The Wedding and Portrait Photography of Dave Wong and Gregory Bartning
Sometimes it’s nice to step out of our own little world and recognize the fact that we’re each a really, really, really miniscule speck of sub-atomic dust particle when compared to things that happen in the universe.
Take a look at this collection — a “best of” series of interstellar photographs taken by the Hubble Telescope.
Quite impressive.
I’m watching on PBS a showing of Tango – The Spirit of Argentina. It looks to be an interesting documentary/showcase of Argentine Tango.
There’s a narration of the history of this dance, and includes “re-enactments” of sorts — basically dance numbers set in different locales to fit the narration.
Looks pretty good.
With the seemingly tremendous popularity of poker, especially when tournaments of “Texas Hold’em” can be found at all times of the day on various cable channels, I am reminded of a film I saw quite a while back.
God of Gamblers.
Starring Chow Yun Fat and Andy Lau, this Wong Jin-directed film sports a strong plotline. Well, strong for an action movie, that is.
It’s about a gamber (Chow) who’s so good he’s called Du Shen, “gamble god” or translated, “God of Gamblers”. However, he has an accident and loses his memory, and winds up with some small-time gamblers (led by Lau).
Hilarity ensues. Well, not quite.
In any case, the film offers an enjoyable, tight storyline, and features a good amount of fight choreography and cool takes on some games of chance.
This film inspired a number of sequels, starring comedic actor Stephen Chow (of Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle fame).
Check it out.