Movies, Movies, and more Movies!

This fall is packed with movies I want to see! In addition to the one mentioned below, the 1960's childhood favorite Where the Wild Things Are comes to life on the big screen. Opening in theaters tonight (as I am sure you all know due to the massive promotion campaign and hype surrounding this movie!)

I also found out about this Chilean flick coming out today in NY and LA titled "The Maid" (La Nana). My chilean source (saludos Negra!) says it depicts the reality of 'the Chilean maid' very well and the protagonist is extremely talented.

Another movie that's out is Chris Rock's "Good Hair." It's said to be super funny, entertaining, and informative.

I'm trying to check out all of these this weekend - haha! Ok, I'm pushing it.

-m

Paris, no, New York, I love you

Last year i fell in love with the movie 'Paris, je taime (i love you).' It's a cool movie made up of several short segments of romantic/funny/odd stories, each written/directed by different individuals. I happily found out there will be a similar movie set in NYC - 'New York, I Love you,' with a star-studded cast! In theaters today.

Hopefully it will measure up to the first one..

-m

I'm Going Indie..

I dont know about you ya'll, but I am in need of a fall wardrobe update (or winter considering that it's already 50 degrees in NYC). After some great advice from an unknown source..haha..I've decided to leave some of the usual franchised retail stores behind for a while, and explore the independent retail world. I mean, why not?

Luckily for me, I have tons of shops 1 to 2 neighborhoods away to begin with (Carroll Gardens/Cobble Hill)..so if you want to visit me and use it as an excuse to shop - hit me up!

Also, check out NYC independent retail week happening in November (click picture for link).

Viva L'independence!

-m

REDS

So j and I went shopping in the early evening and were listening to Edith Piaf (legendary French singer) in the car. He has the great idea of going to Reds Tapas Bar for dinner, awesome restaurant right by us.

We go in, sit down, and notice that the CD they were playing was skipping. I say "man I wish we were still listening to Edith right now, it would be perfect for this restaurant." The waitress says something about the CD skipping and J yells out "Oh I have a great CD in the car we can listen to." She urges him to bring it in..so he does.

And that was the day we listened to our very own CD..in a restaurant! haha
Some guy that was in there agreed that it was perfect for the place...we let them borrow it until our next visit..

If you're in town and want to grab some tapas, definitely check this place out. The tuna stuffed peppers are amazing..sigh.

-m

Hello Brooklyn!

A couple weeks ago, I got a flyer about a show at this pretty new live music venue called 'Hello Brooklyn'. I was soooo wondering where this spot was. and yup, you guessed it... it was around the corner from us, in Red Hook.

visit http://www.hellobrooklynnyc.com/

via brooklynvegan...

"Located at 18 Commerce Street between Richards and Columbia St., HELLO BROOKLYN is nestled in Red Hook's eclectic mix of living artist residences, the new IKEA, and industrial businesses - a perfect location for raucous live performances, unique corporate events, video/photo shoots, and private engagements."

-j

Roman Polanski got 'Swooped' On...

Ever seen The Pianist? The dude that directed it and many other dope films has been on the 'run' from the US for...well, since before my mom and dad made the mistake and had my oldest brother (oh! the free love days.)

Well, Roman was just 'swooped' (arrested) on in Switzerland...Why was he on the 'run'? They said he was rubbing on little girls. Sad thing is Switzerland is pretty soft and will end up letting him go under pressure from France and Poland.

-j

I love Cahartt-Streetwear

Man! If you have been to Europe and you shop at all, you would come by some dope Carhartt-Streetwear. NO! Not that stuff those kids in Detroit wear, or that stuff Method Man wore. But very very dope-ly designed clothing.

My homie over at Carhartt in Europe shot me a email this morning about the new collab they did this fall with Burton. YES, winter is around the corner!

Check it out!

-j

Mystery of Iniquity..

"...lauryn hill said her heart was in Zion, I wish her heart still was in rhyming.." k. west

I was listening to Lauryn's MTV unplugged album today..amazing! Thanks jcoop for introducing me to this piece of work YEARS ago..

We miss Lauryn!
-m

EVERYBODY loves the sunshine..

For the past 4 weeks or so, New York City has seen day upon day of rain including random torrential downpours. Where is the love, Sun?

Happy 4th of July :)

-m

Feel Alright

It's been a long time...I shouldn't have left you..without a dope beat to step to..

So I'm off to Montego Bay, Jamaica and I'm super excited! Looking forward to some rest & relaxation, unlimited free drinks, and some....hey, it is Jamaica!

-mo

p.s. I absolutely <3 Bob Marley

The Definition

(me on the left, I know...I know)

I am the other ½ of the “we” Monica mentioned in the 1st post. The name is Jerald J. Cooper ;) After moving to Red Hook, BK a little more than a year ago, I convinced Monica to move as well.

Now we bike, blog,walk, run, yell and raise hell up and down the streets of Red Hook and we wont stoping any time soon! haha

"Manhattan keep on makin it,Brooklyn keep on takin it!
So relax we're takin it back, Redhook where we're livin at"

-The Definition by BlackStar

-j

Twenty Six Years Later

Yesterday was my birthday!!! It was amazing, in fact I will say it might have been the best birthday of my 20's??? And the best part about that... is its not over!! Tomorrow we will be down in Houston,TX partying with some buddies.

Thanks to Dave over at Frank 151 for posting the flier on their blog.

http://www.frank151.com/

-j

The Hook

Yoo! So this is my first blog ever...i know, i know..its hard to believe being that in this day in age everyone and their grandmother is blogging, texting, twitter-ing, facebook-ing, myspace-ing, hi5-ing and what have you (but thats another blog entry all on it own..if i hear "twitter me" one more time I might throw up).

Nevertheless, with the recent move to the awesome neighborhood of Red Hook, BK (hence the title of the blog) we decided to start this blog to update our readers on our thoughts, whereabouts, adventures, likes, dislikes...and pretty much anything else we want to share. So enjoy and feel free to leave comments..

Bronx girl turned Brooklyn girl,

m.ye (aka monica ynes aka mo aka moni)