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Toshiaki Yamada's Tokyo Duel Manga Ends - Action manga launched in 2020

Andrew Garfield Massively Helps Neon’s ‘Artificial’ Gamble Pay Off on the Awards Front - The two-time Oscar nominee's full circle moment from corporate martyr in "The Social Network" to corporate menace in Luca Guadagnino's "Artificial" is a st...

Cho Bo-ah Considering Role in "The Obedient Killer" (2026/10/06) - Actress Cho Bo-ah is considering appearing in the drama 'The Obedient Killer'. Continue reading on HanCinema: https://www.hancinema.net/cho-bo-ah-consider...

Cynthia Erivo Called Sunny Hostin to Explain Why ‘The View’ Host’s Comments on Cornell 7 Case Sparked Backlash: ‘Lead With Empathy’ and Not the Law - “The View” co-host Sunny Hostin revealed on the show’s “Behind the Table” podcast (via Entertainment Weekly) that Cynthia Erivo called her with concerns ov...

Nightbreed - [Clive Barker • 1990]

Get Swirly With This New Joseph Petzval Métamorphose Art Lens From Lomography - If you’re looking for a fun, swirly lens to bring unique looks to your next shot, look no further than the vertiginous, stretched optical warp of this ne...

Blood Simple 4K UHD StudioCanal Classics Review - Blood Simple opens much like No Country for Old Men, with drawling narration set against static shots of the sparse Texas landscape. In Old Men, Sheriff ...

Mike Flanagan Finds New Power in Story of “Carrie” - This new series version of Carrie White is visceral, searing, and provocative.

The Unbearable Lightness Of Being - Weighing in at 173 minutes, this visually expansive but intellectually and formally simplified adaptation of Milan Kundera’s fine novel holds one’s inter...

A Trout and the Last Waltz, Thee Michelle Gun Elephant “THEE MOVIE” LAST HEAVEN 031011, 300 Metres Above Tokyo, Girlz und Panzer das Finale Part 5, Japanese Film Trailers - A Trout and the Last Waltz, Thee Michelle Gun Elephant “THEE MOVIE” LAST HEAVEN 031011, 300 Metres Above Tokyo, Girlz und Panzer das Finale Part 5, Japanes...

Fake “NAZA” Film Released Online by IDF - NAZA’ Rebuttal Doc Surfaces Online, Made by IDF Reserve Members NAZA – official trailer

Hallowarrior - Jennie Kermode - 20547 - Birthdays, anniversaries and holidays are the most difficult times for people experiencing grief. 16-year-old Pumpkin (Milly Shapiro) has lost everybody....

Trump Calls for Media Outlets to Be Arrested Over Rally Coverage: ‘Dishonesty and Disservice’ - "The Times knows this, and so does everyone else. I never have empty seats — Never have, and never will," the president writes The post Trump Calls for M...

Blu-Ray News #409: The Charge At Feather River (1953). - Directed by Gordon DouglasStarring Guy Madison, Frank Lovejoy, Helen Westcott, Vera Miles, Steve Brodie, Neville Brand The Charge At Feather River (1953) w...

Fjorders - Time for yes yet another NYFF review -- this time we're talking Cristian Mungiu's Cannes-winner *Fjord*, which played my hometown fest this past weekend, ...

MVFF49—JOSEPHINE (2026) / AVEDON (2026) / ODYSSEY (2026) / THE LAST PLACE ON EARTH (2026): REVIEWS - *Josephine (2026); Dir. Beth de Araújo—*Channing Tatum delivers one of the most nuanced performances of his career as Damien, a young father who has over...

How Nothing Came to Matter: Zero as a Technique of Absence - "Zero" exists only in the apparatuses and techniques that produce it....

The Weight - 1953’s “The Wages of Fear” beget 1977’s “Sorcerer,” both adapted from Georges Arnaud’s 1950 novel in which hardscrabble men are paid to transport nitroglyc...

Bitter Christmas (Amargo Navidad, Spain 2026) - For me, Pedro Almodóvar is the leading European auteur and belongs firmly in the company of the contemporary filmmakers whose films I will always seek out....

Spring Blossom (Seize printemps) - Writer/director/actress Suzanne Lindon director on the set SPRING BLOSSOM (Seize printemps) B+ ...

Disney Dazzles at San Diego Comic-Con Málaga 2026 with Major Updates [IMAGE NOT FOUND] - Walt Disney Studios made a significant splash at San Diego Comic-Con Málaga 2026, offering attendees a glimpse into their upcoming slate of highly antici...

What I've Caught Up With, September 2026 - September is another month where my movie viewing faltered a great deal. I managed only 20 movies in September, far fewer than the 33 to keep pace for the ...

Interview…Producer Natalie Lauren on School Distress & Attendance Fines in ‘Unauthorised Absence’ - People can easily get behind an idea or subject matter that moves them. And, as a parent, what moves us more than our children? I’m not talking about the r...

Outside the Room: Revisiting Being There in the Age of AI - We never hear Chance think in voiceover; uncredited script doctor and frequent Ashby collaborator Robert C. Jones wisely excised all internal monologue f...

Films That I Saw: September 2026 - More than 20 years ago today, Mike Judge released a film that received little-to-no promotion called *Idiocracy* as it came and went in its theatrical ...

CINEPHILIA MON AMOUR?: answers to a questionnaire - There is also of course a cinephilia which leaves no trace... The post CINEPHILIA MON AMOUR?: answers to a questionnaire appeared first on Neil Young's F...

The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - ep 152: Ronin Warriors/Samurai Troopers Chat with Paula - Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! *Treat yourself or your friends this Hallowe...

The Film Comment Podcast: Critics Academy x NYFF Shorts #2 - Shorts by Kamal Aljafari, Camilo Restrepo, and Heather Landsman are debated by participants in this year’s Film at Lincoln Center Critics Academy

The Point Men: Pointless - Why in the world would a busload of holy roller missionaries from South Korea choose to "vacation" in a Middle Eastern country ruled by Islamic extremist...

Farewell Disco - Made during the final days of the East German republic, Farewell Disco is very much a period piece and an important film in the history of DEFA.

Challenge (1974) - North Carolina maverick Earl Owensby delivered his first offering to the Southern drive-in circuit with *Challenge*, a shameless riff on the pr...

Film Quarterly Fall 2026 - FQ’s current issue (80.1) has great reads! From the Editor Editor’s Notebook J. M. Tyree Features “It Is in Our House Now”: Scenes from the David Lynch Com...

Reviews for “Allan Fish: Wonders in the Dark, A Memoir of Friendship” and “Shaun of the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom” on Monday Morning Diary (September 21) - by Sam Juliano I am thrilled to share the twelve 5-star ratings/reviews for the memoir, along with the marathon five-star rating and review from Canada. ...

The Magus - Guy Green's *The Magus *(1968) is an honorable but doomed attempt to adapt John Fowles's "unfilmable" novel. Many involved in the film, including star Mi...

Venice Film Festival 2026 – Wild Horse Nine ★★★★ - Released: 6 November 2026 Director: Martin McDonagh Starring: John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell, Steve Buscemi, Parker Posey With his sublimely hilarious In B...

Midweek Masterpiece Marathon: From Classic Cars to WWII Drama on U&Yesterday - Today’s U&Yesterday lineup offers a curated mix of automotive nostalgia, historical documentaries and light‑hearted collectibles. Here’s our pick‑up guid...

Chad Powers: When a Redemption Story Forgets About Redemption - Chad Powers remains funny, charming, and wonderfully absurd, but Season 2 loses some of its heart when redemption gives way to revenge. There is somethin...

Beyond the Algorithm: What Winning Online Really Looks Like - As social media increasingly shapes how young people encounter Israel, the challenge is not simply to be heard, but to communicate in a way that is credi...

A Hard Grape To Grow - Some memories stay with you, like it or not. I can still remember where I was and what I was doing when it happened. In morning traffic, heading from my a...

The Film Doctor's One Sentence Review of Backrooms - I enjoyed *Backrooms*' increasingly strange yet banal tableaus and its blunt messages: never work in a cheap furniture store (though Chiwetel Ejiofor and...

The Film Art of animation: A review - Paul Taberham’s impressive study of film animation was released earlier this month. The title brings to mind a major concern of David Bordwell in studying ...

HaKeves HaShisha Asar – The 16th Sheep - Last night was the opening event of the Docu-text Film Festival at the National Library in Jerusalem. There were hundreds of people sitting outside in t...

Spa Eclectics: At Karlovy Vary - The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival has walked an improbable path of occupation, compromise, and survival. Its first edition was held in 1946, the...

448. The Odyssey (#122) - Christopher Nolan's *The Odyssey*. At time of recording, it was ranked 122nd on the list of best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database. Show n...

12 Monkeys–J. Hoberman Village Voice 1/2/1996 - The year has five days left and, suddenly, here is the best studio release of 1995 — Terry Gilliam’s 12 Moneys — running loose in Multiplex Nation. Can thi...

Renowned Film Director, Eran Riklis, Visits Wesleyan Center for Jewish Studies - Eran Riklis, one of Israel’s most acclaimed filmmakers, visited Wesleyan Center for Jewish Studies. His visit included a film workshop delivered in Hebrew ...

DE PALMA'S OBSESSION THIS FRIDAY NIGHT IN LOS ANGELES - [image: https://www.angelfire.com/de/palma/obsession50thjan2026.jpg]

eVent® Fabric – Vải công nghệ chống thấm đỉnh cao trong giày và trang phục outdoor - Trong thế giới outdoor, khi nói đến vải chống thấm – thoáng khí cao cấp, ngoài Gore-Tex nổi tiếng, chắc chắn không thể bỏ qua eVent® Fabric. Đây là loại ...

Hello Again - Hey, everybody! I can't imagine anyone is still checking this blog, but just in case someone is I feel like it's about time I announced here that I have ...

Waxing Gibbous: Luigi Cozzi's BLOOD ON MELIE'S MOON (2016) - Once the psychic fell out of her seance chair, and threw up green ectoplasm that turned into a book after white-masked magician zapped her through her cry...

Film School Rejects is Seeking New Ownership - After nearly two decades of operating independently, FSR is now for sale.

SEAN BAKER'S (AND MIKEY MADISON'S) ANORA - Way back in May it was that Patty, Emma and I drove to the SEE Film Multiplex in Bremerton to take in *I Saw the TV Glow*, and while there I took a ...

Weekend Box Office: TERRIFIER 3 Unseats JOKER FOLIE A DEUX For Top Spot -

RBC EMERGING ARTIST Alicia K. Harris Premieres Short Film at TIFF - 2023-2025 RBC Emerging Artist, Alicia K. Harris recently premiered her latest short film, On a Sunday at Eleven, at the 2024 Toronto International Film F...

Capsule Review: MISSON: POSSIBLE, Slapdash Spy Action-Comedy Lacks Spark - *By Pierce Conran* Mission: Possible is a third-rate spy action-comedy starring Kim Young-kwang and Lee Sun-bin as a mismatched duo who both pretend to b...

BAMBOO BOARD GAME REVIEW - Happiness, used to be loneliness and loneliness ruled my world. Then along came BAMBOO to allow me to appease spirts, decorate houses and generally make ...

Blu-ray Review: Claude Chabrol’s LA CEREMONIE - That a filmmaking giant like Claude Chabrol remains the most critically neglected member of the Cahiers du Cinema faction of the French New Wave in 2023 is...

Telluride '23: The Royal Hotel - **½/**** starring Julia Garner, Jessica Henwick, James Frecheville, Hugo Weaving written by Kitty Green & Oscar Redding directed by Kitty Green by Walter C...

Happy Birthday Elliott Gould - Happy Birthday to one of the all-time greats and one of the coolest of the cool Elliott Gould. From my 2019 New Beverly interview with Elliott Gould about ...

Summer 2023 Blu-ray/4K Ultra Consumer Guide - Equipment: Sony UBP-X800 multi-region 4K player, Sony KD50X690E display, Yamaha RXV-385 A/V receiver. Angel Face (Warner Archive Blu-ray) Of all the amour ...

Japanese star Dean Fujioka Produces and stars in the cult film ‘Pure Japanese’ - Japanese actor/singer/multi-lingual culture star Dean Fujioka produces and stars in a brand new cult film ‘Pure Japanese’ which is out now globally via

The 25th Annual San Francisco Silent Film Festival With Victor Morton - Three years of absence from the San Francisco Silent Film Festival has only left a longing in Peter's heart. And while *The Cinephiliacs* remains on perma...

PERRY MASON: THE CASE OF THE SAUSALITO SUNRISE - Terence Towles Canote at *A Shroud of Thoughts* is hosting *The 8th Annual Favourite TV Show Episode Blogathon*. The popular blogathon is running from ...

Baruch Dayan HaEmet - I am heartbroken to tell you that Karen, my wife of 44 years, passed away this from pancreatic cancer. I and our two daughters, Leda and Aliza, were by her...

Maybe LOVE, ACTUALLY is…About British Sexual Insecurity? - by D.K. Latta Does the world need yet another Love, Actually hot-take? Sure. Like tinsel — can there ever be too much? I like Love, Actually and usually re...

National Silent Movie Day: Manhandled (1924) - Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, is National Silent Movie Day. New York City's beloved Film Forum is celebrating with a screening of Allan Dwan's 1924 silent...

Girls in Film (GIF) South Africa and National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) : Join the Conversation - How to get your film funded - *Girls in Film (GIF) South Africa and National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) : Join the Conversation - How to get your film funded* GiF SOUTH AFRICA x ...

Manhunter - I would be lying if I did not confess that, despite my lifelong interest in true crime and dark subjects in general, I oftentimes get an instantaneou...

From ‘Delhi Crime’ to ‘Fifty,’ Breaking Down the Odds to Win at the International Emmys - This year’s crop of Intl. Emmy nominees across categories feature strong and diverse showings for series and performers alike. Here, Variety breaks down th...

Best of 2019: The 13 Best Films of the Year - by Tony Dayoub It's Oscar Day! No predictions. Here, for your consideration, are my top films of 2019 followed by the winners of the respective polls I p...

Summer break - Hey everyone, For the first time since I started this blog in 2012, I will be taking a break! See you back on August 22nd. Best, Kinofrau

What to do if ICE shows up at your door? - ¿Qué hacer si ICE aparece en su puerta? - Believe it or not, when it comes to ICE agents, you have rights. Here's some advice should you have the misfortune of encountering them. - Lo creas o no, c...

LIT WINDOW - My creative wing. A selection of work follows. I WISH YOU WOULD (2020, 26'25") is a short film about Stanley Strunk and his first, rocky day out in the...

Top 5 Movies Based on True Stories - Dragons, zombie walkers and mythical super heroes are all integral parts of successful modern films and TV shows. Despite the allure of these characters ...

Everybody Knows (Todos lo saben Spain-France-Italy 2018) - Everybody Knows opened the Cannes competition in 2018 to mixed reviews (although better than usual for the opening film) and it has taken some time to get ...

All Inclusive – Fabien Onteniente - It’s sad to see actors of the calibre of Thierry Lhermitte, Josiane Balasko and Maiwenn on screen in a film with as little merit as All Inclusive – the l...

WINTER OF DISCONTENT: Puppet on a Chain - In an otherwise balanced article for *The Spectator* on the Wilma Montesi murder case*, Alexander Chancellor refers to Piero Piccioni as “a sleazy jazz ...

The Virgin Suicides: “They Hadn’t Heard Us Calling” - [image: Current_29336id_295_large] Sofia Coppola adapts Jeffrey Eugenides’s acclaimed novel with an impressionistic style that evokes the private melanchol...

Exploring Captivity: Some films to look out for at this year's DOKer Festival - DOKer is taking place in April this year and the opening film will be shown this evening (April 13th). A festival which sees a refocus back on films fro...

Signing off - juvenilecinephile: I am writing this to just inform my readership and whatever following that I have that after the Oscars, Sunday, March 4th, 2018, I am...

Jean Harlow, Mary Dees, and SARATOGA - I watched SARATOGA again last night for the first time in years and still found it very depressing. It is so sad to watch Harlow, clearly weak and listless...

The 'Momentum' of Yamada Ryosuke: Idol, Actor, Entertainer - How is he? [Part 2/3] - *There are plenty of articles dealing with the question - what makes a good actor? In Part 2 of our Yamada Ryosuke 'Momentum' article, we ask the questio...

DVD Review: Tag - ★★★☆☆ Mitsuko (Reina Triendl) is on a school bus with her friends when an invisible force rips off the top of the bus, severing all but Mitsuko in half. Ru...

New Zvyagintsev movie 'Loveless' to compete for Oscar from Russia - Russian Oscar committee decided to suggest this movie for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Each of Zvyagintsev's movies is a big event in ...

Episode #143: Commentary Track: Days of Wine and Roses (Blake Edwards; 1963) - The cast for episode #143: Stuart Collier Tom Sutpen This episode was recorded June 25, 2017

Happiness of the Katakuris & Tetsuo: The Iron Man with Flying Lotus in person! - *Co-presented by Shudder and Worldwide FM* Double feature programmed and introduced by Flying Lotus! *Happiness of the Katakuris* After a Jan Svankmajer...

Cinematography: All That Heaven Allows - *ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS* (1955) *Director:* Douglas Sirk *Cinematographer:* Russell Metty One of the most beautifully shot films, I believe, is Douglas ...

T2 Trainspotting (2017) - Director: Danny Boyle By Roderick Heath Trainspotting was one of the signal cultural moments of the 1990s. After his helter-skelter debut, Shallow Grave (1...

Quick Takes: A Matter of Time - Is there a longer cut of *A Matter of Time* (1976) hiding somewhere in a vault in Italy, waiting to be restored? The last film from the masterful Vincen...

At 30, Merchant-Ivory's "Maurice" Has Only Gained in Power - Maurice is the overlooked middle child in Merchant Ivory's trio of E.M. Forster adaptations, sandwiched between the lighthearted mainstream hit A Room With...

Lev Kulidzhanov - Prestuplenie i nakazanie AKA Crime and Punishment (1969) - [image: 29f7c043f76a2bde437fd0d52a185152] Plot Synopsis This Russian adaptation of Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment packs nearly every pivotal event fr...

2013--The Year in Review - 2013 was a fantastic year for movies. Its prime entry was the eventual winner of the Best Picture Oscar, British director Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave-...

SOMEDAY THIS WAR'S GONNA END - *A second review requested by Patton with thanks for contributing twice to the Second Quinquennial Antagony & Ecstasy ACS Fundraiser.* How in the name of ...

The Best Wrestling Matches of 2016 (15-1) - Continuing from yesterday's post, read on as I count down my favorite wrestling matches of the year. 15. Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Naomichi Marufuji IWGP H...

Candy (1968) - *Ewa Aulin*, star of *Deadly Sweet* and *Death Laid an Egg*, plays the eponymous *Candy*; a naive, somewhat gormless, sexually accommodating teenager who...

Nanni Morretti’s latest film opens across the country - Nanni Moretti’s highly acclaimed film “Mia Madre” opens across the country today. To put it simply, this film is a piece of art and is not to be missed. ...

The Razor's Edge - *Shenanigans*. Elliot Gould, Tom Skerritt, Donald Sutherland Those of you who think that movies are entirely a visual medium, and that the script is noth...