SANSHIROSUGATA PART 2 (1945) SANSHIRO SUGATA told a complete story and didn’t need a sequel. But, it was popular and the war office wanted a propaganda film to inspire the audience as Americans pushed towards the island nation, so Kurosawa complied, albeit without much interest. The result is widely regarded as one of Kurosawa’s worst …
I’d like to thank Matt for allowing me a platform for a new feature, a look at Akira Kurosawa’s films from beginning to end in chronological order. The inspiration for this was one of those Facebook lists of how many films of random category you’ve seen. And the result for me was surprising in how …
Well I originally had a different film in mind for my next viewing, but considering the news broke today that Patrick Swayze had finally succumb to cancer* I thought it would be best to select one of the few films of his I hadn’t seen during my formative years. That film being the post-apocalyptic epic …
Word is the agreements are finally set and Landmark Theatres is going to be having exclusive one night screenings of the film Ichi, the latest incarnation of the martial arts classic series, Zatoichi. As far as I can tell these screenings will mark he US Theatrical debut of this film, which is an extra added …