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2008 will be an electrifying year here at Cinema is Dope! A new feature will be the posting of Eiga Chirashi artwork from Japan. Featured above is one of the coolest damn movie poster artwork I’ve ever seen. Makes me want to run out and see The Prestige immediately.

Eiga Chirashi = mini poster/flyer’s from Japan

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It gets no rarer than this - an unbelievable rare image of Harold Lloyd (and notice the person below him) from the famous clock scene in Safety Last! This rare official still dates back to the 1920’s and parts of it have been torn over time. I’m presenting this image largely as is and with no special cropping. Enjoy!

Happy New Year everyone. Have fun while hanging around the clock waiting for the midnight hour to strike and as a safety note - be careful who your standing next to when the new year is rung in, as anyone standing close could expect or try and give you a big wet kiss.

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Kathy Lawrence (Lucille Bremer): I’m not so sure you’re not really insane, with that kissing fixation of yours.

Ross Stewart (Richard Carlson): Have you got a better way to go crazy?

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Great moment captured between director Tim Burton and lead actor Johnny Depp.

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Director Tim Burton (left) and Johnny Depp (right) on the set of “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.” DreamWorks Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures Present A Parkes/MacDonald Production and A Zanuck Company Production A Tim Burton Film “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall and Sacha Baron Cohen. The film is directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay by John Logan based on the musical by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler originally staged by Harold Prince from an adaptation by Christopher Bond. Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The producers are Richard D. Zanuck, Walter Parkes, Laurie MacDonald and John Logan. The executive producer is Patrick McCormick.

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The Japanese story was my favorite part of Babel. Hopefully someday they will have a release with it edited together without the other narratives. As for Brad Pitt’s part I think it certainly was one of his best performances at playing against type.

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(Left to right) Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and Brad Pitt on the set of “Babel.”

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Mona Stevens (Lizabeth Scott): You’re a little man with a briefcase. You go to work every morning and you do as you’re told.

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No clue what the tiger is doing in this kung fu movie pitting snake fist against monkey style kung fu. Regardless, this French poster artwork for my favorite monkey kung fu film is certainly not one you would immediately identify with the movie itself. The video versions of the film to date have all been cut and pretty much make key parts of the movie not make sense. I’ve seen the uncut film print version two times now via Quentin Tarantino Fests at the Alamo Drafthouse, and really love that complete version of the movie.

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French Press Notes:

LES CINQ ÉPREUVES DU KARATEKA

Un jeune livreur de poisson se fait humilier par les deux fils d’un seigneur auquel il apportait du poisson. Près de la poissonnerie, il y a une école de kung fu dont notre héros rêve de suivre les cours. Mais le maître, avant de l’accepter comme élève, le prend d’abord comme homme à tout faire, et ce pour l’observer. Notre jeune homme, lui, tout en vaquant à ses occupations ménagères, ne perd pas une miette de l’enseignement du maître, qui finit par l’inclure à ses élèves. Le jeune homme travaille d’arrache-pied et fait des progès foudroyants.

Il rencontre de nouveau les deux fils du seigneur qui l’avaient maltraité et, après une correction vigoureuse, les ridiculise jusqu’à les faire courir après un os comme des chiens.

Le résultat ne se fait pas attendre : leur père vient à l’école demander qu’on lui livre le jeune homme pour lui donner une leçon. Le maître s’y refuse et ridiculise à son tour le seigneur et ses deux fils. Le seigneur n’en peut mais. Il loue les services de deux jeunes tueurs redoutables, invincibles dans toute la région. Ils viennent tuer le maître, ses élèves et laissent notre héros sur le carreau, dédaignant de l’achever.

Le jeune homme va demander asile à un grand ami à lui, qui est un as du kung fu, qui eut affaire autrefois à l’un des deux tueurs. Ceux-ci sont venus se venger, tuent l’ami et dédaignent une fois encore d’achever notre héros. Grâce à cela, à force d’un travail acharné, d’observation, son kung fu devient parfait et invincible. Il défiera les deux tueurs et, au terme d’un combat magnifique, arrivera à les éliminer.

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During the time it took me to post this, there were 8,000,030 birthday cakes flushed around the world down hotel toilets.

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Time to jump into 2008! Simon Pegg and Nick Frost prove they aren’t just actors, but also bona fide athletes.

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During the time it took me to post this, there were 8,000,031 birthday cakes flushed around the world down hotel toilets.

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I can only imagine how these guys celebrate New Years!
:) :) :)

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During the time it took me to post this, there were 8,000,032 birthday cakes flushed around the world down hotel toilets.

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PC Danny Butterman: (Nick Frost): Point Break or Bad Boys II?

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Dr. Coley (Houseley Stevenson): There’s no such thing as courage. There’s only fear, the fear of getting hurt and the fear of dying. That’s why human beings live so long.

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On his MySpace Blog legendary Hong Kong Cinema and Shaw Brothers guru Frederic Ambroisine has posted the extended version of his Gu Long article that was originally published in the mystery issue of WestEast Magazine in 2006. Well worth the read for any Shaw Brothers fan!

::: GU LONG : INTERNATIONAL (SWORDS)MAN OF MYSTERY

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Arthur Winant (Don DeFore): She your girl?

Danny Hale (Charlton Heston): It’s a free world. We go out.

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Wild Bill Hickok (Don Murray): It’s easier sliding up Niagara Falls than it is understanding women.

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Dan Casey (Dan Rowan): It’s time you learned, Doc, the only thing in this life a man can earn is friendship. Everything else you can steal.

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