©Courtesy of Crunchyroll Hajime Isayama’s bestselling manga franchise sold over 140 million copies during its original run, spawning 94 episodes of a long-running anime adaptation, as well as two live action films and a theatrical stage-musical. Eventually, all good things come to an end. Unfortunately, that might include humanity. After initially swearing vengeance against the…
©Well Go USA Entertainment Hong Kong is a vastly different city now then it was in the 1980s. Its most notorious landmark, Kowloon Walled City, no longer stands, but scores of luxury brand retail showrooms have subsequently opened, reshaping the financial hub. Sadly, freedom of the press and rule of law are also endangered, if…
©Courtesy of Well Go USA The official US trailer for Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In, a Hong Kong martial arts action movie, has been released by Well Go USA, and it will be released in limited theaters in August 9th. The film was initially premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival a few months…
In the fan-favorite anime film, Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama, the simian warrior Hanuman steals the show, because who doesn’t love a big talking monkey? The classic Japanese-Indian co-production directed by Ram Mohan, Koichi Sasaki, and Yugo Sako presents a reasonably faithful adaptation, from an Indian perspective. Over the centuries, the archetypal epic travelled…
Daniel Cormier and Gina Rodriguez are in talks with filmmaker Gavin O’Connor to play two of the four main characters in the television adaptation of his acclaimed 2011 movie, Warrior. The casting discussions come after the filmmaker agreed to adapt the feature into a 10-episode ongoing series for Lionsgate Television, which has made a deal…
Filmmaker Gavin O’Connor’s sports drama, Warrior, is poised make a comeback for its tenth anniversary, as it’s set to be revived as a television series that expands on the themes of the movie. During a recent interview with The Playlist, the film’s director revealed that the feature will be adapted for the small screen. Warrior,…
4th Annual Dances With Films – NY Announces lineup of 160 narrative, documentary, and Midnight features, family films, pilots, and shorts kicking off the new year (January 15-18) Recently cited as one of MovieMaker’s “Coolest” film festivals, DWF: NY will feature 30 Feature-length films, and television/web series pilots making World Premieres Dominik Sedlar’s VINDICTA…
©Courtesy of Well go USA Entertainment Thanks to their success repelling the Mongol invasions of 1274 and 1281, China’s Ming Dynasty decided against any further military aggression directed towards Japan throughout its reign. Samurai like Riku were one of the major factors contributing to Japan’s victories. Frankly, Riku assumes his fighting days have finished when…
©Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics Scarlet : A sword-wielding princess embarks on a dangerous quest to avenge the death of her father. She soon meets an idealistic young man who shows her the possibility of a future free of bitterness and rage. Director : Mamoru Hosoda Producer : Yuichiro Saito, Toshimi Tanio, Nozomu Takahashi Screenwriter : Mamoru…
@Courtesy of Netflix Thanks to the reforms of the Meiji Restoration, being a ronin (a masterless samurai, like Toshiro Mifune in Yojimbo) no longer looked so bad to old school warriors following the Bushido code. Even ronin had a level of status the new government denied the samurai, now called Shizoku. They lost their honor…
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