Monthly Archives: October 2012

Darth Maul Joins In The Halloween Spirit

Posted on October 29, 2012 by

Darth Maul may have been cut in half by Obi-Wan Kenobi at the end of ‘Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace‘ but that didn’t stop the writers of ‘Star Wars The Clone Wars‘ resurrecting the character at the end … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Set In Japan – ‘The Grudge 2’ (2006)

Posted on October 26, 2012 by

Just reading the blurb on the back of this films dvd gives you an idea of how lazy the storyline is and yet it somehow managed to limp on for a further sequel by way of  ‘The Grudge 3‘! On … Continue reading →

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New York Filming Locations: Ghostbusters (1984)

Posted on October 23, 2012 by

The pre-title credits begin with a shot of the marble lion outside the New York Public Library (below) at 455 5th Avenue where the first super-natural experience takes place before Ray Parker Junior’s famous title song (which I did as a … Continue reading →

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New York Filming Locations: Spider-Man (2002) & Spider-Man 2 (2004)

Posted on October 19, 2012 by

Whilst I did enjoy this years Spider-Man re-boot I do prefer the Sam Raimi directed trilogy from the 2000’s and I particularly like Aunt May and Uncle Ben’s house (below) in Queens.    The nearest station is probably Forest Hills … Continue reading →

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Cycling Tokyo’s Most Haunted Sights…In One Day Pt II

Posted on October 16, 2012 by

You can read ‘Cycling Tokyo’s Most Haunted Sights…In One Day Pt I’ here 7) Masakado’s Grave – Tucked away between a couple of large buildings in Otemachi (1-2-1 Otemachi in Chiyoda-ku to be exact) this is the grave for Taira … Continue reading →

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Cycling Tokyo’s Most Haunted Sights…In One Day Pt I

Posted on October 13, 2012 by

“Japan is a safety country” is a common phrase uttered by students and grammatical errors aside it is fairly true regarding the people but not so valid given the high amount of earthquakes, typhoons and other natural phenomena. On top … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Set In Japan – ‘You Only Live Twice’ (1967)

Posted on October 10, 2012 by

After a gap of four years the 23rd James Bond film ‘Sky Fall‘ is nearly here, 50 years since the release of ‘Dr No‘ starring Sean Connery. The Scot went on to make six official 007 films (plus non-Eon Bond … Continue reading →

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Dining Out: Sinbad (Lebanese)

Posted on October 7, 2012 by

I was inspired to go for Lebanese food at this restaurant (one of three in Tokyo) after watching a couple of episodes of ‘Anthony Bourdain No Reservations‘ about the country. As this culinary travel show is coming to an end … Continue reading →

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New York Filming Locations: Live And Let Die (1973)

Posted on October 4, 2012 by

Roger Moore’s first outing as 007 in 1973’s ‘Live And Let Die‘ sees him go to New York arriving 13 minutes in at JFK International Airport in Queens on his mission to investigate the mysterious deaths of several other British … Continue reading →

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New York Filming Locations: Batman Forever (1995) & The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Posted on October 1, 2012 by

The third and final instalment of the Christopher Nolan Batman movies was filmed in Britain, India and the USA with New York playing its part and it’s there that we start this entry as it’s fair to say that this … Continue reading →

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