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The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme returns to the UK in February, presenting a diverse lineup of Japanese cinema to audiences across the country. This year's selection is based around the theme of 'love' and is titled People Still Call It Love:...

Man From Reno is the latest from director Dave Boyle, a move away from the cross-cultural comedies in which he made his name. A stylish neo-noir, the film features dual plots in which a Japanese crime novelist is drawn into a...

Dave Boyle's fifth feature, Man From Reno, is in many ways both refreshing and frustrating in its pulp leanings. It is far less a typical pulse-pounding thriller, and more a good ol' fashioned mystery with its roots firmly planted in...

Here we go again!My standard admonition about my own lists is that these are, in no way AT ALL, the best movies of the year. They are the ones that gave me the biggest thrills, made me think, made me...

Many years ago, in the ancient year of 2006, I was fortunate enough to have the kindly overlords of ScreenAnarchy publish a few of my words regarding the Asian Film Festival of Dallas. It was the first time anyone ever...

With the LA Film Festival drawing to a close the time has come to hand out the prizes and the big winner - taking Best Narrative Feature - is Dave Boyle's Man From Reno. True to past work, Boyle's latest...

Touted as a thriller leading up to its world premiere last Sunday at the LA Film Fest, Dave Boyle's fifth feature is, in many ways both refreshing and frustrating, far less a typical pulse pounding number, and more a good...

Dave Boyle's latest film, an unexpected thriller titled Man From Reno, is about to have its world premiere at this year's LA Film Festival. We put it on our list of 15 ScreenAnarchy Picks for the festival, and we now...

After it's world premiere at Sundance director Timo Tjahjanto brought his latest film, Killers straight over to Japan for a screening ahead of it's February 1st release. Tjahjanto, one of half of the Mo Brothers with his filmmaking partner Kimo...

The first footage from Dave Boyle's Man From Reno has been revealed, and it shows a darker side than might have been expected from the indie filmmaker. As ScreenAnarchy's Todd Brown observed earlier this year, Boyle has become known for...

Dave Boyle is about to get dark. The American indie director has long been of interest here at ScreenAnarchy, his quirky fare revolving around the culture clashes of Asian Americans and showcasing Boyle's love for Japanese culture. From Big Dreams...

I don't know when we'll see it but Killers, the next collaboration from Indonesian horror duo The Mo Brothers, is getting closer. I can feel it grating in my bones. And to whet our appetite until we see some footage...

The TIFF programme guide breathlessly extolled the success of Thermae Romae in its native country, declaring the film, based on an extremely popular manga, "Japan's biggest box office hit of the year". This goes to prove a couple things -...