Japan Cinema - Part 19

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1 comment Jan 12, 2012 | Posted by Marcello in Anime Film Reviews

Pokemon the Movie: White – Victini and Zekrom – Review

During their travels through the Unova region, Ash and his friends Iris and Cilan arrive in Eindoak Town, built around a castle called the Sword of the Vale. The three Trainers have come to compete in the town's annual battle competition, and Ash manages to win with some unexpected help from the Mythical Pokémon Victini. Click for the full review...

1 comment Jan 11, 2012 | Posted by Marcello in People

Bingbing Li

One of China's top actresses, Li Bing Bing was born in Harbin, Heilongjiang, the most northwesterly province of China. Originally studying to be a teacher, she eventually discovered acting and has gone on to become tremendously successful in both television and film. We add her to our people database and celebrate her career.

Comments Jan 11, 2012 | Posted by Marcello in Anime Series Reviews

B Gata H Kei: Yamada’s First Time [Complete Series] – Review

The first episode opens with Yamada, a girl about to enter school with one dream: to obtain 100 casual sex partners. Not find a boyfriend, not get her first kiss, she’s ready to just leap in headfirst and start a life of sexual bliss. Unfortunately she’s still a virgin with no experience with guys! Click for the full anime series (12 episodes) review...

Comments Jan 10, 2012 | Posted by Marcello in Interviews

Creative Spotlight: Episode #86 – Minwoo Lee

How many designer do you know create pieces inspired by the human form? It is this attention to detail and passion that makes designer Minwoo Lee the target of attention this week. I have featured industrial designer in the past but this South Korean designer is one of a kind. Click to read the full interview...

2 comments Jan 10, 2012 | Posted by Marcello in Domestic Film Reviews

Babel – Review

4 interlocking stories all connected by a single gun all converge at the end and reveal a complex and tragic story of the lives of humanity around the world and how we truly aren't all that different. A girl in Japan dealing with rejection, the death of her mother, the emotional distance of her father, her own self-consciousness, and a disability among many other issues, deals with modern life in the enormous metropolis of Tokyo, Japan. Click for the full review...

Comments Jan 9, 2012 | Posted by Marcello in Movie Reviews

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan – Review

In 19th-century China, seven year old girls Snow Flower and Lily are matched as laotong - or "old sames" - bound together for eternity. They develop their own secret code as a way to contend with the rigid cultural norms imposed on women. Click for the full movie review...

Comments Jan 6, 2012 | Posted by Marcello in Interviews

Creative Spotlight: Episode #85 – Junichi Tsuneoka

Episode 85 focuses on Junichi, who established a style often recognized as “California Roll Stylie,” the result of both a visual and conceptual fusion of Japanese pop culture and American urban culture. He founded STUDIO STUBBORN SIDEBURN to broaden his visual communication and to employ his visual language in art, illustration, and design. Click to read the full interview...

Comments Jan 6, 2012 | Posted by Marcello in Anime Film Reviews

Blue Gender: The Warrior – Review

In the near future, the main character, Yuji Kaido, has been diagnosed, as other ordinary people, in having an incurable disease. Because there was no cure available at that time they put him with the others alike into hibernation, supposed for a time span of two years. Unfortunately for them, in the mean time Earth got invaded by aliens! Click for the full anime review...

Comments Jan 5, 2012 | Posted by Constantine in Cosplayer Interviews

Cosplay Corner Episode #23: Bur Loire

While there tends to be some argument among the cosplay community about whether cosplayers gain notoriety due to their technical skill or their appearance, there can be no argument that this next cosplayer possesses ample quantities of both skill and beauty. Though only 22 years old, Bur Loire has made over 140 costumes since 2006 and is a staple at many conventions, Click for the full cosplay interview...

2 comments Jan 5, 2012 | Posted by Marcello in Movie Reviews

The Lady – Review

The Lady is an epic love story about how an extraordinary couple and family sacrifice their happiness at great human cost for a higher cause. This is the story of Aung San Suu Kyi and her husband, Michael Aris. Despite distance, long separations, and a dangerously hostile regime, their love endures until the very end. Click for the full review...

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