And please, let us know what you’re watching this weekend!

I’m a huge classic Godzilla fan so I was quite pleased to find a lot of these films on Dailymotion. Enjoy Son of Godzilla.

Son Of Godzilla by crazedigitalmovies

(Little tip: sometimes Dailymotion embeds require you to reload the page to get it show up.)

One of my favorite movies, even with a glaring continuity error that makes me crazy every time I see it…The Big White!

And lastly, my 14-year-old chose Summer Wars, even though we’ve seen it many many times already. She’s my kid, what can I say!

As a bonus, here is the extremely catchy song from the film:

Hit Girl will take your ass down

US release date is July 19th for the Irish monster flick, Grabbers.  (Psst, George is in it!)

No Place on Earth is a documentary chronicling the experiences of Ukrainian Jews hiding in a cave for over a year during the Nazi invasion.

Danny Boyle‘s Trance with one of our favorites, Vincent Cassel.

Steampunk kungfu

Stephen Fung’s Tai Chi Zero, a steampunk kungfu joy ride. It’s on!

Korean groceries

Start your meal with hyeonmi cha, a thin brown rice tea.  Our dining partner, Master Jaeshin Cho of Dynamic Tae Kwon Do Academy, told us that you will see this tea in every nearly eating establishment you visit in his native Korea.  It’s ubiquitous!

Next came the traditional side dishes, banchan, including another common sight on a Korean dining table: kimchi!

Banchan and hyeonmi cha

Bulgogi, grilled marinated beef served with vegetables and rice on the side, is one of the most popular dishes,.

Bulgogi

One of my favorites is dolsot bibimbap but today I felt like eating noodles so I ordered jap chae, chewy noodles with thin strips of grilled meat and vegetables in a light sauce.

Jap chae

Since my visit early last year, the intimate eating area has added a table and created new menus with English translations for those of us with little to no Korean language skills.  I keep forgetting about this place and I’m glad to have joined some friends today for some lunch.  I will add it back into my regular rotation.

I’ll leave you with a video of the Seo-Do Traditional Songs Institute performing Arirang and also a reminder to share your food with your table mates. It’s the Korean way! Mashikeh mogoseyo!

I resolve to tackle the very large stack of movies I’ve been collecting over the years but have not taken time to actually view.

I resolve to tackle our Urbanspoon Wishlist and also add to it consistently.

I resolve to see more indie films and locally-made movies.

I resolve to eat seasonally and locally as much as possible.

And with that, I’ll leave you with this cheese-tastic scene from the first film we watched this year, Highlander. There can be only one!

Countdown to the holidays with Film & Food

Have you ever read this children’s book? My nearly 14-yr old loved it when she was small. It even came with a little stuffed snowman.

Here’s David Bowie, of all people, introducing Raymond Briggs‘ The Snowman.

Countdown to the holidays with Film & Food

I grew up in the ’80s so this is the sort of thing we saw on television around this time of year.

I love George C. “Patton” Scott.  He was in a lot of my favorites from this era: The Changeling, Taps, Oliver Twist…The man was busy!

But, no! The food is actually tasty! Check out what our late-night group feasted upon:

Cinnamon roll, a must with every visit

Delicious smothered burrito

Green chile cheeseburger and fries

Generous portion of chicken nachos

Chicken tortilla soup, oj

Local craft beers? Check. Delicious NY-style pizza? Check. We Are Local sign? Check!

Marble’s Wildflower Wheat, white pizza with mushrooms and olives

Pepperoni. Classic.

YES! They’re LOCAL.

Countdown to the holidays with Film & Food

“Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer” is a Rankin and Bass Christmas classic.

Yukon Cornelius was always my favorite. I remember watching this on television growing up. Yes, I’m *that* old.

Note: FOURTH link I’ve posted…hope this one lasts! Some Scrooge doesn’t want you to see Rudolph!