Category: Motion

  • The Race Against Rotting DVD

    On December, I wrote about a couple of my concert music DVDs rotting away.

    And the YT algo just popped this on the feed, talking about a number of Warner Bros titles that are apparently being affected.

    Somebody on forums (!!! They still exist!) posted a list of probable affected titles, and to my dismay, the Greta Garbo and (both) Joan Crawford collections are affected. I just popped Mata Hari and Possessed on the player and seem to be playing fine.

    Another one of the fears with (new) media and products that developed in types of plastic is that they’re decaying faster than people expected. I’ve had older (retired) players that were kept on storage that have a general sticky texture after a while. However, this doesn’t seem to happen to players that are in general exposure, not directly with sunlight, but in a generally airy room that’s in use, unlike a display room. I also happen to live in the mildest of climates, though high in humidity, temperatures never go above 30C (above 90F) or lower than 14C (lower than 55F). So maybe these conditions are affecting the storage of physical media.

    I did the vast majority of my library collection before 2007, though. I did buy a number of things in between the mid-2000s to late-2000s, so if disc rot is affecting a general batch produced in between 2007-2009, it is a concern. I’m generally more worried with collections I keep in drawers instead of a regular shelf display.

  • Finding Riches: Tabu vs. Tabu

    Not gonna lie and say I haven’t been obsessing over the trailer for Crew since it dropped, and looking at the clips for Ghagra [1] and kinda giddy at the cover remix of Choli Ke Peeche [1].

    I even finally re-watched Idhi Sangathi (with synced subs!) because of it.

    Tabu finding riches in highly unusual places!

    My only grip with the film, currently, is that my suspense of disbelief is dropped when I see them carrying kilos of gold. Autistic.

    Other than that, I’m a super fan of potty-mouthed Tabu (I hope the announcement that theatrical was edited only means we get the potty-mouthed version on Netflix), and I want someone to ask them how much of the funny bits were ad-lib and improv, because that scene where they tell Kriti to sell her assets and the reaction to it was hilarious.

  • Looks like someone’s a Yu Aoi fan – NINA’s Love Like This

    Having debuted back in 2022 under the name Song Soowoo (송수우) with the edgy-sounding song Love Me or Hate Me [MV], Song is back under the name NINA (니나) [almost impossible to look up without running into other Ninas] with the music video for Love Like This, directed by Jonah George.

    Alt link available at Super Sound Bugs!

    Which, if you’ve seen the Bugs thumbnail on YouTube, looks Yu Aoi-inspired. I say Yu Aoi-inspired, because it’s mostly Yuki Tanada’s One Million Yen Girl and heavily references Shunji Iwai’s Hana & Alice for obvious shots. However, it also heavily references Iwai’s 1995 Asian hit Love Letter which has inspired a whole generation of filmmakers [1][2] and idols.

  • Memory Unlocked: Mickey Mouse Disney Touch & Discover

    I was going down memory lane in regards of learning languages (BBC’s The Big Muzzy Story), and had visions of a Disney game I had when I was very little. I just had a vague memory of an orange tablet-like machine that you used punch-cards with. It was obviously “interactive,” and was used to learn English. With this description, I ended up finding this thread on Reddit, with this one thump-up random link that was reprimanded for just being the link. But it was THE link we were looking for.

    The Mickey Mouse Disney “Touch & Discover” by Texas Instruments.

    Other than remembering Mickey Mouse English gibberish (I, of course, didn’t speak English as a child), I remember the Jungle Book card and the sound that you got when you pressed the Bagheera Panther and Shere Khan Tiger!

    The options that seem available online are everywhere in terms of prices— from $25USD (no shipping) up to £285GBP.

    I have vague memories of some of these cards— the Bambi one about forest animals, the Winnie the Pooh about the weather and seasons, the Mickey Mouse Apprentice about number memory, definitely the Mad Hatter one with his laughter. As I said before, the Jungle Book one with the jungle animals, the Snow White music fun one, the Peter Pan directions one, the shadows one, the Pinocchio one about telling the time (in clock needles!), and maybe the character order memory games.

    What an amazing memory re-discovery.

  • It exists! It’s alive!

    The original latino dub of my Operación Dragón de Bruce Lee memories. After years searching, several copies acquired (The first thing I did when I bought my Special Edition DVD was check the dub). I even had to go through several copies of Spain’s Spanish, only to find out that the Latino version had a do-over, and that the original Latino dub of Bruce Lee’s Enter the Dragon was probably lost media.

    I even wrote to OG Hector Lee, who was the original Bruce Lee voice in the film.

    It has not been lost. These are my memories. I will cherish them.

  • Na Hosh Chale (Arijit Signh Version) Lyrics

    So I did this.

    Na hosh chale
    Na junoon chale
    Dil par kiska qanoon chale

    Tu jaan meri
    Meri jaan hai tu
    Chal jaise ragon mein khoon chale

    Tu kya hai
    Kya ehsas hai tu
    Ehsas ka koi wajood nahi

    Main kaise tujhe chhu leta hu
    Jab samne tu maujuud nahi

    Ae jaan meri
    Meri jaan hai tu
    Chal jaise ragon mein khoon chale

    Palko ki chhaon dhundta hu
    Main teri nazar ki dhoop tale
    Uss pyaase ka kya hoga bataa
    Jo sabnam ke paataal pai palin

    Ae jaan meri
    Meri jaan hai tu
    Chal jaise ragon mein khoon chale

    Full version of the audio is available here.

    Vishal’s version (labeled as “Film Version”) is slightly different after the first chorus, so might share in separate post.

    Translations to English would be appreciated.

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  • Yuki Tanada’s Yu Aoi Romance Doll Trailer

    I haven’t had much time or chance to watch Yuki Tanada’s movies, and I’m still trying to catch up with recent Yu Aoi movies… BUT! Issei Takahashi has really sneaked into my Jdrama catching up. Incredible rise to fame.

  • La Noria by Carlos Baena

    It’s a beautifully animated and textured short. Spooky enough, but I’m not crying, YOU ARE.

  • Everlastings Queens Are Back!

    Now this is what we can call a comeback COMEBACK, not a regular Kpop Comeback. xD Years since their last album, Basic back in 2015, Brown Eyed Girls went their personal projects way— GaIn and JeA with solo music, Miryo releasing singles and participating on Unpretty Rapstar, and Narsha with varieties as well as getting married~

    It’s good to have them BACK!

    If you want to support Brown Eyed Girls’ RE_vive album cover compilation, you can order it at Ktown4u where it counts for Hanteo Sales. Album comes out on the 30th. YesAsia also carries the album with the poster tube, and without it.

  • Fin.K.L for Camping Club

    I had no idea that Lee Hyori was doing a brand new variety reuniting with Fin.K.L after all these years! I’m almost offended no one in the timeline talked about it. UNbelievable.

    Now all I have to do is find the time to sit through several episodes, but I’ve already spoiled myself with all the clips posted on the JTBC channel. Of course, feelings were had.

    Also, Lee Hyori, Queen of the Innocent concept xD~

    Bless this concept.