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Japanese Poster Appreciation Month - January 2009

Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day
Sunday, January 4, 2009

If a cooler image of Burt Reynolds exists, I certainly haven’t seen it!

One thing that will stand out with many Japanese posters of 70’s films is a recurrent theme to place sexy cars anywhere they can and especially in all states of crashing or racing… almost to the point it becomes like a watermark of authenticity.

Japanese Poster Appreciation Month - January 2009 (Archive):
::: January 4 - White Lightning (1973)
::: January 3 - The Man from Hong Kong (1975)
::: January 2 - Rolling Thunder (1977)
::: January 1 - Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (2008)
::: January 1 - Army of Darkness (1992)
::: Preview - Cannonball! (1976)
::: Previous Japanese Posters Featured @ Cinema is Dope

Japanese Cinema Sites I Highly Recommend:
::: Jason Gray
::: Mark Schilling’s Tokyo Ramen
::: Midnight Eye
::: Nippon Cinema
::: Outcast Cinema
::: Ryuganji
::: Toronto J-Film Pow-Wow

* If you don’t see your site listed here and it covers Japanese cinema please comment below so that I can review it and possibly include it in future lists.

About Japanese Poster Artwork Celebration Month:
To kick off 2009, I can think of no better way of doing so than celebrating Japanese poster artwork. The emphasis will be more of western films through the lens of Japanese poster artwork and of course some of my own personal all-time favorites. At a future date I’ll probably have a month devoted to solely Japanese films and their poster artwork. So be sure to tune in each day during the month of January as I have an incredible amount of incredible Japanese posters that will be on display. Hopefully at the end of this I can convert many of you into life long fans of Japanese posters!

Please help and spread the word on the January 2009 themed Japanese Poster Celebration Month here at Cinema is Dope. Tweet your friends. Mention it in your Facebook status or Friendfeed. Link to it on your blog. Any support is greatly appreciated!!!!!

You can follow along at these specific urls/web addresses:
::: www.cinemaisdope.com/category/movie-wallpaper-japanese-poster-celebration-month/
::: http://tinyurl.com/japanese-poster-2009

Starring in these posters will be: Antonio Sabato, Bruce Campbell, Burt Reynolds, Charles Bronson, Clint Eastwood, David Carradine, Dustin Hoffman, Ernest Borgnine, Gene Hackman, George Lazenby, Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, Jack Nicholson, James Coburn, Jennifer Billings, Jim Brown, Jimmy Wang Yu, John Boorman, Kate Jackson, Lee Marvin, Lee Van Cleef, Michael Caine, Peter Fonda, Richard Pryor, Roddy McDowall, Sergio Leone, Sidney Poitier, Susan Strasberg, Warren Oates, William Devane and many more…

If you’re interested in Japanese cinema, I highly recommend the following Cinema is Dope picks for January 2009. For this months book selection we have Behind the Pink Curtain by Jasper Sharp. For video recommendation this month we have Linda Linda Linda.

Additionally fans of Japanese cinema will want to pick up this amazing Yasujiro Ozu tribute shirt from Mondo Tees!

As always when in Austin, Texas, be sure to check out Weird Wednesday (January/February 2009 lineup) or Terror Tuesday (January/February 2009 lineup) and of course Alamo Drafthouse Cinema.

My current favorite restaurants in Austin that are an absolute must visit are Clay Pit (be sure to place an order of naan bread) and Uchi. Be sure to tell them CinemaisDope.com sent you if you visit.

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New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day
Friday, January 2, 2009

At last one of the key images of cinema in 2008 comes to Cinema is Dope!

Nothing can stop Jamal and perhaps nothing can stop Slumdog Millionaire from sweeping the Oscars.

Related Coverage:
::: Previous Movie Wallpaper (Cinema is Dope)

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Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day
Friday, December 5, 2008

Two of the all-time greats Lee Marvin and Spencer Tracy in one of the still sadly under seen gems and classics of cinema in Bad Day at Black Rock (1955). The Criterion laserdisc for this film remains one of my most prized possessions to this day. Be on the lookout for more images posted from this film in the coming days and weeks ahead.

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Vintage Wallpaper of the Day
Monday, November 17, 2008

Could the best movie of all-time be Ikiru? On any given day I might have it ranked as my all-time favorite, which obviously surprises many that have never even heard of this Akira Kurosawa classic at all. From an inspired performance by Takashi Shimura to its bleak and yet hopeful tones, it manages to cradle the delicate balance of the “make each day count” films without ever reaching Yanni territory, instead scaling heights like a beacon that lights the way for generations to come to remind us how powerful, personal and moving cinema can be.

Japanese Cinema:
::: Jason Gray
::: Mark Schilling’s Tokyo Ramen
::: Midnight Eye
::: Nippon Cinema
::: Outcast Cinema
::: Ryuganji
::: Toronto J-Film Pow-Wow

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Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day
Monday, November 10, 2008

Classic image of Rod Taylor and Yvette Mimieux in the criminally underrated mercenary action film Dark of the Sun (The Mercenaries) from noted cinematographer and filmmaker Jack Cardiff.

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Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day
Thursday, November 6, 2008

John Harper (Billy Chapin) and Pearl Harper (Sally Jane Bruce) desperately try to escape the menacing Harry Powell (Robert Mitchum) in The Night of the Hunter. The boat sequence I’ve always found to be fantastic with its nightmarish fairy tale realization. Laughton’s choice here to film it that way is quite remarkable to not play it entirely straight and matter of fact.

Related Coverage:
::: Previous Movie Wallpaper (Cinema is Dope)

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