Malaysian-born director Lim Kah-Wai combines the opposing backgrounds of affluent Beijing, China with some of the lesser traveled neighborhoods of Osaka, Japan to tell the generations-old story of socially forbidden love in his film “New World” (2010). On the surface the film, originally titled “Shinsekai Story”, which loosely translates into “New World”, does not appear to …
Ohio not only lays claim to the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame, but the Buckeye State has been making waves in the music industry since the golden-age of garage rock. Enter mr. Gnome. What is becoming common knowledge is that this two-piece out of Cleveland is more than up to the challenge of rocking your …
Recently discovered photos of excursion to Paraguay in 2005; capital-city of Asuncion, rural General Aquino
http://tidepoint.com/; http://bonehouseasia.com/ It’s become common practice for directors and writers of western horror/suspense genres to rely merely on blood and guts to stimulate anxiety in their audiences, sacrificing clever plot lines for naked virgins. The 2004 Japanese offering “”Late Bloomer”” (Tidepoint Pictures/Bone House Asia), from director Go Shibata, employs substance rather than cheap thrills as the primary …