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Beforehand note: When Kurosawa died, many obituaries called him the God of Cinema, and it was hardly an exaggeration. Fans of Peckinpah, Lucas, Spielberg, Millius, Cameron and almost any respected modern-day director would see many familiar scenes and motives in his films, made almost a half century ago. The influence Kurosawa had on future filmmakers is immeasurable, yet his films still look fresh, original and very modern.

Rating: ★★★★★ (Classic)

I’m fond of SO MANY of Akira Kurokawa’s films, my favorite is The Bad Sleep Well followed by The Seven Samurai and then Ikiru. It’s much easier to define favorite than it is best.

THE BAD SLEEP WELL often dubbed as a contemporary version of Hamlet with a touch of sardonic humor and noirish vision. With great Toshiro Mifune performances, as an apparently mildmannered “salaryman” plotting revenge against his bosses. (more…)

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FROM: every little secret
http://www.naitik.net/blog/848

I saw Willy Wonka last night with my friends. Well, not surprisingly, I LOVED the movie. Admittedly, this is one in-your-face movie, and it’s not going to be for everyone. But for me, it works on all levels. I love all the subtle bits thrown into the movie. I thought Johnny Depp was fantastic. I know some of the critics were luke warm on his performance but I thought he was perfect. Johnny Depp does brilliant madmen, from the impossibly strange Edward Scissorhands, to psychotic Sands in “Once Upon A Time in Mexico”, to his brilliant pirate captain in “Pirates of the Caribbean.” He does Michael Jackson well too. But Depp as Michael Jackson as Willy Wonka is just…strange. Not funny-ha-ha, but funny-peculiar. (more…)