Cannes 2012. Days 10-11, Essential Reads
Adam CookThe festival arrives at a close, with films in competition from David Cronenberg, Sergei Loznitsa, Im Sang-soo, and Jeff Nichols.
Takashi Miike
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Cannes 2012. Films by Takashi Miike, Leos Carax, Jaime Rosales
Daniel KasmanThree standous: a school musical brawl film by Miike, an episodic, shapeshifting nightcrawl by Carax, and fragments of grief from Rosales.
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Daily Briefing. The Far East, Megacities and Music
David HudsonA Letter to Momo in Japan, Hou Hsiao-hsien on Taiwanese cinema, Nicolas Rapold on Michael Glawogger, Ben Rivers’s playlist and more.
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Daily Viewing. Trailer for Takashi Miike's "Ai to Makoto"
David HudsonTakashi Miike’s immediate followup to Ace Attorney is a high school musical.
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Daily Briefing. New Film Comment, News, Photos and More
David HudsonSpringtime festivals announce lineups, Woody returns to acting, rare Spartacus photos surface and more.
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Rotterdam 2012
David HudsonA roundup of reviews, impressions and more from this year’s edition.
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Daily Briefing. Spielberg's "War Horse" and Crowe's "Zoo"
David HudsonAlso: Reitman’s Young Adult. Masters of Cinema’s Touch of Evil Blu-ray. Teaser for Miike’s Ai To Makoto.
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Daily Viewing. Trailer for Takashi Miike's "Phoenix Wright"
David HudsonMiike adds a video game adaptation to his wildly diverse oeuvre.
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Cannes 2011. Takashi Miike's "Hara-kiri: Death of a Samurai"
David HudsonUpdated through 5/21. "Miike's gonzo efforts have assaulted the fest circuit for over a decade, and at least one, Gozu, appeared in the Director's Fortnight here," recalls Mike D'Angelo at the AV Club
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Cannes 2011. Rushes: "Ninja Kids", "Goodbye", "Le gamin au vélo"
Daniel KasmanNow released in the US; read our review from Cannes, where it won the Grand Jury Prize.
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"The Robber," "13 Assassins," "Thor" and More
David Hudson"What makes Johann run — and rob?" asks Melissa Anderson in the Voice. "Benjamin Heisenberg's second feature is as taut, lean, and fleet as its title character, played by Andreas Lust and based
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Will Kill to Work: Takashi Miike's "13 Assassins"
Daniel KasmanA question for you: how do you deal with contradictions in a director's filmography? The question becomes more complicated when talking about "workman" filmmakers like Japanese