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Toronto 2021 Review: DUNE, A Handsome, But Stoic, Do Over

There is a row of palm trees in front of the outer wall of the capital city of Arrakis, the desert planet also known as Dune. They require massive amounts of resources, and have grown straight & tall, tended by...

Blu-ray Review: Mega-Length, Little-Seen A BRIGHTER SUMMER DAY Arrives On Criterion

Fellow ScreenAnarchy writer Kurt Halfyard knows of my overwhelming fondness for cinematic experiences of unusual length. He and I will often seek out the one ticket in the Toronto International Film Festival's annual program that will see us sitting in...

Criterion's March Slate: Vote For THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE, Enjoy A BRIGHTER SUMMER DAY, Steal Away With BICYCLE THIEVES And More

Set to arrive in the thick of the U.S. presidential primary season, The Manchurian Candidate promises to be a timely release from the Criterion Collection in March 2016. On a happier note, Edward Yang's masterful A Brighter Summer Day will...

New Stills and Character Posters for Charlie Young's CHRISTMAS ROSE

Set to hit screens later this year, Christmas Rose sees Hong Kong actress Charlie Young step behind the camera for the first time to direct Aaron Kwok, Gwei Lun Mei and Chang Chen in a high-stakes legal thriller. Gwei plays...

Teaser For Charlie Young's Directorial Debut CHRISTMAS ROSE

Hong Kong actress Charlie Young, star of Ashes of Time, Seven Swords and most recently Cold War, is soon to unveil Christmas Rose, her directorial debut. Produced by Tsui Hark and Jacob Cheung, and starring Aaron Kwok, Gwei Lun Mei,...

Review: Three Times (Personal Favorites #49)

It's been a while since Hsiao-hsien Hou made anything substantial. Safe a quick short film (as part of the 10+10 anthology project) little has been heard from him ever since he released Le Voyage Du Ballon Rouge. At one point...

US Trailer Arrives For John Woo's RED CLIFF

Full marks to the marketing team at Magnolia / Magnet.  The nailed it with their poster artwork for John Woo's Red Cliff and they've just unleashed an equally impressive trailer for the sprawling epic.  Purists will, no doubt, be irked...

Amazing US Poster For John Woo's RED CLIFF

I don't normally make a big deal over poster art - I prefer to our resident art freak Swarez - but I've got to make an exception for this.  Magnet Releasing have just unleashed their artwork for John Woo's Red...