Tag Archives: ancient times

Review: Kakushi Ken Oni No Tsume (The Hidden Blade, 2004)

Posted on January 16, 2014 | 2 comments

the hidden blade

I really enjoy playing, Bakumatsu Rouman Dainimaku: Gekka No Kenshi – Tsuki Ni Saku Hana, Chiri Yuku Hana on my Sega Dreamcast, that’s close to being a samurai, right?

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Posted in 2000s, 400+ Word Reviews, Japan, Yôji Yamada

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This Week In Cinema: December 29, 2013-January 04, 2014

Posted on January 5, 2014 | 2 comments

pleasantville

If I could go an live in Degrassi: The Next Generation, that would be like a dream come true!

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Posted in 1970s, 1990s, 2000s, Alexander Payne, Bille August, Don Chaffey, Doug Atchison, Gary Ross, Germany, Mike Judge, Penelope Spheeris, This Week In Cinema, Tim Burton, United Kingdom, United States Of America

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This Week In Cinema: December 08-14, 2013

Posted on December 15, 2013 | 2 comments

frozen

I live in Illinois, I’m used to living in an eternal winter!

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Posted in 1950s, 1960s, 1980s, 2010s, Australia, Austria, Chad Hartigan, Chris Buck, Fred Zinnemann, Gerard Lee, Jane Campion, Jeffrey Friedman, Jennifer Lee, Jim Rash, Jonás Cuarón, Lauren MacMullen, Louis Schwartzberg, Nat Faxon, Ninja Thyberg, Peter Kubelka, Rob Epstein, Sweden, This Week In Cinema, United States Of America

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This Week In Cinema: December 01-07, 2013

Posted on December 8, 2013 | 4 comments

hot fuzz

I’ve had trouble with the fuzz, never this funny mind you!

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Posted in 1980s, 2000s, 2010s, Aaron Seelman, Bruce Robinson, Chris Sanders, Christopher Nolan, David Grohl, Edgar Wright, France, Jamie Babbit, Kirk De Micco, Leon Joosen, Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, Terry Gilliam, Thaddaeus Scheel, This Week In Cinema, United Kingdom, United States Of America

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Splatter Time Fun Fest 2013: The Masque Of The Red Death (1964)

Posted on October 11, 2013 | 3 comments

the masque of the red death

Death is all among us, or it’s a rave, take your pick!

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Posted in 1960s, 400+ Word Reviews, Roger Corman, Splatter Time Fun Fest, United Kingdom, United States Of America

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Retro Week In Cinema: August 22-28, 2013

Posted on August 29, 2013 | Leave a comment

my neighbor totoro

Any week that I get to talk about a movie from Hayao Miyazaki is a great week!

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Posted in 1980s, 2000s, 2010s, Canada, Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois, Hayao Miyazaki, Japan, Masanori Hata, Retro Week In Cinema, Robert Vince, United States Of America

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Retro Week In Cinema: July 18-24, 2013

Posted on July 25, 2013 | 1 comment

anastasia

The one with the long hair doesn’t always win, remember that folks!

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Posted in 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Alvy Ray Smith, Byron Howard, Don Bluth, Gary Goldman, Nathan Greno, Raja Gosnell, Retro Week In Cinema, Shawn Levy, United Kingdom, United States Of America

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Review: Kagemusha (1980)

Posted on July 2, 2013 | Leave a comment

kagemusha

Is it wrong that I felt more for the horses than I did for the people?

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Posted in 1980s, 400+ Word Reviews, Akira Kurosawa, Japan, United States Of America

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This Week In Cinema: June 23-29, 2013

Posted on June 30, 2013 | Leave a comment

billy elliot

I would not have been a great dancer, I’m still not a great dancer, it’s a curse really!

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Posted in 1970s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Belgium, France, Germany, James Mangold, Jan de Bont, Japan, Michel Hazanavicius, Robert Stevenhagen, Roland Emmerich, Sam Fell, Sidney Lumet, Stephen Daldry, This Week In Cinema, United Kingdom, United States Of America

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This Week In Cinema: May 26-June 01, 2013

Posted on June 2, 2013 | Leave a comment

the days god slept

If there is a god, it would make sense that he was asleep behind the wheel!

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Posted in 1960s, 2000s, 2010s, Germany, Guy Ritchie, Jeremiah Kipp, Lee Savage, This Week In Cinema, United States Of America

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