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Is the WKW Grandmaster IP Man film finally happening?
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HK Cinema
Posted on 11 20 08 by Aaron
Source: Kaiju Shakedown
 Many may remember way back when director Wong Kar Wai announced that he would shoot a Grandmaster IP Man film with actor Tony Leung Chui Wai in the lead as Bruce Lee's master. However, as the years passed other things arose and the film was pushed to the side. This past year producer Raymond Wong along with director Wilson Yip and actor Donnie Yen created their own film about the kung fu master and therefore were entangled in a battle with WKW over the title Grandmaster IP Man. It seems that Wong Kar Wai has won the feud and will indeed keep the title while Raymond Wong and his team will settle simply for IP Man. In a handful of recent newsbreaks from Hong Kong, Wong Kar Wai claims that his film will finally go underway with shooting scheduled for March or April 2009. Time will only tell whether or not this will finally happen. At least, we can all cross our fingers.
DVD Release
Posted on 11 10 08 by Martin
 Last week saw the UK release of the recent bone-crunching Thai ass-kicker Chocolate, which is the latest from the Ong Bak director Prachya Pinkaew. The UK release from Cine Asia - on both DVD and Blu-ray - includes the original language soundtrack as well as a bunch of Special Features including three featurettes, storyboards, theatrical and teaser trailers.
Cine Asia themselves have just launched their new website to promote their new and upcoming films - including forthcoming release of the Donnie Yen actioner An Empress And The Warriors. Take a look at the site here.
Other UK releases announced for the new year include two highly anticipated titles from Third Window Films - Memories of Matsuko and Kamikaze Girls, both arriving on January 12th, 2009. Specs for Memories of Matsuko are currently a 5.1 soundtrack, a thirty minute 'Making of' featurette and a 'Film to Storyboard' comparison. The Kamikaze Girls disc will include interviews with the cast and a trailer.
Rinko Kikuchi to to work with Spanish director Isabel Coixet
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Japan Cinema
Posted on 11 08 08 by Aaron
Source: Screen Daily
 Rinko Kikuchi seems to be busy signing contracts of late. The budding actress will next work with Spanish filmmaker Isabel Coixet, who last directed the Penelope Cruz starrer Elegy, on her new film entitled Map Of The Sounds Of Tokyo.
The Oscar nominated actress will lead the cast as a Japanese woman living two lives as both a Tokyo fish market worker and a contract killer. Spanish actor Sergi Lopez, known by most as the evil Captain Vidal in Pan's Labyrinth, will play a wine business owner who is the next person she is hired to kill.
Not unlike the recently announced Japanese remake of Sideways also starring Rinko Kikuchi, Map Of The Sounds Of Tokyo will contain both Japanese and English spoken throughout.
The film is set to begin principal photography on November 16th in Tokyo, Japan before moving to Barcelona for its six week shoot.
Japanese 'Sideways' now shooting with Rinko Kikuchi
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Japan Cinema
Posted on 11 07 08 by Aaron
Source: Screen Daily
 In the last decade, Hollywood has been taking cues from Japanese cinema. Now it is Japan's turn.
Director Cellin Gluck, who has worked on blockbuster films in the US as well as in Japan, is currently shooting a Japanese remake of Sideways once again in the Napa Valley of California. Fumiyo Kohinata is taking over the Paul Giamatti lead while Katsuhisa Namase, Rinko Kikuchi and Kyoka Suzuki round out the cast.
A few tweaks to the plot now brings the Kohinata character to the US to attend the wedding of his good friend, played by Namase, who now resides in America. The supporting actors are said to be American with both Japanese and English spoken throughout the film.
'Podcast on Fire' - the first anniversary
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Posted on 11 05 08 by Martin
 Congratulations to the guys over at Podcast On Fire who are celebrating their first year of podcasting with the cleverly titled Podcast 32: One Year Special. Over this two-hour special the self-titled 'Magnificent Trio' look back over their last twelve months of podcasting - including shows with guests Adam Torel (owner of Third Window Films), Brit-kicker Chris Jones (soon to be seen in Blood The Last Vampire) and bunch of other Asian cinema friends and fans.
If you haven't heard the show before then have a listen to Stewart Sutherland (the Ekin Cheng obsessed host of the show), Mike Banner (Shaw Brothers fanatic and owner of Green Fan DVD) and Kenneth Brorsson (Cat III obsessive and all-round sick puppy) chatting about all sorts of Asian cinema goodness by going to their website at www.podcastonfire.com, or by downloading the podcast through i-Tunes.
Strand Releasing to distribute 'Kabei' stateside
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Japan Cinema
Posted on 10 31 08 by Aaron
Source: Kaiju Shakedown
 It seems that Strand Releasing is attempting to broaden their horizons.
The company has recently announced that they are set as the US distributor of the latest film from Japanese world renowned filmmaker Yoji Yamada.
Kabei, which co-stars Sayuri Yoshinaga and Tadanobu Asano, depicts the strong bond between a mother and her family during WWII.
The film has been making its rounds on the film festival circuit throughout the year and is expected to finally have a limited theatrical run in the coming months.
Theatrical Release
Posted on 10 28 08 by janick
 What happens when we cross the fantasy life of celebrity with the harshness of reality? Is the action star still a hero, or just an ordinary man dealing with life’s daily struggles? JCVD, the newest release from Peace Arch and brought to the screen by Gaumont, Samsa Film, Artemis Productions, and RTBF hits theatres in a limited release on November 7th.
This unique perspective on the false relationship between a celebrity and the public is explored in a story that combines reality with fantasy and comedy with drama, all in the exciting, gripping genre of hostage/cop films.
Official French Web Site http://www.jcvd-lefilm.com
Theatrical Dates:
1/7 : NYC , AMC's EMPIRE 25 & ANGELIKA FILM Center NYC
11/14 : LA , Landmark's Nuart theatre
11/14: Irvine, Regal/Edwards University 6
(Regalcinemas.com)
11/14 Cambridge , Landmark's Kendall THEATRE
11/14: D.C. Landmark's E street cinema
11/14- Chicago- AMC Pipers Alley
11/14 : SF , Landmark's Bridge theatre
11/14 : Berkeley, Ca., Landmark's Shattuck
11/14: Phil. Ritz @ the Bourse, Landmark
11/14: Landmarks DetROIT., Main Art
11/21 : PALO. ALTO, Landmark's Aquaris theatre
11/21 : S.D., Landmarks Hillcrest theatre
11/21: Seattle, Landmark's Harvard Exit .
11/21 - Denver , Landmark's Mayan THEATRE
11/21- Houston , Angelika film center
11/21 - Austin , Tx, Alamo draft house
(wwdrafthouse.com)
*11/21 -Tentative Dallas , Angelika film center date must be confirmed (as of last night we just lost our Landmark Magnolia theatre date because they could not accomodate an open 11/21, run )
11/21 : Plano, Tx - Angelika film center
11/21 - Sacramento, the Crest theatre
Thecrestcinema.com
11/28 - Columbus , Oh . Landmark's Gateway theatre ( calendar screen )
12/12 : Minneapolis Landmark's Uptown theatre .
2009 Looking Pretty Good For Andy Lau
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HK Cinema
Posted on 10 24 08 by Brian
 If anyone is going to work for his paycheck in 2009, it will be no other than Andy (Can't Stop, Won't Stop) Lau. Already Andy has four movies lined up for 2009. Future Cop directed by Wong Jing with Barbie Hsu also set to star.
Look For A Star, a romcom directed by Andrew Lau, stars Shu Qi, and Ella Koon has already begun filming.
Then two big projects announced this week with news of Andy taking the leading roles in both Tsui Hark's Judge D and Ning Hao of Crazy Stone fame chinese version of The Host 2. On the production side Andy has the next installments of his Focus: First Cuts and Focus: Fight Series planned for 2009. Yes, 2009 is going to be a pretty good year for Mr Lau.
Official thread in the KFCCinema forum: Look For A Star
Official thread in the KFCCinema forum: Future Cop
Official thread in the KFCCinema forum: The Host 2
Official thread in the KFCCinema forum: Judge D
Official thread in the KFCCinema forum: Focus: First Cuts Season 2
Official thread in the KFCCinema forum: Focus: Fight Series Movie News & AsianMovieTrailers.net: Your Source For Up To Date Movie News & Trailers: HERE
'Blood & Bones' and 'Sway' on their way from Kino's Kimstim Collection
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DVD Release
Posted on 10 23 08 by Aaron
 In the coming weeks, Kino International is set to release for the first time on US shores two film festival favorites from Asia. On October 28th, the company will release the Miwa Nishikawa directed Sway starring Jô Odagiri and Teruyuki Kagawa. On November 11th, we will see the release of Korean director Yoichi Sai's Blood and Bones which also stars Jô Odagiri alongside Takeshi Kitano and Hirofumi Arai.
KFC Cinema
Posted on 10 22 08 by Martin
 First up in our latest reviews we take a look at Alexandre Aja’s recent remake of the Korean flick Into The Mirror, the Kiefer Sutherland vehicle Mirrors. So is it any good, or is it just another lazy Hollywood rehash? Déjan gives us the lowdown:
‘Essentially, MIRRORS follows the trend of Americanizing the Asian horror films: Eastern subtlety, slow rhythm and suggestiveness are replaced by the faster, more aggressive and spectacular effects – but, at least in this case, such an approach improves the original.’
Read the full review here  Then we take a perusal at a new book by Jim Harper with our review of Flowers From Hell: The Modern Japanese Horror Film: ‘Flowers from Hell may not be as thorough and detailed as some might want, but, on the other hand, those looking for a brief, simple, down-to-earth introduction to a phenomenon much more complex than here presented will be pleased by the user-friendly approach taken here.’Read the full review here  Finally we take a look at directors Chee Keong Cheung’s recent British tournament flick Underground: ‘The low budget of UNDERGROUND means that there's no CGI trickery, and not even any noticeable wirework. The beauty of this is that UNDERGROUND relies on the skills of it's actors – several of whom (including Mark Strange, Nathan Lewis, Liang Yang and Beau Fowler) are pretty good on-screen fighters.’Read the full review here
First pic from Tsai Ming-Liang's Visages
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Theatrical Release
Posted on 10 19 08 by Aaron
 The fine folks over at Unspoken Cinema has been kind enough to translate an article straight from the blog of Tsai Ming- Liang concerning his latest work Visages.
The film, which is currently being shot at France’s landmark Louvre, stars French legend Jean-Pierre Léaud, actress Fanny Ardent, supermodel Laetitia Casta, and Tsai's muse Lee Kang-sheng. Visages is described by the director as a clash of Buddhism and Western Art and on your left is the first still from the film. To read the entry in its entirety, head on over to Unspoken Cinema.
Tokyo Shock dives into blu with 'Death Trance'
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DVD Release
Posted on 10 16 08 by Aaron
 One of the largest Asian distribution companies in the US has finally chosen its first title to debut in high definition which will hit shelves early next year.
Media Blasters' Tokyo Shock will release the Tak Sakaguchi starring Japanese film Death Trance on Blu-ray disc on January 27th, 2009.
Yoji Yamada's Kabei to play Pittsburgh Film Fest in November
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Theatrical Release
Posted on 10 16 08 by Aaron
 The 27th Annual Three Rivers Film Festival will once again hit Pittsbrugh, PA again this November. As usual the festivities have an Asian film or two to offer its audience. Among the films are Thailand's Wonderful Town and the astonishing Apichatpong Weerasethakul's Syndromes and a Century. The biggest standout, however, is the inclusion of Yoji Yamada's latest Kabei: Our Mother. Lead by Sayuri Yoshinaga and Tadanobu Asano, the Shochiku production is based on the memoirs of Nogami Teruyo and follows a normal family as their lives are forever changed by the presence of war. The Three Rivers Film Festival runs from November 7th through the 22nd.
For the full film schedule, head on over to the official website.
Outcast Cinema interviews cult director for Synapse releases
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Japan Cinema
Posted on 10 15 08 by Aaron
 Marc Walkow of Outcast Cinema is back in Japan and up to is usual tricks of banging out come kick ass special features for upcoming dvd releases.
This time around he has scored an interview with cult director Kazuhiko Yamaguchi. Responsible for a slew of Sonny Chiba films not mention the Delinquent Girl Boss series, Yamaguchi also directed Meiko Kaji's Wandering Ginza Butterfly series.
Finally, sometime next year Synapse films will drop the long discussed Wandering Ginza Butterfly and Wandering Ginza Butterfly: Wildcat Gambler. These two films were once part of a collaboration with long gone but fantastical Panik House and Synapse Films, who were kind enough to step in and not let them go to waste.
For more information on Marc Walkow and what he has in store for us head over to Outcast Cinema. Don't forget to check back with Synapse Films for the latest updates on some of the world's greatest unsung cult gems.
Ten Nights of Dreams anthology streets October 14th
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DVD Release
Posted on 10 13 08 by Aaron
Ten Nights of Dreams is a series of short stories from the mastermind of author Natsume Sōseki. Directors such as Miwa Nishikawa, Nobuhiro Yamashita, Takashi Shimizu, and legendary master Kon Ichikawa have contributed their talent to represent a dream as part of this anthology film.
The film, which premiered at the Tokyo International Film Festival in October 2006, was released in Japanese theaters in February 2007 courtesy of Nikkatsu. Ten Nights of Dreams hits US shelves October 14th 2008 thanks to the fine folks over at Cinema Epoch.
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