Giant Robot Store and GR2 News
One of the Mr Hundreds stopped in for lunch at gr/eats. He still has that super wide lens that looks fit for skaters and has no fear of the large camera format. It’s great to catch up with kids like him. His shop in SF is cruising along. If you haven’t seen it, it looks nuts inside. I feel like I’m in an Iron Maiden album. That’s pretty tough to accomplish in a retail shop. Check out some photos on their blog.
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Brillante Mendoza is in GR53. I met him at the SFIAAFF. He's a great guy, totally nice and I made the screening of one of his films that I wanted to see even though I really had no time. I saw him a moment before the screening, he gave me a pound and went up and intro'd his film and said something like, he was happy that some of his new friends made it to the show.
His latest film Serbis was part...
Brillante Mendoza is in GR53. I met him at the SFIAAFF. He’s a great guy, totally nice and I made the screening of one of his films that I wanted to see even though I really had no time. I saw him a moment before the screening, he gave me a pound and went up and intro’d his film and said something like, he was happy that some of his new friends made it to the show. His latest film Serbis was part of the competition at Cannes. It got panned by the media, but it’s the first film from the Philippines in 24 years. This film is probably harsh in some way showing the differences between the wealthy and poor in Manilla. The film is almost 5 hours long. Read more on ABS CBN.
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One of the best parts about Geisai is running into some of the folks who are older friends, and some who are new. Some are well known, and some unknown. People come out to Geisai. who are as great and influential as KAWS and Masamichi Katayama.
Sashie with his hair cut.
I won't even try.
Mr Ohata
One of the best parts about Geisai is running into some of the folks who are older friends, and some who are new. Some are well known, and some unknown. People come out to Geisai. who are as great and influential as KAWS and Masamichi Katayama. Sashie with his hair cut. I won’t even try. Mr Ohata
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