Video Essay: Why Every Film Director Owes John Ford
This fascinating video by wolfcrow takes a good look at the films of John Ford and his influence on filmmakers through the years. John...
Read MoreSundance 2022 Review: Living – “Truly elegant in its execution”
Every day, Mr. Williams (Bill Nighy) catches the same train into London. He always sees his employees on the commute but never sits with...
Read MoreMifune – The four-week festival celebrating Toshirō Mifune begins next month
MIFUNE, a four-week festival of 33 films celebrating the legendary Japanese actor Toshirō Mifune, will run at Film Forum in...
Read MoreCool Video Essay: Eternal Movement – A Thematic Understanding of Akira Kurosawa
Like Stories of Old shared this wonderful video essay that explores the themes and filmmaking philosophy found in the work of Akira...
Read MoreHBO Max is working on a new TV show inspired by Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon
Amblin Television and HBO Max have announced that they have entered into a deal to develop a show inspired by the acclaimed Akira Kurosawa...
Read MoreAkira Kurosawa’s unmade films are going to be finished by a Chinese-Japanese team up
China’s Zhejiang Jinke Entertainment have teamed up with Kurosawa Production to produce the unfinished or unmade titles by the late Akira...
Read MoreVideo Essay – A Fistful of Dollars and Yojimbo: A Comparative Feature
Jan-Michael Marshall put together this visual comparison between Akira Kurosawa’s Yojimbo (1961) and Sergio Leone’s A Fistful...
Read MoreCool Art: Ran by Kevin Tong
Kevin Tong is the artist behind these gorgeous posters for Akira Kurosawa’s Ran. 24″ X 36″ screen prints, S/N regular edition of 140...
Read MoreVideo Essay: How Akira Kurosawa Framed Rashômon
Mr Nerdista has put together another fabulous video. This one takes a look at Akira Kurosawa’s Rashômon. Whether he’s framing...
Read MoreReview: Akira Kurosawa’s Ran 4K Restoration
Ran was the first Akira Kurosawa film this critic ever saw. Buying a 576p DVD copy from a car-boot sale, I went home and watched it on my...
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