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In what turns out to be Son’s Tottenham farewell tour, Spurs beat Arsenal in Hong Kong
05 August 2025 4:59 AM | No CommentsSon Heung-min leaves Tottenham Hotspur having made 333 appearances for the club over 10 seasons.
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“A Samurai in Time” – 2025 Japan Cuts Film Review
16 July 2025 12:42 PM | No CommentsTime travel is a well-worn trope, but there is a reason that the low-budget “A Samurai in Time” managed to win Best Film honors at the Japan Academy Film Prize.
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Takashi Murakami was everywhere at Art Basel Hong Kong 2025
29 June 2025 11:58 AM | No CommentsThe Japanese artist, both in physical presence and in spirit, seamlessly crossed over to the worlds of art, fashion, sports and even food.
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Paris 2024: Gymnastics – U.S. women victorious in “Redemption Tour”
29 June 2025 2:46 AM | No CommentsThere should have been no doubt: the U.S. women were the favorites to win the Olympic gold. And yet there was, stemming from what happened in Tokyo.
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Paris 2024: U.S. women hang on to win eighth straight Olympic basketball gold
23 June 2025 11:54 AM | No CommentsThe U.S. women's team held off France, 67-66, at Bercy Arena.
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Lee Myung-se’s “M” – 2008 New York Asian Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on June 13, 2008 | No CommentsA man is haunted by the ghost of his first love...or perhaps not. That, in a nutshell, is the premise of Lee Myung-se’s latest film, “M.” -
![Johnnie To, best known in the West for such gangster sagas as the “Election” films and “Exiled,” opts for a delightful change of pace in the comic caper “Sparrow,” a […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/sparrow-115x115.jpg "Johnnie To’s “Sparrow” – 2008 NYAFF Review")
Johnnie To’s “Sparrow” – 2008 NYAFF Review
Christopher BournePosted on June 13, 2008 | No CommentsJohnnie To, best known in the West for such gangster sagas as the “Election” films and “Exiled,” opts for a delightful change of pace in the comic caper “Sparrow,” a […] -
![Much like the Japanese beef stew that gives the film its title, Takashi Miike’s “Sukiyaki Western Django” is a cinematic concoction chock-full of potentially tasty ingredients. Classic Hollywood westerns, Italian […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/sukiyaki-western-django-115x115.jpg "Takashi Miike’s “Sukiyaki Western Django” – 2008 NYAFF & Japan Cuts Review")
Takashi Miike’s “Sukiyaki Western Django” – 2008 NYAFF & Japan Cuts Review
Christopher BournePosted on June 10, 2008 | No CommentsMuch like the Japanese beef stew that gives the film its title, Takashi Miike’s “Sukiyaki Western Django” is a cinematic concoction chock-full of potentially tasty ingredients. Classic Hollywood westerns, Italian […] -
![“My story is a fairy tale,” says French high wire-walker extraordinaire Philippe Petit in James Marsh’s brilliant, suspenseful documentary “Man on Wire.” Maybe so, but it is also a true […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/petit-sydney-115x115.jpg "“Man on Wire” – 2008 Tribeca Film Festival Review")
“Man on Wire” – 2008 Tribeca Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on May 8, 2008 | No Comments“My story is a fairy tale,” says French high wire-walker extraordinaire Philippe Petit in James Marsh’s brilliant, suspenseful documentary “Man on Wire.” Maybe so, but it is also a true […] -
![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 […] -
Sweeter than candy: Our picks from the 2007 Chocolate Show New York
Pei ChienPosted on February 9, 2008 | No Comments“Love” is a four letter word for chocolate, and the public certainly showed its love at the 10th Annual Chocolate Show New York. -
Zang Toi Fall 2008 – New York Fashion Week
Christopher BournePosted on February 8, 2008 | No CommentsThe Zang Toi Fall 2008 collection closed out Fashion Week at the Bryant Park tents in an Adirondacks-inspired show.