Little did you know there is an educational lesson on history of cinema tucked away inside a teensy little movie you might have heard of called "New Moon." When the soundtrack for the film was on its way out, we got a sim... more>>

Celebrified 2nd Nov 2009 by Lion & Lamb Love
In this story Chris Weitz , New Moon , Akira Kurosawa , Lawrence of Arabia , Lykke Li , Baz Luhrmann , Soundtracks

Mike Nichols (“Closer,” “Charlie Wilson’s War”) has been tapped to direct a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s (“The Seven Samurai,” “Rashomon,” both remade by Hollywood, w... more>>

Celebrified 12th Oct 2009 by
In this story Mike Nichols , Akira Kurosawa , Alec Baldwin , Nancy Meyers , Martin Scorsese , Noah Baumbach , Meryl Streep , Scott Rudin

What filmmakers would fit on your Mount Rushmore of Film?  They may not be the best.  They may not be your favorites.  But these four make up the backbone of film’s history. My Mt. Rushmore: Alfred Hitchcock[/... more>>

Celebrified 8th Oct 2009 by
In this story Akira Kurosawa , Stanley Kubrick , Quentin Tarantino , Robot Chicken , Alfred Hitchcock , Kevin Smith

This is a large (23.1 cm by 28.9 cm), fully illustrated account of Japanese film from its beginnings. There have now been a number of such histories, each perforce written from different perspectives and using various paradig... more>>

Celebrified 19th Sep 2009 by Ain't It Cool News
In this story Akira Kurosawa , Japan , Toshiro Mifune

When it comes to Akira Kurosawa I have either seen or own all of his name titles including Seven Samurai , Rashomon , Ikiru , Throne of Blood , Yojimbo , Sanjuro and Ran . I have Kagemusha sitting on my cof... more>>

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Celebrified 13th Sep 2009 by
In this story Akira Kurosawa

DVD LINKS: DVD NEWS | RELEASE DATES | NEW DVDS | REVIEWS | RSS FEED There is PLENTY for you to browse through today as this week I have more than just new releases to preview as release dates have been set for Criterion’s Blu-ray release of [... more>>

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Celebrified 13th Sep 2009 by
In this story Akira Kurosawa

The astonishing original movie, one of my favourite Kurosawa films is about a ransom demand from kidnappers who mistakenly captured the wrong son (they got the driver’s instead!) leaving their original target, ... more>>

Celebrified 3rd Sep 2009 by
In this story Akira Kurosawa , Mike Nichols

"In America" director Jim Sheridan has signed on to direct "Ikiru," the DreamWorks remake of the 1952 Akira Kurosawa film that is being crafted as a pote... more>>

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Celebrified 28th Aug 2009 by /Film
In this story Tom Hanks , DreamWorks , Jim Sheridan , Richard Price , Akira Kurosawa
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When Akira Kurosawa's Kagemusha was announced for Criterion Blu-ray I had seen the film for the first time only a couple months earlier and enjoyed it greatly. While it's not the director's greatest f... more>>

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Celebrified 18th Aug 2009 by
In this story Akira Kurosawa

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Globally-acclaimed Japanese film maker Akira Kurosawa, whose award-winning cinematic masterpieces inspired such classic Hollywood movies as "... more>>

Celebrified 17th Aug 2009 by
In this story Akira Kurosawa , Star Wars
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Many critics will no doubt rip apart Robert Pattinson ’s performance as Salvador Dali in Little Ashes this weekend, but the truth is that ... more>>

Celebrified 8th May 2009 by
In this story Robert Pattinson , Muhammad Ali , Charlie Chaplin , Rod Steiger , Little Ashes , Robert Downey Jr. , Twilight , The Beatles , Marion Cotillard , Akira Kurosawa , Salvador Dali , David Bowie
More coverage from   Coming Soon -   /Film -   Bai Ling - (17 total)

George Lucas ' mythological popcorn movie is a two-hour roller-coaster ride that has passed into movie legend. The story, for the tiny number of people not familiar with it, concerns a farm boy named Luke Skywalker ( [... more>>

Celebrified 1st May 2009 by
In this story Carrie Fisher , Alec Guinness , 17 Again , George Lucas , Barack Obama , John Ford , Peter Cushing , Mark Hamill , X-Men Origins: Wolverine , Harrison Ford , Star Wars , Akira Kurosawa
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Cinematical spoke with Brooklyn's Finest director Antoine Fuqua on a sunny Saturday afternoon; within hours, Fuqua's gritty police drama would have sold to Senator Entertainment, the f... more>>

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Celebrified 18th Jan 2009 by pretty_woman
In this story Antoine Fuqua , Akira Kurosawa , Sidney Lumet , Ethan Hawke , Don Cheadle , Wesley Snipes , Richard Gere
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Stone Village has picked up spec thriller "The Field," by tyro scribes Sean Wathen and Josh Dobkin. Story is set in an endless field, where a group of strangers wake up with seemingly random items and must find a way out. Stone Village is producing a... more>>

Celebrified 14th Jan 2009 by josey
In this story Javier Bardem , Akira Kurosawa
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Stone Village has picked up spec thriller "The Field," by tyro scribes Sean Wathen and Josh Dobkin. Story is set in an endless field, where a group of strangers wake up with seemingly random items and must find a way out. Stone Village is producing a... more>>

Celebrified 14th Jan 2009 by chileverde
In this story Javier Bardem , Akira Kurosawa
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Emily, my dear, I knew you’d cheer me up! I admit, I haven’t seen In Bruges yet, although I wanted to. It’s in my Netflix queue!So how about we end the blog talk with some happy thoughts? What were the highlights of the year for you?I’d say t... more>>

Celebrified 16th Dec 2008 by
In this story Indiana Jones , Denise Richards , Jean-Pierre Melville , Akira Kurosawa , Deaths , John Michael Montgomery
More coverage from   Glosslip -   jtayler -   Socialite Life - (20 total)

In my mind, there is a Holy Trinity of filmmakers. Three directors who, among all their work, you could find any and every reason for watching a film. There’s Akira Kurosawa, there’s ... more>>

Celebrified 25th Nov 2008 by
In this story Akira Kurosawa , Billy Wilder , Howard Hawks , Stanley Kubrick
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Akira Kurosawa's 1954 classic The Seven Samurai is undoubtedly the greatest samurai film ever made, so the news that The Weinstein Company was planning a remake was not exactly well-received by fans. But ... more>>

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Celebrified 4th Sep 2008 by
In this story John Sturges , Akira Kurosawa

With the Nicolas Cage action flick Bangkok Dangerous opening Friday, and Mirrors still in theaters, IGN Movies has decided to rank Hollywood's five best and five worst remakes of Asian films. Just as American televisio... more>>

Celebrified 3rd Sep 2008 by
In this story Nicolas Cage , Akira Kurosawa
More coverage from   Ayyyy! -   Gossip On This -   Chud - (40 total)

With the Nicolas Cage action flick Bangkok Dangerous opening Friday, and Mirrors still in theaters, IGN Movies has decided to rank Hollywood's five best and five worst remakes of Asian films. Just as American televisio... more>>

Celebrified 3rd Sep 2008 by
In this story Nicolas Cage , Akira Kurosawa
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