2 articles from 2008
Keanu About To Get Japanese Medieval On Your Ass
9 December 2008 11:36 AM, PST
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Keanu Reeves, poised for a box office success with the I’ve-got-no-competish-this-weekend popcorn muncher The Day The Earth Stood Still, has just announced he’s starring in 47 Ronin. If this movie sounds familiar it could be that you are a) confusing it with Frank Miller’s Ronin, b) confusing it with John Frankenheimer’s Ronin (which featured Robert DeNiro driving the wrong way down a French highway) or c) you know something about Japanese history and the story of the Forty-Seven Ronin. It’s something of a national legend - like Paul Revere’s Ride or I s’pose - only it probably involves self-disembowlement (as these stories tend to do.)
There have been movie versions of this story before - one even by Kenji Mizoguchi, the dude who directed Ugetsu, a mythical tale about peasants encountering ghosts and flowing rivers of time (as these stories tend to do.)
Chris Morgan,
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From 1922-1979: Get Your Film School Starter Pack Now
23 November 2008 10:07 PM, PST
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Essential Art House: 50 Years of Janus Films from Criterion
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Last week in my On DVD Today column I mentioned how the folks at Criterion were clearing off their shelves and offering every item in stock at a 40% discount while supplies lasted. I would assume a majority of the folks that read the article ignored that link since it didn't have any new information on Batman, Iron Man or any other kind of man from a comic book. However, I am hoping this headline brought in the folks that may be interested in such a deal.
Of course, the hour is late and the majority of the titles are now gone as the deal ends Monday, November 24, at midnight Est. When I first got the email from Criterion I shuffled over to check out a few titles I had been longing to get and had never wanted to spend the money.
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- Brad Brevet
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