Discovering Korean Cinema
At Modern Korean Cinema, Pierce Conran writes of discovering Korean film and, in particular, Jang Joon-hwan’s genre-blending, Save The Green Planet.
Interview with Sion Sono
Time Out Tokyo interviews Sion Sono about his film, Himizu, and shooting in Ishinomaki after March 11. (via Earl Jackson)
On the value of frightening small children
I remember seeing Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away in the theatre, and I think it holds the record, in my experience, for the fastest time in making a small child cry. I have no idea what movie the child’s parents thought they were taking her to, but I don’t […]
Godzilla: 3 Reasons
Criterion’s excellent three reasons for its Godzilla (1954) DVD and Blu-Ray.
10 Comics I Liked in 2011
It’s the beginning of January, cold and dark where I am. The critics are all putting out their best of year lists, and maybe you’re looking for something to read. So here’s my entry into annual lists: 10 comics I liked in 2011 that I haven’t written about. […]
Taira no Kiyomori
Kenichi Matsuyama, who played L in Death Note, Masura Kato in Gantz: Light in the Dark and who Midnight Madness fans might remember as Negishi/Johannes Krauser from Detroit Metal City, is playing the 12th Century/Heian Era, Taira no Kiyomori, in an eponymous 50 episode NHK television series. The […]
The Cultural Gutter 