Face/Off: Life Imitates Art

Similarly to the famous scene of Nicolas Cage and John Travolta exchanging faces to dupe police and criminals alike in the 1997 John Woo film, "Face/Off," a suspected killer on the run in Japan underwent plastic surgery to cosmetically mask his identity from authority.


Yesterday in Osaka, Japan a man believed to be suspected killer Tatsuya Ichihashi was arrested after being on the run since March of 2007. Ichihashi is the sole suspect for the murder of a British English teacher in Japan by the name of Lindsay Hawker whose body was found in a bathtub filled with sand in Ichihashi's apartment. It's believed that Ichihashi was stalking Hawker and convinced her to give him a private English lesson at a cafe nearby his apartment. After finishing the lesson he led Hawker to believe he didn't have sufficient money on him at the moment and subsequently led her to his apartment where he severely beat and strangled her to death.It's being reported that the police were tipped off about Ichihashi's new look after he underwent plastic surgery at a clinic in Nagoya, Japan. Immediately after receiving the news the police released a photo of Ichihashi's before and after pictures to the Japanese's media. Yesterday, according to the Sankei-Kansai, the police received a tip from an employee of the Osaka Minami Ferry Terminal that a suspicious man who looked like Tatsuya Ichihashi was getting ready to board a ferry headed for the Japanese island of Okinawa. Quickly upon arrival the police arrested the man who confessed himself to be Ichihashi.

The Japanese media is reporting that Ichihashi, while on the run was working as a day laborer for a construction company in the Osaka area. He worked until he saved close to 1 million yen (around $11,160) to pay for his cosmetic surgery. After searching a dormitory belonging to his construction company, police found a passport application, which had Ichihashi's fingerprints on them, leading them to believe that Ichihashi was planning to flee the country.

Lindsay Hawker's family released a statement to the press about the arrest of Ichihashi:


http://www.japanprobe.com/2009/11/10/tatsuya-ichihashi-arrested-in-osaka/ http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/nov/10/lindsday-hawker-murder-arrest-japan
http://www.examiner.com/x-16352-Japan-Headlines-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Suspect-in-Hawker-murder-arrested-in-Osaka

X Gon' Give it to Ya Pt. II

Here's the 2nd part of the footage of the riot that took place, during the DMX concert in Colorado Springs, CO on Oct. 17.

Words of Wisdom from Ghostface

"Cause yo back is dirty, Son!"

X Gon' Give it to Ya

Last night, in Colorado Springs, CO. rapper DMX had an incident with concert security that allegedly sparked a riot. Gearing up to step to the stage DMX was informed by security that he wasn't going to be allowed to perform. DMX befuddled refuted, "Why not! I was paid to perform!" According to the security guards on the scene DMX wasn't allowed to perform, because he arrived late to the venue. As one security guard bluntly put it, "You were supposed to be here at 9:30, it's now f**king 11 O'clock!"

Here's footage of the incident:

Who Wants to be a Millionaire: Cougar Style

It seems Meredith loves men in uniform.

Black Dynamite

Michael Jai White (Tyson, Spawn, Why Did I Get Married) co-writes and stars in, "Black Dynamite," as an ex CIA operative who's brother is killed by "The Man." Seeking revenge, Black Dynamite comes to find out that "The Man" is also responsible for pumping heroin into orphanages and cheap malt liquor into the black community. Will Black Dynamite be able to take down "The Man?"



"Black Dynamite," is a spoof of 70s Blaxploitation films in the vein of, "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)" and "Underground Brother (2002)." The film is being hailed by some critics as being one of the best spoofs, since 1980's "Airplane." Owen Gleiberman, of Entertainment Weekly writes, "Black Dynamite blends satire, nostalgia, and cinema deconstruction into a one -of-a-kind comedy high."

"Black Dynamite," can be viewed in theaters in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Atlanta, and Seattle starting this Friday (Oct. 16).

http://www.blackdynamitemovie.com/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1190536/
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/black_dynamite/

Raw Footage

Last Thursday, while passing by a community center in the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago, Derrion Albert, 16, a honor roll student at Fenger High School was catch up in a violent gang altercation that left him dead.

So far, four individuals have been arrested in his death.

Warning Graphic Video


http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/09/boy-16-found-slain-on-far-south-side.html