DOCTOR WHO: THE DAY OF THE DOCTOR Aims For Fun And Excitement As The Show Gets Cinematic For Its 50th

DOCTOR WHO: THE DAY OF THE DOCTOR Aims For Fun And Excitement As The Show Gets Cinematic For Its 50th


DOCTOR WHO: THE DAY OF THE DOCTOR Aims For Fun And Excitement As The Show Gets Cinematic For Its 50th

Posted: 23 Nov 2013 04:45 PM PST

I don't think I've ever had a moviegoing experience quite like watching the 50th anniversary special of Doctor Who in the cinema. That's not to say it's the greatest thing ever, just that the atmosphere in the screening was really something else. We don't really have event cinema like this these days. I certainly haven't seen something presented in this manner before. The mood was incredible, full of applause, big cheers and laughter. I'll probably be better suited to analyse the episode itself when I've got some distance from it, right now all I can think about is how that was just such a huge amount of fun.I really appreciate how many secrets were kept about The Day of the Doctor, because every big moment earned...

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Crowdfund This! Vonnegut! Ebert! Unicorn Barbarian! Garbage Pail Kids And More!

Posted: 23 Nov 2013 01:30 PM PST

What's that? You have more money than you know what to do with and you want to spend some of it to support an independent film project? Well, you've come to the right place! Crowdfund This is a new weekly column rounding up projects we find interesting and think you might, too. Want to suggest a project? Just shoot us a note via our contact form and we'll take a look....

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Miike Takashi Set To Direct Live-Action Adaptation Of KAMISAMA NO IUTOORI In 2014

Posted: 23 Nov 2013 01:00 PM PST

It's been announced on Friday that Miike Takashi's next project will be a live-action adaptation of a popular manga Kamisama no Iutoori (神さまの言うとおり). Though most western readers might not be familiar with the title, this horror-survival series is widely regarded as a big hit in Japan. Kamisama no Iutoori's huge success recently lead to a wave of speculations about an upcoming film adaptation. Quick glimpse at the synopsis makes it brutally clear that Takashi Miike is the perfect man for the job:Takahata Shun's day at high school begins just as normal and boring as ever, but it doesn't end that way. After his teacher's head explodes, he and his classmates find themselves forced to play children's games, such as Daruma ga Koronda (a game like...

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Review: Takahata's THE TALE OF PRINCESS KAGUYA (aka THE TALE OF THE BAMBOO CUTTER) Is A Beautifully Evocative Fairy Tale

Posted: 23 Nov 2013 12:30 PM PST

Studio Ghibli's second feature of the year has arrived with the release of director Takahata Isao's The Tale of Princess Kaguya. Due to a slight delay it arrives roughly three months behind Miyazaki's The Wind Rises, the original plan being to put the two films out together for the first time since 1988 when the two directors had Grave of the Fireflies and My Neighbour Totoro on release simultaneously. Now that Miyazaki's final feature has been and gone from the standard Ghibli position at the top of the box-office and is getting ready to be shipped off to the rest of the world it's time to get a look at the studio's latest.The Tale of Princess Kaguya is a 10th century Japanese folk story which,...

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ILO ILO Takes Top Honours At Taipei Golden Horse Awards

Posted: 23 Nov 2013 08:18 AM PST

Singaporean drama Ilo Ilo continued its run of awards wins in Taiwan this evening, where it was named Best Film at the prestigious Golden Horse Awards - widely regarded as the foremost Chinese language film awards in the World. Director Anthony Chen was also named Best New Director, as well as picking up the Best Original Screenplay award. Actress Yeo Yann Yann was also named Best Supporting Actress for the film.Best Actor went to Li Kang Sheng for his role in Tsai Ming Liang's Stray Dogs, which also won the Best Director award. Zhang Ziyi was named Best Actress for The Grandmaster, Wong Kar Wai's martial arts epic, which had been many people's favourite to take home top honours on the night. Despite missing out...

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