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Space Battleship Yamato (Live Action)

Posted on March 20, 2011 by DarkMirage

Hollywood has its flaws. Cookie-cutter scripts and commodification of art can often ruin beautiful things. But at least Hollywood gets the cinematography right and doesn’t usually suffer from the pandemic of awkward overacting rampant in Japanese mainstream cinema. 2011’s Space … Continue reading →

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Summer Wars

Posted on February 27, 2010 by DarkMirage

Summar Wars is director Mamoru Hosoda‘s second feature film (that counts) since the unexpectedly successful Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo, which rose from obscurity by word of mouth. Summer Wars is the second child in the family, the one who has … Continue reading →

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Avatar

Posted on January 4, 2010 by DarkMirage

Up until recently, I had been under the impression that industry giant James Cameron was reduced to making a movie adaptation of this. This misconception was finally shattered when I saw the trailer for Avatar and it piqued my interest. … Continue reading →

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Big Dreams Little Tokyo: A Half Japanese Comedy

Posted on September 6, 2007 by DarkMirage

For Screening Purposes Only Big Dreams Little Tokyo (IMDb entry) is one of those movies that seek to explore the meaning of culture in today’s globalizing world that serves as a melting pot of ethnic identities. It has been making … Continue reading →

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Kara no Kyoukai coming to the big screen

Posted on December 28, 2006 by DarkMirage

空の境界 (kara no kyoukai), the popular two-part novel by Kinoko Nasu set in the same universe as Tsukihime, is being made into a movie. TYPEMOON fanboys rejoice! According to Moon Phase Zakki, the animation production is by ufotable, production is … Continue reading →

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New Kino no Tabi movie

Posted on September 8, 2006 by DarkMirage

Phew, lots of annoucements these two days. Here we have another from Moon Phase Zakki: [アニメ]時雨沢恵一「キノの旅」劇場版アニメ制作決定！ アニメ化は3度目、映画化は2度目。前回の「キノの旅～何かをするために～」は、単館上映だったけど、今度はどうだろう？劇場版「灼眼のシャナ」と同時上映だったりして？ Moonspeak to English (ok I’m running out of funny things to say here): New “Kino no Tabi” (by Keiichi Shigusawa) movie confirmed! This … Continue reading →

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New Evangelion movie project announced

Posted on September 6, 2006 by DarkMirage

Yet another one from Moon Phase Zakki: [アニメ]「新世紀エヴァンゲリオン 新劇場版」前編、中編、後編、最終話の4部作にて製作決定。 以前のタレコミ情報では、TVシリーズの総集編3部＋完全新作の全4部作という話だったけど、4部全てが新作という位置付けらしい。続編でもリメイクでもないとか。タレコミ情報を頂いた時は、正直まゆつば情報だと思ってたんだけど、本当に4部作で再映画化だったとは。 Un-moon-ed: “New Evangelion Theatrical Version” will be a 4-part project. According to previous leaks, it was thought that the new project consisted of 3 summary movies of the TV series … Continue reading →

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Death Note Movie: First Part

Posted on June 18, 2006 by DarkMirage

I just caught a late night show of Death Note: First Part in a cinema in Ikebukuro today. It was much better than I expected, but there wasn’t enough Misa Misa. Movie guide sold with all movies in Japan. As … Continue reading →

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DOA Movie Trailer

Posted on November 22, 2005 by DarkMirage

I just watched the trailer for the movie adaptation of Dead or Alive. It ain’t pretty. Sure, DOA isn’t exactly the greatest game ever or anything, but I still have to pay my respect to yet another video game that … Continue reading →

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Singaporean Netflix

Posted on November 16, 2005 by DarkMirage

Oh man, I got very little sleep last night at a class gathering. We rented a chalet at Aloha and a few of us played Mahjong from before dinnertime to 3am. Feeling quite dead now. Anyway, Video Ezy has set … Continue reading →

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