The Friday Article Roundup: The Whole Package
Settle for Nothing Less In: doc inspirations boxing noirs tech troubles mail innovations Mifune! Thanks…
The Friday Article Roundup: Too Much of a Good Thing
The FAR has the capacity to ingest amounts far beyond the capacity of mere mortals.…
YOJIMBO: A Movie in Two Worlds by Persia
One man approaches ten, as dust blows dramatically. The two opponents—one ronin, one criminal gang—step…
YOJIMBO: A Man with No Name
A man walks down the only street in a small town. The wind blows dust…
Year of the Month: Persia on Seven Samurai
Akira Kurosawa taught me about texture. I’d watched plenty of black-and-white movies before and…
YEAR OF THE MONTH: Jake Gittes on Stray Dog
In sweltering Tokyo heat, a green, young cop named Murakami (Toshiro Mifune) is tracking down…
Year of the Month: Winter Kills
“…inspired by seventies thrillers!” — ad/review copy for Captain America: The Winter Soldier So what…
Year of the Month: The Swamp Never Drains in Drunken Angel by Eric Vilas-Boas
So many of Akira Kurosawa’s films are morality plays — Rashomon about the limits of…
Year of the Month: Miller on Hell in the Pacific
There are two kinds of people in the world: People who were in Hell In…
Year of the Month – Throne of Blood by Ben Hammel (Bhammer100)
“Human beings are so strange. Terrified to look into the bottom of their own hearts.”…