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‘Texas Chainsaw 3D’: Bill Moseley reflects on a monster career
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - latimes.comIt was a typical day at the office for Bill Moseley. “I was lying on the floor of the house, ...... -
"Hara Kiri: Death of a Samurai" y "The Possession"
Hara Kiri: Death of a Samurai Los estrictos códigos de honor que sustentaron la cultura japonesa durante varios siglos, pueden verse reflejados en Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai, película que recrea la valentía de los guerreros nipones para vencer a...
Tags: Kyra Sedgwick, Linda Blair, Charles Dickens, Akira Kurosawa, The Possession (movie)
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L.A. Times launches free Indie Focus film series at Laemmle NoHo
The L.A. Times is expanding its events for movie lovers with a new, free Indie Focus Screening Series at the Laemmle NoHo 7 theaters starting Aug. 22 with “Robot & Frank.” Starring Oscar nominee Frank Langella as an aging jewel thief who...
Tags: Lynne Ramsay, Lars von Trier, Entertainment, Richard Kelly, Noah Baumbach
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Around Town: 'Battle Royale' finally gets U.S. theatrical release
24 FramesThe controversial Japanese film "Battle Royale" has its first US theatrical run at The Cinefamily.... -
New on DVD; 'Das Boot: The Director's Cut' in Blu-ray
Das Boot: The Director's Cut Sony Blu-ray, $35.99
One of the most popular foreign-language films of all time, Wolfgang Petersen's "Das Boot" adapts Lothar-Günther Buchheim's novel about a German submarine crew fighting to survive WWII. The film is as...Tags: Entertainment, Islam, Sony Corp., Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Japan Film Society launches festival at Chinese 6 in Hollywood
24 FramesThe Japan Film Society has launched a new film festival in Hollywood, LA Eigafest, which will play the Mann Chinese 6 Theatres from Nov. 11-13. "Eiga" means film in Japanese, and the festival will highlight current Japanese shorts and feature films.... -
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Is the Toronto Film Fest being held hostage to Hollywood's Oscar mania?
The Big PictureI'm staying close to home this year, but normally right now I'd be heading off to the Great White North for the Toronto International Film Festival, which is justifiably billed as the world's biggest public film festival. For a movie...... -
The films of 2011 — a pretty complete list
Frankly My Dear - Orlando SentinelDates are changing, studios are firming up release plans, figuring out what will actually be finished in time for this or that target date, in some cases. Films will be picked up at Sundance and find their way into theaters. Documentaries will find a... -
Three Extremes
Zap2It.comShowtime recruited Japanese shock cinema auteur Takashi Miike to direct an installment for its "Masters of Horror" anthology only to discover that the helmer's vision was darker and more disturbing than even premium cable would allow. Interestingly, the...Tags: Pasta, Foods and Beverages, Entertainment, Showtime (tv network), Lifestyle and Leisure
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'Three...Extremes'
![When it comes to extreme cinema, Asia's the place, but sometimes pushing the envelope can be as banal as following the rules. "Three ... Extremes," an anthology of horror films by three of the region's most notable contemporary directors — Fruit Chan, Park Chan-Wook and Takashi Miike — that play out in decreasingly shocking order and put the audience on edge primarily through what they are willing to show rather than building any kind of narrative suspense. All three look great and the filmmakers deliver a certain artiness, but their overall triviality and the unpleasantness of the first two make for an <I>extremely</I> distasteful experience.](http://www.calendarlive.com/media/thumbnails/story/2005-10/20191139.jpg "When it comes to extreme cinema, Asia's the place, but sometimes pushing the envelope can be as banal as following the rules. "Three ... Extremes,\" an anthology of horror films by three of the region's most notable contemporary directors — Fruit Chan, Park Chan-Wook and Takashi Miike — that play out in decreasingly shocking order and put the audience on edge primarily through what they are willing to show rather than building any kind of narrative suspense. All three look great and the filmmakers deliver a certain artiness, but their overall triviality and the unpleasantness of the first two make for an <I>extremely</I> distasteful experience.")
Times Staff WriterWhen it comes to extreme cinema, Asia's the place, but sometimes pushing the envelope can be as banal as following the rules. "Three ... Extremes," an anthology of horror films by three of the region's most notable contemporary directors — Fruit...Tags: Pasta, Entertainment, Foods and Beverages, Ricky Gervais, Lifestyle and Leisure
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A Thin Line Between Love, Hate
SPECIAL TO THE TIMESSEE CORRECTION APPENDED Japanese director Takashi Miike was in Los Angeles for just two days to talk about his controversial film "Audition." One of those days was Sept. 11. Maybe that's why he seemed uncomfortable discussing the graphic violence...Tags: Genres, Murder, Entertainment, Akira Kurosawa, Thriller (genre)
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Feb 28, 2006
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Oct 28, 2005
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