Archive for August, 2007

Horrors of Malformed Men dvd review

by Chris   ⋅   August 31, 2007   ⋅   Comments [4]

Any time a long banned film is finally released to the public for home viewing is a time to be excited. And, in the realm of Japanese cult films, no picture is more infamous than Teruo Ishii’s Horrors of Malformed Men, banned in its native country for near forty years. Given the fact it is [...]

DVD REVIEW [Early] . Shogun Assassin 3: Slashing Blades of Carnage

by Chris   ⋅   August 28, 2007   ⋅   Comment now

I know what you’re thinking. “Wait. What? Shogun Assassin 3? I’ve heard of one and two, but three? Am I missing something here?” No, you’re not crazy. Technically Shogun Assassin 3: Slashing Blades of Carnage is brand new, a freshly dubbed version of Lone Wolf and Cub 4: Baby Cart in Peril, brought about by [...]

MOVIE REVIEW [Guest] . Reign Over Me

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   August 28, 2007   ⋅   Comments [4]

Craig’s back with another review, this time for the Adam Sandler Bob Dylan movie! Wait…you say he’s not playing Bob Dylan? Hmm. I might have to check this out. Read on for Craig’s review.
With Reign Over Me, Mike Binder took on both directing and scriptwriting duties. Sometimes this can lead to successful projects. Unfortunately, this [...]

Ebert and Roeper, Now Without Thumbs

by Chris   ⋅   August 27, 2007   ⋅   Comment now

So, you’ve probably heard about Disney renegotiating Ebert’s contract pending his return to Ebert and Roeper, but you might not know about them removing the use of Ebert’s trademarked “Thumb” system. Basically Disney no longer wanted to pay Ebert for its use. You can read Ebert’s own statement about the issue here.
What I was suprised [...]

MOVIE REVIEW . Oh-oku: The Women of the Inner Palace (aka:O-oku)

by Chris   ⋅   August 24, 2007   ⋅   Comment now

Nothing’s more salaciously entertaining than political scandal, save for political scandal amongst power hungry women. Make that, power-hungry, back-stabbing, sex-starved women. And, in the history of Japan, no such scandal has matched the proportions of the Ejima-Ikushima Affair, a tale of dirty dealings, illicit relationships, and political maneuverings involving the Oh-oku, or shogun’s harem. [...]

DVD Release Calendar: Big Bang Love: Juvenile A , The Wolves, A Hardest Night and more

by Chris   ⋅   August 22, 2007   ⋅   Comments [2]

So I was poking around the net and noticed AnimEigo updated their release calendar through May of next year. Slated for release are everything from Shogun Assassin III (a new dub created specifically by AnimEigo) to Takashi Miike’s Big Bang Love, Juvenile A (aka: 4.6 Billion years of Love). You can check out the PDF [...]

New Puffy, Love Psychedelico, and Dragon Ash

by Chris   ⋅   August 21, 2007   ⋅   Comment now

So I’ve been getting a bit tired of the junk videos on YouTube, both content and quality wise, so I started looking around. I came across Veoh, which actually has a whole bunch of music videos and tv shows, at some pretty decent bitrates. Oh yah, and no 10 minute limitations on videos.
Anyways, here are [...]

Noriko’s Dinner Table (aka: Suicide Circle 2) movie review

by Chris   ⋅   August 21, 2007   ⋅   Comment now

A pseudo-sequel, existing somewhat on the periphery of Suicide Circle, Noriko’s Dinner Table takes place before, during, and after Sion Sono’s landmark film. It is the tale of a young bookish country girl who, fed up with her life of un-fulfilling relations, disinterested parents, and general country life, heads off to Tokyo in hopes of [...]

Upcoming Pinky Violence titles from Synapse . The Legends of the Poisonous Seductress series

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   August 20, 2007   ⋅   Comment [1]

Just received the following press release from Synapse regarding their upcoming releas of the Legends of the Poisonous Seductress series. Color me excited! Cover images for the three titles are featured below.
This November, Synapse Films goes Pinky – Pinky Violence, that is – and proudly unveils the LEGENDS OF THE POISONOUS SEDUCTRESS female swordplay [...]

Site Update and Upcoming Reviews

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   August 20, 2007   ⋅   Comment now

So things have been pretty busy the past couple weeks, and the reviews have been a little slow in coming. This past weekend resulted in a much needed relaxation. We have a bunch of stuff in the cooker though, including reviews for The Shoe Fairy, O-oku, Udon, Noriko’s Dinner Table, and more. I still hope [...]

Anime Foundationals . 13 Anime Films that are too cool to miss

by Chris   ⋅   August 16, 2007   ⋅   Comments [9]

I’ve been meaning to write this for quite some time, but it took an article from Twitch (and my being way too busy to see any new films this week) to spur me to actually put this list down on paper.
Now, whatever your opinions are on anime, there’s no doubt you harbor a few reservations [...]

Yahoo! News . Customers happier with Yahoo! over Google

by Kris   ⋅   August 14, 2007   ⋅   Comment now

The Search Engine world is fickle with customer quality assurance and innovation at its pinnacle. Nothing beats being smack in the heart of innovation valley.. you can just feel the creative energy and smell the brains brewing! This proves that the world needs designers!
Is Google Inc. losing its edge?
The search engine [...]

MOVIE REVIEWS [In Brief] Ghost Train, I Think I Love My Wife, Wild Wild West

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   August 13, 2007   ⋅   Comment [1]

So, this weekend was pretty much taken up with outings in San Francisco and rearranging furniture at home, so I didn’t really have too much time to watch anything particularly new or “exciting”. But, then again, the theatrical offerings this weekend left me a bit cold (no slight to Gaiman, I’m just a bit tired [...]

MOVIE REVIEW . Tokyo Rampage (aka: Porno Star)

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   August 10, 2007   ⋅   Comment now

It’s always a bit odd having being introduced to an exciting director in the later stages of their work, and then going back to see how he or she started. Sometimes they prove just as good at the start of their career as they were later, but more often than not, the techniques that [...]

Hero or Zero? Barry Bonds

by Kris   ⋅   August 8, 2007   ⋅   Comments [4]

Ironically, a New Yorker who was just in SF on a one-day layover wound up with Barry Bonds’ record-breaking homer baseball #756. Heckled for his Yankees jersey and hat, Matt Murphy held his own in the battle for the prized ball, which left him with ripped clothing and a couple of knocks to the [...]

Weinsteins to remake The Seven Samurai

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   August 8, 2007   ⋅   Comments [10]

So, I was checking the film news blurbs over at the IMDB, and came across this:
The Weinstein Co. announced plans Wednesday to invest $285 million In Asian-themed projects, including a remake of the 1954 Kurosawa film The Seven Samurai. In a statement, company said that it had also invested an undisclosed amount in the martial [...]

MUNCHIES [NY] . The Original Soup Man aka: the Soup Nazi

by Kris   ⋅   August 6, 2007   ⋅   Comment now

Ohhh drooool. :oP~~ Just typing out the name makes my mouth water. I was hard pressed to believe that people would wait in long lines and be rudely harassed for what, for soup?? Now that I’ve tried it, I fully understand.
Last year Chris and I had the best time milling around Manhattan [...]

MOVIE REVIEW [He-Said She-Said] . Sunshine

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   August 6, 2007   ⋅   Comments [3]

HE SAID
There haven’t been too many science fiction films focusing on the death of the sun. It’s a bit odd, given the sun is directly responsible for the abundance of life we enjoy on this planet. Really, the only film I am aware of to even remotely tackle this subject is Japan’s Sayonara Jupiter, though [...]

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