BAMcinématek: Kurosawa’s Samurai, Part 1. (Oct. 29th—Nov. 5th).
BAMcinématek: Kurosawa’s Samurai, Part 1. (Oct. 29th—Nov. 5th).
New Screenplays By Akira Kurosawa Discovered In Japan
New Screenplays By Akira Kurosawa Discovered In Japan
VIFF ’10 Review: Takashi Miike’s Samurai Picture ’13 Assassins’ Is His Most Entertaining & Accessible
Controversial Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike of late seems to have slowed down his ridiculously prolific pace. Just check his IMDB profile and you'll see. The man must love to make movies, but it's welcome to...
As ‘Dinner For Schmucks’ Opens, We Run Down 15 Notable Hollywood Foreign Films Remakes
The Steve Carell/Paul Rudd comedy "Dinner for Schmucks" hits theaters this weekend, and like many films since the dawn of Hollywood, it's an attempt to Anglicize a film which proved to be a hit abroad, but perh...
Criterion October Slate Includes ‘The Darjeeling Limited,’ ‘Paths Of Glory,’ ‘The Magician’ & More
Following up their strong September slate that includes Terrence Malick's "The Thin Red Line"(which thankfully has new art which you can see bel0w) and Nagisa Oshima's "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence," Criterion ...
Criterion Announces August Slate: Terry Zwigoff’s ‘Crumb,’ Early Kurosawa, Von Sternberg Silents & More
Criterion has announced their August slate, and it's a doozy for classic film enthusiasts with only two "contemporary" titles in sight that just happen to be a couple of early efforts by Terry Zwigoff. This lat...
Chris Rock Takes Over Writing Duties From David Mamet On Mike Nichols’ ‘High & Low’ Adaptation ‘King’s Ransom’
The remake of Akira Kurosawa's classic thriller "High & Low" is just one of handful of remakes of the director's works that seem to be knocking around Hollywood without really picking up any traction ("Seve...
Criterion In March: Nicholas Ray’s ‘Bigger Than Life,’ Pedro Costa’s Boxset & Marco Ferreri’s ‘Dillinger Is Dead’
Anyone complaining of Criterion pulling a "populist" shift of late will be quieted by their selection of titles for March, which mainline selections that have long been unavailable on DVD, some long-awaited fav...
Criterion’s Wallet-Busting Kurosawa Birthday Mega-Set Gets Detailed
First it started as a clue in one of Criterion's monthly newsletters. Then it was confirmed to The Playlist a couple of weeks ago. Now, Criterion Collection's massive, $400, 25-film Akira Kurosawa box set (time...
Exclusive: The Criterion Collection Unveils New Titles For 2010
At the end of our interview with the Criterion Collection's Jonathan Turell, he put us in touch with Jon Mulvaney, Criterion’s inside man on what the future has in store and he revealed to us exclusively, a num...