Hideo Nakata, who directed the original Japanese version of "The Ring" and the second English version "The Ring Two," has been tapped to direct Zanuck Independent's supernatural thriller "Voice From the Stone."More
Warner Brothers Japan is to make a version of “Chushingura,” known elsewhere as “The 47 Ronin,” starring Koji Yakusho (“Memoirs of a Geisha” “Shall we Dance?”) and Koichi Sato (“Nobody to Watch Over Me”).More
"A Brand New Life," a debut feature by a French-Korean filmmaker Ounie Lecomte and produced by Korean auteur Lee Chang-dong, has sold to Japan's Crest International.More
The Japanese live action drama "Ichi" from director Fumihiko Sori ("Ping Pong") is getting a one night stand at a dozen Canadian multiplexes on November 26.More
Bulgaria’s “Eastern Plays” was the big winner at the 22nd Tokyo International Film Festival, as it took the Sakura Grand Prix for best film, best director for Kamen Kalev, and best actor for Christo Christov, at the closing ceremony on Sunday More
Finally going the big-screen, computer-generated route, Astro Boy manages to keep his innate lovability intact in a visually dynamic if overly eager-to-please family feature cobbled together with parts reclaimed from various animated classics. (October 16, 2009)
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