I just heard the shocking news that one of the most prominent Japanese film director Nagisa Oshima passed away several hours ago. I have only seen 8 of his films, and fell in love with his works after watching the Oshima’s Outlaw Sixties Eclipse Set from Criterion Collection. Most people know Oshima’s name from […]
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Michel Piccoli, Happy Birthday!
When I heard that today is famous French actor Michel Piccoli‘s 87th birthday, my first reaction was “What? He’s that old?”. Then I remembered that he had a cameo in the most controversial film of the year – Leos Carax’s Holy Motors, he played the boss who only appeared very briefly in a limousine scene, it was […]
Tatsuya Nakadai, Happy Birthday!
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. […]
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 […]
Taste of Cinema One Year Anniversary
Today marks the 1st anniversary of Taste of Cinema,here I want to thank you guys,my loyal readers.To be honest,I had no idea how far I could go when I first started this site exactly a year ago,without all your support,this site could be like any of those sites that dies in a couple of months […]