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Japanese star Dean Fujioka Produces and stars in the cult film ‘Pure Japanese’
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JAPAN CUTS 2016

June 26, 2016August 10, 2022Agne Serpytyte Comment
JAPAN CUTS is back and it is their 10th anniversary. JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film, the largest celebration of new Japanese cinema [...]

Directory of World Cinema: India

June 9, 2016August 10, 2022Agne Serpytyte Comment
India is country with more than a billion people and incredible ethnic and cultural diversity. It also has a film industry to match, or to [...]

Sardaarji

May 15, 2016August 10, 2022Chelsea McGill Comment
Sardaarji (ਸਰਦਾਰ) Director: Rohit Jugraj Country: India (Punjabi) Year: 2015 Jaggi, or “Sardaarji,” is a talented ghost hunter from rural Punjab, India. Emotionally [...]

The Demilitarized Soldier of Joint Security Area [VIDEO ESSAY]

May 8, 2016August 10, 2022Harrison Chute Comment
Joint Security Area (JSA) ( 공동경비구역) Director: Park Chan-wook Country: South Korea Year: 2000 Park Chan-wook’s Joint Security Area is on one level a [...]

Neerja

May 2, 2016August 10, 2022Chelsea McGill Comment
Neerja Director: Ram Madhvani Country: India (Hindi, English, Arabic) Year: 2016 Find Neerja on Amazon. On September 5th, 1986, Palestinian terrorists hijack Pan [...]

Beautiful Darkness: Analysis of Ghost in the Shell 2 [VIDEO ESSAY]

April 23, 2016August 10, 2022Harrison Chute Comment
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (攻殻機動隊 イノセンス) Director: Mamoru Oshii Country: Japan Year: 2004 A sequel worthy of the same praise as its original, [...]

Café Lumière

April 16, 2016August 10, 2022Mohamed Sultan Comment
Café Lumière (珈琲時光) Director: Hou Hsiao-Hsien Country: Japan Year: 2003 Find Cafe Lumiere on Amazon. So far, I have watched Café Lumiere twice. This wasn’t [...]

9Fest Online Winners 2016

March 6, 2016August 10, 2022Agne Serpytyte Comment
9Fest Online 2016 is proud to announce its 9 Finalist Films! 9Fest had 1398 entries this year from around the world. The 9SI [...]

The Lost Melody

February 27, 2016August 10, 2022Chelsea McGill Comment
The Lost Melody (Harano Sur) (হারানোসুর) Director: Ajay Kar Country: India (Bengali) Year: 1957 Find Harano Sur on Amazon. Rama, a female psychiatrist [...]

Filipino Directors Up Close: The Golden Age of Philippine Cinema 1950-2010

February 21, 2016August 10, 2022Agne Serpytyte Comment
It is a rare thing to find books on Philippine cinema on physical bookstore shelves, thus I was overjoyed finding this Filipino Directors Up Close [...]

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