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Image via Wikipedia Koreyoshi Kurahara was one of the hourse directors for the Japanese studio Nikkatsu — perhaps most known in the US from the Criterion and Home Vision releases of Seijun Suzuki and Shohei Imamura‘s films. Nikkatsu was primarily a genre…
Image via Wikipedia [Purchase DVD] In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by three separate, yet equally important groups. The police who investigate crime, the District Attorneys who prosecute the offenders, and the Goddamn Batman. This is their story.
Image via Wikipedia [Purchase DVD] I am a sucker for the utterly good-natured; this is one of the reasons I love the Flaming Lips. I have yet to see them live, unfortunately, but this DVD is a pretty good substitute, at least…
Image via Wikipedia [Purchase DVD] Cutie Honey has perhaps the greatest opening scene in history. The first thing you see is a kitty. The second thing is a beautiful girl in a bubble bath. That is AWESOME. Luckily, the rest of the…
[Purchase DVD] “How much of human life is lost in waiting?” The Indiana Jones films have always been about fun. They’re a similar sort of throwback to the days of the pulp serials as the Star Wars films, but while Star Wars…
Cover via Amazon [Purchase DVD] There’re a lot of complaints typically thrown at musicals. Some people say that the songs are overblown and hokey. Others say that the songs don’t emerge organically out of the action; no one, in real life, just…
Cover of Persepolis [Purchase DVD] [Purchase Comic Book] I admit, going in, I was a little apprehensive about whether or not I would enjoy the film of Persepolis; I hadn’t yet read Marjane Satrapi‘s comic and I often don’t find these types…
Image via Wikipedia [Purchase DVD] I’ve long been drawn to the idea of Z; I first heard of it when I was young and my family would always have the Leonard Maltin Movie & Video guides. I would spend hours flipping through…
[Purchase DVD] It’s probably pretty obvious, at least to those who know me, that I’m a pretty huge Negativland fan. I’ve got loads of their posters in my room at home, pretty much everything they ever put out (a notable exception is…
Cover via Amazon [Purchase DVD] Seijun Suzuki is a master director. You’ve probably seen Branded to Kill in the rotator to the side — and trust me, that’s earned. It’s an outstanding film, and my favorite of all of his (at least…