Today marks the 80th birthday of the legendary Japanese actor Tatsuya Nakadai, who was most famously known as the leading man of Akira Kurosawa’s late films like Ran and Kagemusha. Unlike another well-known Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune, who was criticized as “only being able to act Samurai well”, Nakadai has a wider range in his performances. […]
Year: 2012
Yasujiro Ozu, Happy Birthday!
Today marks the 109th birthday of great Japanese auteur Yasujirô Ozu, it also means this master of cinema has left us for 49 years(Ozu was born and died on the same day). This year, his most important film Tokyo Story was voted as the best film in the Sight & Sound top 100 films of all […]
John Cassavetes, Happy Birthday!
Today is American independent film pioneer John Cassavetes‘ birthday, I want to dedicate this post to one of the most fearless and passionate directors I’ve ever known. “Most people don’t know what they want or feel. And for everyone, myself included, It’s very difficult to say what you mean when what you mean is […]
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November Film Recommendations Part 2
I recommended 7 awesome films that I watched this month in my previous post, here comes another 7: Army of Shadows （Jean-Pierre Melville ，1969 ) Perhaps this is French auteur Jean-Pierre Melville’s best film in his career. Army of Shadows told a story of the struggle and self-sacrifice of a French Resistance army during their glorious […]
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November Film Recommendations Part 1
In November I watched 23 films,20 for the first time and 3 for the second time. Like always, Criterion-released movies were highly prioritized, accounting for nearly half. Others include 4 Woody Allen films made in the 1970’s and 80’s, 2 current theater releases,1 Master of Cinema title,1 British Period Drama,1 Classic Hollywood,1 Spaghetti Western and […]
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10 Hitchcock Blu-rays You Should Consider Buying This Christmas
As I said in my previous post, 2012 is the year of Alfred Hitchcock, there is no doubt about it. If you are a fan of this master of suspense,you should get yourself some Hitchcock Blu-rays for this Christmas. 2012 is a very strong year for Hitchcock Blu-ray releases, and since there are so many […]