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The Miami Project has 27 known supporters, including Muhammad Ali, Magic Johnson, and Lance Armstrong
Areas of work Physical Challenges Read more about The Miami Project's work and celebrity supporters. Related articles Oprah Tops Celebrity Philanthropy A-ListThe Blues Mobile Comes to the BeachSports Stars To Raise Money To Cure ParalysisGloria Estefan To Receive Humanitarian HonorTommy Lee Jones Sets His Sights On Destination Fashion
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- 5/2/2024
- Look to the Stars
Brian Wallach was in his mid-30s, a highly successful lawyer and veteran of the Obama White House when his life took a sudden and dramatic turn. He visited a doctor for a persistent cough and mentioned he had also been experiencing muscle tremors and weakness in one hand. Soon he came away with a devastating diagnosis: the neurodegenerative disorder Als. He was given six months to live.
But he and his wife Sandra refused to accept his fate passively. The story of how they have fought to improve the lives of people with Als and ramp up funding for research towards a cure is told in the Prime Video documentary For Love and Life: No Ordinary Campaign.
“Really that’s what it’s about, is building this movement to accelerate progress, to keep people here longer, to improve the quality of life and to unlock these scientific answers that...
But he and his wife Sandra refused to accept his fate passively. The story of how they have fought to improve the lives of people with Als and ramp up funding for research towards a cure is told in the Prime Video documentary For Love and Life: No Ordinary Campaign.
“Really that’s what it’s about, is building this movement to accelerate progress, to keep people here longer, to improve the quality of life and to unlock these scientific answers that...
- 4/27/2024
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Here’s what we know about Longlegs so far. It’s coming in July of 2024, it’s directed by Osgood Perkins (The Blackcoat’s Daughter), and it features Maika Monroe (It Follows) as an FBI agent who discovers a personal connection between her and a serial killer who has ties to the occult. We know that the serial killer is going to be played by none other than Nicolas Cage and that the marketing has been nothing short of cryptic excellence up to this point.
At the very least, we can assume Neon’s upcoming film is going to be a dark, horror-fueled hunt for a serial killer. With that in mind, let’s take a look at five disturbing serial killers-versus-law-enforcement stories to get us even more jacked up for Longlegs.
Memories Of Murder (2003)
This South Korean film directed by Oscar-winning director Bong Joon-ho (Parasite) is a wild ride. The...
At the very least, we can assume Neon’s upcoming film is going to be a dark, horror-fueled hunt for a serial killer. With that in mind, let’s take a look at five disturbing serial killers-versus-law-enforcement stories to get us even more jacked up for Longlegs.
Memories Of Murder (2003)
This South Korean film directed by Oscar-winning director Bong Joon-ho (Parasite) is a wild ride. The...
- 4/17/2024
- by Mike Holtz
- bloody-disgusting.com
Certainly one definition of great music might include an ability to meet the present – and the future – head-on and come out unbruised, even triumphant. By that standard and many more, The Who’s Tommy, opening tonight on Broadway, is thrilling proof that the premiere concept album of 1969 is great music indeed.
Gloriously directed by Des McAnuff and updated by him and composer-lyricist Pete Townshend from their own 1993 original Broadway staging, The Who’s Tommy is a non-stop surge of electrified energy, a darting pinball of a production that syncs visual panache with 55-year-old songs that sound as vital today as they must have at Woodstock. Themes of enlightenment and connection, trauma and recovery, truth and lies and blinkered hero worship feel more relevant in the 21st Century than Townshend could possibly have imagined way back in the waning days of the ’60s.
With a...
Gloriously directed by Des McAnuff and updated by him and composer-lyricist Pete Townshend from their own 1993 original Broadway staging, The Who’s Tommy is a non-stop surge of electrified energy, a darting pinball of a production that syncs visual panache with 55-year-old songs that sound as vital today as they must have at Woodstock. Themes of enlightenment and connection, trauma and recovery, truth and lies and blinkered hero worship feel more relevant in the 21st Century than Townshend could possibly have imagined way back in the waning days of the ’60s.
With a...
- 3/29/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Bill Skarsgård and FKA twigs in The CrowPhoto: Larry Horricks for Lionsgate
The Crowhas been resurrected, in both a literal and figurative way. The new trailer depicts the rebirth of Eric Draven (Bill Skarsgård), but it’s also the rebirth of the franchise. Brandon Lee played Eric in the 1994 film...
The Crowhas been resurrected, in both a literal and figurative way. The new trailer depicts the rebirth of Eric Draven (Bill Skarsgård), but it’s also the rebirth of the franchise. Brandon Lee played Eric in the 1994 film...
- 3/14/2024
- by Mary Kate Carr
- avclub.com
If it feels like a new take on The Crow has been in development for 15 years, that's perhaps because a new take on The Crow has been in development for, well, 15 years at least. Yet after a revolving door of directors, writers and potential leads, it's finally headed our way this year, with Bill Skarsgård playing the tragic Eric Draven and Rupert Sanders directing. Check out the first images from the new adaptation of James O'Barr's graphic novel above and below.
O'Barr's original story focuses on Eric, a young man who, along with his fiancee Shelly, is brutally assaulted and slaughtered by a gang when their car breaks down. Eric is resurrected by a supernatural crow to stalk and seek vengeance against those responsible for the crime. Alex Proyas' 1994 film retooled the story around rock musician Eric Draven, who is murdered along with his fiancee Shelly on Devil's Night...
O'Barr's original story focuses on Eric, a young man who, along with his fiancee Shelly, is brutally assaulted and slaughtered by a gang when their car breaks down. Eric is resurrected by a supernatural crow to stalk and seek vengeance against those responsible for the crime. Alex Proyas' 1994 film retooled the story around rock musician Eric Draven, who is murdered along with his fiancee Shelly on Devil's Night...
- 2/29/2024
- by James White
- Empire - Movies
Bill Skarsgård is bringing “The Crow” back to life, literally. The breakout “It” star leads the new reimagining of the graphic novel that was infamously brought to the big screen in 1994. Bruce Lee’s son Brandon Lee originally played the lead role of Eric Draven, a man who comes back from the dead to take revenge on the man who murdered him and his fiancée. Lee was killed on set during the final days of production when a prop gun fired.
“The Crow” has been set for various remakes over the past 30 years, with Mark Wahlberg, Jason Momoa, Bradley Cooper, James McAvoy, Tom Hiddleston, and Skarsgård’s own brother Alexander Skarsgård all previously attached to different iterations.
Now, with director Rupert Sanders at the helm, Skarsgård is taking on playing rockstar Draven who is killed alongside his lover Shelly (FKA Twigs) by her ex (Danny Huston). Draven sets out to...
“The Crow” has been set for various remakes over the past 30 years, with Mark Wahlberg, Jason Momoa, Bradley Cooper, James McAvoy, Tom Hiddleston, and Skarsgård’s own brother Alexander Skarsgård all previously attached to different iterations.
Now, with director Rupert Sanders at the helm, Skarsgård is taking on playing rockstar Draven who is killed alongside his lover Shelly (FKA Twigs) by her ex (Danny Huston). Draven sets out to...
- 2/28/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
There is no denying that Martin Scorsese stands with some of the finest filmmakers that Hollywood has to offer. With films like The Wolf of Wall Street and Gangs of New York, the Oscar-winning director has been ruling over the hearts of film fanatics since time immemorial. However, despite having uncountable projects to his name, Martin Scorsese has barely touched the Horror genre with his films.
A still from Martin Scorsese’s Bring Out the Dead
Sure, he has touched the subject a few times with Shutter Island, Cape Fear, and Bringing Out the Dead, but Martin Scorsese has never made a full-blown horror movie. Now this doesn’t mean that the filmmaker is not into the genre. In fact, there is one film out there that was so full of dread that it became one of Martin Scorsese’s favorites in the genre.
SUGGESTEDBoth Christopher Nolan and Martin Scorsese...
A still from Martin Scorsese’s Bring Out the Dead
Sure, he has touched the subject a few times with Shutter Island, Cape Fear, and Bringing Out the Dead, but Martin Scorsese has never made a full-blown horror movie. Now this doesn’t mean that the filmmaker is not into the genre. In fact, there is one film out there that was so full of dread that it became one of Martin Scorsese’s favorites in the genre.
SUGGESTEDBoth Christopher Nolan and Martin Scorsese...
- 2/21/2024
- by Mishkaat Khan
- FandomWire
Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
’90s Horror, Art-House Horror, and Pre-Code Horror
It’s October, which means you are likely crafting an endless queue of horror films to consume. When it comes to a single streaming service to dedicate your eyes to this month, The Criterion Channel takes the cake with three different series. First up, ’90s horror brings together such films as The Rapture (1991), In the Mouth of Madness (1994), The Addiction (1995), and Ravenous (1999), while Art-House Horror features Häxan (1922), Vampyr (1932), Eyes Without a Face (1960), Carnival of Souls (1962), Onibaba (1964), Night of the Living Dead (1968), Sisters (1973), Eraserhead (1977), House (1977), Suspiria (1977), Arrebato (1979), The Brood (1979), The Vanishing (1988), Cronos (1993), Cure (1997), Donnie Darko (2001), Trouble Every Day (2001), Antichrist (2009), and more. Lastly, Pre-Code horrors brings together ’30s features such as Freaks (1932), Island of Lost Souls (1932), The Old Dark House...
’90s Horror, Art-House Horror, and Pre-Code Horror
It’s October, which means you are likely crafting an endless queue of horror films to consume. When it comes to a single streaming service to dedicate your eyes to this month, The Criterion Channel takes the cake with three different series. First up, ’90s horror brings together such films as The Rapture (1991), In the Mouth of Madness (1994), The Addiction (1995), and Ravenous (1999), while Art-House Horror features Häxan (1922), Vampyr (1932), Eyes Without a Face (1960), Carnival of Souls (1962), Onibaba (1964), Night of the Living Dead (1968), Sisters (1973), Eraserhead (1977), House (1977), Suspiria (1977), Arrebato (1979), The Brood (1979), The Vanishing (1988), Cronos (1993), Cure (1997), Donnie Darko (2001), Trouble Every Day (2001), Antichrist (2009), and more. Lastly, Pre-Code horrors brings together ’30s features such as Freaks (1932), Island of Lost Souls (1932), The Old Dark House...
- 10/6/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Japanese actor Koji Yakusho, winner of Cannes’ best actor prize this year for his universally acclaimed performance in Wim Wenders’ Perfect Days, has been selected 2023 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival’s filmmaker in focus.
Yakusho will attend the Taiwanese festival in person and present a selection of seven of his films during the event’s 17-day duration. The titles shown will include Perfect Days and the erotic classic Lost Paradise (1997), as well as five titles selected by Yakusho himself, including Kamikaze Taxi (1995), Shall We Dance (1996), Cure (1997), Eureka (2000) and The Woodsman and the Rain (2011).
“With these seven films, cinephiles will be able to witness the charm and versatile acting of a legendary actor,” Taipei’s organizers said in a statement.
Across his four-decade career, Yakusho has been nominated for the Japan Academy of Film Prize 23 times, including seven consecutive nominations in the best leading actor category, which he has won three times,...
Yakusho will attend the Taiwanese festival in person and present a selection of seven of his films during the event’s 17-day duration. The titles shown will include Perfect Days and the erotic classic Lost Paradise (1997), as well as five titles selected by Yakusho himself, including Kamikaze Taxi (1995), Shall We Dance (1996), Cure (1997), Eureka (2000) and The Woodsman and the Rain (2011).
“With these seven films, cinephiles will be able to witness the charm and versatile acting of a legendary actor,” Taipei’s organizers said in a statement.
Across his four-decade career, Yakusho has been nominated for the Japan Academy of Film Prize 23 times, including seven consecutive nominations in the best leading actor category, which he has won three times,...
- 9/12/2023
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Yakusho Koji, the Japanese star who was named best actor at Cannes this year in Wim Wenders’ “Perfect Days,” is set as the subject of a seven-title showcase at the upcoming Golden Horse Film Festival in Taiwan.
Among the septet are classic erotic film “Lost Paradise” from 1997, this year’s “Perfect Days” and 1996 film “Shall We Dance,” which was later remade in Hollywood.
Yakusho Koji (Photo: Courtesy of the Golden Horse Film Festival.)
A former civil servant who first ventured into Taiga drama (long-running TV series broadcast by Nhk), then played in several films by Kurosawa Akira, Yakusho became a major 1990s star in Asia as a result of “Shall We Dance?,” in which he portrayed a ball room dancer, and “Lost Paradise.” He also starred in Itami Juzo’s “Tampopo.”
Directed by Morita Yoshimitsu, “Lost Paradise” is a tale of a man and a woman whose marriages no longer make them happy,...
Among the septet are classic erotic film “Lost Paradise” from 1997, this year’s “Perfect Days” and 1996 film “Shall We Dance,” which was later remade in Hollywood.
Yakusho Koji (Photo: Courtesy of the Golden Horse Film Festival.)
A former civil servant who first ventured into Taiga drama (long-running TV series broadcast by Nhk), then played in several films by Kurosawa Akira, Yakusho became a major 1990s star in Asia as a result of “Shall We Dance?,” in which he portrayed a ball room dancer, and “Lost Paradise.” He also starred in Itami Juzo’s “Tampopo.”
Directed by Morita Yoshimitsu, “Lost Paradise” is a tale of a man and a woman whose marriages no longer make them happy,...
- 9/11/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
As the uniting force between the Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie, Ben Gibbard has brought both of his bands on the road for a co-headlining, double-anniversary tour. The shows celebrate the 20th anniversaries of both the Postal Service’s Give Up and Death Cab For Cutie’s Transatlanticism, but on the opening night of the run, both acts formed a seven-piece supergroup to perform a cover of Depeche Mode’s “Enjoy the Silence.”
The team-up arrived as part of the Postal Service’s encore and followed an acoustic...
The team-up arrived as part of the Postal Service’s encore and followed an acoustic...
- 9/6/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Ever had that late-night itch for a cinematic scare, only to find yourself tired of the same old slashers and ghost stories? Enter J-Horror, the dazzling (and terrifying) world of Japanese horror. Filled with vengeful spirits, hair-raising urban legends, and a unique cultural zest, J-Horror has secured its spine-chilling reputation on a global scale.
If you’re not quite up-to-speed with terms like ‘Yūrei’* or haven’t been thoroughly traumatized by a cursed videotape yet, you’re in for a treat! We’re about to embark on a roller coaster ride of the very best Japanese Horror (or ‘J-Horror’ for those in the know) that promises more thrills than a Tokyo karaoke night gone awry. So grab your safety blanket; it’s about to get eerily entertaining!
*Yūrei (幽霊): spirits or ghosts in Japanese folklore, often likened to Western notions of restless ghosts. Characterized by white funeral garments, long unkempt black hair,...
If you’re not quite up-to-speed with terms like ‘Yūrei’* or haven’t been thoroughly traumatized by a cursed videotape yet, you’re in for a treat! We’re about to embark on a roller coaster ride of the very best Japanese Horror (or ‘J-Horror’ for those in the know) that promises more thrills than a Tokyo karaoke night gone awry. So grab your safety blanket; it’s about to get eerily entertaining!
*Yūrei (幽霊): spirits or ghosts in Japanese folklore, often likened to Western notions of restless ghosts. Characterized by white funeral garments, long unkempt black hair,...
- 8/27/2023
- by Kimberley Elizabeth
There’s a plethora of free streaming sites and apps out there, but which ones are offer the widest selection? And most legit? We’ve rounded up the best streaming sites for anyone who wants to watch their favorite movies without having to pay for a subscription.
The trade-off: Sitting through commercials. Free-ad-supported TV (Fast) can be a mixed experience, depending on the platform: Ads might cut in at odd moments or the same ad might might run three times in a row, but hey, it’s free, right?
As the major streamers add their own ad-supported sites, such as Amazon’s Freevee, the options for free streaming should continue to grow. (Movie availability on each platform are subject to change.)
Crackle
You can currently stream classic movies such as the 1949 Humphrey Bogart movie “Tokyo Joe” or the ’80s comedy “Just One of the Guys” on this free ad-supported site.
The trade-off: Sitting through commercials. Free-ad-supported TV (Fast) can be a mixed experience, depending on the platform: Ads might cut in at odd moments or the same ad might might run three times in a row, but hey, it’s free, right?
As the major streamers add their own ad-supported sites, such as Amazon’s Freevee, the options for free streaming should continue to grow. (Movie availability on each platform are subject to change.)
Crackle
You can currently stream classic movies such as the 1949 Humphrey Bogart movie “Tokyo Joe” or the ’80s comedy “Just One of the Guys” on this free ad-supported site.
- 8/14/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Oscar winning documentary producer is at Sheffield DocFest with Chris Smith’s ‘Wham’ and Sundance hit The Deepest Breath.
Ventureland co-founder John Battsek knew the chance to tell a postive, upbeat story about the UK 1980s pop band Wham! could very well appeal to sought-after young audiences.
Wham! , directed by the US’ Chris Smith, was one of two new films with which the Oscar-winning documentary producer was at Sheffield DocFest in the UK last week. The other was Laura McGann’s Sundance hit, The Deepest Breath, about Italian freediving champion Alessia Zecchini, which was acquired by Netflix late last year.
Ventureland co-founder John Battsek knew the chance to tell a postive, upbeat story about the UK 1980s pop band Wham! could very well appeal to sought-after young audiences.
Wham! , directed by the US’ Chris Smith, was one of two new films with which the Oscar-winning documentary producer was at Sheffield DocFest in the UK last week. The other was Laura McGann’s Sundance hit, The Deepest Breath, about Italian freediving champion Alessia Zecchini, which was acquired by Netflix late last year.
- 6/19/2023
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
This month’s installment of Deep Cuts Rising features a variety of horror movies. Some selections reflect a specific day or event in June, and others were chosen at random.
Regardless of how they came to be here, or what they’re about, these past movies can generally be considered overlooked, forgotten or unknown.
This month’s offerings include a Japanese slasher, a dark tale about family, a Scandinavian haunting, a terrifying coming-out story, and an aquatic creature-feature.
The Attic (1980)
Directed by George Edwards and Gary Graver.
Fathers are usually depicted as unkind and cruel in horror, and the one in The Attic is no exception. Carrie Snodgress plays the dutiful Louise who has sacrificed her own happiness for far too long. When she tries to turn her life around and do something about her loneliness, which entails adopting a chimpanzee, her tyrannical father (Ray Milland) is quick to stomp out her ambitions.
Regardless of how they came to be here, or what they’re about, these past movies can generally be considered overlooked, forgotten or unknown.
This month’s offerings include a Japanese slasher, a dark tale about family, a Scandinavian haunting, a terrifying coming-out story, and an aquatic creature-feature.
The Attic (1980)
Directed by George Edwards and Gary Graver.
Fathers are usually depicted as unkind and cruel in horror, and the one in The Attic is no exception. Carrie Snodgress plays the dutiful Louise who has sacrificed her own happiness for far too long. When she tries to turn her life around and do something about her loneliness, which entails adopting a chimpanzee, her tyrannical father (Ray Milland) is quick to stomp out her ambitions.
- 6/1/2023
- by Paul Lê
- bloody-disgusting.com
Editor’s note: This review was originally published at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. Well Go USA releases the film in theaters on Wednesday, November 22.
Scary as it sounds, “monster” can be such a strangely comforting word. Not only does classifying someone as inhuman absolve us from acknowledging the most difficult aspects of our shared humanity, it also reaffirms the smallness and simplicity of an infinitely complex universe that continues to expand no matter how much we might want to wrap our arms around it. “Monster” is a period at the end of a sentence; it’s the permission we give ourselves to demonize whatever we don’t understand.
And, for all of those reasons, it’s also a very unexpected title for a new feature by the great Hirokazu Kore-eda, whose achingly humanistic stories of families lost and found have never had any use for such a stiflingly judgmental term.
Scary as it sounds, “monster” can be such a strangely comforting word. Not only does classifying someone as inhuman absolve us from acknowledging the most difficult aspects of our shared humanity, it also reaffirms the smallness and simplicity of an infinitely complex universe that continues to expand no matter how much we might want to wrap our arms around it. “Monster” is a period at the end of a sentence; it’s the permission we give ourselves to demonize whatever we don’t understand.
And, for all of those reasons, it’s also a very unexpected title for a new feature by the great Hirokazu Kore-eda, whose achingly humanistic stories of families lost and found have never had any use for such a stiflingly judgmental term.
- 5/17/2023
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Two things you probably didn’t know about Ed Sheeran: He had a stutter as a kid, and he cured it by rapping along to Eminem.
Sheeran developed the stutter after undergoing laser surgery to remove a birthmark from his face. “One day, they forgot to put the anesthetic on, and ever since then, I had a stutter,” he recalled back in 2015. He attended speech therapy to work on the affliction, but, as he told Howard Stern more recently, it was actually a gift from his uncle that helped the most.
“When I was nine, my uncle bought me The Marshall Mathers LP, and he just said to my dad, ‘This guy’s the next Bob Dylan, you gotta let him listen,'” he said. “My dad didn’t really clock it. He was just like, ‘Okay, Edward’s gonna go and listen to that.’ And by learning that...
Sheeran developed the stutter after undergoing laser surgery to remove a birthmark from his face. “One day, they forgot to put the anesthetic on, and ever since then, I had a stutter,” he recalled back in 2015. He attended speech therapy to work on the affliction, but, as he told Howard Stern more recently, it was actually a gift from his uncle that helped the most.
“When I was nine, my uncle bought me The Marshall Mathers LP, and he just said to my dad, ‘This guy’s the next Bob Dylan, you gotta let him listen,'” he said. “My dad didn’t really clock it. He was just like, ‘Okay, Edward’s gonna go and listen to that.’ And by learning that...
- 5/14/2023
- by Carys Anderson
- Consequence - Music
Close was named Entertainment Industry Foundation's ambassador for the 2006 “Key to the Cure” initiative, a charity endeavor that has raised more than $20 million in seven years to benefit Eif Women’s Cancer Research Fund.
Glenn helped design and signed a pair of shoes for the Stuart Weitzman charity shoe auction benefiting ovarian cancer awareness and research.
She co-created Bring Change 2 Mind in order to reduce the stigma attached to mental illness, from which both her sister and nephew suffer.
Charities & foundations supported
Glenn Close has supported the following charities:
Animal Rescue FoundationASPCABring Change 2 MindBroadway BarksEntertainment Industry FoundationFriends of the High LineOceanaPeace Over ViolencePoint FoundationPrincess Grace FoundationSt. Francis Food Pantries and SheltersSundance InstituteV-DayWaterkeeper Alliance Read more about Glenn Close's charity work and events. Related articles Celebrities To Attend V-Day In New OrleansBig Names Flock To End Violence Against WomenCelebrities Unite For Earth DayGlenn Close Throws a Bone to CharityMary Tyler Moore...
Glenn helped design and signed a pair of shoes for the Stuart Weitzman charity shoe auction benefiting ovarian cancer awareness and research.
She co-created Bring Change 2 Mind in order to reduce the stigma attached to mental illness, from which both her sister and nephew suffer.
Charities & foundations supported
Glenn Close has supported the following charities:
Animal Rescue FoundationASPCABring Change 2 MindBroadway BarksEntertainment Industry FoundationFriends of the High LineOceanaPeace Over ViolencePoint FoundationPrincess Grace FoundationSt. Francis Food Pantries and SheltersSundance InstituteV-DayWaterkeeper Alliance Read more about Glenn Close's charity work and events. Related articles Celebrities To Attend V-Day In New OrleansBig Names Flock To End Violence Against WomenCelebrities Unite For Earth DayGlenn Close Throws a Bone to CharityMary Tyler Moore...
- 4/20/2023
- Look to the Stars
By Henry McKeand
Kiyoshi Kurosawa's “Pulse” had an inescapable impact on the Japanese horror scene when it hit theatres in 1997. Countless filmmakers were inspired by its pervasive unease and refusal to settle for simple scares. Along with the release of Hideo Nakata's “Ringu” a year later, it set the standard for the J-Horror renaissance that forever altered the cinematic landscape in the 2000s. But even with the hordes of imitators and worshippers, perhaps no film owes more to “Pulse” than “Saimin” by Masayuki Ochiai. Released later as “The Hypnotist” in the U.S., “Saimin” shares themes of hypnosis and the inherent darkness of human nature with “Pulse”, but it is ultimately a more commercial take on the same material, trading in Kurosawa's ambient dread for gonzo thrills.
on Amazon by clicking on the image below
The film kicks off in bravura fashion, with Ochiai cross-cutting...
Kiyoshi Kurosawa's “Pulse” had an inescapable impact on the Japanese horror scene when it hit theatres in 1997. Countless filmmakers were inspired by its pervasive unease and refusal to settle for simple scares. Along with the release of Hideo Nakata's “Ringu” a year later, it set the standard for the J-Horror renaissance that forever altered the cinematic landscape in the 2000s. But even with the hordes of imitators and worshippers, perhaps no film owes more to “Pulse” than “Saimin” by Masayuki Ochiai. Released later as “The Hypnotist” in the U.S., “Saimin” shares themes of hypnosis and the inherent darkness of human nature with “Pulse”, but it is ultimately a more commercial take on the same material, trading in Kurosawa's ambient dread for gonzo thrills.
on Amazon by clicking on the image below
The film kicks off in bravura fashion, with Ochiai cross-cutting...
- 4/8/2023
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
"Cure" is a murder mystery whose culprits cannot remember why they chose to kill to begin with. It is a serial killer narrative whose mastermind may be nothing more than a vessel for the desires of others. The detective that hunts him is dedicated but untrustworthy. The film's editing deteriorates along with his psyche. His wife reads a copy of "Bluebeard," the famous French folk tale of a man who murdered his many wives. By the end of the film, the detective has killed her, compelled either by the hypnotic suggestion of a mysterious phonograph or by his own sublimated frustration. The most horrific aspect of "Cure" is that there may be no difference. All it takes to transform a law-abiding citizen into an unthinking killer is running water, the flicker of a lighter and a black X.
Critics have spent the past several years trying to figure out what...
Critics have spent the past several years trying to figure out what...
- 12/8/2022
- by Adam Wescott
- Slash Film
It’s been an incredibly robust and busy year for horror, which also extends to its physical media releases. The good news is that shopping for the holidays is more manageable than ever. The bad news is that the sheer selection available can be overwhelming, to say the least.
To help, here’s a Bloody Disgusting Gift Guide for some of the year’s best horror releases, from brand new 4K upgrades to must-have collector’s editions and beyond. All are packed with extras and special features to make the discs worth adding to your collection.
These 20 releases are perfect for gifting (or receiving), from deep cuts to new releases.
All About Evil (Special Edition Blu-ray)
“When a mousy librarian (Natasha Lyonne) takes over her late father’s struggling movie theater, a series of grisly murders caught on camera will transform her into the new queen of indie splatter cinema.
To help, here’s a Bloody Disgusting Gift Guide for some of the year’s best horror releases, from brand new 4K upgrades to must-have collector’s editions and beyond. All are packed with extras and special features to make the discs worth adding to your collection.
These 20 releases are perfect for gifting (or receiving), from deep cuts to new releases.
All About Evil (Special Edition Blu-ray)
“When a mousy librarian (Natasha Lyonne) takes over her late father’s struggling movie theater, a series of grisly murders caught on camera will transform her into the new queen of indie splatter cinema.
- 12/7/2022
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Ready to “Smile?”
Paramount’s new original horror movie, about a “Ring”-style curse that passes from one person to another and involves horribly violent deaths and – surprise! – a big wide grin on your face, is here, and it’s a huge hit. “Smile,” which stars Sosie Bacon and Kyle Gallner, is super creepy and unsettling and grossed over 200 million at the box office.
But how do you watch the new movie? Read on to find out:
Is “Smile” in theaters or streaming?
“Smile” was released exclusively in movie theaters on Sept. 30, and this is honestly probably a good thing, as its effectiveness is directly related to the amount of teenagers screaming and throwing their popcorn around you. This is a real matinee-at-the-mall movie, in the best possible way. That said, it’ll be streaming very soon…
When will “Smile” be streaming on Paramount+?
“Smile” will be streaming on Paramount+ starting Nov.
Paramount’s new original horror movie, about a “Ring”-style curse that passes from one person to another and involves horribly violent deaths and – surprise! – a big wide grin on your face, is here, and it’s a huge hit. “Smile,” which stars Sosie Bacon and Kyle Gallner, is super creepy and unsettling and grossed over 200 million at the box office.
But how do you watch the new movie? Read on to find out:
Is “Smile” in theaters or streaming?
“Smile” was released exclusively in movie theaters on Sept. 30, and this is honestly probably a good thing, as its effectiveness is directly related to the amount of teenagers screaming and throwing their popcorn around you. This is a real matinee-at-the-mall movie, in the best possible way. That said, it’ll be streaming very soon…
When will “Smile” be streaming on Paramount+?
“Smile” will be streaming on Paramount+ starting Nov.
- 11/14/2022
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
The Cure’s keyboardist Roger O’Donnell has responded to Paul Weller’s diatribe against his bandmate Robert Smith.
Earlier this week, Paul Weller hit out at The Cure frontman in an interview, calling him a “fat c***” and suggested he would like to “slap him”.
Weller’s comments were made when an interviewer for the cover story ofRecord Collector suggested that a song from Noel Gallagher’s forthcoming album sounds like “A Forest” by The Cure.
Weller didn’t seem to be too happy with this assertion, with the writer describing him as going into a state of “revulsion”.
"Really??!“ Weller said."I can’t f***ing stand them.”
“F***ing fat c***, with his lipstick and all that b*llocks. He is my age as well, isn’t he?" Weller said.
"He’s a f***ing kn*b end," he continued. "I don’t like him. There you go.
Earlier this week, Paul Weller hit out at The Cure frontman in an interview, calling him a “fat c***” and suggested he would like to “slap him”.
Weller’s comments were made when an interviewer for the cover story ofRecord Collector suggested that a song from Noel Gallagher’s forthcoming album sounds like “A Forest” by The Cure.
Weller didn’t seem to be too happy with this assertion, with the writer describing him as going into a state of “revulsion”.
"Really??!“ Weller said."I can’t f***ing stand them.”
“F***ing fat c***, with his lipstick and all that b*llocks. He is my age as well, isn’t he?" Weller said.
"He’s a f***ing kn*b end," he continued. "I don’t like him. There you go.
- 11/10/2022
- by Megan Graye
- The Independent - Music
It is fair to assume Criterion could plunder the world of licensed film to build an ultimate noir playlist; credit, then, for focusing sharp and nabbing deep cuts. The Criterion Channel’s November / Noirvember program will be headlined by “Fox Noir,” an eight-title program with Otto Preminger deep cut Fallen Angel, three by Henry Hathaway, Siodmak, Dassin, Kazan, and Robert Wise, and while retrospectives of Veronica Lake and John Garfield will bring some canon into the fold, I’m mostly thinking about that potential for discovery.
Following “Free Jazz,” Bob Hoskins, and Joyce Chopra programs, the other big series is a 30-year survey of Sony Pictures Classics: Sally Potter, Satoshi Kon, Panahi, Errol Morris, Almodóvar, Haneke, Mike Leigh, just a murderer’s row. Streaming premieres include 499 and A Night of Knowing Nothing, two recent epitomes of I Wish I Had Seen That; Criterion Editions comprise Cure, Brazil, Sullivan’s Travels,...
Following “Free Jazz,” Bob Hoskins, and Joyce Chopra programs, the other big series is a 30-year survey of Sony Pictures Classics: Sally Potter, Satoshi Kon, Panahi, Errol Morris, Almodóvar, Haneke, Mike Leigh, just a murderer’s row. Streaming premieres include 499 and A Night of Knowing Nothing, two recent epitomes of I Wish I Had Seen That; Criterion Editions comprise Cure, Brazil, Sullivan’s Travels,...
- 10/26/2022
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Michael J. Fox and wife Tracy Pollan are headed for a major milestone! The couple, who met in the ’80s while starring together on “Family Ties”, will celebrate 35 years of marriage in July.
“It’s been an interesting life,” Fox tells Et’s Brooke Anderson in a new interview, opening up about their relationship ahead of their upcoming A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Cure Parkinson’s gala. The couple will be joined by host Denis Leary for a night of comedy and music — featuring Jim Gaffigan, Samantha Bee, Brad Paisley and more — for the Oct. 29 benefit in New York City. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
“She’s smart and she loves me and she’s protective and she’s everything,” Fox gushed of his longtime love.
Together, the couple shares four children — son Sam, 33; twin daughters Schuyler and Aquinnah,...
“It’s been an interesting life,” Fox tells Et’s Brooke Anderson in a new interview, opening up about their relationship ahead of their upcoming A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Cure Parkinson’s gala. The couple will be joined by host Denis Leary for a night of comedy and music — featuring Jim Gaffigan, Samantha Bee, Brad Paisley and more — for the Oct. 29 benefit in New York City. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
“She’s smart and she loves me and she’s protective and she’s everything,” Fox gushed of his longtime love.
Together, the couple shares four children — son Sam, 33; twin daughters Schuyler and Aquinnah,...
- 10/26/2022
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
“Smile” is here.
The new horror film from Paramount Pictures concerns a young doctor (Sosie Bacon) who, after a patient kills themselves in front of her, uncovers a vast and bizarre mystery involving a demonic curse that causes some very unsettling smiles. It’s a terrific little horror movie, full of genuinely scary moments and indelible images. If you head to a theater this weekend to watch, you will undoubtedly be surrounded by screaming viewers (yourself probably included).
“Smile” had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest, an international film festival in Austin, Texas, known for its commitment to cutting-edge genre cinema. TheWrap spoke with writer/director Parker Finn the morning after the premiere. “I can’t think of a better audience to debut for than for Fantastic Fest,” Parker said. “Just feeling everybody clenching all at the same time, squirming in their seats, screaming, laughing because they’re so nervous.
The new horror film from Paramount Pictures concerns a young doctor (Sosie Bacon) who, after a patient kills themselves in front of her, uncovers a vast and bizarre mystery involving a demonic curse that causes some very unsettling smiles. It’s a terrific little horror movie, full of genuinely scary moments and indelible images. If you head to a theater this weekend to watch, you will undoubtedly be surrounded by screaming viewers (yourself probably included).
“Smile” had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest, an international film festival in Austin, Texas, known for its commitment to cutting-edge genre cinema. TheWrap spoke with writer/director Parker Finn the morning after the premiere. “I can’t think of a better audience to debut for than for Fantastic Fest,” Parker said. “Just feeling everybody clenching all at the same time, squirming in their seats, screaming, laughing because they’re so nervous.
- 10/1/2022
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Yoshiyuki Kishi’s movies are always intense, and intensely emotional. The director peels back layers of desperate working-class citizens who aspire to become more than they could ever realistically achieve. Their confines might be systemic, like the boys trying to fight their way out of an environment of rampant youth unemployment and a broken social welfare system in Kishi’s ‘Wilderness’ series. but they could also be deeply psychological. In Kishi’s most recent full-length ‘Prior Convictions’ it is both: The film explores the shortcomings of Japanese law enforcement while also telling the story of how a rough childhood can have serious long lasting implications.
Prior Convictions is screening at Camera Japan
Three years into her profession, Kayo has spent a good portion of her young-adult life working as a probation officer. Although she has found the work rewarding and made many friends throughout her career, all sense of comfort...
Prior Convictions is screening at Camera Japan
Three years into her profession, Kayo has spent a good portion of her young-adult life working as a probation officer. Although she has found the work rewarding and made many friends throughout her career, all sense of comfort...
- 9/28/2022
- by Spencer Nafekh-Blanchette
- AsianMoviePulse
David Buckley didn't want a traditional score for "The Sandman." It's an unconventional fantasy series about dreams, so why stay grounded to reality? Buckley wanted to create music that was beautiful, lush, and often strange and indescribable. Most of all, he wanted to respect the audience. He didn't need to always shout at them with music to be excited, to be afraid, or to be wowed.
It's a graceful score from Buckley, who's nothing if not versatile. He previously worked on "The Town," "The Nice Guys," "Nobody," and CBS' "Evil," to name just a few of his many projects. He's scored plenty of action in his day, but with "Sandman," beauty was the key word. Recently, Buckley told us about his approach to the long-awaited Netflix series and scoring some standout moments in the first season.
Note: Spoilers ahead. This interview has been lightly edited for brevity and clarity.
'Dream...
It's a graceful score from Buckley, who's nothing if not versatile. He previously worked on "The Town," "The Nice Guys," "Nobody," and CBS' "Evil," to name just a few of his many projects. He's scored plenty of action in his day, but with "Sandman," beauty was the key word. Recently, Buckley told us about his approach to the long-awaited Netflix series and scoring some standout moments in the first season.
Note: Spoilers ahead. This interview has been lightly edited for brevity and clarity.
'Dream...
- 8/16/2022
- by Jack Giroux
- Slash Film
More than 200 films selected for first in-person festival since the start of the pandemic.
South Korea’s Jeonju International Film Festival (April 28-May 7) has unveiled a line-up of 217 films from 56 countries for its first fully-fledged physical edition since start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
A special programme curated by Train To Busan director Yeon Sang-ho is among the selection for the festival’s 23rd edition, which was announced at back-to-back press conferences in Jeonju and Seoul today (March 31).
The 10-day event will include an awards ceremony on May 4 while the Jeonju Project industry programme will run May 1-3.
This year’s...
South Korea’s Jeonju International Film Festival (April 28-May 7) has unveiled a line-up of 217 films from 56 countries for its first fully-fledged physical edition since start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
A special programme curated by Train To Busan director Yeon Sang-ho is among the selection for the festival’s 23rd edition, which was announced at back-to-back press conferences in Jeonju and Seoul today (March 31).
The 10-day event will include an awards ceremony on May 4 while the Jeonju Project industry programme will run May 1-3.
This year’s...
- 3/31/2022
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
Samuel L. Jackson‘s ubiquitous on-screen presence is due in large part to his 140-plus movie and TV roles and his uncanny ability to be both a credit card spokesman and Marvel’s Nick Fury.
Jackson is also a consummate actor who loves losing himself in roles with the help of hair and makeup. For years, he relied on award-winning wig guru Robert Louis Stevenson for everything from his moist Jheri curl in Pulp Fiction to his rope-like dreds in The Caveman’s Valentine.
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Jackson is also a consummate actor who loves losing himself in roles with the help of hair and makeup. For years, he relied on award-winning wig guru Robert Louis Stevenson for everything from his moist Jheri curl in Pulp Fiction to his rope-like dreds in The Caveman’s Valentine.
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- 3/11/2022
- by Mekeisha Madden Toby
- TVLine.com
Robert Pattinson is a delightful person to interview. Years ago he wished me luck in Googling my name and not getting results for the former President's daughter. For someone who does brooding better than anyone outside of The Cure, he's remarkably funny. After this quote, you might add " ... and a bit odd" to that statement.
Pattinson has been doing the rounds to promote "The Batman," and well, he studied some fighting techniques while prepping for the role. He made a recent visit to "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (via Yahoo) and talked about how his co-star, Zoe Kravitz, prepared for her role: she studied the way cats fight.
Makes...
The post Robert Pattinson Studied Bat Fighting Techniques to Prepare For The Batman appeared first on /Film.
Pattinson has been doing the rounds to promote "The Batman," and well, he studied some fighting techniques while prepping for the role. He made a recent visit to "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (via Yahoo) and talked about how his co-star, Zoe Kravitz, prepared for her role: she studied the way cats fight.
Makes...
The post Robert Pattinson Studied Bat Fighting Techniques to Prepare For The Batman appeared first on /Film.
- 3/5/2022
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
Anyone who hears the Crystal Method’s new single “Post Punk” may recognize a familiar voice laced throughout it: “I don’t want to be a punk. I don’t want to belong to any of it. I just want to be.”
It sounds just like Iggy Pop talking about the Stooges in Gimme Danger, Jim Jarmusch’s 2016 documentary about Pop’s former band. And, in fact, that’s exactly what it is — a sample of Pop’s voice propels the group’s first new single in four years.
For Crystal Method co-founder Scott Kirkland,...
It sounds just like Iggy Pop talking about the Stooges in Gimme Danger, Jim Jarmusch’s 2016 documentary about Pop’s former band. And, in fact, that’s exactly what it is — a sample of Pop’s voice propels the group’s first new single in four years.
For Crystal Method co-founder Scott Kirkland,...
- 2/17/2022
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
After a hiatus as theaters in New York City and beyond closed their doors during the pandemic, we’re delighted to announce the return of NYC Weekend Watch, our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. While many theaters are still focused on a selection of new releases, there’s a handful of worthwhile repertory screenings taking place.
IFC Center
A Paul Verhoeven retro is underway as the 4K restoration of Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s masterpiece Cure continues and World of Wong Kar-wai keeps going, Lost Highway, Mulholland Dr., House, and Persona have showings.
Museum of the Moving Image
“See It Big: Extravaganzas!” offers Daisies and films by Guy Maddin and Wes Anderson; Little Fugitive plays on Saturday.
Metrograph
A series on punk cinema is underway, spearheaded by Dennis Hopper’s incredible Out of the Blue. Karyn Kusama’s Girlfight screens on Sunday.
Film Forum
While the stacked series of road movies continues,...
IFC Center
A Paul Verhoeven retro is underway as the 4K restoration of Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s masterpiece Cure continues and World of Wong Kar-wai keeps going, Lost Highway, Mulholland Dr., House, and Persona have showings.
Museum of the Moving Image
“See It Big: Extravaganzas!” offers Daisies and films by Guy Maddin and Wes Anderson; Little Fugitive plays on Saturday.
Metrograph
A series on punk cinema is underway, spearheaded by Dennis Hopper’s incredible Out of the Blue. Karyn Kusama’s Girlfight screens on Sunday.
Film Forum
While the stacked series of road movies continues,...
- 11/26/2021
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
After a hiatus as theaters in New York City and beyond closed their doors during the pandemic, we’re delighted to announce the return of NYC Weekend Watch, our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. While many theaters are still focused on a selection of new releases, there’s a handful of worthwhile repertory screenings taking place.
Film Forum
There’s a rare opportunity to see Martin Scorsese’s Hugo in 3D this Sunday, while a stacked series of road movies is underway and the miraculously rediscovered and restored Iranian film Chess of the Wind continues.
Museum of the Moving Image
Seasons 8-11 of On Cinema are screening this weekend; On the Waterfront and Little Fugitive play for “Made in New York“; “See It Big: Extravaganzas!” offers films by von Sternberg, Fellini, and Wes Anderson.
Roxy Cinema
Fox and His Friends and The Last Detail have 35mm showings.
Metrograph
A series on punk cinema is underway,...
Film Forum
There’s a rare opportunity to see Martin Scorsese’s Hugo in 3D this Sunday, while a stacked series of road movies is underway and the miraculously rediscovered and restored Iranian film Chess of the Wind continues.
Museum of the Moving Image
Seasons 8-11 of On Cinema are screening this weekend; On the Waterfront and Little Fugitive play for “Made in New York“; “See It Big: Extravaganzas!” offers films by von Sternberg, Fellini, and Wes Anderson.
Roxy Cinema
Fox and His Friends and The Last Detail have 35mm showings.
Metrograph
A series on punk cinema is underway,...
- 11/18/2021
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Museum of the Moving Image
The first seven seasons of On Cinema are screening this weekend; to promote his upcoming David Fincher book, Adam Nayman will introduce Seven on 35mm, preceded by Fincher’s music videos; “See It Big: Extravaganzas!” gets underway.
Film Forum
A stacked series of road movies is underway, while the miraculously rediscovered and restored Iranian film Chess of the Wind continues; Raiders of the Lost Ark screens on Sunday.
Roxy Cinema
Our friends at Screen Slate are presenting Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight and Def By Temptation on Friday, while House of Wax and I Know Who Killed Me play Sunday; Phantom of the Paradise and Gigli (not a typo) are on Saturday.
Metrograph
Mia Hansen-Løve’s sublime debut All is Forgiven continues, as does Possession, while The Band Wagon screens this Sunday.
IFC Center
While the 4K restoration of Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s masterpiece Cure...
The first seven seasons of On Cinema are screening this weekend; to promote his upcoming David Fincher book, Adam Nayman will introduce Seven on 35mm, preceded by Fincher’s music videos; “See It Big: Extravaganzas!” gets underway.
Film Forum
A stacked series of road movies is underway, while the miraculously rediscovered and restored Iranian film Chess of the Wind continues; Raiders of the Lost Ark screens on Sunday.
Roxy Cinema
Our friends at Screen Slate are presenting Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight and Def By Temptation on Friday, while House of Wax and I Know Who Killed Me play Sunday; Phantom of the Paradise and Gigli (not a typo) are on Saturday.
Metrograph
Mia Hansen-Løve’s sublime debut All is Forgiven continues, as does Possession, while The Band Wagon screens this Sunday.
IFC Center
While the 4K restoration of Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s masterpiece Cure...
- 11/12/2021
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Metrograph
With her sublime debut All is Forgiven now playing, Mia Hansen-Løve has curated a series populated by the likes of Varda, Rohmer, and Edward Yang.
Museum of Modern Art
A series curated by Mark McElhatten sees India Song screen on Saturday and L’amour Fou this Sunday.
Film Forum
Miraculously rediscovered and restored, the Iranian film Chess of the Wind continues; Harold Lloyd’s For Heaven’s Sake and an Amos Vogel program screen on Sunday.
Roxy Cinema
Prints of Boarding Gate and Demonlover screen throughout the weekend; Irma Vep also plays.
IFC Center
While the 4K restoration of Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s masterpiece Cure continues and World of Wong Kar-wai keeps going, El Topo, Natural Born Killers, Mulholland Dr., House, and Hour of the Wolf have showings.
Anthology Film Archives
A series on “Folk Horror” continues.
Museum of the Moving Image
A 90th-anniversary retro of Universal Horror continues, while an Amos Vogel retrospective is underway.
With her sublime debut All is Forgiven now playing, Mia Hansen-Løve has curated a series populated by the likes of Varda, Rohmer, and Edward Yang.
Museum of Modern Art
A series curated by Mark McElhatten sees India Song screen on Saturday and L’amour Fou this Sunday.
Film Forum
Miraculously rediscovered and restored, the Iranian film Chess of the Wind continues; Harold Lloyd’s For Heaven’s Sake and an Amos Vogel program screen on Sunday.
Roxy Cinema
Prints of Boarding Gate and Demonlover screen throughout the weekend; Irma Vep also plays.
IFC Center
While the 4K restoration of Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s masterpiece Cure continues and World of Wong Kar-wai keeps going, El Topo, Natural Born Killers, Mulholland Dr., House, and Hour of the Wolf have showings.
Anthology Film Archives
A series on “Folk Horror” continues.
Museum of the Moving Image
A 90th-anniversary retro of Universal Horror continues, while an Amos Vogel retrospective is underway.
- 11/4/2021
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
After a hiatus where New York’s theaters closed during the pandemic, we’re delighted to announce the return of NYC Weekend Watch, our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. While many theaters are still focused on a selection of new releases, a handful of worthwhile repertory screenings are taking place.
Metrograph
The insanely packed “Lives of Performers” offers films by Almodóvar, Satoshi Kon, Bob Fosse, Cassavetes, Powell & Pressburger, Rivette—almost too much to count.
Film Forum
Miraculously rediscovered and restored, the Iranian film Chess of the Wind is now playing, while North by Northwest continues; Frankenstein screens on Sunday.
Bam
Recently rediscovered and restored, Wendell B. Harris’ Chameleon Street is now playing. Read our interview with Harris here.
Roxy Cinema
Screen Slate has a weekend series of 35mm horror: Anguish and Popcorn on Friday and Sunday, and House of Wax and I Know Who Killed Me on Saturday. Halloween and...
Metrograph
The insanely packed “Lives of Performers” offers films by Almodóvar, Satoshi Kon, Bob Fosse, Cassavetes, Powell & Pressburger, Rivette—almost too much to count.
Film Forum
Miraculously rediscovered and restored, the Iranian film Chess of the Wind is now playing, while North by Northwest continues; Frankenstein screens on Sunday.
Bam
Recently rediscovered and restored, Wendell B. Harris’ Chameleon Street is now playing. Read our interview with Harris here.
Roxy Cinema
Screen Slate has a weekend series of 35mm horror: Anguish and Popcorn on Friday and Sunday, and House of Wax and I Know Who Killed Me on Saturday. Halloween and...
- 10/28/2021
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
After a hiatus where New York’s theaters closed during the pandemic, we’re delighted to announce the return of NYC Weekend Watch, our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. While many theaters are still focused on a selection of new releases, a handful of worthwhile repertory screenings are taking place.
Bam
Recently rediscovered and restored, Wendell B. Harris’ Chameleon Street is now playing. Read our interview with Harris here.
Film Forum
4K restorations of North by Northwest starts up and Ed Lachman’s Songs for Drella have started; Ponyo screens on Sunday.
Roxy Cinema
Three by John Carpenter—The Thing, Halloween, and The Fog—screen this Friday, while prints of Poltergeist and Phantom of the Paradise show on Saturday.
Metrograph
“Get Crazy” offers Cold Water, a 4K restoration of Possession continues, and to celebrate Sisters with Transistors, the series “With Music By…” offers A Clockwork Orange and Forbidden Planet.
Film...
Bam
Recently rediscovered and restored, Wendell B. Harris’ Chameleon Street is now playing. Read our interview with Harris here.
Film Forum
4K restorations of North by Northwest starts up and Ed Lachman’s Songs for Drella have started; Ponyo screens on Sunday.
Roxy Cinema
Three by John Carpenter—The Thing, Halloween, and The Fog—screen this Friday, while prints of Poltergeist and Phantom of the Paradise show on Saturday.
Metrograph
“Get Crazy” offers Cold Water, a 4K restoration of Possession continues, and to celebrate Sisters with Transistors, the series “With Music By…” offers A Clockwork Orange and Forbidden Planet.
Film...
- 10/22/2021
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
After a hiatus where New York’s theaters closed during the pandemic, we’re delighted to announce the return of NYC Weekend Watch, our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. While many theaters are still focused on a selection of new releases, a handful of worthwhile repertory screenings are taking place.
Bam
Rarely screened and fully restored, Jacques Rivette’s masterpieces Duelle and Noroît are now playing.
Roxy Cinema
A 35mm double-feature of Demonlover and Tobe Hooper’s Lifeforce is running this weekend.
Metrograph
“Get Crazy” includes Buñuel, Assayas, Visconti, and Minnelli, while a 4K restoration of Possession continues.
Film at Lincoln Center
A restoration of Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song has begun running.
IFC Center
While the 4K restoration of Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s masterpiece Cure continues and World of Wong Kar-wai keeps going, Arrebato, Crash, and Mulholland Dr. have showings.
Anthology Film Archives
Restorations of the experimental filmmaker Marjorie Keller run this weekend.
Bam
Rarely screened and fully restored, Jacques Rivette’s masterpieces Duelle and Noroît are now playing.
Roxy Cinema
A 35mm double-feature of Demonlover and Tobe Hooper’s Lifeforce is running this weekend.
Metrograph
“Get Crazy” includes Buñuel, Assayas, Visconti, and Minnelli, while a 4K restoration of Possession continues.
Film at Lincoln Center
A restoration of Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song has begun running.
IFC Center
While the 4K restoration of Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s masterpiece Cure continues and World of Wong Kar-wai keeps going, Arrebato, Crash, and Mulholland Dr. have showings.
Anthology Film Archives
Restorations of the experimental filmmaker Marjorie Keller run this weekend.
- 10/15/2021
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
While the season of Ryusuke Hamaguchi formally began with last month’s arrival of Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Wife of a Spy (which he co-wrote), this week finally brings the U.S. release of his first film of 2021, the masterful Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy. Next month we’ll get his Murakami epic Drive My Car, recently named Japan’s Oscar entry this year, and the perfect primer has arrived with a new conversation.
Taking place at Busan International Film Festival, Bong Joon Ho and Ryusuke Hamaguchi gathered for an extensive two-hour discussion to dive deep into the latter’s two new films as well as touching on the filmmaking process in general. They discussed driving scenes, their approach to working with actors, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Eric Rohmer (the director Hamaguchi would most like to imitate), and their shared love of Hong Sang-soo, specifically Right Now, Wrong Then and A Tale of Cinema.
Taking place at Busan International Film Festival, Bong Joon Ho and Ryusuke Hamaguchi gathered for an extensive two-hour discussion to dive deep into the latter’s two new films as well as touching on the filmmaking process in general. They discussed driving scenes, their approach to working with actors, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Eric Rohmer (the director Hamaguchi would most like to imitate), and their shared love of Hong Sang-soo, specifically Right Now, Wrong Then and A Tale of Cinema.
- 10/14/2021
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
The two leading Asian auteurs held a special talk session at the Busan International Film Festival.
At the Busan International Film Festival (Biff), Oscar-winning Parasite director Bong Joon Ho held a special talk with Ryusuke Hamaguchi after the screenings of the Japanese director’s two latest films – Berlinale Silver Bear winner Wheel Of Fortune And Fantasy and Cannes best screenplay winner Drive My Car – in Gala Presentations today (October 7).
As described by programme director Nam Dong-chul at the event, the “lucky 200 audience members” who succeeded in the heightened competition to book tickets to the socially-distanced talk were treated to two...
At the Busan International Film Festival (Biff), Oscar-winning Parasite director Bong Joon Ho held a special talk with Ryusuke Hamaguchi after the screenings of the Japanese director’s two latest films – Berlinale Silver Bear winner Wheel Of Fortune And Fantasy and Cannes best screenplay winner Drive My Car – in Gala Presentations today (October 7).
As described by programme director Nam Dong-chul at the event, the “lucky 200 audience members” who succeeded in the heightened competition to book tickets to the socially-distanced talk were treated to two...
- 10/8/2021
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
After a hiatus where New York’s theaters closed during the pandemic, we’re delighted to announce the return of NYC Weekend Watch, our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. While many theaters are still focused on a selection of new releases, a handful of worthwhile repertory screenings are taking place.
Metrograph
“We Won’t Grow Old Together” includes The Brood and Carol on 35mm; a 4K restoration of Possession is running; two of Clint Eastwood’s greatest films, A Perfect World and White Hunter, Black Heart, screen this Saturday.
Film at Lincoln Center
NYFF’s Revivals winds down with new restorations of Assault on Precinct 13, Ratcatcher, and Ed Lachman’s Songs for Drella.
IFC Center
In anticipation of Bergman Island, films by Mia Hansen-Løve screen side-by-side with Ingmar Bergman; while the 4K restoration of Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s masterpiece Cure continues and World of Wong Kar-wai keeps going, Arrebato, Crash, and Mulholland Dr. have showings.
Metrograph
“We Won’t Grow Old Together” includes The Brood and Carol on 35mm; a 4K restoration of Possession is running; two of Clint Eastwood’s greatest films, A Perfect World and White Hunter, Black Heart, screen this Saturday.
Film at Lincoln Center
NYFF’s Revivals winds down with new restorations of Assault on Precinct 13, Ratcatcher, and Ed Lachman’s Songs for Drella.
IFC Center
In anticipation of Bergman Island, films by Mia Hansen-Løve screen side-by-side with Ingmar Bergman; while the 4K restoration of Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s masterpiece Cure continues and World of Wong Kar-wai keeps going, Arrebato, Crash, and Mulholland Dr. have showings.
- 10/7/2021
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
"People like to think a crime has meaning. But most of them don't." Criterion Collection has launched a new trailer for a 4K restoration and re-release of the Japanese horror masterpiece called Cure, from filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa. This originally premiered in 1997, and played at the Tokyo Film Festival, San Francisco & Toronto Film Festivals, though it never had a release in the west until 2001. Praised by Martin Scorsese, it's a "hypnotic & psychological" cinema experience that is "part atmospheric crime film and part philosophical meditation." The story follows a detective investigating a string of gruesome murders where an X is carved into the neck of each victim, and the murderer is found near the victim of each case and remembers nothing of the crime. The film stars Kōji Yakusho, Tsuyoshi Ujiki, Anna Nakagawa, and Masato Hagiwara. As always, there's no better time than to catch up with films like this than now...
- 9/26/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
While he doesn’t quite get his due these days, Martin Scorsese once called Japanese director Kiyoshi Kurosawa (no relation to Akira Kurosawa) “a major filmmaker…an absolute master of light, framing, and pacing.” That’s pretty damn high praise, and it’s absolutely true. Kurosawa’s career has somewhat waned in recent years, but in the early 2000s, he was known to be one of the forerunners of the Japanese New Wave Horror movement.
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Continue reading ‘Cure’ 4K Restoration Trailer: Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Spellbinding, Grisly Crime Classic Is Coming Back To Theaters at The Playlist.
- 9/22/2021
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s filmography is a dream—deep, dense, an alternation of consistent through lines and true surprises. Basically just decades of work from one of the greatest filmmakers who has ever lived. My journey, like most others, started with 1997’s Cure, a remarkable synthesis of detective intrigue, horror atmospherics, and Kurosawa’s eye for spaces. Which is a hoity-toity way of saying it will freak you the fuck out.
If you’ve yet to dive, now’s time: ahead of the inevitable Criterion release, Janus Films will release Cure in a 4K restoration starting October 1 at the IFC Center. Their trailer perfectly captures the menacing, creeping vibe of Kurosawa’s masterpiece, which—having seen it on 35mm myself—has perhaps never looked so good. And dig that Scorsese quote! Listen to him, not me—this is one of the greatest horror films ever made.
Find preview and poster below:...
If you’ve yet to dive, now’s time: ahead of the inevitable Criterion release, Janus Films will release Cure in a 4K restoration starting October 1 at the IFC Center. Their trailer perfectly captures the menacing, creeping vibe of Kurosawa’s masterpiece, which—having seen it on 35mm myself—has perhaps never looked so good. And dig that Scorsese quote! Listen to him, not me—this is one of the greatest horror films ever made.
Find preview and poster below:...
- 9/22/2021
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Kiyoshi Kurosawa is one of the key figures of the Japanese new auteurs’ wave that emerged around the 1990s. Among many names that found their success at the festival circuit, V-Cinema market or in the less official ways of distributions, Kurosawa was immediately heralded as one of the pioneers of J-horror, with titles such as “Cure” (1997) and “Pulse” (2001) granting him a cult reception across the globe. No matter what genre, dysfunction or timeframe he picks up, there is a consequence in Kurosawa’s body of work – a thrill that comes with a render of the environment, one that struggles with uncertainty and fear, and one that captivates the viewer’s attention throughout the ambiguity of expressions. It’s always a treat to watch a master resorting to his old tricks and leitmotivs, twisting his go-to formula to his needs, re-imagining one’s language for the present needs.
This time around,...
This time around,...
- 9/18/2021
- by Lukasz Mankowski
- AsianMoviePulse
With a career spanning over 6 decades and more than 100 credits to his name, Koji Yakusho is one of the most renowned Japanese actors, with his success being rather evident in both his home country and internationally, particularly after his roles in “Memoirs of a Geisha” and “Babel”. A true chameleon of acting, Yakusho has played all kinds of roles in his career, always being convincing whether in horror, comedies, social dramas or samurai movies, whether in blockbusters or independent productions, whether on TV or even voice acting in anime. As a tribute to this remarkable actor, we present 20 of his best roles throughout his career, in chronological order.
1. Dark Society in the East
How many actors do you think can walk up to a woman and say “I want to fondle your breasts” and be accepted, in the same film that begins with them literally scraping crap off freshly excreted cocaine bags?...
1. Dark Society in the East
How many actors do you think can walk up to a woman and say “I want to fondle your breasts” and be accepted, in the same film that begins with them literally scraping crap off freshly excreted cocaine bags?...
- 9/16/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Neill Blomkamp’s sci-fi work finds its chief pleasures as a cinema of the hyperreal. Aliens, robots, and impossibly cool implements of destruction exist fifteen minutes into the future, covered in the grime and grit and chipped imperfection of used objects, in alternate worlds as beholden to the violence of material inequity as our own. Anderson Cooper (playing himself) reveals speculative history as breaking news coverage. The fantastically imaginary becomes physically palpable. Blomkamp’s chief aesthetic guideposts are visual media’s pinnacles of “you are there” immediacy: cinema verité, video games, documentary. His cinema is vividly externalized, rife with world-building, sprawling in scope, and rooted in a firm sense of the material.
Implication that Demonic may not play to his strengths comes with the opening scene. In an economically cut series of crawling, low-angle handheld shots, uncannily perfect symmetrical compositions, and other dream sequence clichés, a woman (Carly Pope) wanders...
Implication that Demonic may not play to his strengths comes with the opening scene. In an economically cut series of crawling, low-angle handheld shots, uncannily perfect symmetrical compositions, and other dream sequence clichés, a woman (Carly Pope) wanders...
- 8/16/2021
- by Eli Friedberg
- The Film Stage
Unlike any other genre, horror offers perhaps one of the most unique keys to the human psyche, especially human fears. Leading back to Romanticist poets and authors, the disruption of the human sphere and the supernatural has always proven to be a link to social phobias and trauma. Logically, horror does not need to follow the rules based on reality, which is interestingly – and somewhat ironically – an aspect readers and audiences sometimes expect the genre to do. Living through the notions of the narrative with the obligatory “I would never go there.” or “Don’t go into the basement.” is part of the excitement, but also the various criticisms of how a story could never happen like this.
However, this is not what horror is supposed to. According to Japanese screenwriter Konaka Chiaki, who wrote the script for Takashi Shimizu’s “Marebito” (2004), real-life terror does not follow any sensible rules,...
However, this is not what horror is supposed to. According to Japanese screenwriter Konaka Chiaki, who wrote the script for Takashi Shimizu’s “Marebito” (2004), real-life terror does not follow any sensible rules,...
- 8/10/2021
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
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