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Nightmare Detective 2 (2008) – New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day – Shinya Tsukamoto

blake — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:00:27 +0000

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New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day
Tuesday, February 10, 2009

It was my understanding in talking previously with Shinya Tsukamoto at Nippon Connection (interview) that it was the producers on this sequel that wanted him to take on a more commercial path with it. I don’t think it’s as much of a mapped out career decision as many have speculated on. While commercial I’m sure Shinya Tsukamoto manages to wrap his own footprint around each frame and I can’t wait to see it.

Film Festival Goers can catch this at the upcoming Nippon Connection.

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

Image Source:
Official still used in the original international release of the film.

Related Links:
::: IMDb Profile

The Shining (1980) – Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day – Stanley Kubrick

blake — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:05:54 +0000

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Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day
Tuesday, August 26, 2008

The mythic place of this bar/hotel ballroom is one of the real treasures of cinema. This hallowed ground serves a place in the heart of film lovers where cinema can transport us into places where we have no idea where reality and fantasy begin and end. Places that capture our hearts and imagination. Places that leave us forever in debate on their true meaning.

Amazon.com Link:
::: Buy the The Shining (Two-Disc Special Edition DVD)

Image Source:
Official issued still that was used in its original US release.

Related Links:
::: IMDb Profile

Volver (2006) – Movie Wallpaper

blake — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 03:10:12 +0000

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Raimunda (Penelope Cruz) comforts her daughter Paula (Yohana Cobo) in the brimming with life, family bonding and dark comedy/drama, Volver.

Amazon.com Link:
Buy the Volver [Blu-ray]

Image Source:
Official digital still that was used in the original international release of the film.

Related Links:
::: IMDb Profile

Volver (2006) – Movie Wallpaper

blake — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:30:24 +0000

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Almodovar in this outing, one of my favorites of his, seems so alive in each frame. Cinema dances, leaps and cavorts in its sunshine and darkness without missing a beat. This particular scene with Penelope Cruz is a real standout scene that when I saw it for the first time, didn’t see it coming and it fit so perfectly into the flow of the film.

Amazon.com Link:
Buy the Volver [Blu-ray]

Image Source:
Official digital still that was used in the original international release of the film.

Related Links:
::: IMDb Profile

The Orphanage (2007) – Movie Wallpaper

blake — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 21:00:20 +0000

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This is a highly creepy image of BelÃ©n Rueda in The Orphanage (El Orfanato). Hard to believe it has nearly been a year since this film first hit the film festival circuit. In that span it seems to have garnered a strong word of mouth and enthusiastic following.

Twitch Coverage:
::: Todd’s Review
::: Michael’s Review

Image Source:
Official digital still used in its international release.