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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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South Korea Archive
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![Lee Yoon-ki’s third feature Ad-Lib Night (2006), based on a short story by Japanese author Azuko Taira, is an intimate and beautifully observed drama which takes place, as per the title, […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Ad-Lib-Night-1-115x115.jpg "Review: Lee Yoon-ki’s “Ad-Lib Night”")
Review: Lee Yoon-ki’s “Ad-Lib Night”
Christopher BournePosted on August 19, 2011 | No CommentsLee Yoon-ki’s third feature Ad-Lib Night (2006), based on a short story by Japanese author Azuko Taira, is an intimate and beautifully observed drama which takes place, as per the title, […] -
![Successful film director Joong-rae is struggling to come up with a scenario for his latest film. Feeling blocked and needing a quiet place to write, he travels from Seoul to […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Woman-on-the-Beach-115x115.jpg "Review: Hong Sang-soo’s “Woman on the Beach”")
Review: Hong Sang-soo’s “Woman on the Beach”
Christopher BournePosted on August 12, 2011 | No CommentsSuccessful film director Joong-rae is struggling to come up with a scenario for his latest film. Feeling blocked and needing a quiet place to write, he travels from Seoul to […] -
![This film is about one man’s long journey, often across snowy roads and sometimes near death, to enlightenment and self-awareness. However, the English title Portrait of Youth points to what […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Portrait_ofYouth-115x115.jpg "Review: Kwak Ji-kyun’s “Portrait of Youth”")
Review: Kwak Ji-kyun’s “Portrait of Youth”
Christopher BournePosted on August 5, 2011 | No CommentsThis film is about one man’s long journey, often across snowy roads and sometimes near death, to enlightenment and self-awareness. However, the English title Portrait of Youth points to what […] -
![Not to be confused with the Edith Piaf biopic of the same name, this particular 1994 film with the French title La Vie en Rose is a Korean film set […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/La-Vie-en-Rose-2-115x115.jpg "Review: Kim Hong-joon’s “La Vie en Rose”")
Review: Kim Hong-joon’s “La Vie en Rose”
Christopher BournePosted on July 29, 2011 | No CommentsNot to be confused with the Edith Piaf biopic of the same name, this particular 1994 film with the French title La Vie en Rose is a Korean film set […] -
![A major trend in film is the ever increasing prevalence of digital technology. Song Il-gon’s The Magicians (2005), a 95 minute film shot in a single take, is one of the […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Magicians-115x115.jpg "Review: Song Il-gon’s “The Magicians”")
Review: Song Il-gon’s “The Magicians”
Christopher BournePosted on July 22, 2011 | No CommentsA major trend in film is the ever increasing prevalence of digital technology. Song Il-gon’s The Magicians (2005), a 95 minute film shot in a single take, is one of the […] -
![A typically odd film from Park Chul-soo, one of Korea’s most original filmmakers, Kazoku Cinema (1998) satirically takes on the idea of artifice and “reality” being one and the same. The […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Kazoku-Cinema-115x115.jpg "Review: Park Chul-soo’s “Kazoku Cinema”")
Review: Park Chul-soo’s “Kazoku Cinema”
Christopher BournePosted on July 8, 2011 | No CommentsA typically odd film from Park Chul-soo, one of Korea’s most original filmmakers, Kazoku Cinema (1998) satirically takes on the idea of artifice and “reality” being one and the same. The […] -
![Jinsa Maeng, the patriarch of a village household in the Chosun era, is obsessed with his social status and constantly schemes to elevate it. To this end, he arranges to […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Jinsa-Maeng-115x115.jpg "Review: Lee Yong-min’s “A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng”")
Review: Lee Yong-min’s “A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng”
Christopher BournePosted on June 17, 2011 | No CommentsJinsa Maeng, the patriarch of a village household in the Chosun era, is obsessed with his social status and constantly schemes to elevate it. To this end, he arranges to […] -
![The title of Shin Han-sol’s 2006 debut feature, Art of Fighting, proves to be quite an ironic one, since the fighting on display is anything but artful. Byeong-tae (Jae Hee, […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Art-of-Fighting-1-115x115.jpg "Review: Shin Han-sol’s “Art of Fighting”")
Review: Shin Han-sol’s “Art of Fighting”
Christopher BournePosted on May 27, 2011 | No CommentsThe title of Shin Han-sol’s 2006 debut feature, Art of Fighting, proves to be quite an ironic one, since the fighting on display is anything but artful. Byeong-tae (Jae Hee, […] -
Film Review: Lee Myung-se’s “Duelist”
Christopher BournePosted on May 6, 2011 | No CommentsIn "Duelist," Lee reduces narrative to a bare minimum, concentrating on color, balletic swordplay and the pursuit of its lovers/antagonists. -
![Chilsu and Mansu begins with the piercing sound of a civil-defense drill siren, a common feature of daily life for Koreans under the military government of Chun Doo Hwan in […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/chilsu-and-mansu-115x115.jpg "Review: Park Kwang-su’s “Chilsu and Mansu”")
Review: Park Kwang-su’s “Chilsu and Mansu”
Christopher BournePosted on April 29, 2011 | No CommentsChilsu and Mansu begins with the piercing sound of a civil-defense drill siren, a common feature of daily life for Koreans under the military government of Chun Doo Hwan in […]