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7 – Ninja Miscelany

25 Feb 2011

Ninja miscellany to close out February…

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 1 - Film and TV, 3 - Toys and Merch, 7 - Ninja Miscelany | 0

No major theme today, but I wanted to throw some notes out there before a busy weekend. I’ll start with a rather strange score from LA’s Chinatown: Found this statue/plaque/display thing at a shop in the Dynasty Market complex, which … Continued

ALIEN VS. NINJA, Mika Hijii
18 Feb 2011

300!?!? Wow…

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 7 - Ninja Miscelany | 0

Holy cats… this is POST #300 on Vintage Ninja! I seem to celebrate every milestone with a return to one of the photos that got me so jazzed on old ninja movies, I just had to start some sort of … Continued

3 Feb 2011

Thanks Lili!

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 5 - Art and Advertising, 7 - Ninja Miscelany | 0

Awesome gift illo from my friend Lili Chin! She and her FWAK! Animation partner Eddie Mort did ones for me a few years back as well…

24 Jan 2011

Happy Birthday Sonny!

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 7 - Ninja Miscelany | 1

A bit late here, but Sunday was the 72nd birthday of Sonny Chiba, a man who doesn’t get nearly enough credit for maintaining the 80’s ninja craze. I really want to know what insidious anti-ninjite super villain blocked Kage no … Continued

Sonny Chiba
24 Dec 2010

Happy Holidays everyone!

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 7 - Ninja Miscelany | 1
25 Nov 2010

What I’m thankful for today…

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 7 - Ninja Miscelany | 2

There are some VN specific things I’m thankful for, and one involves you all, so I thought I’d share. I, Keith J. Rainville, proprietor of this here Vintage Ninja website, am thankful for… …our expanding audience. We’ve had a ton … Continued

15 Nov 2010

Ninja Attack San Francisco!

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 7 - Ninja Miscelany | 0

Alright San Franciscans, get your asses on down to Viz Cinema Saturday for a little shinobi seminar. From the release: Now you see them, now you don’t! The ninja – Japan’s famed shadow warriors of legend – are the subject … Continued

10 Nov 2010

Shinobi blogs abound!

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 7 - Ninja Miscelany | 0

Want to congratulate Wildgrounds for what turned out to be a J-Cinema blogathon of extraordinary magnitude! Couple of good ninja bits in the mix, some great poster art and phenomenal articles covering a wide array of Japanese cinema past and … Continued

J-Cinema Blogathon
3 Nov 2010

Prepare to be Blog-a-thon-ed upon…

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 7 - Ninja Miscelany | 0

VN is happy to join Japanese cinema bloggers from all over the globe November 3rd through the 10th for Wildground’s 2010 Blogathon. Yeah, that’s a word nowadays. Take that English! I’m finalizing an epic length look at essential black and … Continued

J-Cinema Blogathon
7 Oct 2010

Hear the voice behind the hoods…

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 7 - Ninja Miscelany | 0

Anyone with nothing better to do for an hour and a high endurance for geekery can listen to me guest-spot on Ted Seko‘s Idiot Engine podcast: Listen here. We talk origins of media obsessions, a bit of my creative history, … Continued

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