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Part of the NO BORDERS, NO LIMITS: 1960s NIKKATSU ACTION CINEMA RetrospectiveIn Takashi Nomura's chilly noirish thriller, Jo Shishido plays a hitman hired by a gang to whack a rival boss. He does the deed with a sniper rifle and,... more>
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Winner: Audience Award, Best Film: 2007 Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film
Based on the wildly popular Manga, DEATH NOTE's plot is formulated on the somewhat dubious premise of a magical book that has the power to kill... more>
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Without missing a beat, DEATH NOTE: THE LAST NAME picks up where its predecessor left off. Tatsuya Fujiwara, who splashed onto the Japanese genre-cinema map with his turns in the two BATTLE ROYALE movies, returns as the brainy but... more>
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“Elegantly repurposes bits and pieces of various mob classics… might be this season's must-see for fans of Asian genre film” – Andrew O’Hehir, SALON.COM
“Goes deep beneath the skin, where the cut runs bare and raw… a beautifully... more>
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"Hong Kong Police Inspector Jun Ma (Donnie Yen) is a baaaaad man. How bad? When we first see him, he’s gotten news that a suspect he has been looking for has resurfaced in a gym. Ma proceeds over to the gym, gets in the ring with the... more>
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"The frenetic pace and energy of Hong Kong actioners have remained consistent throughout the years. But what possibly separates today’s action films and those of the past is better technology. Better CGI, better wirework, better sound... more>
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Director Minoru Kawasaki is no stranger to the absurd. His earlier comedies, CALAMARI WRESTLER and EXECUTIVE KOALA, both featured giant anthropomorphic creatures injected into straight-faced, real-world situations with a knowing wink... more>
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Part of the NO BORDERS, NO LIMITS: 1960s NIKKATSU ACTION CINEMA RetrospectiveAmong actor Tetsuya Watari and director Toshio Masuda's favorite Nikkatsu films (and a remake of the director’s 1958 film RED QUAY), VELVET HUSTLER—also known... more>
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Director Allan Moyle (TIMES SQUARE, PUMP UP THE VOLUME) returns to his Canadian roots with this year's Slamdance sleeper, which unfolds during a long winter night in a small Northern Ontario city called Weedsville, whose nickname... more>
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