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MLB: Dodgers 4, Red Sox 1 (July 19, 2024) – Freeman’s grand slam lifts L.A.
26 October 2024 9:10 PM | No CommentsPerhaps in a sign of things to come before his World Series Game 1 heroics, Freddie Freeman hit a grand slam in the eighth inning.
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Paris 2024: Tennis – Djokovic vs. Nadal, le denouement?
30 September 2024 9:31 AM | No CommentsTo win his elusive Olympic gold medal, Novak Djokovic had to get past an intriguing encounter that only happened due to some luck.
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Photos: Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawai’i 2024
31 August 2024 5:38 AM | No CommentsHeld at Honolulu's Ala Moana Beach every Memorial Day Weekend, 2024 marked the 25th anniversary of the Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawai'i ceremony.
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![Song: “Ashibina” Composed by Shuken Maekawa Performers: Mari Miyasato, Miyaka Nishihira & Rev. Blayne Nakasone Sakata Event: The Pacific Buddhist Academy’s 18th Annual Taiko Festival, Moanalua High School Performing Arts […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/PBA-18th-Annual-Taiko-Festival_240317_001_54b-75x75.jpg "“Ashibina” – 2024 PBA 18th Annual Taiko Festival")
“Ashibina” – 2024 PBA 18th Annual Taiko Festival
30 August 2024 4:33 AM | No CommentsSong: “Ashibina” Composed by Shuken Maekawa Performers: Mari Miyasato, Miyaka Nishihira & Rev. Blayne Nakasone Sakata Event: The Pacific Buddhist Academy’s 18th Annual Taiko Festival, Moanalua High School Performing Arts […]
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![Song: “Count on Me” Composed by Bruno Mars, Phillip Lawrence and Ari Levine Performers: Addi Hernandez & Mone Sugimoto Event: The Pacific Buddhist Academy’s 18th Annual Taiko Festival, Moanalua High […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/PBA-18th-Annual-Taiko-Festival_240317_001_50b-75x75.jpg "“Count on Me” – 2024 PBA 18th Annual Taiko Festival")
“Count on Me” – 2024 PBA 18th Annual Taiko Festival
28 August 2024 10:02 AM | No CommentsSong: “Count on Me” Composed by Bruno Mars, Phillip Lawrence and Ari Levine Performers: Addi Hernandez & Mone Sugimoto Event: The Pacific Buddhist Academy’s 18th Annual Taiko Festival, Moanalua High […]
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Film Review: Nobuhiko Obayashi’s “The Discarnates”
Rex BaylonPosted on November 14, 2015 | No CommentsThe need to visit the past is made literal in "The Discarnates," which marked Obayashi's return to the ghost story for the first time since “House.” -
Film Review: Nobuhiko Obayashi’s “I Are You, You Am Me”
Rex BaylonPosted on November 10, 2015 | No CommentsFar more sedate than his debut "House," Obayashi grew by leaps and bounds as an artist with "I Are You, You Am Me," a funny, honest coming-of-age story. -
Film Review: Kon Ichikawa’s “Her Brother” / “Ototo”
Rex BaylonPosted on October 17, 2015 | No CommentsLacking the flourishes that made Ichikawa popular with a specific type of cinephile, "Her Brother" is an emotional exploration into the family unit. -
Film Review: Kon Ichikawa’s “An Actor’s Revenge”
Rex BaylonPosted on October 16, 2015 | No CommentsAs in most of Ichikawa's early work, “An Actor’s Revenge” requires its audience to give in to the film and not the other way around. -
Film Review: Kon Ichikawa’s “Conflagration” / “Enjo” (炎上)
Rex BaylonPosted on October 15, 2015 | No CommentsWith “Enjo,” Ichikawa and his collaborators made a true masterpiece of world cinema rife with metaphors to unpack with every viewing. -
“A Farewell to Jinu” – 2015 Japan Cuts Film Review
Rex BaylonPosted on September 7, 2015 | No CommentsInteresting characters, the courage to follow the story’s own pace and funny jokes: a simple recipe that "A Farewell to Jinu" has gotten right. -
“Neko Samurai 2: A Tropical Adventure” – 2015 BiFan Film Review
Rex BaylonPosted on August 5, 2015 | No CommentsTamonojo (the cat) and Kazuki Kitamura (the samurai) return in "Neko Samurai 2: A Tropical Adventure," a film a film ruled by s(cat)tological logic. -
Sion Sono’s “Shinjuku Swan” – 2015 Fantasia Film Review
Paul KazeePosted on August 3, 2015 | No CommentsProfessionally shot and edited, "Shinjuku Swan" is – of all of Sono’s releases in 2015 to date – the one he clearly took the most care with. -
“The Case of Hana & Alice”– 2015 Fantasia Film Review
Paul KazeePosted on July 30, 2015 | No CommentsIn "The Case of Hana & Alice," we learn that nothing quite says “I Love You” like “I won’t forget this pain as long as I live.” And isn’t that the truth! -
Sion Sono’s “Love & Peace” – 2015 Fantasia Film Review
Paul KazeePosted on July 28, 2015 | No CommentsOne of several feature films by Sion Sono this year, it truly pays to give the rough edges in "Love & Peace" a pass.