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Times are tough all over, especially if you're a zombie. Though Miss Zombie has obviously been made with skillful intent, the film's dry, art house flavor mutes any horror impact from its premise. And that appears to have been an...

Long time cult favorite director Sabu may have taken a turn towards the mainstream with his more recent output but it would appear that he's getting back to his playfully inventive and - it should be said - somewhat odd...

(Ehm... warning: when clicked upon, this review becomes quite NSFW...) Director Shion Sono is on a roll lately, churning out movies left and right in quick succession which manage to catch the eye, be the talk of festivals and are...

[With Sion Sono's Guilty Of Romance now screening in Sitges we revisit our previous review.]Once again Japan's Sion Sono tackles a true crime story with Guilty Of Romance - last year's Cold Fish also had roots in real events -...

This new trailer for Guilty of Romance looks every bit as tantalizing, provocative and evocative as you would expect from Sion Sono. Looks like another winner! Set just before the turn of the 21st century, a grisly murder occurs in Maruyama-cho,...

The Japanese poster for Sion Sono's true-crime drama Guilty of Romance has been released. If nothing, it gives you a good look at the three main female characters in the film. Starting from top to bottom we have Miki Mizuno as Kazuko,...

Here is some interesting news: Sion Sono's latest film, Guilty of Romance, is currently set to premiere on UK screens on September 30th, at least a full month ahead of its Japanese theatrical opening.  This is certainly unusual, though not...

Late news coming out of Cannes, the UK's Eureka Entertainment have picked up the UK theatrical and home video rights for Sion Sono's (Love Exposure, Cold Fish) Guilty of Romance and Hong-jon Na's (The Chaser) The Yellow Sea.  They have...

Once again Japan's Sion Sono tackles a true crime story with Guilty Of Romance - last year's Cold Fish also had roots in real events - and once again the results are a devastating look into the dark heart of...

Fans of Cold Fish and Love Exposure director Sion Sono take note: There are two radically different versions of his latest picture, Guilty Of Romance, screening in Cannes.Screening as part of the Director's Fortnight selection is the full, unabashed cut...

Sion Sono - the acclaimed director of Suicide Club, Love Exposure and Cold Fish - makes the trip to Cannes this year with the selection of his latest offering, Guilty Of Romance, as part of the Director's Fortnight sidebar.A gritty...

Though the official Directors Fortnight program in Cannes has not yet been announced, Mark Schilling of The Japan Times - as reliable a source as there can be - has tweeted that Sion Sono's Guilty Of Romance has made the...

What next for Japan's hard edged auteur, Sion Sono? No, it's not the long awaited Norwegian black metal film Lords Of Chaos, which is still piecing together financing. Hard on the heels of the international success of his true life...