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Amstrad NC100 circa 1992 #amstrad #retrocomputer #retrocomputing #nc100 #mycollection I now how two of these. One working. One broken. I was hoping it was the classic fuse issue. Seemingly not. However, it’s actually a really nice device and I might use it to sort out my podcast scripts https://www.instagram.com/p/CjOd0xJoNEr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I will fix this TI99/4a.. one day.. power supply coming from Taiwan #retrocomputer #retrocomputing #texasinstruments #ti994a https://www.instagram.com/p/CgaVREyIVyg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Cambridge Z88 circa 1987 aka Sir Clive’s last hurrah #sinclair #z88 #retrocomputing #retrocomputer #mycollection https://www.instagram.com/p/CgaU4MFIRXo/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Vicky Twenty replacement board for (one of my (Vic 20s). Lots of blood, sweat, solder, tears, chip pulling.. but will it work? #commodore #vic20 #vickytwenty https://www.instagram.com/p/CeOD5uao57A/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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My custom paint job on a Vic-20. Approve? Or Sacrilege! #retrocomputers #retrocomputing #commodore #vic20 #refreshretro https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdt6IUco-X4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Need to make a new power supply for this lovely #bbcmaster .. I have two plans. Wish me luck! https://www.instagram.com/p/Cax2ErwIm07/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Philips G7000 Videopac Computer circa 1978 #philips #videopacg7000 #retrocomputers #retrocomputing #mycollection https://www.instagram.com/p/CaLVjiMoRYX/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Sinclair QL circa 1984 #sinclair #ql #retrocomputing #retrocomputer #mycollection https://www.instagram.com/p/CaLU6Ejo1KO/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Amstrad CPC 464 circa 1984. Customised: Tape Drive Removed and Case shrunk. #amstradcpc #mycollection #retrocomputing #customised #dandanatormini https://www.instagram.com/p/CRCG7WMHZXT/?utm_medium=tumblr

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The New King of Comedy

New Review - The New King of Comedy

It’s not really a secret that I am a huge fan of Stephen Chow as both an actor and a film-maker, so it was with great joy I picked up his latest effort, a low budget, Chinese New Year Effort, co-directed by another one of my favourite Hong Kong directors, Herman Yau.  It’s also a remake/re-imagining of probably the Chow film I consider his best all-found actual film. It isn’t the funniest, it…

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Asian Cinema Film Club #25 - Battle Royale

Asian Cinema Film Club #25 – Battle Royale

25th Episode! You all knew it was coming, and the Asian Cinema Film Club hates to disappoint.

Elwood and Stephen are joined by first time guest Emily Intravia (The Deadly Doll’s House of Horror Nonsense / The Feminine Critique) to talk about all things “Battle Royale”. A film which alongside “Ringu” and “Audition” helped usher in a new interest in Asian cinema while going on to become both a…

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Asian Cinema Film Club #24 - The Bullet Vanishes

Asian Cinema Film Club #24 – The Bullet Vanishes

Elwood and I are joined by Kim (Tranquil Dreams / Movies and Tea) for a Sherlock Holmes style mystery as a pair of Detectives (Nic Tse and Sean Lau) team up to solve a series of unusual murders at a Bullet factory in 1930s Tiancheng County, China. We also look at the many talents of Nicolas Tse, Elwood takes on Dragonball Z and we talk celebrity scandals plus much more!!

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Hang in There, Kids!

Hang in There, Kids!

Nearly missed this one being published on easternKicks, which is a shame, as it’s my review for a really lovely little Taiwanese film. It’s got some really genuine performances by the young cast, and it’s simply a good heartwarming drama albeit with a dark underbelly.

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Asian Cinema Film Club #23 - The Twins Effect

Asian Cinema Film Club #23 – The Twins Effect

Elwood and I kick off 2019 looking at “The Twins Effect” a wonderfully random mash up of vampires, romantic comedy and special friendly appearances? On this episode we dive into this star studded movie vehicle for Cantopop duo “Twins” while also looking at the many scandals which rocked the various cast members. I have another tale from the dark side of Asian cinema this time looking at the…

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So It's 2019 Stephen.. What Do You Have Planned?

So It’s 2019 Stephen.. What Do You Have Planned?

It won’t come as a shock to any of my long term readers (assuming there are any!) that the actual new content here has been pretty shocking this year. A quick look at my posts here shows me that I only did 13 unique film reviews here last year – and that’s even with the concept of the shorter review style I put in place. And they all came in a couple of compressed spurts of activity.

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Asian Cinema Film Club #22 - Gamera 3: The Revenge of Iris

Asian Cinema Film Club #22 – Gamera 3: The Revenge of Iris

It’s the happiest time of the year which of course means that it’s time to once more celebrate a Kaiju Christmas as this year we check out the final part of the 90’s Gamera trilogy. We also reveal our top episodes of the year, as well as the lows for 2018, while I also discus the films which made the easternkicks.com yearly best of.

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easternKicks Top 10 Films of 2018

easternKicks Top 10 Films of 2018

It’s that time of year when us contributors to easternKicks furiously watch all the top rated and reviewed movies of the year, and take part in a highly democratic secret ballot to see which films make our Top Ten. This year, due to two films getting the exact same number of votes, we actually made it a top 11! Other than being a voter (and my number one choice made number one, so yay), you’ll…

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