CIFF Review: Smuggler
[Flixist will be attending the 47th Chicago International Film Festival over the next few weeks. Be sure to follow along as we bring ...
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Reviews
Fantastic Fest Review: Boys on the Run
[For the next few weeks Flixist will be covering Fantastic Fest 2011. We’ll be bringing you news, reviews, interviews and other pieces of ...
Reviews
Fantastic Fest Review: A Boy and His Samurai
[For the next few weeks Flixist will be covering Fantastic Fest 2011. We’ll be bringing you news, reviews, interviews and other pieces of ...
Studio Ghibli announces next projects
Studio Ghibli, the Japanese animation studio beloved by animation fans all across the world has announced plans for its next projects. Hayao Miyazaki, ...
Reviews
Review: Love Exposure
Japanese director Sion Sono is a very interesting guy, and his movies reflect that. They are bloody, crazy, and generally leave you in ...
Sion Sono’s Love Exposure coming to New York City
If you have even the slightest interest in Japanese cinema (and you should!) and live in New York City or the surrounding area, ...
Trailers
Trailer: Love Exposure (plus new poster!)
Yesterday we brought you news of the limited New York release of Sion Sono’s Love Exposure. Today, we bring you an english-subbed trailer ...
JapanFlix having 25% discount sale in September
After a long summer of box office booms and busts, does anyone else have a desire for something new and different? Are you ...
Takashi Miike’s Ninja Kids might be remade by Hollywood
As you can see from the above trailer for Takashi Miike’s Ninja Kids!!!, it is already awesome. Apparently after the recent New York ...
LA company acquires Kurosawa film rights
Splendent Media, a recently formed production company based out of Los Angeles, has acquired the rights to most of acclaimed Japanese writer/director Akira ...
Afro Samurai goes live-action thanks to Samuel L. Jackson
[As originally posted on Japanator] Takashi Okazaki’s Afro Samurai has been adapted once by Gonzo as a five-episode anime and subsequent TV movie. Now, the ...
Bonus: Watch Tak Sakaguchi re-enact fighting a bear!
[For the next two weeks, Alec will be covering select films from the New York Asian Film Festival. For complete coverage of the ...