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Japanese Poster Appreciation Month - January 2009

Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day
Saturday, January 3, 2009

Now here is some fantastic high flying artwork and illustration from what I hear is one of the best action films of the 70’s. I missed getting to see this one at Fantastic Fest this past year and definitely plan to still track it down. I’m told in addition to Wang Yu and Sammo Hung there are brief cameos by one of my favorites Lam Ching-Ying, as well as Corey Yuen and Yuen Biao in it. I believe at some point this year the brand spanking new documentary Not Quite Hollywood (official site) highlighting Australian ”Ozploitation” should be getting a proper US release and it features and profiles this movie.

The director Brian Trenchard-Smith really was a class act with a quick wit that could make anyone laugh at Fantastic Fest last year. I remember having a blast watching the Danish sci-fi romp The Substitute with him, Jasper and Harvey, where I was glad that so many seemed to have been converted to instant fans of the always great Paprika Steen.

Japanese Poster Appreciation Month - January 2009 (Archive):
::: January 6 - Sisters (1973)
::: January 5 - Crime Boss (1972)
::: 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

Related The Man from Hong Kong Coverage:
::: Official Brian Trenchard-Smith Blog
::: Fantastic Fest 2008 Listing
::: Headquarters 10 Loves This Movie
::: Outcast Cinema/Marc Thoughts On
::: Devin from CHUD talks about this movie from Fantastic Fest 2008
::: Swarez thoughts on the movie from Fantastic Fest 2008
::: Q&A from Not Quite Hollywood (TexasGeek.tv)
::: Kung Fu Cinema Review

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, December 19, 2008

Senator Entertainment is apparently releasing the Public Enemy series theatrically in the US sometime in 2009. I haven’t heard any exact dates but suspecting or hoping that either SXSW or AFI Dallas picks it up. I’m starting to wonder how long I’ll have to wait to see it…

Related Coverage:
::: Previous Cinema is Dope Movie Wallpaper - Public Enemy Number One: Part 2
::: Previous Cinema is Dope Movie Wallpaper - Public Enemy Number One: Part 1

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Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day
Thursday, December 11, 2008

One of the films I finally saw on the big screen courtesy of a Butt-Numb-A-Thon. Can’t wait to see what surprises are in store for BNAT X this weekend.

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Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day
Sunday, December 7, 2008

3 Days of Pam Grier and Coffy (December 7-9, 2008)

Viva Pam Grier and Jack Hill cinema!!!!! I love the movies of Jack Hill and I love anything Pam Grier is in. If you ever needed further proof why she is one of the all-time best female leads, look no further than this image.

Related Coverage:
::: Previous Coffy Movie Wallpaper on Cinema is Dope
::: Previous Pam Grier Movie Wallpaper on Cinema is Dope

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Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day
Wednesday, December 3, 2008

I love everything about the construction of this Japanese poster that culminates into a fantastically realized montage. Perfect. Alain Delon and movie poster fans rejoice.

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Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day
Tuesday, December 2, 2008

You have to admire whomever put this rather brief and rare official comic book for the 1974 cult hit Black Belt Jones together. Glad to finally have it back online for fans of the film to be able to enjoy.

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

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