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May Kamaka wins the Miss Chinatown Hawaii 2026 Pageant
09 October 2025 12:52 PM | No CommentsKamaka will now represent the neighborhood at the Miss Hawaii state pageant.
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M+ host of Guo Pei’s first major fashion exhibition in East Asia
07 October 2025 6:25 AM | No CommentsThe haute couture designer celebrated her first major solo fashion exhibition, continuing to build on the fame of her yellow gown worn by Rihanna at the 2015 Met Gala.
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Photos: G-STAR “Anatomic Denim” F/W 2025 collection & Denim Gorilla
05 October 2025 12:38 AM | No CommentsFor its "Anatomic Denim" collection, G-STAR came up with three products: a visual campaign, three denim product lines, and an art gorilla sculpture.
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MLB: Dodgers 7, Reds 0 (Aug. 25, 2025) – Shohei tutors Teoscar?
03 October 2025 1:20 AM | No CommentsBased on the video and photos...was Shohei giving Teoscar some pointers on how to play right field?
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MLB: Dodgers 7, Reds 0 (Aug. 25, 2025) – V of BTS throws opening pitch
01 October 2025 11:56 AM | No CommentsOne can be forgiven for wondering why the atmosphere at Dodger Stadium resembled a BTS concert instead of a home game against the Cincinnati Reds.
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Film Archive
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![Li Yu’s fourth feature “Buddha Mountain” is, among many other things, a film of generational collision. One side of the divide is represented by Nan Feng (Fan Bingbing), Ding Bo […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/buddha-mountain-115x115.jpg "“Buddha Mountain” (观音山) – 2011 New York Asian Film Festival Review")
“Buddha Mountain” (观音山) – 2011 New York Asian Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on June 26, 2011 | No CommentsLi Yu’s fourth feature “Buddha Mountain” is, among many other things, a film of generational collision. One side of the divide is represented by Nan Feng (Fan Bingbing), Ding Bo […] -
![Masahiro Kobayashi’s 2005 film Bashing takes as its inspiration the ostracism experienced by Japanese humanitarian workers in Iraq after surviving kidnapping there. The film’s protagonist, Yuko (played with quiet intensity by […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Bashing+3-115x115.jpg "Review: Masahiro Kobayashi’s “Bashing”")
Review: Masahiro Kobayashi’s “Bashing”
Christopher BournePosted on June 24, 2011 | No CommentsMasahiro Kobayashi’s 2005 film Bashing takes as its inspiration the ostracism experienced by Japanese humanitarian workers in Iraq after surviving kidnapping there. The film’s protagonist, Yuko (played with quiet intensity by […] -
“The Blade” (刀) – 2011 New York Asian Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on June 18, 2011 | No CommentsIn "The Blade," Tsui Hark recasts the wu xia film as a psychedelically fractured, cubist extravaganza. -
![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 […] -
![One of the most interesting things about Tsai Ming-liang’s filmmaking career, considering what an inimitable and uncompromising artist he is, is the fact that three of the nine […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Hole+1-115x115.png "Review: Tsai Ming-liang’s “The Hole”")
Review: Tsai Ming-liang’s “The Hole”
Christopher BournePosted on June 10, 2011 | No CommentsOne of the most interesting things about Tsai Ming-liang’s filmmaking career, considering what an inimitable and uncompromising artist he is, is the fact that three of the nine […] -
Film Review: Pen-ek Ratanaruang’s “Monrak Transistor”
Christopher BournePosted on June 3, 2011 | No CommentsThe musical "Monrak Transistor" tells the pathetic tale of Pan, an aspiring singer who, through poor choices and bad luck, is separated from his wife Sadaw. -
![Charles Burnett’s 1977 masterpiece Killer of Sheep, which finally received a proper theatrical release 30 years after its premiere, makes its own powerful argument as an indispensable work, one of […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/killer-of-sheep_still-008lg-115x115.jpg "Review: Charles Burnett’s “Killer of Sheep”")
Review: Charles Burnett’s “Killer of Sheep”
Christopher BournePosted on June 3, 2011 | No CommentsCharles Burnett’s 1977 masterpiece Killer of Sheep, which finally received a proper theatrical release 30 years after its premiere, makes its own powerful argument as an indispensable work, one of […] -
![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, […] -
![One major element of Tsai Ming-liang’s films, remarked on by many commentators, is water; Tsai’s films are practically drenched with it. Water, in all its forms, courses through the films; […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Rebels+1-115x115.png "Review: Tsai Ming-liang’s “Rebels of the Neon God”")
Review: Tsai Ming-liang’s “Rebels of the Neon God”
Christopher BournePosted on May 20, 2011 | No CommentsOne major element of Tsai Ming-liang’s films, remarked on by many commentators, is water; Tsai’s films are practically drenched with it. Water, in all its forms, courses through the films; […] -
![Japan’s Nikkatsu Studios is best known for their wild, kinetic action films, especially those of Seijun Suzuki (Tokyo Drifter, Branded to Kill). However, there were a number of other directors […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Warped-Ones-115x115.jpg "Review: Koreyoshi Kurahara’s “The Warped Ones”")
Review: Koreyoshi Kurahara’s “The Warped Ones”
Christopher BournePosted on May 13, 2011 | No CommentsJapan’s Nikkatsu Studios is best known for their wild, kinetic action films, especially those of Seijun Suzuki (Tokyo Drifter, Branded to Kill). However, there were a number of other directors […]