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Kabe Otoko (The Wall Man)

2008-05-28T16:11:30Z

Had a chance to watch Kabe Otoko today, starring my favorite actor, Sakai Masato. It's a horror movie, but more along the lines of creepy rather than scary, which is typical for Japanese horror. The plot involves a reporter, Kyoko, (played by On...

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Camelot and Hula

2008-05-09T16:36:32Z

Yesterday seemed to be PBS day in our house. There were a couple of interesting shows that I recorded and watched. PBS's Live from Lincoln Center had a performance of Camelot, one of my favorite musicals. Gabriel Byrne played King Arthur and ...

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Black Sheep

2007-10-13T15:53:47Z

Okay, I finally got ahold of the Black Sheep DVD and watched this cinematic masterpiece from the wilds of New Zealand. It was fantastic. Freakin' hilarious, with a ton of gore. (Hint to my readers: don't watch this movie while eating. Also: ma...

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Sukiyaki Western Django

2007-06-29T01:24:09Z

Could this be revenge for Hollywood's godawful Memoirs of a Geisha? Sukiyaki Western Django is being released in Japan this September. I must see this movie. Genji vs. Heike in a balls-to-the-wall shoot-it-up Wild West extravaganza! And it's in...

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The Mansomest Man of Them All

2007-04-19T08:04:55Z

Note to self: I really need to make myself a "Music" icon at some point. In the battle against melancholy, there are few weapons that equal the effectiveness of Disney films. Today, it was Disney's 1997 classic Hercules that I turned to for sol...

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