In an attempt to get back into the swing of working on my own blog (most of the time I spend editing and toiling over R’s blog, which has a new design up by yours truly), I’m going to write about what I’m into at the moment every Friday.
Design: I am seriously digging the design […]

If this happens, I will be so stoked to see the next Batman film!
A studio executive said: “Cher is Nolan’s first choice to play Catwoman. He wants to her to portray her like a vamp in her twilight years.
“The new Catwoman will be the absolute opposite of Michelle Pfeiffer and Halle Berry’s purring creations.”
Do we […]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLliH_XiQqA

OK, so we all know that Disney, or the pathetic shell of what used to be Disney, had to go back to the drawing board in order to come up with a less-offensive version of 2009’s animated The Princess and The Frog.
Watch the trailer and you’ll see an adorable Princess (albeit with straightened hair) avoiding […]

Sweet Rain — see preview here
Does Japan need to think of audiences across the ocean when it comes to marketing films? According to this article from the Hollywood Reporter, Japan’s movie industry carries strength domestically but is starting to see a slight decline. U.S. film executive Bey Logan encourages Japanese filmmakers to think […]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmp5ox9RS8I

This is a hilarious, albeit sad reflection, of the life a Japanese salaryman in 30 seconds.
For those out there who are unfamiliar with the cultural icon, a Japanese salaryman is known for working hard, working overtime, socializing as a form of work, and working to death. (Notice a pattern?)

Note: This article is an edited version of the one I’ve written for my blog about my stay in Japan.
Yesterday I saw a screening of the Great Happiness Space, a documentary that takes place in Osaka, Japan and discusses the issue of male prostitution (and to a lesser extent, female prostitution) that take place […]

Title: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
Release Date: May 25, 2007
Genre: Action/Comedy
Rating: 2.3/5
Trailer: Here
I don’t really care for the Pirates series, but my boyfriend went and saw the supposedly “last” movie of the series. Here’s what he had to say.

Title: Hot Fuzz
Release Date: Apr. 20, 2007
Genre: Spoof Action Comedy
Rating: 5/5
Trailer: Here
Let me set something straight. I normally dislike spoof comedies. My youngest sister is obsessed with the movie Airplane! and watches it whenever it’s on TV (which about every 45 minutes or so.) Slapstick movies are funny sometimes, but usually are […]

Most people lump samurai movies (especially black and white ones!) along with other classic action genres such as kung fu and the western. So I can understand why people who aren’t cinephiles might dismiss samurai movies as boring, dated, and hard to understand. And when the name Akira Kurosawa comes into play, some […]

Since this week bore the release of Modest Mouse’s newest album, We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank, I thought it might be clever to think of various ways to celebrate the sea. I mean, they have Talk Like a Pirate Day, why not take it a step further?