My Top 10 Favorite Puroresu Matches of 2012

In the past few weeks, I had great joy catching up and watching the great Puroresu (Japanese Pro-Wrestling) matches of the past year. Here are brief reviews of my favorite 10 and 3 honorable mentions:

U-SPIRITS: Hiromitsu Kanehara 20th Anniversary (11-16-11)Review

2011 was an amazing year in Puroresu (Japanese Pro Wrestling). Daichi Hashimoto, son of legend Shinya Hashimoto, made his debut. Daisuke Sekimoto began working regularly for (and against) All-Japan Pro Wrestling. Dick Togo vs Antonio Honda (Jan 31, 2011) was an all-time classic. There was also this card:

Hiromitsu Kanehara and Company

Presidential Debate Tonight~! WATCH IT.

(C) Free and Equal

This space has been OCCUPIED~!

I will have to say I do not always agree with the RT network.  However, after taking this quiz and another which examine your political stances with those of candidates running, I find I have more in common with “fringe oddballs” than I do with the two mainstream parties.   So tonight, I am going to be watching this debate featuring Dr.  Jill Stein and Governor Gary Johnson, two Presidential Candidates not given the same media coverage as those other two guys.  

40 Days of Halloween Pt 40 [RERUN ED]: Planet Terror (2007)

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NOTE:  I apologize for delaying the post.  I had post Hurricane matters to take care of which had to come first.  Please enjoy reading this rushed review.

Director:  Robert Rodriguez

Starring: Rose McGowan, Freddy Rodriguez, Josh Brolin, Marley Shelton, Jeff Fahey, Michael Biehn, Bruce Willis, Naveen Andrews, Fergie, Nicky Katt, Electra Avellan, and Elise Avellan

Writers: Robert Rodriguez

Producers: Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, and Elizabeth Avellan

Studios: Rodriguez International Pictures, and Troublemaker Studios

Distributor: Dimension Films

Run Time: 1 hr 46 min (106 minutes)

40 Days of Halloween [RERUN DBL-SHOT] Pt 39: Halloween (1978) / Halloween 4 (1988)

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Halloween (1978) ~ Original Theatrical Version

Director: John Carpenter

Starring: Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, P. J. Soles, Nancy Loomis, and Nick Castle

Writers: John Carpenter, and Debra Hill

Producers: Debra Hill, John Carpenter, Kool Lusby, Irwin Yablans, and Moustapha Akkad

Studios: Compass International Pictures, and Falcon International Productions

Distributor: Compass International Pictures

Run Time: 1hr 31 min (91 minutes)

40 Days of Halloween [RERUN ED] Pt 38: Shaun of the Dead (2004)

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Director: Edgar Wright

Starring: Simon Pegg, Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis, Nick Frost, Dylan Moran, Bill Nighy, and Penelope Wilton

Writers: Edgar Wright, and Simon Pegg

Producer: Nira Park

Studios: StudioCanal, Working Title Films, Big Talk Productions, and Film4 Productions

Distributor: Universal Pictures, and Rogue Pictures

Run Time: 1hr 39 min (99 minutes)

40 Days of Halloween Pt 37: Pumpkinhead(1988)

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Director:  Stan Winston

Starring: Lance Henriksen, Jeff East, and John D’Aquino

Writers:  Stan Winston, Richard C. Weinman,  Gary Gerani, and Mark Patrick Carducc

Producer:  Bill Blake

Studios: De Laurentiis Entertainment Group

Distributor: United Artists

Run Time: 1 hr 26 min (86 minutes)

 

40 Days of Halloween Pt 36 [RERUN ED]: Creepshow (1982)

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Director: George A. Romero

Starring: Hal Holbrook, Adrienne Barbeau, Fritz Weaver, Leslie Nielsen, Ted Danson, Carrie Nye, E. G. Marshall, and Viveca Lindfors

Writer: Stephen King

Producer: Richard P. Rubinstein

Studios: Laurel Entertainment Inc.

Distributor: Warner Bros.

Run Time: 2hrs (120 minutes)

40 Days of Halloween Part 35: Helldriver (2010)

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Director: Yoshihiro Nishimura

Starring: Yumiko Hara, Eihi Shiina, Yurei Yanagi, and Kazuki Namioka

Writers: Yoshihiro Nishimura, Daichi Nagisa, Takeshi Furusawa, and Sayako Nakoshi

Producers: Yoshinori Chiba, and Hiroyuki Yamada

Distributor: Sushi Typhoon

Run Time: 1 hr 57 min (117 minutes)

40 Days of Halloween Part 34: Dark Shadows (2012)

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Director:  Tim Burton

Starring:  Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter, Eva Green, Jackie Earle Haley, Jonny Lee Miller, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Bella Heathcote

Writer:  Seth Grahame-Smith

Producers:  Richard D. Zanuck, Graham King, Johnny Depp, Christi Dembrowski, and David Kennedy

Studios:  Village Roadshow Pictures, Infinitum Nihil, GK Films, and The Zanuck Company

Distributor:  Warner Bros. Pictures

Run Time:  1 hr 53 min (113 minutes)

Based on:  Dark Shadows by Dan Curtis

NOTE:  I go off on a tangent and past my 108 word limit again.

40 Days of Halloween Part 33 [RERUN EDITION]: The Thing (1982)

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Director: John Carpenter

Starring: Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Keith David, Donald Moffat, and Charles Hallahan

Writer: Bill Lancaster

Producers: David Foster, Lawrence Turman, Wilbur Stark, and Stuart Cohen

Studios: David Foster Productions, and Turman-Foster Company

Distributor: Universal Pictures

Run Time: 1 hr 49 min (109 minutes)

Based on: Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell

40 Days of Halloween Pt 32 [RERUN EDITION]: Army of Darkness (1992) – Original Cut

I am somewhat pissed that once again I don’t have the extended cut but regardless…

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Director:  Sam Raimi

Starring:  Bruce Campbell, and Embeth Davidtz

Writers:  Sam Raimi, and Ivan Raimi

Producers:  Robert Tapert, and Bruce Campbell

Studios:  Dino De Laurentiis Communications, and Renaissance Pictures

Distributor:  Universal Studios

Run Time:  1 hr 21 min (81 minutes)