Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day
Monday, June 8, 2009

Other than sporting a fantastic fight finale, another reason why I love this late 80’s Jackie Chan film is its inclusion of Lo Lieh (however brief).

Related Coverage:
::: Japanese Poster Celebration Month – January 2009

Image Source:
Official original Japanese poster artwork for this film.

Related Links:
::: IMDb Profile

New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day
Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Not really new per say but still it features Jet Li, Andy Lau & Takeshi Kaneshiro in a very cool poster for Peter Chan’s Warlords.

Related Coverage:
::: Japanese Poster Celebration Month – January 2009

Image Source:
Official original Japanese poster artwork for this film.

Related Links:
::: IMDb Profile

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New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day
Sunday, February 15, 2009

This new Friday the 13th remake/re-imagining came out over the weekend and I’ve yet to see it. If you have seen it let me know how it is. Until then enjoy some super large pics of Jason!

Related Coverage:
::: Previous Movie Wallpaper (Cinema is Dope)
::: Official Japanese Site
::: Official US Site

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DEREK MEARS stars as Jason in New Line Cinema’s and Paramount Pictures’ horror film “Friday the 13th,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photograph by John P. Johnson.

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Jason (DEREK MEARS) prepares to slice and dice some fresh victims in New Line Cinema’s and Paramount Pictures’ horror film “Friday the 13th,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photograph by John P. Johnson.

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DEREK MEARS stars as Jason in New Line Cinema’s and Paramount Pictures’ horror film “Friday the 13th,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photograph by John P. Johnson.

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DEREK MEARS stars as Jason in New Line Cinema’s and Paramount Pictures’ horror film “Friday the 13th,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photograph by John P. Johnson.

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Official digital stills used in its international release courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures.

Related Links:
::: IMDb Profile

Japanese Poster Appreciation Month – January 2009

The question to ask is this… 30 years from now will this film play at Terror Tuesday with Zack Carslon singing its praises? Word on how this movie turns out will start hitting the streets of Austin on Monday night after it screens for the press.

Last Day of the Japanese Poster Appreciation Month and be sure to check back in throughout the day as I will be posting one last flurry of posters!

Related Coverage:
::: Previous Movie Wallpaper (Cinema is Dope)
::: Official Japanese Site
::: Official US Site

Japanese Poster Appreciation Month – January 2009 (Archive):
::: January 31 – Friday the 13th (2009)
::: January 31 – Twilight (2008)
::: January 31 – Hotaru no haka (1988)
::: January 30 – Prime Cut (1972)
::: January 29 – Dark Star (1974)
::: January 28 – Emperor of the North Pole (1973)
::: January 27 – The Manitou (1978)
::: January 26 – The Black Windmill (1974)
::: January 25 – Howard the Duck (1986)
::: January 25 – Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
::: January 24 – Violent City (1970)
::: January 24 – Mr. Majestyk (1974)
::: January 24 – Hard Times (1975)
::: January 23 – Bullitt (1968)
::: January 23 – The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
::: January 23 – The Great Escape (1963)
::: January 23 – The Magnificent Seven (1960)
::: January 22 – BRAINDEAD (1992)
::: January 22 – Frontiere(s) (2007)
::: January 21 – The Gauntlet (1977)
::: January 21 – Live Like a Cop Die Like a Man (1976)
::: January 20 – Thunder and Lightning (1977)
::: January 19 – Race with the Devil (1975)
::: January 18 – Car Wash (1976)
::: January 17 – The Living Daylights (1987)
::: January 17 – Licence to Kill (1989)
::: January 17 – The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
::: January 16 – Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
::: January 15 – The Wilby Conspiracy (1975)
::: January 14 – The Graduate (1967)
::: January 13 – Excalibur (1981)
::: January 12 – One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
::: January 11 – Omohide poro poro (1991)
::: January 11 – The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
::: January 10 – Take a Hard Ride (1975)
::: January 9 – Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
::: January 9 – Yatterman (2009)
::: January 8 – Game of Death (1978)
::: January 7 – Crime Busters (1977)
::: 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

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.

Image Source:
Official artwork that was used in Japanese poster artwork for the film.

Related Links:
::: IMDb Profile
::: Previous Japanese Posters Featured @ Cinema is Dope

Coming Soon – February 2009 @ Cinema is Dope is Lee Marvin Month!!!

New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day
Monday, December 8, 2008

*** SLIGHT SPOILERS IN THE IMAGE ABOVE (DON’T VIEW IF YOU WANT TO GO INTO THE FILM 100% FRESH ***

All the advanced imagery I’ve seen out of this film has looked great, though I’m told the finished film becomes a bit to overly complex and way too forced emotionally. I’m not sure how much it still folds around and follows its director Peter Chan’s favorite Shaw Brothers film, Blood Brothers (Wallpaper) but there seems to still be lots of resemblance to it in various places. The delay in me seeing this is due to my all-region DVD player being fried. I’ve been holding out in hopes the OPPO Blu-Ray player comes out… but it seems to keep getting its release date pushed back.

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

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

Related Links:
::: Official Site
::: IMDb Profile