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Akita City “Kanto Matsuri” performance – 2024 Honolulu Festival
19 April 2025 7:57 AM | No CommentsThe Akita City Kanto Festival Executive Committee performed at the 2024 Honolulu Festival, showcasing music and pole-balancing stunts from its annual Kanto Matsuri.
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Petit Bateau Fall 2025 – Tokyo Fashion Week
19 April 2025 5:39 AM | No CommentsWhy did a 132-year-old French casualwear brand, mostly focusing on children's fashion, decide to show at the Tokyo Fall/Winter 2025 collections?
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tiit tokyo Fall 2025 – Tokyo Fashion Week
18 April 2025 9:30 PM | No CommentsAccording to the Rakuten Fashion Week TOKYO show notes, for the Fall/Winter 2025 season, the designers were "inspired by the Danish film "When Animals Dream.""
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Sumo: 73rd yokozuna Terunofuji retires, leaves lasting legacy
10 April 2025 11:57 AM | No CommentsThe Mongolian's calm, regal presence in the dohyo will certainly be missed, but there is no rest for the weary.
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Photos: Yousuke Haga – New York Fashion Week Fall 2025
24 March 2025 3:05 AM | No CommentsPhotos from the Yousuke Haga - Asia Fashion Collection runway show in New York.
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Film Archive
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![Adam Yauch admits that he would rather play basketball than watch it. “I get real bored watching basketball on TV, real quick,” said Yauch, who comprises one-third of the Beastie […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/beasley-greene-115x115.jpg "Beastie Boy’s basketball documentary a slam dunk")
Beastie Boy’s basketball documentary a slam dunk
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on May 4, 2008 | No CommentsAdam Yauch admits that he would rather play basketball than watch it. “I get real bored watching basketball on TV, real quick,” said Yauch, who comprises one-third of the Beastie […] -
![In 1982, when a seemingly endless winter grips the suburbs of Stockholm, poor little Oskar (Kare Hedebrant) has issues. His school days are a constant nightmare of harassment by bullies […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/lettherightonein-115x115.jpg "“Let the Right One In” – 2008 Tribeca Film Festival Review")
“Let the Right One In” – 2008 Tribeca Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on May 2, 2008 | No CommentsIn 1982, when a seemingly endless winter grips the suburbs of Stockholm, poor little Oskar (Kare Hedebrant) has issues. His school days are a constant nightmare of harassment by bullies […] -
“Lou Reed’s Berlin” – 2008 Tribeca Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on April 27, 2008 | No CommentsOver a few nights in Brooklyn, Reed performed several concerts filmed by Julian Schnabel, and the result is the compelling documentary "Lou Reed’s Berlin." -
![A movie about a quartet of eccentric mathematicians may not sound sexy on the outset, but put these four characters in a room shrinking by the minute and the result […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/fermat1-115x115.jpg "“Fermat’s Room” (La Habitación de Fermat) – 2008 Tribeca Film Festival Review")
“Fermat’s Room” (La Habitación de Fermat) – 2008 Tribeca Film Festival Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on April 21, 2008 | No CommentsA movie about a quartet of eccentric mathematicians may not sound sexy on the outset, but put these four characters in a room shrinking by the minute and the result […] -
![Let’s say that you and a co-worker need to finish a project. It gets done, but with unintended consequences. As a result, your no-nonsense boss inexplicably decides to send you […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/Brendan-Gleeson-Colin-Farre-115x115.jpg "“In Bruges” – 2008 Sundance Film Festival Review")
“In Bruges” – 2008 Sundance Film Festival Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on January 17, 2008 | No CommentsLet’s say that you and a co-worker need to finish a project. It gets done, but with unintended consequences. As a result, your no-nonsense boss inexplicably decides to send you […] -
Interview with “Useless” director Jia Zhang-ke
Christopher BournePosted on December 15, 2007 | No CommentsThe author spoke to Jia Zhang-ke after his mesmerizing and meditative documentary “Useless” screened at the 2007 New York Film Festival. -
![Persepolis is the name of an ancient capital of Persia, located in modern-day Iran. It is also the title of a popular graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi which has been […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/Persepolis2-115x115.gif "“Persepolis” – 2007 New York Film Festival Review")
“Persepolis” – 2007 New York Film Festival Review
Pei ChienPosted on November 15, 2007 | No CommentsPersepolis is the name of an ancient capital of Persia, located in modern-day Iran. It is also the title of a popular graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi which has been […] -
![“The Orphanage” is a Spanish supernatural thriller starring Belén Rueda (“The Sea Inside”). Rueda’s character Laura, her husband Carlos (Fernando Cayo) and adopted son Simón (Roger Príncep) move into a […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/rueda-115x115.jpg "“The Orphanage” – 2007 New York Film Festival Review")
“The Orphanage” – 2007 New York Film Festival Review
Pei ChienPosted on November 14, 2007 | No Comments“The Orphanage” is a Spanish supernatural thriller starring Belén Rueda (“The Sea Inside”). Rueda’s character Laura, her husband Carlos (Fernando Cayo) and adopted son Simón (Roger Príncep) move into a […] -
![Jia Zhang-ke’s new documentary “Useless” is an unusual and beautifully meditative portrait of an artist and her connection to the society around her. One of the greatest filmmakers working today, […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/Useless-115x115.jpg "Jia Zhang-ke’s “Useless” – 2007 New York Film Festival Review")
Jia Zhang-ke’s “Useless” – 2007 New York Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on November 6, 2007 | No CommentsJia Zhang-ke’s new documentary “Useless” is an unusual and beautifully meditative portrait of an artist and her connection to the society around her. One of the greatest filmmakers working today, […] -
![Noah Baumbach’s new film “Margot at the Wedding” was one of the more disturbing films offered at this year’s New York Film Festival. This is not because of any overt […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/margot-press-115x115.jpg "“Margot at the Wedding” – 2007 New York Film Festival Review")
“Margot at the Wedding” – 2007 New York Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on October 29, 2007 | No CommentsNoah Baumbach’s new film “Margot at the Wedding” was one of the more disturbing films offered at this year’s New York Film Festival. This is not because of any overt […]