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  • Canadian Video Art Channel Vol. 3

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    Damn, sounds like I really should have gotten in touch with this Shinobu Akimoto for Canadian Style. But then again, there’s always CS2! The third and final installment of Videoart Channel’s V-lounge opening series “Canadian Video Art Channel vol.3” will be held at Tokyo Wonder Site in Shibuya on Friday, March 24th, at 7:00pm. On…

  • This Week at Gridskipper

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    An Afternoon in Tokyo with Tyler Brûlé Japan Foundation Film Series You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here (or even subscribe to a feed).

  • The Master’ Gaze on Women in Hanamachi

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    The Japan Foundation Film Series continues with its terrific offering of classic Japanese films presented with English subtitles and at only 600 yen. Our latest series is titled “The Masters’ Gaze on Women in Hanamachi.” The focus this time is on women working in “Hanamachi”—where various forms of pleasures were provided by women—in many different…

  • Movie Cards

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    I love this idea of movie editing, “Movie Cards,” described in this PingMag piece. (And yes, I know I’m pointing a lot to PingMag these days, but I keep finding their articles so interesting, hence the reason I wanted to write for them.)

  • Fast Food Bandits

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    You absolutely need to go here, and have a look at the trailer for new film from Mamoru Oshii (GHOST IN THE SHELL), TACHIGUISHI RETSUDEN (FAST FOOD BANDITS). It’s animated, but it’s not what you think (more like digital manipulation), and it looks amazing. Oh, and it features ramen prominently, so come on, you know…

  • Midnight Eye Takes On Anime

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    The latest Midight Eye site update is heavy on anime, including an interview with Eiko Tanaka, a producer at Studio 4C (MIND GAME), an anime round-up, and of course, a few reviews.

  • Tales from Earthsea

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    Catch a trailer (aired yesterday on a Japanese TV show) for Studio Ghibli‘s upcoming film (out in July), TALES FROM EARTHSEA (GEDO SENKI). The video was found here (in French).

  • Missing Pages

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    I mentioned the works of Tokyo-based Canadian video artist Jerome Olivier a while back, and he lets me know that his 24-minute short film, “Missing Pages (amended version),” an interesting motion/photo mix that he describes as “fotomation,” is now completed. You can view the opening 7 minutes on his site.

  • Films of 2005

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    Japanese film site Midnight Eye updates with some new features and reviews, including a look at their best and worst of 2005. I didn’t really get to see a lot of Japanese films last year, so I can’t really comment on their picks, or add my own.

  • Trainsurfer

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    Patrick’s Agenda tells us about the shorts compilation DVD, TRAINSURFER, which I absolutely want to see.