premiere at SF Indie’s Another Hole in the Head 2008, June 22. Click here for showtimes.
Wow. I’m at a loss for words. What can I say about Tokyo Gore Police? Well, first off, I guess [...]
Machine Girl movie review
Director: Noburo Iguchi
Starring: Minase Yashiro, Asami, Honoka
Genre: Japan, comedy, horror
This film will be screening at SF Indie’s Another Hole in the Head 2008, June 6, 12, and 14. Click here for showtimes.
Former AV director Noburo Iguchi’s latest picture will undoubtably be compared to Yudai Yamaguchi’s Meatball Machine — at least by those attending SF’s [...]
Black Blood Brothers vol. 3, Baldr Force EXE, Shin Chan Season 1, Hell Girl vol. 4 anime reviews
Kris and I just got back from a short vacation, and some of the review titles have piled up quite a bit (I just received 4 more titles yesterday). So, in an effort to clean house, here are a few short capsules for Black Blood Brothers vol. 3, Baldr Force EXE, Hell Girl vol. 4, [...]
Vexille — dvd movie review — Early!
Director: Fumihiko Sori
Genre: Japan, action, action, sci-fi
Release Date: May 27, 2008
As interested as I was in watching Baldr Force EXE (review later this week), I was completely ambivalent about Vexille. I’d seen the ads on all the geek sites, but its comparisons to Appleseed weren’t winning me over. You see, to be completely honest, I’m [...]
Exte: Hair Extensions (aka Ekusute) movie review
Director: Sion Sono
Starring: Chiyaki Kuriyama, Ren Osugi, Tsugumi
Genre: Horror, Supernatural
This film will be screening at SF Indie’s Another Hole in the Head 2008, June 5, 10, and 14. Click here for showtimes.
Sion Sono’s latest picture has been covered on so many other sites that I’m afraid this review might be a bit superfluous. As [...]
Shinobi no Mono 2 - Vengeance dvd review
Director: Satsuo Yamamoto
Starring: Raizo Ichikawa, Shiho Fujimura, Mikiko Tsubouchi, Tomisaburo Wakayama, So Yamamura
Genre: Japan, action, action, educational
Release Date: May 13, 2008
If you read my review of the first Shinobi no Mono, you probably remember I was more than a bit smitten with its tale of clan intrigue and ninja heroics. Shinobi no Mono 2: [...]
School Rumble vol. 6 — Glass Fleet vol. 5 — Wizards — anime — dvd reviews
I just received another big batch of titles (Shuffle, Black Blood Bros, and more), so I’ll just take care of some of my pending reviews in one fell swoop. I’ll be back with a full review of Glass Fleet vol 6 in the coming weeks. On to the reviews.
School Rumble vol. 6
After seeing the [...]
Black Kiss — AVP: Requiem — Species: The Awakening — Timber Falls — movie reviews
So I’ve seen a few titles over the past month, but just haven’t had any time to review them. So, rather than let them fall to the wayside, here are a few quick capsules. As for regular film/dvd reviews, I’ve just received a flood of titles, including Bohachi and Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance. Look [...]
Witchblade, Vol. 6 anime review
Episodes: 21 - 24
Genre: ANIME, action, Animation, Asian, Bad Ass Chicks, Japan, Manga, supernatural,
Release Date: April 29, 2008
(If you haven’t already, please check out my previous reviews of the Witchblade Anime, volumes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5)
First off, I made a mistake. Looking at the number of discs [...]
Operation Pussycat movie review
Director: Ryuichi Honda
Starring: Kei Mizutani, Nao Iguchi
Genre: Indie, Bad Ass Chicks, Japan, Action
Let’s start with the positives first. I think, outside of experimental art and music DVDs, Operation Pussycat boasts THE best DVD cover art of the past few years. It’s simple, clean, instantly catches your eye… It just pops. Cult DVD distributors would [...]
ANTM: There can only be Four
Last season of Top Model fizzled out for me very quickly when it became quite clear that the bubbly girl with the bob (Saleisha?) was going to win. I think I caught bits of two less than memorable episodes with a lot of screaming. This season is a little more interesting since there [...]
Only on eBay
Over the years, people have auctioned off their virginity, their foreheads, food with sacrilegious caricatures, Princess Amidala’s underpants… a recently divorced man even put his “life” up for bid. The latest two big bid bonanzas aren’t as radical, but they are for good causes.
The 90-foot tall Original Pacific Wheel at Pacific Park [...]
Absolut Mexico - Drunk Designers? ad alarm
We took it from them (lots of land after the Mexican-American War), they want it back. Apparently, graphic designers for Absolut feel the same way. Sketchily distributing them in Mexico, oddly believing their neighbor would not catch wind of it, Viva Mexico! was the message, drunken or not. What do you think [...]
Torch Song for the Olympic torch
Betcha the Olympics committee wonders why oh why did they allow San Francisco, unabashed political arena, to be the only American point on the torch relay route dubbed the “Journey of Harmony”.
Extinguished in Paris (oft joshed at for their cowardice), many cringed at the thought of what Bay Area pro-Tibetan protesters might do [...]
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