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Art and design blog The Fox is Black recently held a contest inviting artists and designers from all over the world to create some new and incredible posters for the infamous Japanese horror-thriller movie Battle Royale, and ...
| Liz Rugg |
I'm not the biggest Sion Sono fan in the world, but I generally respect the man and his work, even if he did ask my not-yet-girlfriend to marry him back when she was a minor. That's totally not cool, dude. Anyways, for his up...
| Alec Kubas-Meyer |
It's hard to believe that Hideo Nakata's The Ring (Ringu, the Japanese one) came out 15 years ago, kicking off the Japanese horror boom. Nakata's back with a new film called The Complex. While the trailer above doesn't ...
| Hubert Vigilla |
(Oh, Japan.) Based on the TV show of the same name, Kid's Police is a badass 70s-style cop movie with child actors in the lead. And that's all you need to know. The sheer joy and absurdity of the concept puts a goofy smile o...
| Hubert Vigilla |
[Just a reminder that these screenings start tonight with Tokaido Yotsuya Kaidan, or Ghost Story of Yotsuya at the Japan Society in New York City. So go see it.] One of my favorite things about our weekly New Releases fe...
| Alec Kubas-Meyer |
Library Wars (Toshokan Sensō) has a concept so strange yet fresh that I'm immediately intrigued. Adapted from a series of Japanese light novels (young adult novels) by Hiro Arikawa, Library Wars also spawned a manga and...
| Hubert Vigilla |
I'm noticing a pattern here. The Wolverine is all about reminding us of how sexy Hugh Jackman is. No seriously. From the very first veiny promo image, to the reveal of his bone claws, to the badass motion poster, each image h...
| Nick Valdez |
The Studio Ghibli retrospective in New York City is entering its final week now. As that draws to a close, we're getting a small taste of Studio Ghibli's output for next year. Two posters have dropped, one for Hayao Miyazaki'...
| Hubert Vigilla |
[Flixist community member dj-anon just keeps churning out these sweet essays about Japanese cinema and culture, if you haven't taken a glance at his look at the Japanese Horror genre, you should!] Part 9: The Art of Fear The...
| dj-anon |
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