Categories: Genre, Animation, Anime, Asian Cinema, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Documentary, TV Series
Tuesday August 2, 2005
Ikiru
dir. Akira Kurosawa
1952
:star::star::star::star::star:
Both a scathing indictment of bureaucracy and an inspirational parable about living life to its fullest, Akira Kurosawa's Ikiru is bursting with unforgettable images of aesthetic beau… more »
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Posted: Aug 02, 2005
@ 6:50 PM
Filed under: Asian Cinema, Digital Media, 5 Stars, Japanese
Posted: Aug 02, 2005
@ 6:50 PMFiled under: Asian Cinema, Digital Media, 5 Stars, Japanese
Monday August 1, 2005
Bright Future
dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa
2003
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Kiyoshi Kurosawa (no relation to Akira) has made a name for himself as a director of horror/suspense/thrillers, but he departed from his previous work to create Bright F… more »
Sunday July 31, 2005
Cat Soup
ねこぢる草 (Nekojiru-Sou)
dir. Tatsuo Sato
2001
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After having dinner with Sam, Ramona and Régis at Hurry Curry, Régis and watched a bunch of random episodes of anime, includin… more »
Saturday July 30, 2005
The Aristocrats
dir. Paul Provenza
2005
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My favorite comedians being raunchy as fuck... it doesn't get much funnier than this.
Wen and I saw it on opening night in a packed theater which turned out to be dist… more »
Tuesday July 26, 2005
Hana and Alice
dir. Shunji Iwai
2004
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Posted: Jul 26, 2005
@ 9:27 PM
Filed under: Directors, Asian Cinema, Digital Media, 4 Stars, Japanese
Posted: Jul 26, 2005
@ 9:27 PMFiled under: Directors, Asian Cinema, Digital Media, 4 Stars, Japanese
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story!
2005
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You know what really grinds my gears? Being disappointed by something that I've been waiting for a long time... something that should be really freakin' sweet, but inst… more »
Monday July 25, 2005
Arakimentari
dir. Travis Klose
2004
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Arakimentari is a fascinating documentary about groundbreaking Japanese photographer Nobuyoshi Araki, who continues to blur the line between art and pornography.
The film feat… more »
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Posted: Jul 25, 2005
@ 8:43 PM
Filed under: Asian Cinema, Digital Media, 5 Stars, Japanese, Documentary
Posted: Jul 25, 2005
@ 8:43 PMFiled under: Asian Cinema, Digital Media, 5 Stars, Japanese, Documentary
Thursday July 21, 2005
Yakuza Horror Theater: Gozu
dir. Takashi Miike
2003
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Takashi Miike has directed some of the weirdest films I have ever seen, and Gozu is his most surreal film to date. The film is very reminiscent of David Lynch's w… more »
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Posted: Jul 21, 2005
@ 8:00 PM
Filed under: DVDs, Directors, Asian Cinema, DVD, 5 Stars, Japanese
Posted: Jul 21, 2005
@ 8:00 PMFiled under: DVDs, Directors, Asian Cinema, DVD, 5 Stars, Japanese
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
dir. Ngai Kai Lam
1991
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(yes, that's right, I gave it HALF a star out of five!)
Remember these images?!
Craig Kilborn used these gory scenes as part of his "5 Question… more »
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Posted: Jul 21, 2005
@ 1:11 AM
Filed under: Asian Cinema, Digital Media, 1 Star (or lower), Chinese
Posted: Jul 21, 2005
@ 1:11 AMFiled under: Asian Cinema, Digital Media, 1 Star (or lower), Chinese
Wednesday July 20, 2005
Rescue Me
Season One
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In many ways Rescue Me is basically The Job all over again, only in this show, instead of playing an Irish, alcoholic, philandering, hard-working New York cop, Denis Leary plays an Irish, al… more »
