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fromInsideHook
1 day ago

Did an Unexpected Culprit Hurt Modern Filmmaking?

American cinema faces a paradox of thriving box office revenues while struggling with the decline of mid-budget films and the impact of YouTube.
#anime
Independent films
fromTime Out London
14 hours ago

This cult-classic anime is back in London cinemas - and here's where you can see it

Iconic 1988 sci-fi anime returns to London cinemas from April 17, digitally remastered in 4k with hundreds of screenings available.
Independent films
fromTime Out London
14 hours ago

This cult-classic anime is back in London cinemas - and here's where you can see it

Iconic 1988 sci-fi anime returns to London cinemas from April 17, digitally remastered in 4k with hundreds of screenings available.
Video games
fromFilmmaker Magazine
1 week ago

Let's Play: Genki Kawamura and Jiro Nagae on a New Kind of Video Game Cinema

Genki Kawamura adapts the indie video game into a film, merging artistry with box office potential in a unique horror narrative.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago
Film

I'm not a commercial director I'm not even a professional film-maker': Jim Jarmusch on the seven-year journey to make his new film

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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

I'm not a commercial director I'm not even a professional film-maker': Jim Jarmusch on the seven-year journey to make his new film

Jim Jarmusch's film Night on Earth features Gena Rowlands, who brought depth and melancholy to her role as a casting director.
fromwww.nytimes.com
3 days ago

8 Essential Animated Films

The gunshot scene in Bambi allows the audience to build fear, making them feel as frightened as Bambi, with visuals that resemble looking through tears.
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fromianVisits
5 days ago

Akira is returning to the big screen in a 4K restoration

Akira's immersive experience is best appreciated on the big screen, highlighting the importance of scale in cinema.
Independent films
fromInverse
6 days ago

The Director of The Best Godzilla Movie Of the Decade Is Making A Mecha Epic

Takashi Yamazaki is set to direct a sequel to Godzilla: Minus One and his English-language debut, Grandgear, featuring giant mechs.
#exit-8
fromKqed
1 week ago
Independent films

A Tokyo Subway Station Turns Into an Infinite Nightmare in 'Exit 8'

Independent films
fromInverse
1 week ago

How An Eerie New Thriller Revolutionizes The Video Game Movie

The film Exit 8 adapts a video game premise into an emotional narrative about isolation and personal struggle in a liminal space.
Independent films
fromKqed
1 week ago

A Tokyo Subway Station Turns Into an Infinite Nightmare in 'Exit 8'

Exit 8 is a unique film set in a subway hallway, exploring themes of perception and connection through a video game-inspired narrative.
Film
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
3 weeks ago

FilmWatch Weekly: 'Marc [Jacobs] by Sofia [Coppola],' an animated 'Magnificent Life,' and more * Oregon ArtsWatch

Cinematic extremes are evident in new films, contrasting dark horror and documentaries with light-hearted comedies and animated features like A Magnificent Life.
Independent films
fromFilmmaker Magazine
1 week ago

"The Scorpion Doesn't Die": Japanese Actress Meiko Kaji on Her 60-Year Career

Meiko Kaji's iconic performances in Japanese cinema showcase her authority and resilience in portraying complex, defiant characters over six decades.
Arts
fromFuncheap
1 month ago

Film: Oshin, Oshin The Soul of the Cherry Blossoms (SF Main Library)

Katsuta Shinpyō bridged Japanese ukiyo-e traditions and contemporary art, establishing creative bases in San Francisco and Japan while mastering traditional painting techniques.
Independent films
fromInverse
3 weeks ago

Kiyoshi Kurosawa Just Released An Eerie Psychological Thriller Like No Other

Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Chime explores modern terrors through a ringing sound that incites violence, reflecting societal issues and psychological pressures.
Film
fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

This Cult Filmmaker Learned Something About Audiences Every Entrepreneur Needs to Know'Make Them Feel Something'

Kevin Smith built a personal brand by connecting directly with fans, which created lasting career opportunities beyond individual film projects in an unpredictable industry.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Scarlet review Mamoru Hosoda turns Hamlet into tale of prowling knights and deep nothingness'

Mamoru Hosoda's anime adaptation of Hamlet, Scarlet, features stunning visuals but suffers from incoherent storytelling, arbitrary world-building, and heavy-handed philosophical messaging that undermines its narrative impact.
fromMedievalists.net
2 months ago

From Medieval Moon Princess to Anime Icon: The Many Lives of Princess Kaguya - Medievalists.net

The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter tells of an elderly bamboo cutter who discovers a tiny, radiant girl inside a glowing stalk of bamboo. He and his wife raise her as their own daughter, naming her Kaguya-hime. As she grows, she becomes extraordinarily beautiful, attracting suitors from across the land. Five noblemen seek her hand in marriage, but she tests them by assigning each an impossible task-such as retrieving the Buddha's stone begging bowl or the jewelled branch of Mount Hōrai. Each suitor fails.
History
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fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

Six Bizarre Movies That Are Actually Fun to Watch

Atlantic writers recommend bizarre films that balance weirdness with entertainment value, including Iron Sky about Nazis on the moon and Jupiter Ascending.
Arts
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

This quiet epic is the top-grossing Japanese live action film of all time

Kokuho depicts a decades-long journey through Kabuki theater, exploring friendship, artistic perfection, and the struggle to achieve living national treasure status within Japan's rigid theatrical tradition.
Arts
fromJuxtapoz
1 month ago

Juxtapoz Magazine - Takashi Murakami: Hark Back to Ukiyo-e: Tracing Superflat to Japonisme's Genesis @ Perrotin, Los Angeles

Takashi Murakami presents 24 new paintings tracing ukiyo-e's influence on Impressionism and exploring bijinga's global impact at Perrotin Los Angeles.
Film
fromInverse
1 month ago

One Forgotten Japanese Sci-Fi Movie Predated A Beloved Anime Adaptation By Decades

Nobuhiko Obayashi's The Girl Who Leapt Through Time was a commercially successful 1983 time travel romance that became one of Japan's highest-earning films and launched lead actress Tomoyo Harada's career.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 months ago

Step Into the World of Studio Ghibli's "Ponyo"

The Academy Museum's interactive Studio Ghibli's PONYO exhibition recreates Ponyo's whimsy and wonder through Miyazaki's drawings and child-focused hands-on installations.
Film
fromVulture
2 months ago

With Zi, Kogonada Strikes Back

Kogonada returns to formalist filmmaking with Zi, a delicate Hong Kong travelogue about a violinist's disorientation, visions, and tenuous personal connections.
Film
fromItsnicethat
2 months ago

Painting the worlds of Studio Ghibli with art director and background artist, Yoji Takeshige

Studio Ghibli builds atmosphere through painted depictions of light, humidity, and grounded detail while preserving traditional background painting techniques.
Film
fromConde Nast Traveler
2 months ago

'Rental Family' Director Hikari Finding Peace on Set Amid the Bustle of Tokyo

A Japanese director's film follows an American actor in Tokyo recruited to play stand-in roles, exploring identity, belonging, and moral dilemmas.
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 month ago

How the Japanese locations in 'Rental Family' became more characters in the film

"I wanted it to feel how people have been living through, walking through (the city)," she said. "It's a massive city, Tokyo is, so just kind of find the right place for people around the world and have that experience."
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fromInverse
2 months ago

'Zi' Is An Existential Dream Wrapped In A Time-Travel Movie

Zi follows a grieving Hong Kong woman who experiences visions of her future self, blending dreamy existential sci‑fi with minimal plot and striking imagery.
Independent films
from48 hills
1 month ago

Screen Grabs: Iranian films bring fable, black comedy, and social indictment - 48 hills

Iranian cinema demonstrates artistic resistance against censorship while offering humanizing perspectives on a nation facing military conflict.
Film
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
2 months ago

FilmWatch Weekly: German stunner 'Sound of Falling,' Japanese anime 'Scarlet,' and more * Oregon ArtsWatch

Four generations of girls in one farmhouse reveal recurring female suffering, mortality, and moments of beauty across a century of German history.
Film
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

Why Frederick Wiseman Was the Greatest Documentary Filmmaker Ever

Frederick Wiseman spent nearly sixty years making documentaries that probed political and social power, creating a prolific, interconnected cinematic body of work.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Sham review Takashi Miike revisits infamous murder teacher' trial in unflinching courtroom drama

Takashi Miike's Sham adapts a 2003 Fukuoka child-abuse case into a courtroom drama that ultimately vindicates the accused teacher while employing sensationalist, horror-tinged tropes.
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