July 20, 2009
Five Favourite Films with Duncan Jones
Duncan Jones has done the impossible -- tell a smart, engaging and entertaining sci-fi story on a modest budget. In Britain. As his debut feature film. No wonder everyone's talking about it and its tale of an astronaut (Sam Rockwell) manning a lunar base mining Helium-3. Scoring an impressive 90% on the Tomatometer - qualifying it for a Certified Fresh award we've still yet to send him, much to his chagrin -- critics have been going wild for its sheer ambition, not to mention Rockwell's outstanding lead performance and Jones' assured direction. "I know it's not everyone's cup of tea, but it's something that Sam and I, obviously, wanted to make," he tells RT.
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October 29, 2008
Mike Nichols Directing Kurosawa Remake
How's this for a confluence of behind-the-scenes talent: Mike Nichols is set to direct a David Mamet-scripted remake of Akira Kurosawa's "High and Low" for Miramax, with Scott Rudin (and possibly Martin Scorsese) producing.
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October 3, 2008
Exclusive: The Fall - Tarsem's Visual Companion - Part 1
Its otherworldly story split critics down the middle, but none can argue with the power of its imagery. Opening in the UK this week, Tarsem's The Fall is one of the year's most beautiful films. A tale about storytelling, it's a clash of colour and ideas and is designed for those whose sense of balance can be comfortably shaken. Now, as RT hosts the web's most comprehensive gallery of stills, director Tarsem walks us through the images.
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September 16, 2008
Restored Rashomon Premieres This Week
Kurosawa fans in the Los Angeles area are going to want to make a beeline for the Samuel Goldwyn Theater on Thursday -- that's where the AMPAS is hosting a premiere for the digital restoration of "Rashomon," with five more of the director's films set to screen over the coming weeks.
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November 1, 2006
Fantastic New Pics from Yimou's "Golden Flower"
I'll keep this short and sweet: If you're a fan of movies like "Hero" and "House of Flying Daggers," you probably have a rather large interest in seeing Zhang Yimou's latest, "Curse of the Golden Flower." And now there's all sorts of production stills and featurettes available for your perusal.
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September 5, 2006
Trailer Bulletin: Zhang Yimou's "Curse of the Golden Flower"
Yimou Zhang, the man who brought you "Hero" and "House of Flying Daggers," has another epic adventure in the works. The new one is called "Curse of the Golden Flower," and Sony's planning to release it on December 22nd. Check out the all-new trailer.
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June 9, 2006
Weinsteins Hire a "Samurai" Screenwriter
We've already learned that WeinsteinCo. has plans to produce a "Seven Samurai" remake, and now comes word that the brothers have hired a screenwriter for the gig -- one who's written a lot about horses, baseball, and men with guns.
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June 2, 2006
"Samurai" Scores Another Remake ... with Ziyi and Clooney?
From the "interesting but strange" department comes news that Akira Kurosawa's "The Seven Samurai" is being remade (yet again), only this time the adaptation will star the lovely Zhang Ziyi, the slick George Clooney, and the high-flying Donnie Yen.
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February 10, 2005
"Aviator" Team is Touched by an "Angel"
Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, and screenwriter John Logan are in negotiations to remake legendary director Akira Kurosawa's "Drunken Angel" for Warner Bros., according to the Hollywood Reporter. The 1948 classic tells the story of a young hooligan with tuberculosis in postwar Japan.
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