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Posted DVD Review: TORA-SAN Collector's Set Volume 1 to Reviews
2009 has been a great year for the release of vintage Japanese films on North American DVD. One of the more unique and unexpected Japanese releases of the year is AnimEigo's four disc collector's set of the sentimental Tora-san...
November 21, 2009 11:00 AM
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Posted November is Koji Wakamatsu Month on DVD, VOD and the Big Screen to News
The work of rebel Japanese filmmaker Koji Wakamatsu is blasting out across the world in all conceivable formats in November 2009. The French DVD label Blaq Out label has released a 4 DVD box of Wakamatsu films, including Secrets Behind...
November 3, 2009 9:43 AM
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Posted Born of Fire to Movies
November 1, 2009 8:24 AM
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Posted Born of Fire to Movies
November 1, 2009 8:24 AM
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Posted DVD Review: Jamil Dehlavi's BORN OF FIRE to Reviews
Jamil Dehlavi's Born of Fire (1986) received both a theatrical and home video release in the 1980s, but the film has languished in complete obscurity since that time. This obscurity is undeserved because, as revealed by Mondo Macabro's new DVD...
October 31, 2009 8:51 AM
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Posted DVD Review: YAYOI KUSAMA: I LOVE ME to Reviews
Yayoi Kusama: I Love Me is the second documentary in the New Artist People Series from Viz Pictures. The film's subject is avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama, whose complex life and art make for a fascinating subject. Yayoi Kusama: I Love...
October 28, 2009 11:26 AM
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Posted DVD Review: Naoyuki Tomomatsu's ZOMBIE SELF-DEFENSE FORCE to Reviews
Zombie Self-Defense Force (Zombi jieitai) is the first film in the Nihombie series. The film is a lo-fi Japanese zombie slapstick that aspires to Evil Dead II or Dead Alive status, but with a Frank Henenlotter budget. As these...
October 24, 2009 3:25 PM
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Posted DVD Review: TRAVELING WITH YOSHITOMO NARA to Reviews
Viz Pictures has expanded its repertoire of live-action and animated features to include a series of documentaries known as the New People Artist Series. Each documentary in this series focuses on noted Japanese artists. The first volume in the...
October 18, 2009 4:30 PM
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Posted Fantastic Fest 09: Katsuhide Motoki's KAMOGAWA HORUMO - BATTLE LEAGUE OF KYOTO to Reviews
Katsuhide Motoki's Kamogawa Horumo - Battle League of Kyoto is a comedic fantasy that attempts to strike a balance between accessibility and weirdness with varying degrees of success. During their first year at Kyoto University, Akira Abe (Takayuki Yamada) and Koichi...
October 17, 2009 9:59 AM
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Posted Kamogawa Horumo - Battle League of Kyoto to Movies
October 17, 2009 9:58 AM
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Posted Criterion Announces 2010 Release for Stephen Soderbergh's CHE to News
After months of speculation, Criterion has announced the release of Stephen Soderbergh's Che on Blu-Ray and DVD on January 10, 2010. Given the bevy of extras and special features, it seems as if Criterion has chosen to make its edition...
October 16, 2009 2:00 PM
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Posted DVD Review: 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition of Takashi Miike's AUDITION to Reviews
Audition (1999) is the film that truly established Takashi Miike as a player in the international film world. In celebration of the film's10th anniversary, Shout! Factory has issued a newly remastered version of the film on Region 1 DVD and Blu-Ray....
October 7, 2009 10:13 PM
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Posted SXSW 09: BEST WORST MOVIE Review to Reviews
Troll 2 is a low budget Italian horror movie devoid of most attributes that are normally associated with good film making. The title is designed to capitalize on an unrelated film, John Buechler's Troll. In spite of being having...
October 3, 2009 1:51 PM
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Posted Simon Rumley's RED, WHITE AND BLUE: Video Blog Six to News
The sixth video blog for Simon Rumley's Red, White and Blue boasts two clips. The first clip involves Rumley's trip to pick up Director of Photography Milton Kam from the Austin airport. The second video shows preparation of a...
September 27, 2009 1:00 PM
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Posted Van Diemen's Land to Movies
September 21, 2009 10:08 PM
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Posted Van Diemen's Land to Movies
September 21, 2009 10:06 PM
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Posted Fantastic Fest 09: The Real-Life Horrors of CROPSEY to News
The documentary Cropsey is screening twice at Fantastic Fest, which kicks off on Thursday, September 24th. This is a fascinating film that explores how fact and fiction intersect in a Staten Island, New York murder case. Cropsey has the feel of a horror film,...
September 21, 2009 9:00 PM
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Posted Simon Rumley's RED, WHITE AND BLUE: Video Blog Five to News
In the latest Red, White and Blue video blog, Executive Producer Tim League talks about his role in the production and other topics, including the Air Sex tour that occurred this past summer. ...
September 20, 2009 4:11 PM
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Posted TIFF 09: Hitoshi Matsumoto's SYMBOL Review to Reviews
Symbol is the sort of weird comedic experiment that only someone with Hitoshi Matsumoto's reputation could see to completion. Whether one would call it a success is entirely subjective. Even die-hard fans may have a hard time swallowing what he...
September 18, 2009 3:30 AM
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Posted Symbol to Movies
September 18, 2009 2:58 AM
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Posted Fantastic Fest 09: Everything You Need to Know About Yôjirô Takita's GROPER TRAIN to Reviews
When Yôjirô Takita's Departures won the 2008 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, there was a lot of grousing amongst film critics. So, one can only imagine what the critical establishment thought when word filtered out that Takita, like many Japanese directors, originally...
September 16, 2009 7:30 PM
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Posted Simon Rumley's RED, WHITE AND BLUE: Video Blog Four to News
The fourth video blog from the shooting of Simon Rumley's film Red, White and Blue focuses on the first production meeting in Austin with Simon, producer Bob Portal, and line producer Paul Knauss....
September 13, 2009 2:00 PM
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Posted Fantastic Fest Announces 3D Programming with TOY STORY 1 + 2 3D and an AVATAR Preview to News
The Fantastic Fest news continues to roll in. This time, the festival has announced a full slate slate of 3D programming, including screenings of Toy Story 1 and 2 in 3D and an Avatar sneak preview with the film's producer...
September 8, 2009 4:59 PM
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Posted New Extended Trailer for VAN DIEMEN'S LAND to News
Jonathan Auf Der Heide's true-life Australian cannibal tale Van Diemen's Land is set to have its U.S. premiere at Fantastic Fest in a few weeks. A new extended trailer has appeared, giving a better idea of what this rather amazing movie is...
September 7, 2009 8:32 PM
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Posted [REC] 2, NINJA ASSASSIN and More: The Final Wave of Fantastic Fest Features is Here to News
Fantastic Fest has announced the final wave of features for 2009, and the list is big, including [REC] 2, Ninja Assassin, Under the Mountain, Antichrist, and The Vampire's Assistant. Additionally, a new list of shorts was announced, and that...
September 7, 2009 4:37 PM
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Posted NIKKATSU NOIR: Koreyoshi Kurahari's I AM WAITING to Reviews
Like Rusty Knife, Koreyoshi Kurahara's I am Waiting (1957) is a talky star vehicle for Yujiro Ishihara, who once again takes the lead role and singing duties on the theme song. While the film has its strong points, I am Waiting is the weakest of...
September 6, 2009 3:00 PM
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Posted Simon Rumley's RED, WHITE AND BLUE: Video Blog Three to News
Now that Twitch is back from its brief maintenance period, it is time for another video blog from the shooting of Simon Rumley's film Red, White and Blue. This entry is a continuation from the prior blog, which took place...
September 6, 2009 2:00 PM
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Posted NIKKATSU NOIR: Toshio Masuda's RUSTY KNIFE to Reviews
Rusty Knife (1958), Toshio Masuda's first feature, is a pulpy crime film that sticks to fundamentals (acting, story, and dialogue), and delivers a strong end result.Tachibana (Yujiro Ishihara), Terada (Akira Kobayashi), and Shimbara (Joe Shishido) are hoods who had shady...
September 6, 2009 7:40 AM
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Posted I Am Waiting to Movies
September 5, 2009 5:40 PM
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Posted Rusty Knife to Movies
September 5, 2009 5:31 PM
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Posted DVD Review: Ken'ichi Fujiwara's ZOMBIE HUNTER RIKA to Reviews
There is definitely a range of quality in the area of low-budget Japanese live-action horror. At the right side of the bell curve are films like Tokyo Gore Police and Machine Girl, which get high marks for creativity and energy....
September 5, 2009 3:29 PM
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Posted Zombie Hunter Rika to Movies
September 5, 2009 12:32 PM
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Posted Take Aim at the Police Van to Movies
August 30, 2009 5:45 PM
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Posted NIKKATSU NOIR: Seijun Suzuki's TAKE AIM AT THE POLICE VAN to Reviews
Seijun Suzuki started as a contract director for Nikkatsu in 1956. By the time 1960 rolled around, which was the year Take Aim at the Police Van was released, Suzuki had over a dozen films to his credit. Suzuki's...
August 30, 2009 5:45 PM
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Posted Cruel Gun Story to Movies
August 29, 2009 5:09 PM
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Posted NIKKATSU NOIR: Takumi Furukawi's CRUEL GUN STORY to Reviews
Note: Certain aspects of the film's plot are discussed, which may cause those allergic to spoilers to convulse. Takumi Furukawi's Cruel Gun Story, which was released in 1964, is a snappy, suspenseful heist film centered around a great performance...
August 29, 2009 5:09 PM
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Posted A Colt is My Passport to Movies
August 28, 2009 5:34 AM
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