Fantastic Fest 2011: Path of Blood – Demon at the Crossroads of Destiny – Review
Fantastic Fest HAS BEGUN! First up is an Austin filmmakers short film based on Japanese stories of honor and glory. Will his great swordsmanship be enough to survive the treacherous demon lord and his minions? Path of Blood is a highly stylized paper animated short film that promises more paper cuts than you can handle. Click to watch the short film for FREE and see our full review...
Bleak Night – Review
High school student Gi-Tae (Lee Je-Hoon) takes his own life. His father (Jo Sung-Ha) feels a heavy sense of guilt and confusion over his son's death. The father was largely absent from Gi-Tae's life. He decides to search for answers on his son's death. Will brings you another in-depth look into another solid film. Click for the full review...
Takeshi Kaneshiro
The 1/2 Chinese (of Taiwanese nationality) and 1/2 Japanese Takeshi Kaneshiro may have started out as a puerile teen idol in the Chinese entertainment scene, but he's since become a proper film star in his own right. Click to learn more info about this amazing actor.
Ping Pong – Review
The film traces the growth and friendship of 2 very different high school ping pong players. Ironically, as "Smile" begins to develop his game, "Peco" undergoes a severe crisis after his defeat by rival players. "Peco" is unable to play well until he rediscovers the original reasons why he plays ping pong. Click for the full review...
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist – Review
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist is a movie within a movie, created to spoof the martial arts genre. Writer/director Steve Oedekerk uses contemporary characters and splices them into a 1970s kung-fu film, weaving the new and old together. Click for the full review...
Creative Spotlight: Episode #56 – Eric Lau
Eric Lau is a London-based producer, known for his work with an array of international artists such as Lupe Fiasco, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Guilty Simpson, Oddisee, & more. 2011 looks extremely busy for Lau, who is set to release a follow up to the much loved instrumental LP Makin’ Sound with a new offering called Quadrivium. Click to read the full interview...
Carlos – Review
Focusing on both Carlos and the Japanese Red Army terrorist group, this film tells the story of Venezuelan revolutionary Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, who founded a worldwide terrorist organization and raided the 1975 OPEC meeting. New to blu-ray from Criterion, click for the full review...
Beach Spike – Review
Beach Spike is a 2011 Hong Kong film directed by Tony Tang. The film involves a female beach volleyball teams with martial arts skills. It has a proposed cast of veteran actors Bolo Yeung and Ronald Cheng along with the female leads of Theresa Fu, Chrissie Chau, Phoenix Chou and Ankie Beilke. Click for the full review...
Creative Spotlight: Episode #55 – Yong Joo Kim
Episode 55 of the Creative Spotlight features Yong Joo Kim, who is a Jewelry designer and Metalsmither who has had formal training from Sook Myung Women's University in Seoul, Korea. She holds a MFA from Rhode Island School of Design and has been crafting art ever since out of nontraditional materials. Click to read the full interview...
Bleach Movie 4: Hell Chapter – Review
The double dose of Bleach continues with the Hell arc special chapter. The fourth Bleach movie aims to use Hell for its story after the gates of hell appeared during the story once before. This chapter’s purpose is to get us all excited about the next Bleach movie and to raise a tip of the ...
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