tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28108120.post116872840151120369..comments2024-03-15T06:33:47.450-05:00Comments on View from the Brooklyn Bridge (brns.com) - What's New: The Photos continue for want of anything betterUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28108120.post-1168921134691008372007-01-15T23:18:00.000-05:002007-01-15T23:18:00.000-05:00A mere mortal - I like that - one always assumes h...A mere mortal - I like that - one always assumes he was born with his flowing lustrous mane of hair but at one time he was as goofy looking as most of us are. Same goes with Andy and Tony and I will get a few of their early ones up this week as well.<BR/><BR/>I love these Japanese posters and will get up a bunch more of those as well - when I see them I instantly feel like I would trade a nephew or niece for a chance to see the film. Its great that at least a few are coming out these days finally but its such a tiny pct of them.<BR/><BR/>I've had the Yakuza Papers sitting on my shelf for a while now but it is so intimidating to look at. You should watch some of the early Hibari Misora films for a very different version of postwar Japan - sort of like Shirly Temple walking through the ruins of Tokyo singing her heart out.Brian Naashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12798896753133473887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28108120.post-1168908265696635122007-01-15T19:44:00.000-05:002007-01-15T19:44:00.000-05:00wow wow, ekin was once a mere mortal just like the...wow wow, ekin was once a mere mortal just like the rest of us. tee hee! i have a feeling the ekin cheerleaders @ lovehk will be eating up these gems.<BR/><BR/>& gazillion thanks for the jpn. posters. it's rare to see such cool images of wakayama as the lead. i happened to go through the extra features on Yakuza Papers last night. to drop in & see posters from the transition they were talking about (of gentleman tough guy (takakura) to lawless survivalist (sugawara)) is a great treat. because the humanity from the movies are so fresh & universal, and puts you squarely in the postwar jpn experience, it's hard not to see these posters as more than just as cool relics. i'd identify with the characters so much that these posters rather feel like a plausible self-reflection, as they certainly were for the postwar jpn audience. <BR/><BR/>then it gets too heavy & i happily drift back to ekin for a brain chill...moorlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13819910131512490360noreply@blogger.com