He never won an Oscar, but Akira Kurosawa's body of work is more of legacy than any golden statue could hope to represent. And it's not a shock that even today, filmmakers revere his films and frankly, his genius, with awe and total respect. And one of the filmmaker's biggest advocates is George Lucas. The filmmaker pop ups in the special features for The Criterion Collection edition of "The Hidden Fortress"—recently upgraded to Blu-ray—and the boutique label has shared some of that online. The two-minute clip finds Lucas sharing how he discovered the filmmaker (props to John Milius) and what Kurosawa's work meant to him. It's sort of amusing to see Lucas downplay "The Hidden Fortress" when it has long been regarded as a major influence on "Star Wars." Anyway, watch below and for more Kurosawa be sure to watch Alex Cox's 1999 documentary "Kurosawa: The Last Emperor...
- 3/28/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
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Issue 67 of Senses of Cinema is now online for your reading pleasure. Highlights include an interview with Matthew Porterfield (pictured above) by Brigitta Wagner, a piece on Assault on Wall Street by Celluloid Liberation Front, and a "Great Directors" article on Christian Petzold by Jaimey Fisher.
John Woo is set to make his next film, The Crossing, starring Takeshi Kaneshiro, Zhang Ziyi, and Song Hye Kyo. From the press release: "The Crossing is about three couples from different backgrounds whose lives are affected by the tide of history. They survive war and disaster to finally find happiness." Jafar Panahi made a surprise appearance at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival via Skype. According to Variety, Panahi introduced a screening of his new film, Closed Curtain:
"Karlovy Vary festival is one of the festivals I truly love, and when I was here I had the chance to meet with great filmmakers...
Issue 67 of Senses of Cinema is now online for your reading pleasure. Highlights include an interview with Matthew Porterfield (pictured above) by Brigitta Wagner, a piece on Assault on Wall Street by Celluloid Liberation Front, and a "Great Directors" article on Christian Petzold by Jaimey Fisher.
John Woo is set to make his next film, The Crossing, starring Takeshi Kaneshiro, Zhang Ziyi, and Song Hye Kyo. From the press release: "The Crossing is about three couples from different backgrounds whose lives are affected by the tide of history. They survive war and disaster to finally find happiness." Jafar Panahi made a surprise appearance at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival via Skype. According to Variety, Panahi introduced a screening of his new film, Closed Curtain:
"Karlovy Vary festival is one of the festivals I truly love, and when I was here I had the chance to meet with great filmmakers...
- 7/10/2013
- by Adam Cook
- MUBI
When you're one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, your life is likely to be thoroughly documented by others, and that's certainly the case for Akira Kurosawa. The director behind "Seven Samurai," "Rashomon," "Ran" and many, many more seminal works has been boxed, written about, discussed at and more, all at length, but his work is so rich and influential, there is always more to discover. And for those looking for a bit of a film class to start of their week, you can perhaps spend your lunch hour on this. Alex Cox's 1999 documentary "Kurosawa: The Last Emperor" has surfaced online, and while it's brief at only 50-odd minutes or so, the participants are fairly heavyweight. Directors John Woo, Bernardo Bertolucci, Francis Ford Coppola and Paul Verhoeven are among those who share their thoughts on Kurosawa. The doc may not be comprehensive, but among the topics discussed are...
- 3/18/2013
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
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