"Das Filmmuseum Düsseldorf zeigt vom 13. September bis 18. Dezember aus Anlass des Jubiläumsjahres der deutsch-japanischen Freundschaft 30 Filme , was fast das gesamte Werk Kurosawas darstellt (es fehlt lediglich Asu o tsukuru hitobito aus dem Jahr 1946)." Weiter auf tokyo-duesseldorf.de
"Stanley Kubrick allowed his then-17-year-old daughter, Vivian, to make a documentary about the production of THE SHINING. Created ... all » originally for the British television show BBC Arena, the documentary offers rare insight into the shooting process of a Kubrick film."
"In the first of a three part series, Doug Trumbull talks about the creation of various effects sequences completed for Blade Runner. In this video, he focuses on creating the opening sequence referred to as the "Hades Landscape". Watch the video at douglastrumbull.com
news.bbc.co.uk: "Ray Harryhausen is a pioneer of special effects and stop-motion animation who worked on films including Clash of the Titans, Jason and the Argonauts and The 7th Voyage of Sinbad.
He has inspired a generation of directors from Steven Spielberg to James Cameron, and as he prepares to celebrate his 90th birthday Bafta are to give him a special award for outstanding contribution to cinema." Watch the Video interview at bbc.co.uk
sf.tv: "Josef Früchtl, deutscher Philosophieprofessor an der Universität von Amsterdam, hat eine «Heldengeschichte der Moderne» geschrieben und dabei den Western als Thema der Philosophie entdeckt. Was gibt der Western, der seine besten Jahre hinter sich hat, philosophisch her? John Wayne und James Stewart vor Augen, lässt Früchtl die Konturen des modernen Ich aus dem Pulverdampf des Showdown hervortreten. Es ist ein cooles, «unverschämtes», ein auftrumpfendes, aber auch ironisch zerrissenes Subjekt, das die Westernfilme (und heute populärere Genres wie Gangsterfilm, Thriller oder Science-Fiction) spiegeln." Weiter
Warum ist "Avatar" weltweit der erfolgreichste Film?
SWR2: "Außerdem die Anspielung auf abendländische Mythen: Büchse der Pandora, Baum der Erkenntnis, edler Wilder? Ist es die Kritik am US-Imperialismus und am Irak-Krieg, die auch dem bolivianischen Staatspräsident an "Avatar" so gut gefallen hat? Ist der computergenerierte Drogentrip mancher Szenen weltweit attraktiv? Oder macht es die Genre-Mischung – Science Fiction, Melodram, Western, Animation? Und warum ist der Film in China ein Blockbuster: wegen des Ahnenkults der Humanoiden? Oder wegen der Männermythen vom Kerl in High-Tech-Roboter-Rüstung? Wie kann ein Film über alle Kulturgrenzen hinweg begeistern? Weil er all-in-one bietet?" Weiter
dradio.d: "Randy "The Ram" Robinson ist ein in die Jahre gekommener Catcher, der seine große Zeit in den 80er Jahren hatte und nun, aufgedunsen von Tabletten und Medikamenten, immer noch in den Ring steigt in schäbigen kleinen Hallen. Mickey Rourke zeigt hier eine phantastische Performance, er spielt nicht, nein er ist Randy "the Ram". Weiter
Dossier on Australian Exploitation
sensesofcinema.com: "To celebrate the “Focus on Ozploitation” program screening of several important Australian exploitation films from the 1970s and ’80s at the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF), Senses of Cinema has delved back into the archives to find articles written at the time of each film’s production or release."
Richard Franklin: Director/Producer
An extensive interview originally published in 1980 with the director of the classic road-movie thriller Roadgames. Written by Everett de Roche and starring Stacy Keach and Jamie Lee Curtis.
Russell Mulcahy
A 1984 interview with the director of the Aussie outback baroque thriller Razorback.
Long Weekend
Review of the Everett de Roche-scripted ecological thriller directed by Colin Eggleston.
Everett de Roche
Extract from a 1980 interview with the screenwriter of Long Weekend.
Turkey Shoot
Review of the now infamous 1982 violent hunter-versus-hunted film directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith and produced by Antony I. Ginnane.
Dead-End Drive-In
Review of Brian Trenchard-Smith’s 1986 apocalyptic thriller. One of Quentin Tarantino’s favourite Aussie movies.
The Two Bazzas
Combined review of Bruce Beresford’s two early seminal comedies of the grotesque, The Adventures of Barry McKenzie and Barry McKenzie Holds His Own.
BEHIND THE PINK CURTAIN - BOOK SPOTLIGHT
midnighteye.com: "Five years in the making, Jasper Sharp's brilliant new book on the Japanese sex film industry is here at last. Published by FAB Press, Behind the Pink Curtain tells the full unadulterated history of pink films and roman porno." Read on
Order Behind the Pink Curtain from Amazon .com.de or .co.uk
Product Description: "The highly anticipated complete series of one of the most acclaimed events in television history finally comes to DVD. This definitive Twin Peaks Gold Box Edition has been carefully supervised by David Lynch and will include for the first time ever on DVD the original and the European version of the pilot. This 10-disc groundbreaking series will feature all 30 newly re-mastered episodes, all-new 5.1 Surround Sound and is loaded with exclusive featurettes, new interviews, introductions and much much more!
THE EMPEROR'S NAKED ARMY MARCHES ON
A fresh look at Kazuo Hara's controversial political documentary, that inspired legions of filmmakers at home and abroad, including Michael Moore.
Lady Oscar
What is a Japanese film? French director Jacques Demy and a pan-European cast expand definitions with their adaptation of the manga The Rose of Versailles.
Nightmare Detective
Shinya Tsukamoto tries his hand at mainstream horror with the first instalment in a purported trilogy.
Tony Takitani
Jun Ichikawa's stylish adaptation of the Haruki Murakami short story.
Forest Of Pressure
Forest Of Pressure - Ogawa Shinsuke And Postwar Japanese Documentary. After his superb first tome, Abe Mark Nornes' follow-up immerses us in the fascinating world of a giant of the genre and the movement he inspired.
wnyc.org: "Director David Cronenberg has a reputation for making films about the nature of violence and cruelty that sometimes make audiences want to cover their eyes, but always make them think. He'll discuss his latest, Eastern Promises (See clip above)"
altertube: "David Cronenberg interviewed at UCSB Campbell hall by Santa Barbara International Film Festivals Roger Durling sbiff.org after a showing of Eastern Promises." watch here 80 min !
imdb.com: "In a small, battered wooden box, the DJ kept a precious selection of 7-inch singles that meant more to him than any of the others. Supported by John's family, and with his son Tom Ravenscroft working as the programme's researcher, this one-hour special reveals the contents of the box. Giving a unique insight into his eclectic tastes, it tells the extraordinary stories behind the records and the artists who created them." Read on
Lots of Blade Runner collector editions are coming!
amazon.com: "In celebration of Blade Runner's 25th anniversary, director Ridley Scott has gone back into post production to create the long-awaited definitive new version. Blade Runner: The Final Cut, spectacularly restored and remastered from original elements and scanned at 4K resolution, will contain never-before-seen added/extended scenes, added lines, new and improved special effects, director and filmmaker commentary, an all-new 5.1 Dolby® Digital audio track and more. Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Edward James Olmos, Joanna Cassidy, Sean Young, and Daryl Hannah are among some 80 stars, filmmakers and others who participate in the extensive bonus features. Among the bonus material highlights is Dangerous Days, a brand new, three-and-a-half-hour documentary by award-winning DVD producer Charles de Lauzirika, with an extensive look into every aspect of the film: its literary genesis, its challenging production and its controversial legacy. The definitive documentary to accompany the definitive film version."
epd-film.de: "Quentin Tarantino und Robert Rodriguez bringen ihre neuen Filme Death Proof und Planet Terror unter dem Signum „Grindhouse“ auf den Markt. Dabei geht es den beiden befreundeten Hollywood-Outlaws nicht nur um den Film oder ein mehr oder weniger diffuses Genre, sondern vielmehr um den Ort, den schmierigen Kinosaal und das Gemeinschaftserlebnis des Filmeguckens. Wobei mit Film tatsächlich Filmmaterial, also Zelluloid oder Polyester, gemeint ist. Denn die Videokassette war noch nicht erfunden, als das Kino, das die beiden Regisseure meinen, seine seltsamen Blüten trieb." Weiter
goon-magazin.de: "In »Nightmare Detective« erzählt Tsukamoto von einer Serie mysteriöser Selbstmorde, von den Opfern im Schlaf verübt. Die Polizistin Keiko (dargestellt vom J-Popstar hitomi) wendet sich zur Unterstützung ihrer Ermittlungen an den selbst suizidalen nightmare detective Kyoichi (Ryuhei Matsuda), der über die Fähigkeit verfügt, in die Träume anderer zu sehen und einzugreifen." Weiter
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WNYC: "Former journalists Alan Huffman and Michael Rejebian talk...
midnighteye.com: "Five years in the making, Jasper Sharp's brilliant new book on the Japanese sex film industry is here at last. Published by FAB Press, Behind the Pink Curtain tells the full unadulterated history of pink films and roman porno." 
Product Description: "The highly anticipated complete series of one of the most acclaimed events in television history finally comes to DVD. This definitive Twin Peaks Gold Box Edition has been carefully supervised by David Lynch and will include for the first time ever on DVD the original and the European version of the pilot. This 10-disc groundbreaking series will feature all 30 newly re-mastered episodes, all-new 5.1 Surround Sound and is loaded with exclusive featurettes, new interviews, introductions and much much more! 
