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  • ME on the PIA Film Festival

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    Japanese film site Midnight Eye has just updated, and they’ve put up a feature that looks at the influence of the PIA Film Festival on the indie film scene.

  • Missing Pages

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    I’ve mentioned Jerome Olivier in the past (after a chance meeting at Montoak), and he let’s me know that his latest project, MISSING PAGES, is almost done, with a final cut expected before the end of October (it was previewed at the “Short Shorts Festival” in Aichi). It’s a short film, and from the trailer that…

  • 48DVD

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    Patrick gives the lowdown on the new 48DVD films I noticed in some combinis yesterday. I’m not sold on the concept at all.

  • Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children

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    I just got done watching FINAL FANTASY VII: ADVENT CHILDREN and, well, I’m just blown away. On a visual level, it’s got some of the most insane and thrilling action sequences I’ve seen in a film, and I was literally on the edge of my seat while watching it. Remember those ultra-cool bike sequences from…

  • The Best of Japanese Horror

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    The Japan Foundation is at it again, showing some Japanese classics — this time with a focus on horror — on the big screen with English subtitles for a very reasonable 600 yen. Volume four of The Japan Foundation’s popular series of Japanese film screenings with English subtitles gathers some of the best horror stories…

  • Midnight Eye Update

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    Japanese film review site Midnight Eye has just updated with an interview with Lee Sang-Il (SIXTY NINE), a feature on the new book IRON MAN: THE CINEMA OF SHINYA TSUKAMOTO (written by Midnight Eye’s Tom Mes), a few reviews, and a piece on Frankfurt’s “Nippon Connection” film festival. Speaking of Tsukamoto, last week I watched…

  • Critical What?

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    Marxy runs down an article from the new issue of CYZO that looks at how promoters in Japan of EPISODE III censored reviews of the film.

  • Dotmov DVD

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    And while on the topic of Dotmov (see earlier post), I’d love to get my hands on the new Dotmov compilation DVD. I also love the fake videotape-like packaging!

  • Shift is Calling Out to You!

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    Two SHIFT-related projects have started their call for entries, and so time for all you creative types to send in your stuff. The Dotmov Festival 2005, which screens digital shorts both at the Soso Cafe and online at the SHIFT site in November, has a deadline of September 20, with the Shift 2006 Calendar Competition…

  • Short Shorts Festival

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    Time for this year’s edition of the Short Shorts Festival. The Short Shorts Film Festival in Tokyo returns for its second year with another 90 new short films by young filmmakers across the world. The special screenings include Open Road (A-I), a new piece by Hong Kong auteur Johnny To, a program of Korean music…