The Tale of Zatoichi (Zatôichi monogatari) Review
26 feature films, 4 seasons of a television series and multiple remakes and reinterpretations but it all had to start somewhere. Originating from a character created by novelist Kan Shimozawa, the blind swordsman and masseuse Zatoichi made his feature film debut in 1962 with Kenji Misumi directing and Shintaro Katsu starring. The Tale of Zatoichi is quick to … Read more
Shogun Assassin Review
The production concept behind Shogun Assassin is one that would often immediately put film fans’ noses out of joint but Shogun Assassin is a much loved film and with good reason. Essentially a re-edit and re-dubbing of the first two feature film instalments in the Lone Wolf & Cub series Shogun Assassin was produced as a ‘brand new’ … Read more
Sunday Reads: 28th October 2012
3D FilmSchool 101: Just How And Why Fox Have Converted I, Robot From 2D To 3D Brendon Connelly reports on the conversion of I, Robot to 3D and goes into detail regarding the considerations made during any 2D to 3D conversion. The Frankenweenie Cell Phone War Another sad story about the inability of adults to act like … Read more
John Hillcoat Interview for Lawless
Storyboarding/Pre-visualisation. It’s certainly storyboarding as opposed to pre-visualisation, although storyboards are a form of pre-visualisation. What I do is work with the DP in rehearsal. When I rehearse with the actors. I love rehearsing, it’s weirdly the greatest weakness of the entire American film industry because they don’t have enough prep, they just throw money … Read more