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DORA-HEITA (Kon Ichikawa, 2000)
From Shugoro Yamamoto’s novel Diary of a Town Magistrate, Dora-Heita was written in the late 1960s by Kon Ichikawa, Akira Kurosawa, Masaki Kobayashi and Keisuke Kinoshita—four major Japanese filmm… more »
Dennis Grunes
My hometown is fellow feeling the NY These days!
sydneykaf wrote 3 days ago: Keloid she unhinged! (Whereas her bulk need over against hang together forasmuch as uncommitted in … more »
No Regrets for Our Youth (1946)
mondale wrote 4 days ago: Akira Kurosawa’s first post-war film, No Regrets for Our Youth, is a strange uneasy movie. The st … more »
Seven Samurai
Canadian Cinephile wrote 1 week ago: Akira Kurosawa’s quintessential masterpiece Seven Samurai set the bar pretty high for epic movies … more »
DORA-HEITA (Kon Ichikawa, 2000)
grunes wrote 2 weeks ago: From Shugoro Yamamoto’s novel Diary of a Town Magistrate, Dora-Heita was written in the late 1960s … more »
Brave Art Postponed!
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jeffhamada wrote 2 weeks ago: I have 3 totally unrelated things to tell you. First, the word on the street according to Facebook i … more »
“I’ll bring all your dreams alive, for you” – Olivia Newton-John
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Pomeroy! wrote 2 weeks ago: I love cinema. There’s nothing quite like seeing a movie on the big screen. You get into this biz … more »
Red Beard (Kurosawa, 1965)
gcheath19 wrote 3 weeks ago: Another gem from the Kurosawa/Mifune dream factory, this time in the form of a wonderfully compassi … more »
Tattooed Flower Vase (1976)
mondale wrote 4 weeks ago: In the 1970s, Japanese studios, faced with mounting pressure from television and Hollywood, surrende … more »
The Rashomon Effect in X-Files: Jose Chung's "From Outer Space"
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Nyssa wrote 1 month ago: Writing Prompt #8 The X-Files episode “Jose Chung’s From Outer Space” use sfnal id … more »
Rashomon
Garbled Zombie wrote 1 month ago: I was watching Akira Kurosawa’s famous Rashomon yesterday, and I can see why it’s such … more »
Shadowplay Swordplay
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dcairns wrote 1 month ago: Back in December, I wrote very briefly about the opening scene of Masaki Kobayashi’s SAMURAI R … more »
Long or wide?
dcairns wrote 1 month ago: Barry Sonnenfeld, ace cinematographer turned ropey director, has a fondness for the wide-angle lens, … more »
A Prosecutor's Duty; or, Of Creeps, Weirdos, and Those Who Are Special
The Underblawger wrote 1 month ago: This weekend, I discovered this video for “Creep.” It reminded me of the condescending a … more »
Throne of Blood
Canadian Cinephile wrote 1 month ago: Akira Kurosawa’s brilliant 1957 film Throne of Blood takes William Shakespeare’s Macbeth and se … more »
Kurosawa, Miyazaki and the Flat of the Plains
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wizardsmoke wrote 2 months ago: Today I watched the old Kurosawa film, Ikiru. It’s a long and slow one like Seven Samurai, but … more »
Ad recall?
Sam Smith wrote 2 months ago: Greg Stene, who’s an ad guy and a professor specializing in creativity (and one of the smartes … more »
Now the world don't move...
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Justin wrote 2 months ago: 19. Rashomon (Akira Kurosawa, 1950) In this episode Mr. Drummond, Arnold, and Willis foil a burglar … more »
16-Disc Akira Kurosawa Collection
tehlupin wrote 2 months ago: Three Bad Men In A Hidden Fortress (195 - 138mins Throne Of Blood (1957) - 104mins Record of a Li … more »
Who writes this crap?
Justin wrote 3 months ago: 8. The Seven Samurai (Akira Kurosawa, 1954) This film presents a lot of obstacles for me, and I bel … more »
