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Full Trailer For Live Action LIBRARY WARS is Literally A War In A Library
There is a small crop of sci-fi films that deal with a utilitarian society where book censorship is heavily enforced, while a small group resisting against this law, like Fahrenheit 451 and Equilibrium. But I think Library Wars (aka Toshokan Sensō) is... More »
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SPACE PIRATE CAPTAIN HARLOCK Gets Fall 2013 Release And Teaser Trailer
Back in 2010, Toei Animation previewed a 4-minute pilot trailer for a potential CG animated adaptation of Space Pirate Captain Harlock at the Tokyo International Anime Fair. Fortunately for fans of the classic property, it seems there has been progress... More »
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First Trailer For Herman Yau's IP MAN: THE FINAL FIGHT
Director Herman Yau reunites with The Untold Story actor Anthony Wong in Ip Man: The Final Fight. The semi-biopic is the follow-up to Yau's The Legend Is Born: Ip Man, and while the first film focused on his early life,... More »
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Watch The First Ten Minutes, A Clip And Two TV Spots For BERSERK: GOLDEN AGE ARC III - DESCENT
As the release date draws near, several promotional clips for the animated film Berserk Golden Age Arc III: Descent (Berserk Ōgon Jidai-Hen III: Kōrin) have arrived including the first ten minutes, some videos with other footage and two TV spots.The... More »
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First Teaser For Paranormal Crime Thriller THE GIFTED HANDS
In Kwon Ho-Young's upcoming crime thriller The Gifted Hands (사이코메트리), a detective seeks a psychometrist to help solve a case. What is this paranormal phenomena known as psychometry? According to Wikipedia, it is described as "a form of extra-sensory perception... More »
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Gangster Moonlighting As Shaman In Korean Comedy MAN ON THE EDGE
Currently smashing up the Korean box office with high grossing success is the gangster comedy Man on the Edge. It seems director Jo Jin-Gyu will continue to tread familiar ground in the Kkangpae - Korean gangster - world, as he has... More »
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First Look At The Korean Action Heroines In THE HUNTRESSES
Lead actress trio Ha Ji-won (As One), Kang Ye-won (Quick) and Son Ga-in are The Huntresses, a somewhat Korean equivalent to The Three Musketeers or Charlie's Angels, only these beautiful bounty hunters are from the Joseon Dynasty. The film is a historical... More »
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International Teaser For Stephen Chow's JOURNEY TO THE WEST
More slapstick insanity ensues in the Taiwanese teaser for Stephen Chow's fantasy comedy Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons.  It features new footage of an incompetent demon hunter getting into all kinds of silly situations.  This marks the first... More »
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First Teaser For Korean MMA Actioner FIST OF LEGEND
Following the baseball drama GLove, director Kang Woo-suk of the Public Enemy trilogy has set his sights on another sport, mixed-martial arts, in Fist of Legend (no relationship to the Jet Li film of the same name). Based on a... More »
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Get Behind The Scenes Of Wong Kar Wai's THE GRANDMASTER
[UPDATE 2:  Added more making-of videos that focuses on Chen Chang and Zhang Ziyi's Kung-fu training and on Yuen Woo Ping choreographing the fights.][UPDATE:  Added third making-of video that focuses on Tony Leung Chiu Wai's Wing Chun training.]Our very own... More »
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Action-Packed Trailer For Korean Spy Thriller THE BERLIN FILE
[UPDATE:  Added second trailer containing character spotlight and two making-of video.]CJ Entertainment has released the trailer for Ryoo Seung-wan's spy thriller The Berlin File, promoting it as Korea's most anticipated action blockbuster of 2013.  From the director of Arahan and... More »
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First Image From Sylvain Chomet's SWING POPA SWING
Acclaimed animation director Sylvain Chomet is revisiting the elderly singing sisters from his zany French comedy Triplets of Belleville in a prequel Swing Popa Swing and a concept image has our first look at these characters as young girls along... More »
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Concept Art For Bong Joon-ho's SNOWPIERCER Reveals Icy Wasteland
Another piece of concept art has been posted for Bong Joon-ho's highly anticipated sci-fi thriller Snowpiercer via Naver.  It contains images of the snow-covered land in the futuristic Ice Age and a bath spa within the train.  In addition, the... More »
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More Behind The Scenes Video From Stephen Chow's JOURNEY TO THE WEST
A couple more making-of videos have been posted for Stephen Chow's fantasy comedy Journey to the West, featuring some actual on-set footage with new characters never seen before.  Also, there is an English subtitled version of the previous making-of video.You'll... More »
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Thai Stunt Industry Revealed In Documentary THE STUNT
Thailand is one of the major players in the international action scene, best known for exporting their trademark full-contact brutality. But what goes on behind the scenes with the unsung heroes who pour out their blood, sweat and tears to... More »
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Watch Ridley Scott-Produced Coca-Cola Short THE POLAR BEARS
Every year during Christmas time it's a tradition for Coca-Cola to present an animated commercial with their mascot polar bears as part of their marketing campaign.  This year, the company has collaborated with producer Ridley Scott and the digital effects... More »
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Listen To A Track From Bong Joon-ho's SNOWPIERCER Soundtrack, Plus Concept Art
All aboard! Coinciding with the 2013 new year is the launch of the official site for Bong Joon-ho's sci-fi thriller Snowpiercer, allowing Korean moviegoers to reserve tickets in advance and attend the premiere of the highly anticipated event.  Within the... More »
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Get Behind The Scenes Of Stephen Chow's JOURNEY TO THE WEST
Huayi Bros have released a making-of video for Stephen Chow's Journey to the West with Chow directing Shu Qi in a comedic performance. It's amusing to see him get animated, but unfortunately he will be applying his "Mo lei tau"... More »
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Jay Chou Boogies Down In First Teaser For Musical THE ROOFTOP
Taiwanese pop singer-turned-actor Jay Chou is combining both forms of entertainment for the musical The Rooftop, his sophomore directorial effort after Secret in 2007. Details on the plot have been kept under wraps but judging by the funky disco costumes... More »
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Terror and Tragedy! Watch the Victims' Farewell Messages In THE TOWER
To attract attention for the Korean blockbuster disaster film The Tower, CJ Entertainment is playing up the sentimental card in full force with two special videos that have a heartfelt animated sequence and a tear-jerking "last message" from the victims... More »
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Twitchvision: Talking STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS, MUD and THE ICEMAN

Another Twitchvision chat with Scott Laurie, this time me gushing about J.J.'s latest Star Trek film, which I unabashedly loved.Also talked about he fabbo Mud, and the less fabbo The Iceman, both with Michael Shannon doing his thing.Video embedded below.Update: Was asked to come in today and pick a few... More »

Learning from the Masters of Cinema: Henri-Georges Clouzot's THE MURDERER LIVES AT 21

While Henri-Georges Clouzot is best remembered for many of his later films, including The Wages of Fear and Diabolique, the French filmmaker's 1942 debut has gone largely unseen by Western audiences until now. The Murderer Lives at 21 (L'Assassin Habite au 21), based on the novel by Belgian author Stanislas-Andre... More »

China Beat: What did China See in IRON MAN 3?

Much has already been written, both on these pages and many others, about the landmark Hollywood-China co-production that is Marvel and DMG Entertainment's Iron Man 3. The film, directed by Shane Black, is the third solo outing for Robert Downey Jr's Tony Stark, and has proved a phenomenal success around... More »

FEAR & LOATHING AT CANNES, PART 2: I'M IN LOVE WITH EVERYBODY'S GIRL

CHAPTER 4: THE PHILOSOPHY OF ANNA KARINA AND BUTT PLUGSI'm sitting outside at a small Café that my editor told me to meet him at. I'm a 10 minute walk from the Marche Du Film convention hall and I'm still waiting for my editor to arrive so he take guide... More »

CINEMA HOLOCAUST ON THE FRENCH RIVIERA, PART 1: THOSE GOD DAMN FILM BLOGGERS

MIKE'S JOURNAL. MAY 13. MORNINGI wake up sometime around five AM. My flight to France doesn't leave until five PM. I should be there for security check in sometime around 3PM. There is no reason for me to be up this early but I'm feeling anxious. I have an itch... More »
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