January 25th, 2006
Flipping Uncle Kimono
If you haven't seen the documentary on John Malkovich's unique fashion show, featuring judokas wearing his line of clothing and throwing each other on stage, you can now purchase the film online. It's ten bucks (presumably in US currency) and it's available here.
I saw this when it aired on one of my cable channels. It wasn't exclusively about judo—a lot of it was about the challenges of putting together such a show, and there was a fair amount of John Malkovich talking about whatever crossed his mind as he drove around Italy trying to co-ordinate the whole deal—but it's an interesting look at an unexpected intersection: judo and high fashion.
If nothing else, you can watch the trailer for free, and decide if it's something you want to pay for.