Exclusive: In a competitive situation, Will Yun Lee and Mark and Christine Holder’s Seoul Street has acquired rights to Silver Phoenix author Cindy Pon’s bestselling sci-fi novels Want and sequel Ruse for development as an international television series.
The book series, published by Simon & Schuster under their YA banner Pulse, explores a divided society in near-future Taipei plagued by pollution and class wars. The books center around a diverse group of friends who risk everything to save themselves and their city from collapse.
Search is underway for a writer, with the partners focused on finding an Asian American voice to pen the series.
“It’s an exciting and touching portrayal of love, war, and friendship encapsulated in this incredibly rich and textured world that Cindy has brilliantly created,” said Christine Holder.
Added Lee, “Cindy’s characters leaped off the page from the moment I opened the book. Her...
The book series, published by Simon & Schuster under their YA banner Pulse, explores a divided society in near-future Taipei plagued by pollution and class wars. The books center around a diverse group of friends who risk everything to save themselves and their city from collapse.
Search is underway for a writer, with the partners focused on finding an Asian American voice to pen the series.
“It’s an exciting and touching portrayal of love, war, and friendship encapsulated in this incredibly rich and textured world that Cindy has brilliantly created,” said Christine Holder.
Added Lee, “Cindy’s characters leaped off the page from the moment I opened the book. Her...
- 1/22/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Pink Floyd will release a “restored and re-edited” edition of their Pulse concert film, which documented the band’s gargantuan Division Bell tour, next year. The film will be available on Blu-ray and DVD on Feb. 18.
The film documented the band’s Oct. 20, 1994 appearance at London’s Earl’s Court and features a full performance of The Dark Side of the Moon. The band’s core lineup for the concerts featured guitarist David Gilmour, keyboardist Richard Wright, and drummer Nick Mason.
The upgraded film previously featured in Pink Floyd’s...
The film documented the band’s Oct. 20, 1994 appearance at London’s Earl’s Court and features a full performance of The Dark Side of the Moon. The band’s core lineup for the concerts featured guitarist David Gilmour, keyboardist Richard Wright, and drummer Nick Mason.
The upgraded film previously featured in Pink Floyd’s...
- 12/16/2021
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For daily updates follow us @NotebookMUBI.NEWSDario Argento's Dark GlassesFollowing his appearance in Gaspar Noé's Vortex, Dario Argento returns to directing with Dark Glasses, his first feature since Dracula 3D (2012). Starring Asia Argento and Andrea Zhang, the thriller follows a serial killer, a blind sex worker, and a 10-year-old Chinese boy in Rome's Chinese community. John Woo is also set to make a return to Hollywood with Silent Night, a "no dialogue" action film about a father (played by Joel Kinnaman) who seeks to avenge his son's death. Film Labs, a "worldwide network of artist-run film laboratories," now has a new website! The website includes more than 500 films made at artist-run film labs from Vancouver to South Korea, as well as technical resources and distribution information. Dancer, choreographer, theatrical director, and filmmaker Wakefield Poole has died. A pioneer of the gay pornography industry,...
- 11/3/2021
- MUBI
(Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror. In this edition: Pulse proves you don’t need a jump scare to induce goosebumps.) 20 years after its initial Japanese release, Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s supernatural chiller Pulse (Kairo) hits closer to home than ever. The similarities between the film’s events and the […]
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- 5/25/2021
- by Meagan Navarro
- Slash Film
Bounty Films is happy to announce the Australian release of the Electrifying Queer Science Fiction Film, Pulse. It is now available to stream in Australia via Google Play, Yahoo Movies and Fetch TV. A gay disabled teenage boy changes into the body of a beautiful woman, so that he can be loved. It is a deeply personal film, exploring thematic …
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- 12/22/2020
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
Eureka Entertainment to release Pulse, the slick, suspenseful techno-horror and VHS favourite from director Paul Golding, on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK as part of the Eureka Classics range from 22 February 2021. The first print run of 2000 copies will feature a Limited-Edition O-card Slipcase and Collector’s Booklet.
In every second of every day, it improves our lives. And in a flash, it can end them. In today’s world of modern conveniences, everything we rely on is run by electricity. But what happens if the power we take for granted turns against us? Old man Holger knows. He claims electricity is a living presence, whose voice can only be silenced by getting rid of anything that can hear it. Bill Rockland however, refuses to believe him. It must have been an accident when an electric spark ruptured the gas pipe that nearly killed Bill’s son (Joey Lawrence...
In every second of every day, it improves our lives. And in a flash, it can end them. In today’s world of modern conveniences, everything we rely on is run by electricity. But what happens if the power we take for granted turns against us? Old man Holger knows. He claims electricity is a living presence, whose voice can only be silenced by getting rid of anything that can hear it. Bill Rockland however, refuses to believe him. It must have been an accident when an electric spark ruptured the gas pipe that nearly killed Bill’s son (Joey Lawrence...
- 12/17/2020
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options—not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves–each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit platforms. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
Creepy (Kiyoshi Kurosawa)
One has to appreciate Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s winking self-awareness in calling his new feature Creepy. It’s as if the Coen brothers released a film entitled Snarky, or Eli Roth named his next stomach-churner Gory. Kurosawa, who’s still best known for Cure (1997) and Pulse (2001), two rare outstanding examples of the highly variable J-Horror genre, instills a sense of creepiness into virtually anything he does, regardless of subject matter. His latest, which sees him return to the realm of horror after excursions into more arthouse territory, certainly lives up to its name and has a lot of fun doing so. – Giovanni M.C. (full review)
Where...
Creepy (Kiyoshi Kurosawa)
One has to appreciate Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s winking self-awareness in calling his new feature Creepy. It’s as if the Coen brothers released a film entitled Snarky, or Eli Roth named his next stomach-churner Gory. Kurosawa, who’s still best known for Cure (1997) and Pulse (2001), two rare outstanding examples of the highly variable J-Horror genre, instills a sense of creepiness into virtually anything he does, regardless of subject matter. His latest, which sees him return to the realm of horror after excursions into more arthouse territory, certainly lives up to its name and has a lot of fun doing so. – Giovanni M.C. (full review)
Where...
- 10/16/2020
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Takumi Saitoh’s interest for directing films (apart from acting in them) is well established by now, with him having six credits to his name, including “Blank 13“, and one entry for each of Eric Khoo‘s series “Food Lore” (Life in a Box) and “Folklore” (Tatami). Furthermore, in an interview for Asian Movie Pulse, Saitoh also emerged as a rather deep thinker. The two traits come together in “Comply+-Ance”, a film that satirizes modern Japanese society and particularly the way compliance has shaped it, through an approach that is experimental as it is pointy.
“Comply+-Ance” is screening at Toronto Japanese Film Festival
The film is comprised of a series of a vignettes. The first one takes place shows footage recorded on December 17, 2019, in Bastille in Paris, where a strike by public transport worker and a massive demonstration paralyzed the city. This intro’s evident purpose is to highlight that elsewhere in the world,...
“Comply+-Ance” is screening at Toronto Japanese Film Festival
The film is comprised of a series of a vignettes. The first one takes place shows footage recorded on December 17, 2019, in Bastille in Paris, where a strike by public transport worker and a massive demonstration paralyzed the city. This intro’s evident purpose is to highlight that elsewhere in the world,...
- 10/3/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Japanese filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa is a directorial polyglot, no doubt about it, but he’s more fluent in some cinematic languages than others. Having more or less co-founded the J-horror wave, and with “Pulse” and “Cure,” giving it an artistic and thematic depth it only rarely attained without him, he then spent the best part of the last two decades turning in dour sci-fi, turgid metaphysical melodramas, and grimly forgettable serial killer movies (“Creepy“).
Continue reading Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s ‘Wife Of A Spy’ Is A Beautifully Crafted, Twisty Thriller [San Sebastian Review] at The Playlist.
Continue reading Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s ‘Wife Of A Spy’ Is A Beautifully Crafted, Twisty Thriller [San Sebastian Review] at The Playlist.
- 9/28/2020
- by Jessica Kiang
- The Playlist
Hasbro’s long-running action figure line, Marvel Legends, is being expanded…with a nostalgic twist.
Pop culture in the year 2020 is a peripheral cycle of reboots and remixes that serve to prove the cliché that everything old is new again true once more. Not that this is an unwelcome thing. Even the most cursory of glances at the current news cycle makes nostalgia a cherished old friend right about now. So as someone whose current job description is perhaps best summed up as “professional dweller in the past,” I can tell you from firsthand experience that nostalgia is one of the few flowers whose bloom has yet to be diminished from the ceaseless hailstorm of shit that is these difficult times.
One of the consequences of all this looking backwards is that we are getting some of the coolest toys that have ever been created. When Funko and Super 7 launched...
Pop culture in the year 2020 is a peripheral cycle of reboots and remixes that serve to prove the cliché that everything old is new again true once more. Not that this is an unwelcome thing. Even the most cursory of glances at the current news cycle makes nostalgia a cherished old friend right about now. So as someone whose current job description is perhaps best summed up as “professional dweller in the past,” I can tell you from firsthand experience that nostalgia is one of the few flowers whose bloom has yet to be diminished from the ceaseless hailstorm of shit that is these difficult times.
One of the consequences of all this looking backwards is that we are getting some of the coolest toys that have ever been created. When Funko and Super 7 launched...
- 9/24/2020
- by Chris Cummins
- Den of Geek
The Notebook Primer introduces readers to some of the most important figures, films, genres, and movements in film history.The success of his latest release, Wife of a Spy (2020), has once again positioned Kiyoshi Kurosawa atop the list of international cinema's most celebrated filmmakers. Continuing what has been an exceptional festival circuit reign in recent years, the Kobe-born director's World War II drama was awarded the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival, and it is, as Notebook’s Aaron E. Hunt observes, an emblematic feature from Kurosawa, retaining several of the archetypes and tropes he has so often embraced. Indeed, a consistency in distinct systems of narrative and audiovisual expression has been central to Kurosawa's cinema, manifest in films spanning multiple genres and locations and relayed in mutable tones and mesmeric formal motifs. And though it took time to find traction with a global audience, this approach was something...
- 9/22/2020
- MUBI
Yakusho Kōji — whose inimitably eclectic filmography stretches from the food porn of “Tampopo,” to the techno-dread “Pulse,” the fluid eroticism of “Warm Water Under a Red Bridge,” the nuclear dislocation of “Tokyo Sonata,” the paycheck of “Memoirs of a Geisha,” and far beyond — has been one of the world’s most vital actors for so long that it’s become easy to take his restless talent for granted. Writer-director Nishikawa Miwa is absolutely hellbent on making that harder, so much so that her latest feature long overstays its welcome as part of a well-intentioned effort to give its leading man as many at-bats as possible and show the full extent of his range. It should go without saying that Yakusho knocks every scene out of the park without breaking a sweat, but he can only circle the bases so many times before the movie around him begins to feel like batting practice.
- 9/11/2020
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
After leveraging his success in J-horror into a string of grounded social dramas that culminated with the 2008 masterpiece “Tokyo Sonata,” Japanese auteur Kurosawa Kiyoshi seemed to hit the ceiling of his talent or grow bored of himself. Possibly both. The years that followed told the story of a restless artist who was desperate for something — anything — that might live up to the prescient chill of “Pulse,” or the disquieting uncertainty of “Bright Future.”
Kurosawa’s search led him down an increasingly esoteric path that saw him zig-zag from a pair of lifeless ghost dramas (“Journey to the Shore” and the French-language “Daguerreotype”), to an interminable alien invasion throwback (“Before We Vanish”), a toothless “return-to-form” (the psychological thriller “Creepy”), and even the godforsaken wilds of television. By the time last year’s odd and comparatively entrancing “To the Ends of the Earth” found the director trawling for purpose in the arid sands of Uzbekistan,...
Kurosawa’s search led him down an increasingly esoteric path that saw him zig-zag from a pair of lifeless ghost dramas (“Journey to the Shore” and the French-language “Daguerreotype”), to an interminable alien invasion throwback (“Before We Vanish”), a toothless “return-to-form” (the psychological thriller “Creepy”), and even the godforsaken wilds of television. By the time last year’s odd and comparatively entrancing “To the Ends of the Earth” found the director trawling for purpose in the arid sands of Uzbekistan,...
- 9/10/2020
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Claire van der Boom and Todd Lasance with director Vic Sarin.
Claire van der Boom and Todd Lasance are playing a US-based couple whose young daughter is abducted while they are on holiday at an Australian resort in Kidnapped, an unofficial Australian-Canadian co-production.
Produced by the Steve Jaggi Company and directed by Canadian Vic Sarin, the thriller is mid-way through a four-week shoot at Port Douglas.
The screenplay by Shanrah Wakefield follows Savannah Morgan (van der Boom) and her US husband Brad (Lasance), who go to the resort with their four-year-old daughter Aria (Molly Wright).
When Aria goes missing from the resort’s Kidz Club, a heart-pounding race to find her daughter leads Savannah to a shocking discovery about her family.
“I feel very lucky to be shooting here in Far North Queensland; It’s an idyllic, tropical setting that brings a contrast to the story of my character searching for her kidnapped daughter,...
Claire van der Boom and Todd Lasance are playing a US-based couple whose young daughter is abducted while they are on holiday at an Australian resort in Kidnapped, an unofficial Australian-Canadian co-production.
Produced by the Steve Jaggi Company and directed by Canadian Vic Sarin, the thriller is mid-way through a four-week shoot at Port Douglas.
The screenplay by Shanrah Wakefield follows Savannah Morgan (van der Boom) and her US husband Brad (Lasance), who go to the resort with their four-year-old daughter Aria (Molly Wright).
When Aria goes missing from the resort’s Kidz Club, a heart-pounding race to find her daughter leads Savannah to a shocking discovery about her family.
“I feel very lucky to be shooting here in Far North Queensland; It’s an idyllic, tropical setting that brings a contrast to the story of my character searching for her kidnapped daughter,...
- 9/6/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
The ever excellent Arrow Video have released “Pulse” in a duel format package, and it is available now! As this is an Arrow Video release, you’ll be guaranteed a top of the range transfer, in High Definition, intriguing extras and a special collector’s booklet; available with the first pressing of the release. Arrow Video’s high quality releases speak for themselves, so on with the film!
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“Pulse” is an uncanny J-Horror film from 2001 exploring alienation and the accelerating pace of technological change, a ghostly incursion and an existential apocalypse. The late 1990s and the early noughties were a boom time in Japanese Horror, with fresh ideas woven around modern technology, curses, vengeful ghosts, sordid buildings or melodramas of extreme violence. Chilling entertainments like “The Ring”, “The Grudge”, “Dark Water” and “Audition” were all the rage.
Kiyoshi Kurosawa, the writer and director, created an uncanny and...
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“Pulse” is an uncanny J-Horror film from 2001 exploring alienation and the accelerating pace of technological change, a ghostly incursion and an existential apocalypse. The late 1990s and the early noughties were a boom time in Japanese Horror, with fresh ideas woven around modern technology, curses, vengeful ghosts, sordid buildings or melodramas of extreme violence. Chilling entertainments like “The Ring”, “The Grudge”, “Dark Water” and “Audition” were all the rage.
Kiyoshi Kurosawa, the writer and director, created an uncanny and...
- 7/27/2020
- by Jonathan Wilson
- AsianMoviePulse
[Editor’s Note: The following article contains Major spoilers for the end of “Relic.”]
While haunted house films have historically been the realm of male directors, the home is traditionally women’s territory. The haunted house movie has always been about family trauma, dilemma, and emotional stress, usually from from the perspective of a woman lead or matriarch. It only feels right to have such themes in the hands of a woman director, and “Relic” director Natalie Erika James has the genre chops to back it up. Recent auteur horror has succeeded by employing the form to explore mental illness (“The Babadook”), inherited trauma (“Hereditary”), and domestic violence (“The Invisible Man”). In “Relic,” James applies a grotesquely intimate lens on the horrors of Alzheimer’s and dementia.
For the Japanese-Australian filmmaker, the subject of her first feature was intensely personal.
“My grandmother had Alzheimer’s, and a lot of the film came from observation in her relationship with my mother changing over time,” James said in a phone interview.
While haunted house films have historically been the realm of male directors, the home is traditionally women’s territory. The haunted house movie has always been about family trauma, dilemma, and emotional stress, usually from from the perspective of a woman lead or matriarch. It only feels right to have such themes in the hands of a woman director, and “Relic” director Natalie Erika James has the genre chops to back it up. Recent auteur horror has succeeded by employing the form to explore mental illness (“The Babadook”), inherited trauma (“Hereditary”), and domestic violence (“The Invisible Man”). In “Relic,” James applies a grotesquely intimate lens on the horrors of Alzheimer’s and dementia.
For the Japanese-Australian filmmaker, the subject of her first feature was intensely personal.
“My grandmother had Alzheimer’s, and a lot of the film came from observation in her relationship with my mother changing over time,” James said in a phone interview.
- 7/11/2020
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Arrow Video is excited to announce the July slate of titles on their subscription-based Arrow Video Channel, including acclaimed undead comedy Zombie for Sale and Gamera: The Complete Collection, all twelve films starring mankind’s greatest defender: a fire-breathing mutant turtle.
An infectiously funny slice of modern Korean cinema where Train to Busan, The Quiet Family and Warm Bodies collide to create Zombie for Sale, a memorable rom-zom-com from debut director Lee Min-jae. For the first time ever, fans can trace the decades-long evolution of Gamera, from the “friend of all children” in his more light-hearted earlier films, to the Guardian of the Universe in the groundbreaking 1990s reboot series, often hailed as three of the best kaiju films ever made.
Zombie for Sale and Gamera: The Complete Collection will be available July 1st on the Arrow Video Channel in the Us and the UK. Additional new titles available July 1st include Creepshow 2,...
An infectiously funny slice of modern Korean cinema where Train to Busan, The Quiet Family and Warm Bodies collide to create Zombie for Sale, a memorable rom-zom-com from debut director Lee Min-jae. For the first time ever, fans can trace the decades-long evolution of Gamera, from the “friend of all children” in his more light-hearted earlier films, to the Guardian of the Universe in the groundbreaking 1990s reboot series, often hailed as three of the best kaiju films ever made.
Zombie for Sale and Gamera: The Complete Collection will be available July 1st on the Arrow Video Channel in the Us and the UK. Additional new titles available July 1st include Creepshow 2,...
- 6/26/2020
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Ukrainian features sold to Europe and North America during the virtual Cannes market.
Three Ukrainian titles have secured international distribution deals for sales outfit Film.UA Distribution at the virtual Cannes market.
Los Angeles-based Trade Media has picked up Sergii Chebotarenko’s sports drama Pulse for France, francophone Europe, and Africa. Natalia Babenko stars as a young runner with Olympic ambitions who suffers a major accident but fights to make her dream a reality.
In addition, Eagle Pictures has acquired historical epic The Rising Hawk and animated feature The Stolen Princess for Italy.
Akhtem Seitablayev and John Wynn’s The Rising Hawk...
Three Ukrainian titles have secured international distribution deals for sales outfit Film.UA Distribution at the virtual Cannes market.
Los Angeles-based Trade Media has picked up Sergii Chebotarenko’s sports drama Pulse for France, francophone Europe, and Africa. Natalia Babenko stars as a young runner with Olympic ambitions who suffers a major accident but fights to make her dream a reality.
In addition, Eagle Pictures has acquired historical epic The Rising Hawk and animated feature The Stolen Princess for Italy.
Akhtem Seitablayev and John Wynn’s The Rising Hawk...
- 6/24/2020
- by 57¦Geoffrey Macnab¦41¦
- ScreenDaily
Whenever Hollywood releases a great horror film, you can be reasonably sure that a similar film was made in Japan several years previously. Japan has been a hotbed for the creation of truly frightening horror movies for several years, but as Western audiences don’t like watching films with subtitles on, the idea usually has to be taken and re-made with an English-speaking cast in order for the concept to become a global success. That means if you want to see what the future of horror films might look like, you should probably be looking at Japan rather than what’s on at American movie theaters.
We want to highlight Japanese horror films in this article not just because they’re great, but because they don’t often get the acclaim they deserve. There are millions of people around the world who don’t know that “The Ring” or “The Grudge...
We want to highlight Japanese horror films in this article not just because they’re great, but because they don’t often get the acclaim they deserve. There are millions of people around the world who don’t know that “The Ring” or “The Grudge...
- 6/15/2020
- by Peter Adams
- AsianMoviePulse
Pulse’ – Available June 2 A gay disabled teenage boy changes into the body of a beautiful woman, so that he can be loved in Pulse, available this June from Dark Star Pictures. Directed by Stevie Cruz-Martin and written by Daniel Monks, this critically acclaimed Australian supernatural drama will compel with it’s wholly unique storytelling …
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- 6/1/2020
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
London-based Pulse Films has built its business on a steady diet of slick rock docs by the likes of LCD Soundsystem and the Beastie Boys, music videos including Beyoncé’s transcendent “Lemonade” and Andrea Arnold’s feature film “American Honey.” As it readies for a transformative year, the Vice Media Group-backed outfit is rolling out its first major scripted series, Sky and Cinemax’s dizzyingly violent and stylish “Gangs of London.”
Pulse CEO Thomas Benski is as much a rock star as the veteran musicians he’s immortalized through his 16-year-old production company. The Brazil-born French executive, who works closely with creative partner and Pulse chief creative officer Lucas Ochoa, is synonymous with the edgy brand, whose early music docs have evolved into evocative non-scripted fare, including films on U.S. Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning (“Xy Chelsea”), nefarious hot yoga founder Bikram Choudhury (“Bikram”) and missing toddler Madeleine McCann.
“In our business,...
Pulse CEO Thomas Benski is as much a rock star as the veteran musicians he’s immortalized through his 16-year-old production company. The Brazil-born French executive, who works closely with creative partner and Pulse chief creative officer Lucas Ochoa, is synonymous with the edgy brand, whose early music docs have evolved into evocative non-scripted fare, including films on U.S. Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning (“Xy Chelsea”), nefarious hot yoga founder Bikram Choudhury (“Bikram”) and missing toddler Madeleine McCann.
“In our business,...
- 4/23/2020
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Prior to the pandemic, London and Los Angeles headquartered production house Pulse Films was experiencing something of a golden period. Founded by Thomas Benski and Marisa Clifford in 2005, the company had three divisions firing on all cylinders: non-fiction had seen success with Netflix docs The Disappearance Of Madeleine McCann and Bikram: Yogi, Guru Predator; scripted took its latest feature, the Riz Ahmed starring Mogul Mowgli, to the Berlinale, and announced pics including the Nicolas Cage-starring Pig and the Olivia Wilde-directed Perfect; and commercials had locked numerous big commissions including with Apple and the coveted Christmas campaign for UK supermarket Sainsbury’s.
When we chat back in February about the company’s future, Benski is understandably in a bullish mood. “I would argue that we’ve built the modern day studio,” he proclaims confidently. “We really feel like this is our time, I don’t mean it in an arrogant way.
When we chat back in February about the company’s future, Benski is understandably in a bullish mood. “I would argue that we’ve built the modern day studio,” he proclaims confidently. “We really feel like this is our time, I don’t mean it in an arrogant way.
- 4/20/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
“Sitting in a bunker, here behind my wall…in perfect isolation, here behind my wall…”
So go the lyrics to “Waiting for the Worms” from Pink Floyd concept album The Wall. And these days, well…we’re all sitting behind our walls with not much else to do but wait. And if you’re craving the communal experience that only a live rock n’ roll concert can bring, you’re gonna be waiting a long time from the look of things. But fortunately, a number of artists have been stepping up to help us pass the time, by making some of their greatest live shows available for everyone. And now Pink Floyd joins the team, as the legendary rock band has begun releasing a series of their concerts via their YouTube channel for all to see.
The band has been releasing official material and music videos on the official Pink...
So go the lyrics to “Waiting for the Worms” from Pink Floyd concept album The Wall. And these days, well…we’re all sitting behind our walls with not much else to do but wait. And if you’re craving the communal experience that only a live rock n’ roll concert can bring, you’re gonna be waiting a long time from the look of things. But fortunately, a number of artists have been stepping up to help us pass the time, by making some of their greatest live shows available for everyone. And now Pink Floyd joins the team, as the legendary rock band has begun releasing a series of their concerts via their YouTube channel for all to see.
The band has been releasing official material and music videos on the official Pink...
- 4/20/2020
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: From writers rooms to board meetings and Friday night cocktail hours, the world of virtual meetings has boomed during the coronavirus lockdown. Here’s one that might be an industry first – last night the cast and crew of Sky’s upcoming series Gangs Of London got together to toast the show ahead of TX on April 23.
A total of 261 people showed up for the private screening and Zoom party, organized by producers Pulse Films, many wearing tuxes and gowns and drinking champagne to celebrate the occasion. Those on the line included creator Gareth Evans, directors Corin Hardy and Xavier Gens, stars Joe Cole, Sope Dirisu, and Lucian Msamati, and HBO’s Svp Films Bob Conte.
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A total of 261 people showed up for the private screening and Zoom party, organized by producers Pulse Films, many wearing tuxes and gowns and drinking champagne to celebrate the occasion. Those on the line included creator Gareth Evans, directors Corin Hardy and Xavier Gens, stars Joe Cole, Sope Dirisu, and Lucian Msamati, and HBO’s Svp Films Bob Conte.
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- 4/16/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Banmei Takahashi started out in the 70s as a scriptwriter for the pinku eiga (soft-porn) pioneer Koji Wakamatsu, until he founded his own production company and produced over 40 erotic movies. Takahashi’s first steps out of the adult industry came with the success of his crime flick “Tattoo Ari” (1982), which was based on the infamous Japanese mass murderer Akiyoshi Umekawa. “Tattoo Ari” became the turning point in Takahashi’s career and opened the gates to mainstream filmmaking. 27 years later, “Tattoo Ari” was followed by another biopic. But this time it wasn’t about a criminal, but about the Japanese monk Dogen Zenji, who brought Soto Zen Buddhism from China to Japan in the 13th century.
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Caused by the shocking experience of his mother’s death, Dogen chooses to live as a monk. This marks the beginning of Takahashi’s movie. The...
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So what is the movie about?
Caused by the shocking experience of his mother’s death, Dogen chooses to live as a monk. This marks the beginning of Takahashi’s movie. The...
- 4/12/2020
- by Alexander Knoth
- AsianMoviePulse
Kiyoshi Kurosawa, the Japanese director of “Cure,” “Pulse” and “Bright Future,” is now in post-production on period suspense romance “Wife of a Spy.” The film is being pitched at the European Film Market by sales and production firm Nikkatsu.
The film reteams “Romance Doll” stars Yu Aoi and Issey Takahashi.
The 1940-set plot involves a Japanese merchant who leaves his wife behind in order to travel to Manchuria, where he witnesses an act of barbarism. His subsequent actions cause misunderstanding, jealousy and legal problems for his wife. The screenplay is by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Tadashi Nohara and Kurosawa, who previously penned the script for Kurosawa’s “Happy Hour.”
The film is set for theatrical release later this year, probably after getting some festival play. Rights have already been pre-sold to Arthouse Films for France.
“Wife of a Spy” follows Kurosawa’s coolly received “To the Ends of the Earth,” a drama...
The film reteams “Romance Doll” stars Yu Aoi and Issey Takahashi.
The 1940-set plot involves a Japanese merchant who leaves his wife behind in order to travel to Manchuria, where he witnesses an act of barbarism. His subsequent actions cause misunderstanding, jealousy and legal problems for his wife. The screenplay is by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Tadashi Nohara and Kurosawa, who previously penned the script for Kurosawa’s “Happy Hour.”
The film is set for theatrical release later this year, probably after getting some festival play. Rights have already been pre-sold to Arthouse Films for France.
“Wife of a Spy” follows Kurosawa’s coolly received “To the Ends of the Earth,” a drama...
- 2/22/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Daniel Monks.
After making his feature film debut in director Stevie Cruz-Martin’s Pulse, Daniel Monks moved to London in 2018 because he figured the UK offered more career opportunities.
That proved to be a smart decision as the actor made his West End debut this year as the lead in Teenage Dick – and then went straight into rehearsals for a contemporary re-imagining of the classic Chekhov play The Seagull.
In the adaptation by Anya Reiss which premieres at Playhouse Theatre on March 11, he will play Konstantin, an aspiring playwright who is smitten with Nina (Game of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke).
Indira Varma, another GoT alum, will play his mother, the celebrated actress Arkadina, with Tom Rhys Harries as Trigorin, who steals Nina away from Konstantin.
Monks, whose right side has been paralysed since a spinal cord tumour was removed when he was 11, is thrilled to be playing an able-bodied character and alongside such a stellar cast.
After making his feature film debut in director Stevie Cruz-Martin’s Pulse, Daniel Monks moved to London in 2018 because he figured the UK offered more career opportunities.
That proved to be a smart decision as the actor made his West End debut this year as the lead in Teenage Dick – and then went straight into rehearsals for a contemporary re-imagining of the classic Chekhov play The Seagull.
In the adaptation by Anya Reiss which premieres at Playhouse Theatre on March 11, he will play Konstantin, an aspiring playwright who is smitten with Nina (Game of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke).
Indira Varma, another GoT alum, will play his mother, the celebrated actress Arkadina, with Tom Rhys Harries as Trigorin, who steals Nina away from Konstantin.
Monks, whose right side has been paralysed since a spinal cord tumour was removed when he was 11, is thrilled to be playing an able-bodied character and alongside such a stellar cast.
- 2/16/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
The Swedish film “Force Majeure” was a critically acclaimed darling but not exactly a box office hit. So there was an opportunity to take the film’s black humor and install the American charms of Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Ferrell to see how it might fare commercially in “Downhill,” opening this weekend. But surprisingly, even box office hits abroad don’t always translate when remade with American actors, and the ones that do rarely resemble their original inspiration. Here are the highest-grossing American remakes of foreign films (all domestic box office figures via Box Office Mojo).
“Godzilla” (2014) – $200.6 Million
Japan, “Godzilla” (1954)
“Godzilla” has had so many remakes and sequels over the years, but Gareth Edwards’ film gets closer to the melancholy of Ishiro Honda’s original monster movie than ever before.
2. “3 Men and a Baby” (1987) – $167.7 Mil
France, “3 Hommes et un couffin” (1985)
Made on a mid-size budget and starring the...
“Godzilla” (2014) – $200.6 Million
Japan, “Godzilla” (1954)
“Godzilla” has had so many remakes and sequels over the years, but Gareth Edwards’ film gets closer to the melancholy of Ishiro Honda’s original monster movie than ever before.
2. “3 Men and a Baby” (1987) – $167.7 Mil
France, “3 Hommes et un couffin” (1985)
Made on a mid-size budget and starring the...
- 2/14/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
The last two years of the 20th century and the beginning of 21st century enshrined a surprise that would prove to be essential to the growing popularity of the horror genre- the arrival of modern Japanese horror. What separated this particular cinematic movement from other horror genres was its influence from folklore stories and urban legends, combined with the necessary adjustments in order to place these old tales in modern culture. Although there are previous examples of horror films with similar classic ghost story influences, both American and Asian (”The Ghost of Yotsuya”- 1959), it wasn’t a specific genre until the late 90s, early 2000s, when a bunch of Japanese filmmakers, like Hideo Nakata, Takashi Miike and Kiyoshi Kurosawa, decided to add together an interesting technological spin in recurring horror themes, an innovative use of sound effects and design, more character-driven plot lines and a blend of scary Japanese...
- 2/12/2020
- by Lyberis Dionysopoulos
- AsianMoviePulse
In an unusually short day in Harvey Weinstein’s criminal trial, the ex-fiancé of one of Weinstein’s accusers, a former manager at Cipriani Downtown, and a lawyer at Boies Schiller Flexner testified on Thursday morning.
The first to take the stand was Lincoln Davies, the ex-fiancé of costume designer and one-time aspiring actress Dawn Dunning. Dunning had testified on Wednesday that Weinstein put his hand up her skirt and then later propositioned her for a threesome in exchange for parts in movies.
Testifying on Thursday, Davies said he remembered Dunning returning to the home they shared at the time upset after the incident when Weinstein propositioned her. Davies said that Dunning had told him Weinstein greeted her at the door wearing a bathrobe.
“She was pretty shocked, upset, angry, like kind of overall appalled, I would say,” Davies said.
Also Read: Aspiring Actress Testifies Harvey Weinstein Sexually Assaulted Her,...
The first to take the stand was Lincoln Davies, the ex-fiancé of costume designer and one-time aspiring actress Dawn Dunning. Dunning had testified on Wednesday that Weinstein put his hand up her skirt and then later propositioned her for a threesome in exchange for parts in movies.
Testifying on Thursday, Davies said he remembered Dunning returning to the home they shared at the time upset after the incident when Weinstein propositioned her. Davies said that Dunning had told him Weinstein greeted her at the door wearing a bathrobe.
“She was pretty shocked, upset, angry, like kind of overall appalled, I would say,” Davies said.
Also Read: Aspiring Actress Testifies Harvey Weinstein Sexually Assaulted Her,...
- 1/30/2020
- by J. Clara Chan
- The Wrap
Harvey Weinstein’s hiring of Black Cube, a private intelligence agency run largely by former officers of Mossad and other Israeli intelligence agencies, became a key topic on an otherwise subdued day at his rape trial in New York.
The trial is likely to heat back up Friday when prosecutors call Jessica Mann to the witness stand. Mann, a hairdresser and former actress, is one of two women whose allegations against Weinstein form the basis of the criminal case against him. She alleges that Weinstein raped her in her hotel room in 2013.
Black Cube was retained by Weinstein via his law firm, Boies Schiller. According to reporting by the New Yorker and others, agency investigators reportedly adopted false identities in order to obtain information about Weinstein’s accusers, among them Rose McGowan and Annabella Sciorra. The role of Black Cube, once it was revealed two years ago, aroused enough suspicion...
The trial is likely to heat back up Friday when prosecutors call Jessica Mann to the witness stand. Mann, a hairdresser and former actress, is one of two women whose allegations against Weinstein form the basis of the criminal case against him. She alleges that Weinstein raped her in her hotel room in 2013.
Black Cube was retained by Weinstein via his law firm, Boies Schiller. According to reporting by the New Yorker and others, agency investigators reportedly adopted false identities in order to obtain information about Weinstein’s accusers, among them Rose McGowan and Annabella Sciorra. The role of Black Cube, once it was revealed two years ago, aroused enough suspicion...
- 1/30/2020
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
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- 1/23/2020
- by Mike Joy
- Horror News
The Critics Choice Association (Cca) has announced that award-winning actress, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Kristen Bell will receive the fourth annual #SeeHer Award at the 25th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards.
The star-studded gala will once again be hosted by film, television, and stage star Taye Diggs, and broadcast live on The CW Television Network on Sunday, January 12, from 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. Et (delayed Pt).
The #SeeHer Award recognizes a woman who embodies the values set forth by the SeeHer movement, to push boundaries on changing stereotypes and acknowledge the importance of authentic portrayals of women across the entertainment landscape. SeeHer is the leading global movement for accurate portrayals of women and girls in media. Led by the Association of National Advertisers (Ana), SeeHer is a collective of leading marketers committed to creating advertising and supporting content that portrays women and girls as they really are. Previous award recipients are Viola Davis,...
The star-studded gala will once again be hosted by film, television, and stage star Taye Diggs, and broadcast live on The CW Television Network on Sunday, January 12, from 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. Et (delayed Pt).
The #SeeHer Award recognizes a woman who embodies the values set forth by the SeeHer movement, to push boundaries on changing stereotypes and acknowledge the importance of authentic portrayals of women across the entertainment landscape. SeeHer is the leading global movement for accurate portrayals of women and girls in media. Led by the Association of National Advertisers (Ana), SeeHer is a collective of leading marketers committed to creating advertising and supporting content that portrays women and girls as they really are. Previous award recipients are Viola Davis,...
- 1/8/2020
- Look to the Stars
Happy New year to all Asian Movie Pulse readers.
2020 is now upon us and that can only mean one thing, the list of upcoming Martial Arts/Action and Fantasy movies for 2020 is here.
Some of the big movies to look out for are Assassins and the Missing Gold, Enter the Fat Dragon, G-Storm, Heroes Return, Made In China Town, Mulan, Project X-Traction, Raging Fire, Vanguard and many many more. There were many other movies i could have included, so if you feel there is more movies please leave a comment at the bottom of the page.
25 Upcoming Martial Arts/Action And Fantasy Movies – 2020
1. Assassins And The Missing Gold
Cast: Max Zhang, Ada Choi, Andy On, Xiong XiaotingDirected By: Jeff Lau
2. The Board Beauty
Cast: Guo Jun, Lu Yanbei, Wang JianlongDirected By: Dai Xifan
3. The Bride With White Hair
Cast: Chen Jie, Sun Zihang, Yang Ning, Max WangDirected By: Lai Shui...
2020 is now upon us and that can only mean one thing, the list of upcoming Martial Arts/Action and Fantasy movies for 2020 is here.
Some of the big movies to look out for are Assassins and the Missing Gold, Enter the Fat Dragon, G-Storm, Heroes Return, Made In China Town, Mulan, Project X-Traction, Raging Fire, Vanguard and many many more. There were many other movies i could have included, so if you feel there is more movies please leave a comment at the bottom of the page.
25 Upcoming Martial Arts/Action And Fantasy Movies – 2020
1. Assassins And The Missing Gold
Cast: Max Zhang, Ada Choi, Andy On, Xiong XiaotingDirected By: Jeff Lau
2. The Board Beauty
Cast: Guo Jun, Lu Yanbei, Wang JianlongDirected By: Dai Xifan
3. The Bride With White Hair
Cast: Chen Jie, Sun Zihang, Yang Ning, Max WangDirected By: Lai Shui...
- 1/3/2020
- by kingofkungfu
- AsianMoviePulse
Along with The Ring franchise, Ju-On (The Grudge) propelled the Japanese horror scene to international audiences in the early 2000s and sparked the Hollywood remake craze that included The Ring, The Grudge, Pulse, and The Eye.
What I love about so many Japanese horror stories, from The Grudge to The Ring, and especially in the work of Junji Ito, is that many of the curses or spirits don’t care if you’re a good or bad person. Unlike so many Us horror stories, it’s not about punishing evil deeds; it’s about punishing anything that happens to encounter or get in the way of the supernatural presence. And in the case of The Grudge, all you have to do is step into the house to be marked for death.
When any kind of remake is announced, it’s undoubtedly going to be met with skepticism, but two things...
What I love about so many Japanese horror stories, from The Grudge to The Ring, and especially in the work of Junji Ito, is that many of the curses or spirits don’t care if you’re a good or bad person. Unlike so many Us horror stories, it’s not about punishing evil deeds; it’s about punishing anything that happens to encounter or get in the way of the supernatural presence. And in the case of The Grudge, all you have to do is step into the house to be marked for death.
When any kind of remake is announced, it’s undoubtedly going to be met with skepticism, but two things...
- 12/13/2019
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour dynasty started inauspiciously in 1981 when the singer and guitarist re-recorded every note of “Money” by himself, save the sax solo, for the compilation A Collection of Great Dance Songs. At the time, he just did what he needed to do; the band’s new record label couldn’t get the rights to the original Dark Side of the Moon hit so he recut it himself, no other Floyds necessary. Two years later, Roger Waters would resume control and oversee the group’s next LP, The Final Cut,...
- 12/12/2019
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Gradually this year in Asian Movie Pulse, we have started dealing with the whole of the continent in its wider sense, from Turkey to Japan. One of the best parts of this expansion is dealing with Russian films, who offer a completely different approach to cinema than what we were used to when dealing with S and Se Asian cinema. “The Pencil” is one of the best samples of this uniqueness.
The Pencil is available from Fortissimo Films
The film revolves around Antonina, an artist from Saint Petersburg, who has spent her life in the shadow of her husband Sergey, a star artist, and one of the leaders of the opposition. Their marriage is already dead, but a completely lost in life Antonina decides to follow him to the Russian taiga where he is imprisoned for his political crimes, in a town where almost everybody works either in the local...
The Pencil is available from Fortissimo Films
The film revolves around Antonina, an artist from Saint Petersburg, who has spent her life in the shadow of her husband Sergey, a star artist, and one of the leaders of the opposition. Their marriage is already dead, but a completely lost in life Antonina decides to follow him to the Russian taiga where he is imprisoned for his political crimes, in a town where almost everybody works either in the local...
- 11/28/2019
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
“To the Ends of the Earth” was jointly commissioned by Japan and Uzbekistan to commemorate the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, as well as the 70th anniversary of the Navoi Theater in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, which was constructed by Japanese prisoners of war after World War II. Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa, whose filmography boasts of various genres but is probably most well-known for his earlier J-horror films like “Cure” and “Pulse”, was hired to write and direct the film.
“To the Ends of the Earth” screened at San Diego Asian Film Festival
Yoko is in Uzbekistan as a reporter to shoot a travel documentary about the country for a variety show, but it’s not going as smoothly as her team or she expects. A rare, almost mythical fish apparently native to a lake there which they want to catch and film won’t bite, the rice in...
“To the Ends of the Earth” screened at San Diego Asian Film Festival
Yoko is in Uzbekistan as a reporter to shoot a travel documentary about the country for a variety show, but it’s not going as smoothly as her team or she expects. A rare, almost mythical fish apparently native to a lake there which they want to catch and film won’t bite, the rice in...
- 11/20/2019
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Pallavi Sharda.
In the last 18 months, actress Pallavi Sharda has barely lived life outside of a TV or film set.
Darting from the opulent sets of 18th century colonial India in Beecham House to grungy night shoots in Kings Cross recreating the gritty 1980s noir kingdom of underground crime lords in Les Norton, to getting messed up in the Bermuda Triangle set in New Zealand, and back to London again with Tom and Jerry, Sharda is definitely in forward motion.
As an Australia-born performer of Indian heritage, defining her place in the world and on screen has been at the core of Sharda’s career from its inception. It also informs much of her cultural advocacy work that she has passionately maintained throughout her hectic international filming schedules.
Sharda hasn’t baulked from calling out the limitations of the screen industry on representation and gender, both here and in Bollywood.
In the last 18 months, actress Pallavi Sharda has barely lived life outside of a TV or film set.
Darting from the opulent sets of 18th century colonial India in Beecham House to grungy night shoots in Kings Cross recreating the gritty 1980s noir kingdom of underground crime lords in Les Norton, to getting messed up in the Bermuda Triangle set in New Zealand, and back to London again with Tom and Jerry, Sharda is definitely in forward motion.
As an Australia-born performer of Indian heritage, defining her place in the world and on screen has been at the core of Sharda’s career from its inception. It also informs much of her cultural advocacy work that she has passionately maintained throughout her hectic international filming schedules.
Sharda hasn’t baulked from calling out the limitations of the screen industry on representation and gender, both here and in Bollywood.
- 10/28/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Cyber horror, warning us about the dangerous ills of technology, isn’t particularly new, and can be even traced back to A.I. terrors in “Terminator,” “Blade Runner,” and films of that ilk, if not much further back. Kiyoshi Kurosawa‘s “Pulse” (2001) is arguably the landmark horror about the internet, and over the years, that’s evolved into the realm of social media with “Unfriended” and “Ratter.
Continue reading ‘Countdown’ Explores The Horrors Of Must-Have Smartphone Apps With Dreadful Results [Review] at The Playlist.
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- 10/25/2019
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
“To the Ends of the Earth,” the story of a young Japanese journalist’s experiences in Uzbekistan filming a report for a Japanese TV travel show, was originally commissioned to celebrate 25 years of cordial diplomatic relations between director Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s hyper-developed island homeland and the less affluent, landlocked Central Asian nation. As such we might have expected a straightforwardly celebratory, mildly quirky travelogue, but Kurosawa’s discreetly offbeat approach makes it much more rewarding and, in its way, revealing than that: an insightful and ambivalent interrogation of the strange and often compromised experience that is cultural tourism in the mass media age.
A great deal of Kurosawa’s recent output has been disappointingly wan, blending thinly plotted sci-fi or melodrama with stock elements of the J-horror genre he quietly, creepily revolutionized in the late ’90s and early aughts in films like “Pulse” and “Cure.” But in the most surprising...
A great deal of Kurosawa’s recent output has been disappointingly wan, blending thinly plotted sci-fi or melodrama with stock elements of the J-horror genre he quietly, creepily revolutionized in the late ’90s and early aughts in films like “Pulse” and “Cure.” But in the most surprising...
- 10/15/2019
- by Jessica Kiang
- Variety Film + TV
The newly launched Boxoffice Company has unveiled its first overall content partnership with the Texas-based Cinemark Theatres chain, Variety has learned exclusively.
Friday’s announcement comes a month after France-based media-technology network Webedia formed the Boxoffice Company to serve the publishing, technology and data needs of the global film industry. The effort is led by industry veteran Stan Ruszkowski, president of the Boxoffice Company.
“We believe in the magic of cinema and propelling the box office to its full potential,” he said. “The launch of the Boxoffice Studios allows us to utilize our global media experts to maximize box office performance worldwide. We are thrilled to partner with Cinemark, an innovative and thought-leading exhibitor, and collaborate to fully realize the capabilities and power of our media, tech, and data.”
Webedia’s offerings include Boost (which provides tech products for movie theaters), Pulse (a provider of business intelligence for movie studios), Source and its media brands.
Friday’s announcement comes a month after France-based media-technology network Webedia formed the Boxoffice Company to serve the publishing, technology and data needs of the global film industry. The effort is led by industry veteran Stan Ruszkowski, president of the Boxoffice Company.
“We believe in the magic of cinema and propelling the box office to its full potential,” he said. “The launch of the Boxoffice Studios allows us to utilize our global media experts to maximize box office performance worldwide. We are thrilled to partner with Cinemark, an innovative and thought-leading exhibitor, and collaborate to fully realize the capabilities and power of our media, tech, and data.”
Webedia’s offerings include Boost (which provides tech products for movie theaters), Pulse (a provider of business intelligence for movie studios), Source and its media brands.
- 10/11/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
As is well known, China is a multiethnic nation of 56 ethnicities. However, as the population of the majority Han overwhelms others, it is easily neglected there are different types of Chinese National living in China.
Director Huo Ning’s documentary ‘Noodle Kid’ captures the journey of a young Hui boy. Hui is one of the minor ethnicities, mainly composed of ethnically Chinese who are Muslims. Their presence is found throughout China, mostly in the northwestern part. The main character Maxiang lives is Hualong Hui Autonomous Region in Qinghai, which is one of the poorest parts in China regardless of its economic rise in recent years.
This 107-minute-long documentary was released in the 24th Busan International Film Festival , in the Wide Angle, a competition section devoted to documentary films. Huo Ning’s latest work is one of the contenders in this section.
Asian Movie Pulse had a chance to meet the...
Director Huo Ning’s documentary ‘Noodle Kid’ captures the journey of a young Hui boy. Hui is one of the minor ethnicities, mainly composed of ethnically Chinese who are Muslims. Their presence is found throughout China, mostly in the northwestern part. The main character Maxiang lives is Hualong Hui Autonomous Region in Qinghai, which is one of the poorest parts in China regardless of its economic rise in recent years.
This 107-minute-long documentary was released in the 24th Busan International Film Festival , in the Wide Angle, a competition section devoted to documentary films. Huo Ning’s latest work is one of the contenders in this section.
Asian Movie Pulse had a chance to meet the...
- 10/11/2019
- by Marie Lee
- AsianMoviePulse
Since any New York City cinephile has a nearly suffocating wealth of theatrical options, we figured it’d be best to compile some of the more worthwhile repertory showings into one handy list. Displayed below are a few of the city’s most reliable theaters and links to screenings of their weekend offerings — films you’re not likely to see in a theater again anytime soon, and many of which are, also, on 35mm. If you have a chance to attend any of these, we’re of the mind that it’s time extremely well-spent.
Metrograph
A series of New York-set films from 1981 begins with work by Abel Ferrara, Frederick Wiseman and more.
Alain Corneau’s Série noire has been restored and brought to screens. See the trailer here.
“Welcome to Metrograph: A to Z” continues with The Awful Truth.
House, Mulholland Dr., Ms. 45, and Fantastic Planet play late-night, while Edward Scissorhands screens early.
Metrograph
A series of New York-set films from 1981 begins with work by Abel Ferrara, Frederick Wiseman and more.
Alain Corneau’s Série noire has been restored and brought to screens. See the trailer here.
“Welcome to Metrograph: A to Z” continues with The Awful Truth.
House, Mulholland Dr., Ms. 45, and Fantastic Planet play late-night, while Edward Scissorhands screens early.
- 10/3/2019
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Oprah Winfrey sat down with Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger to discuss his book, “The Ride of a Lifetime,” on Own’s “Super Soul Sunday,” airing this Sunday at 12 p.m. Et/Pt. During that time, they discuss mentor Roone Arledge, Iger’s father, the Pulse nightclub shooting and the moment when Steve Jobs revealed his cancer diagnosis to Iger.
Here are a few highlights from Winfrey and Iger’s conversation about his more-than-four-decade-long career in entertainment:
Delayed Retirement
For one thing, Iger thought he was going to publish his book in tandem with his retirement. Not so.
“I thought the timing would work,” he said. “Little did I know that the timing didn’t really work because I’m still at work. I thought this would be a perfect time to create a retrospective of my own of this incredibly wonderful personal experience.”
Iger, who has been CEO since...
Here are a few highlights from Winfrey and Iger’s conversation about his more-than-four-decade-long career in entertainment:
Delayed Retirement
For one thing, Iger thought he was going to publish his book in tandem with his retirement. Not so.
“I thought the timing would work,” he said. “Little did I know that the timing didn’t really work because I’m still at work. I thought this would be a perfect time to create a retrospective of my own of this incredibly wonderful personal experience.”
Iger, who has been CEO since...
- 9/27/2019
- by Elaine Low
- Variety Film + TV
France-based media-technology network Webedia has formed The Boxoffice Company to serve the publishing, technology and data needs of the global film industry, Variety has learned exclusively.
Webedia said on Tuesday that the move is a re-branding and reorganization of its offerings, including Boost (which provides tech products for movie theaters), Pulse (a provider of business intelligence for movie studios), Source and its media brands. Those include AlloCiné and Boxoffice Pro in France, Moviepilot and Filmstarts in Germany, AdoroCinema in Brazil, Sensacine and Espinof in Spain, SensaCine in Mexico, Beyazperde in Turkey and Box Office Pro in the U.S.
The company is also creating a new Boxoffice Studios unit, led by Boxoffice Company president Stan Ruszkowski. That unit will partner with exhibitors and studios to target movie fans through branded content, smart platforms and social media optimization.
“This epic corporate branding and consolidation of assets is rooted in a 100-year-old love story with Hollywood,...
Webedia said on Tuesday that the move is a re-branding and reorganization of its offerings, including Boost (which provides tech products for movie theaters), Pulse (a provider of business intelligence for movie studios), Source and its media brands. Those include AlloCiné and Boxoffice Pro in France, Moviepilot and Filmstarts in Germany, AdoroCinema in Brazil, Sensacine and Espinof in Spain, SensaCine in Mexico, Beyazperde in Turkey and Box Office Pro in the U.S.
The company is also creating a new Boxoffice Studios unit, led by Boxoffice Company president Stan Ruszkowski. That unit will partner with exhibitors and studios to target movie fans through branded content, smart platforms and social media optimization.
“This epic corporate branding and consolidation of assets is rooted in a 100-year-old love story with Hollywood,...
- 9/24/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Sheep are back again in Pema Tseden’s seventh feature film “Balloon” that premiered in the Horizon’s sidebar of the Venice International Film festival, and they feel like the inseparable part of the brilliant cast. In this family drama set up in Tibet’s grassland, three family generations are trying to come to terms with an unexpected situation that make them question consequences of either of potential decisions. In his script based on the novel composed of three stories he penned after his original script was rejected by censors, Tseden doesn’t disappoint with his reluctance to stay away from final answers and clear ending, leaving the viewer to ponder what comes after the curtain has closed.
The title roles are played by actors we recognize from Pseden’s road western “Jinpa” that also competed in last year’s Horizon selection, where it bagged the award for Best screenplay.
The title roles are played by actors we recognize from Pseden’s road western “Jinpa” that also competed in last year’s Horizon selection, where it bagged the award for Best screenplay.
- 9/7/2019
- by Marina D. Richter
- AsianMoviePulse
Mila Al-Zahrani is a well-known name in her home-country of Saudi-Arabia, where she’s been pursuing her career of a TV actress for several years. With the title role in Haifaa Al-Mansour’s feature film “The Perfect Candidate”, she’s writing history by being the first woman ever to take over the lead in a Saudi-Arabian film, and even more so, by portraying a woman of strong education who is not only doctor by profession, but also a candidate for the political function in the local government.
Asian Movie Pulse sat up to talk with Al-Zahrani shortly before the film was officially screened in the main competition of the Venice International Film festival.
“The Perfect Candidate” is screening at
Venice Film Film Festival 2019
You are playing a very interesting role, of an empowered young woman who’s making a career in a difficult environment dominated by men, which is I...
Asian Movie Pulse sat up to talk with Al-Zahrani shortly before the film was officially screened in the main competition of the Venice International Film festival.
“The Perfect Candidate” is screening at
Venice Film Film Festival 2019
You are playing a very interesting role, of an empowered young woman who’s making a career in a difficult environment dominated by men, which is I...
- 9/6/2019
- by Marina D. Richter
- AsianMoviePulse
Channel 5 has greenlit a spinoff of the iconic Aussie soap “Neighbours,” which has been on the air in the U.K. since the mid-1980s. The show launched the careers of Margot Robbie, Guy Pearce, Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan.
“Neighbours: Erinsborough High” will be a five-episode series that will play on My5, Channel 5’s on-demand service. The platform has been stocking up on Australian drama in recent times, buying shows such as “Bloom” from Sony and “Pulse” from ABC Commercial.
Fremantle will produce and distribute the “Neighbours” spinoff series. The show will follow what goes on behind the school gates of Erinsborough High during exam period, with the disappearance of one of the Year 12 students (seniors in American parlance) sparking revelations.
The storyline will run in parallel to the linear show on Channel 5 and will feature well-known characters from the hit TV show as well as new faces.
“Neighbours: Erinsborough High” will be a five-episode series that will play on My5, Channel 5’s on-demand service. The platform has been stocking up on Australian drama in recent times, buying shows such as “Bloom” from Sony and “Pulse” from ABC Commercial.
Fremantle will produce and distribute the “Neighbours” spinoff series. The show will follow what goes on behind the school gates of Erinsborough High during exam period, with the disappearance of one of the Year 12 students (seniors in American parlance) sparking revelations.
The storyline will run in parallel to the linear show on Channel 5 and will feature well-known characters from the hit TV show as well as new faces.
- 9/5/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
“The Perfect Candidate” by the Saudi-Arabian director Haifaa al-Mansour is one of the two films by the female filmmakers in the main competition of the Venice Film Festival, the other being Shannon Murphy with her feature debut “Babyteeth”. This is the second film that Al-Mansour completely shot in her home country, focusing again on strong female characters in a story in which men play only side roles.
Partly based on her own family, the story follows the struggle of a young doctor Maryam (Mila al Zahrani) who’s working in an emergency room in a small Saudi-Arabian town. She’s not only struggling with the conservative community whose inhabitants get rather examined by male nurses than by a much more qualified female doctor, she’s also trying to crack the tough bureaucratic system that denies help in improving the almost impossible working conditions – the road that enables ambulance cars to...
Partly based on her own family, the story follows the struggle of a young doctor Maryam (Mila al Zahrani) who’s working in an emergency room in a small Saudi-Arabian town. She’s not only struggling with the conservative community whose inhabitants get rather examined by male nurses than by a much more qualified female doctor, she’s also trying to crack the tough bureaucratic system that denies help in improving the almost impossible working conditions – the road that enables ambulance cars to...
- 9/4/2019
- by Marina D. Richter
- AsianMoviePulse
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