Kurosawa’s own influences are both obvious and contested. They are, at once, refreshingly cosmopolitan and distinctly Japanese, a combination that simultaneously earned him a reputation for “not being Japanese enough” while also priming his films for easy international export. It was he, not his contemporaries Yasujirō Ozu or Kenji Mizoguchi, who became the first Japanese … Read more
The 2024 NBA Summer League is progressing towards its conclusion and has already showcased some of the best off-season action. With multiple upsets in its run so far, fans are eagerly awaiting the match-up between the New York Knicks and the Detroit Pistons. Interested viewers can catch the game tonight at 7:00 p.m. ET and … Read more
Five years after production was shut down, director Marcus Dunstan confirms that his film The Collected will finally be made Back in September of 2019, we reported that The Collected – the third film in the franchise that began with 2009’s The Collector (watch it HERE) and continued with 2012’s The Collection (watch that HERE) – had started filming in Atlanta. Genre legend … Read more
When an actor is a true star, we can pretty accurately assume that they’ll be in movies for the rest of their life, or until they take their retirement. The movie industry is full of stories about actors whose long decade-spanning careers impacted the industry for a generation, and sometimes two or three. Some of … Read more
Disclaimer: This article contains mentions of murder. Reader discretion is advised. The true crime docuseries Homicide: Los Angeles premiered on July 16, 2024, on Netflix. The show comes as a follow-up to the previously released Homicide: New York by Dick Wolf. The Los Angeles edition sees detectives and prosecutors highlight the city’s notorious murder cases. … Read more
Kevin Smith shares a behind-the-scenes image from the filming of Astro Blaster and the Beaver-Men for The 4:30 Movie The 4:30 Movie is the sixteenth feature film from director Kevin Smith, and a while back the movie not only received an R-rating from the Motion Picture Association ratings board, but it also secured a distribution deal with Saban Films … Read more
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Thai BL Love Sea The Series is set to release episode 7. The upcoming installment will welcome guest appearances from Fort Thitipong Sangngey and Peat Wasuthorn Chaijindar‘s Love in the Air co-stars Boss Chaikamon Sermsongwittaya and Noeul Nuttarat Tangwai. Love Sea’s storyline follows Tongrak (Peat) and Mahasamut’s (Fort) intimate relationship after meeting on an island. In the … Read more
Ralph Macchio on working with martial arts icon Jackie Chan on the new Karate Kid movie, which will be released next year. Cobra Kai may be coming to an end, but we haven’t seen the last of Daniel LaRusso. Ralph Macchio has returned for a new Karate Kid movie, which also stars Jackie Chan, and … Read more
While we still wait to find out whether the recent Dune film franchise will get a third movie, we at least have a TV show to look forward. The show, Dune: Prophecy, is a prequel set thousands of years before the events of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune and Dune: Part Two (both adapted from the original Frank Herbert Dune novel.) It follows the rise of … Read more