It Came from Schenectady

Will that Grady Hendrix never shut up about Hong Kong cinema? We get it, dude! There's nothing more exciting in the world of modern cinema.

But hey... whether you agree or not, do Grady and I a favor and SHARE this in order to help us put more butts in seats for these upcoming screenings in upstate NY.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJNZ7KDU6SY

Here are the remaining titles and dates:

Thursday, April 23 at 7pm
A CHINESE GHOST STORY
https://secure.proctorscollaborative.org/overview/chinese-ghost-story-2026

Thursday, April 30 at 7pm
Tsui Hark’s THE BLADE
(plus surprise secret 2nd feature starring Chow Yun-fat)
https://secure.proctorscollaborative.org/overview/the-blade-2026

Friday, May 8 at 7pm
Jet Li in SWORDSMAN II
(plus surprise secret 2nd feature starring B. Lin)
https://secure.proctorscollaborative.org/overview/swordsman-ii-2026

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJNZ7KDU6SY

OPEN STAGE MEDIA 1 like. "REEL ONE Hong Kong Cinema with Grady Hendrix"

R.I.P. Brigitte Bardot

A “French export as important as Renault cars"
- President Charles de Gaulle (unknown date, likely late '50s)

“the most liberated woman in post-war France ... a "locomotive of women’s history"
- Simone de Beauvoir (1959)

"Her films, her voice, her dazzling fame, her initials, her sorrows, her generous passion for animals ... Brigitte Bardot embodied a life of freedom."
- Emmanuel Marcron (December 28, 2025)

Photos:
https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/france-bardot-obit-6f2ab342faa2dd1bf87b510532c04aa9

More photos:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/movies/brigitte-bardot-photos.html

Photos remembering Brigitte Bardot, iconic French actor and activist Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s s*x symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later a militant animal rights activist, has died.