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Donnie Yen recently confirmed rumours of a new Akira Kurosawa remake in planning, but denied having any knowledge if it is "Seven Samurai". As reported on HK Top Ten, earlier, several sources reported that a Hollywood film company has been ...

Now a staple technique of crime dramas, Rashomon was among the first films to employ multiple (conflicting) recollections of the same event. It's a device that Kurosawa exploits masterfully, without sacrificing attention to character and visual ...

The weekly film screening on Sunday at Bharat Bhavan, have become a plan-out event for the Bhopalites. As it is getting satisfactory response, A Japanese movie The Quiet Duel was screened here on Sunday. Directed by noted film director of Japan ...

If you happen to be a film lover or would like to be initiated into the world of cinema, then this film festival is especially for you. In a travelling fest,which began December at the International Film Festival of Kerala, the Japan Foundation has brought ...

His first feature since Tokyo Sonata, which won the Un Certain Regard at Cannes, as well as best picture and script at the Asian Film Awards, Kiyoshi Kurosawas REAL marks a highly-anticipated return to the big screen. Kurosawa talked to The ...

With Joss Whedon's low-budget, modern retelling of Shakespeare's romantic comedy "Much Ado About Nothing" opening June 7, the American Cinematheque's Aero Theatre is getting into the Elizabethan spirit with a new series, "Much Ado About Shakespeare: ...

Filmmaker George Lucas the recipient of its 2013 Bay Area Treasure Award. Photo: Courtesy of Skywalker Properties Ltd. SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has named filmmaker George Lucas the recipient of its 2013 Bay Area ...

A blood-soaked vengeance tale from Japan drew the biggest boos in the race for the Cannes Film Festival's top prize, with critics savaging a "risible" parade of cliches. Controversial Japanese director Takashi Miike unveiled "Shield of Straw" (Wara ...

Stanley Kubrick was one of the great 20th-century filmmakers. Kubrick's greatness stems in part because of his innovations as director, cinematographer, editor and visual effects editor. And he was also a producer and screenwriter. Starting ...