Japan Cuts 2013 Review: IT'S ME, IT'S ME, A Surreal Farce On the Nature of Identity

Japan Cuts 2013 Review: IT'S ME, IT'S ME, A Surreal Farce On the Nature of Identity
NYAFF 2013 Interview: Herman Yau And Erica Li Talk IP MAN: THE FINAL FIGHT
Hey, Chicago! Wanna See THE CONJURING For FREE This Monday?
Check Out The Incredible Trailer For Sci-Fi / Fantasy Short DUST
Gorgeous Full Trailer For The Japanese Remake Of Clint Eastwood's UNFORGIVEN!

Posted: 13 Jul 2013 08:08 PM PDT

A comically surrealist farce on the nature of identity in the digital age, Miki Satoshi's latest film It's Me, It's Me features an impressively energetic and remarkably varied multiple performance by J-pop star Kamenashi Kazuya as the central character, or should I say, characters. Imagine the John Malkovich multiplication scene in Spike Jonze and Charlie Kaufman's Being John Malkovich stretched to feature length, and you begin to get an idea of the rather freaky nature of this film. It's Me, It's Me starts out as broad, quirky comedy, but becomes gradually darker and more violent in the later passages as the implications of its premise are more deeply explored and the complications become literally murderous.Hitoshi (Kamenashi Kazuya) is working a dead-end job at a big...

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NYAFF 2013 Interview: Herman Yau And Erica Li Talk IP MAN: THE FINAL FIGHT

Posted: 13 Jul 2013 05:30 PM PDT

Director Herman Yau and screenwriter Erica Li were in New York this past month to attend the North American premiere of their film Ip Man: The Final Fight. Our own Diva Velez was fortunate enough to sit down with them to discuss the life of the legendary martial artist and how it varies from the Wilson Yip/Donnie Yen series. [ed. Ben Umstead]----- Twitch: "Ip Man: The Final Fight" is very different in tone to the first two Donnie Yen films which are much more action-driven. What were the challenges in creating the prequel and ending chapter to his life after those critically acclaimed movies and were you asked to keep certain aspects of those films? Herman Yau: Of course we had to add some...

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Hey, Chicago! Wanna See THE CONJURING For FREE This Monday?

Posted: 13 Jul 2013 03:00 PM PDT

I really like James Wan. Some dislike him simply because they loathe the Saw franchise. I'm not a huge fan of the sequels but I found Saw gripping all the way to the end and fairly funny to boot. I like Dead Silence and Insidious even more. The man just drenches his films in fun atmosphere and really knows how to get his Bava on in the way he produces scares. So you can imagine I'm excited to see his new movie The Conjuring. And I've got a boatload of free tickets. The screening is THIS MONDAY NIGHT JULY 15 at 7:30 pm. Want the GOFOBU code?EMAIL YOURS TRULY AND IT WILL BE SENT Once the tix are gone they are gone. ...

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Check Out The Incredible Trailer For Sci-Fi / Fantasy Short DUST

Posted: 13 Jul 2013 10:00 AM PDT

Wow. The trailer for the sci-fi / fantasy short film Dust by Mike Grier looks incredible. Reportedly filmed in abandoned remote areas of Shikoku, Japan over just 11 days, the project was funded on Kickstarter last year. Take a look at the embedded trailer and see what you think!A deadly new plague linked to a mysterious dust is devastating the countryside around Kabé--the world's oldest city. Irezúmi, a Tracker living in the abandoned outskirts of Kabé, is hired by a Merchant of the city's underground medicine trade to study the dust that has begun falling on the city. Unable to develop a cure for the unusual sickness, Irezumi reluctantly agrees to search for the source in the countryside.Little is known about the Dust or the...

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Gorgeous Full Trailer For The Japanese Remake Of Clint Eastwood's UNFORGIVEN!

Posted: 13 Jul 2013 08:30 AM PDT

A lot of positive buzz was generated when the two short teasers for the Japanese remake of Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven were released. We now have the full trailer to show you, and it looks absolutely gorgeous. Lee Sang-il, the acclaimed director of Hula Girls and Villain (Akunin), is at the helm of the remake. The action is now set in late 1800's Hokkaido with the lead actor Ken Watanabe playing a long retired samurai drawn back into action by the combination of poverty and a large bounty, at a time when Japan largely abandons the old ways to adopt a more modern stance. ...

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