Month: October 2003

This week’s TIME ASIA features a cover feature on what they’re calling the New Bollywood. I must admit that I’ve never really ventured inside the world of Indian cinema, but this article has got me interested in checking out a few of the films mentioned. Something to look into.

Seems like I shouldn’t complain about having to wait for the late release of KILL BILL in Japan as it seems that we’ll be getting a special Japan cut of the film which pumps up the violence (for instance, there is no black and white in the big fight scene at the end, so the…

You absolutely need to watch the new BBC series ADAM AND JOE GO TOKYO (see my post from yesterday that links to an article on the show). I’ve just watched the first episode and I couldn’t stop laughing. If you come to my site for the latest in Japanese pop culture, well this is the…

I’ve finally decided to make my RSS feeds public (which should make some of you happy). They come in two flavors: everything, meaning pics and text, or a simple excerpts version. The links to these feeds also appear in the sidebar. Work continues on the new version of the site (dare I call it 3.0).…

As mentioned last week, I wanted to check out some new ramen shops in the area (after the devastation of losing my beloved Komen taste), and Paul‘s visit last night was a good opportunity as he wanted to get some ramen. We went to Masu Masu (mentioned in this week’s TOKYO WALKER, and a shop…

This show from the BBC sounds like it could get funny, especially with all the celebrities that will appear (I need to see that episode with the Kano sisters). Link via Wirefarm.