there's just not much motivation to move from the CM industry to movies lately.. especially for someone as steadily-employed as Sekiguchi. it'd be nice to get something every once in a while though
Not really a good film at all. A wasted chance actually, Asano, Jones and pretty much everyone else here is poorly used. Special boredom award to the chick that worked doing adds: she was annoying and the ads quite lame.
For part two of our Berlinale 2012 Preview (here's part one - the Competition Lineup), we'll be highlighting titles in the Forum and Panorama sections. What's the difference? According to the festival, the Forum section includes the most daring and risk-taking films of the program, while the Panorama section includes films specifically targeted at buyers (who are generally not...
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For the second time in two years, I am frustrated and a bit sad to begin discovering the work of a great, oft-overlooked filmmaker upon reading news of their death. Such was the case last year with Jean Rollin, whose passing prompted me to dig into his filmography and in turn discover one of the most unique genre filmmakers...
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Berlinale 2012 kicks off in three days, and with its vast, diverse international program, preparation is mandatory. So, between stockpiling warm clothes and memorizing how to say "I don't speak German" in German, I've been combing the program and singling out potential highlights in each festival category. I'll be sharing these over the next several days before I depart,...
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*Some Spoilers, Fair Warning*Perhaps a goofy co-incidence that Facebook filed with the SEC to launch its $5 Billion (with a B) initial public offering in the same week as this viral/web advertised film hit cinema screens. The dollar value for the filing is itself equal parts news-catcher, market-hubris and ultimately an underscore on where society, in the here and now,...
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Earlier this week, Chinese cinema exhibitor Beijing Bona Starlight Cineplex Management Co. Ltd. announced that it will start applying film classifications to films in the hope of providing better guidance to its patrons and improving box office performance. A subsidiary of film distribution giant Bona Film Group, the exhibitor currently only operates four cinemas in China, including two in Beijing,...
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Sundance 2012 Review: WEST OF MEMPHIS
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Cannot figure out how the rest of us are going to see this, been teased enough, are they going to rental? Theaters? I also am a bit leery of anything ...
Shaolin Baba
Hell yeah! that was a fantastic movie.
there's just not much motivation to move from the CM industry to movies lately.. especially for someone as steadily-employed as Sekiguchi. it'd be nice to get something every once in a while though
Good idea for a Twitch-O-Meter maybe?
Five notes to people we miss, each starting with "Dear..."
Hmmm... there's a thought.
He has a few short films you can see on youtube. Not subtitled unfortunately.
I see one of his commercials called invisible pill or something like that....Jai West was in it aswell.
Dear US distributors, please release the Survive Style 5+ in the USA, preferably on Blu Ray.
Thanks
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Please don't. That movie stunk.
I was thinking just the same as Todd the other day, when a friend returned my SS5+ DVD.
+1
Not really a good film at all. A wasted chance actually, Asano, Jones and pretty much everyone else here is poorly used. Special boredom award to the chick that worked doing adds: she was annoying and the ads quite lame.