Fantasia Film Festival 2012 Dead Sushi (World Premiere) Starring Rina Takeda, Shigeru Matsuzaki, Kentaro Shimazu, Takashi Nishina, and Asami Directed by Noboru Iguchi It was just the other night as I watched Iguchi’s other film at Fantasia, Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead, that I started thinking, ‘maybe I’m too old for this stuff.’ ShoutsContinue reading “Fantasia 2012 – Dead Sushi Review (Matt Hodgson)”
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Fantasia 2012 – Sushi Girl Review (Matt Hodgson)
Fantasia Film Festival 2012 Sushi Girl (2012) Starring Tony Todd, James Duval, Noah Hathaway, Mark Hamill, and Andy Mackenzie Directed by Kern Saxton MINOR SPOILERS When I started Entertainment Maven a few years ago it was not because I was in love with movies, but rather with the art of storytelling. Movies, books, video games,Continue reading “Fantasia 2012 – Sushi Girl Review (Matt Hodgson)”
Fantasia 2012 – Blood-C: The Last Dark Review (Matt Hodgson)
Fantasia Film Festival 2012 Blood-C: The Last Dark Voice Cast – Nana Mizuki, Kenji Nojima, Ai Hashimoto Directed by Naoyoshi Shiotani Back in 2000 a company called Production I.G. was looking for an original concept and a chance to use completely digital animation. The result was a brisk 45-min feature called Blood: The Last Vampire.Continue reading “Fantasia 2012 – Blood-C: The Last Dark Review (Matt Hodgson)”
Fantasia 2012 – For Love’s Sake Review (Matt Hodgson)
Fantasia Film Festival 2012 For Love’s Sake (2012) Starring Satoshi Tsumabuki, Emi Takei, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Takumi Saito, Ito Ono Directed by Takashi Miike Making my way to Montreal on a very high tech snail provided by VIA Rail Canada, I could not have been more excited for the 16th annual Fantasia International Film Festival toContinue reading “Fantasia 2012 – For Love’s Sake Review (Matt Hodgson)”
Shinsedai Cinema Festival – End of the Night Review (Kirk Haviland)
Shinsedai Film Festival 2012 (Toronto) End of the Night Starring Kuniaki Nakamura, Nami Komiyama, Masayuki Shionoya Written and Directed by Daisuke Miyazaki When it came time for Daisuke Miyazaki to make his directorial debut, after directing second unit for director Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Tokyo Sonata, he decided to look to the past. Inspired by the richContinue reading “Shinsedai Cinema Festival – End of the Night Review (Kirk Haviland)”
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