Documentary series Untold Horror will cover films that didn’t get made

Posted 9 years ago

My favorite director among the "masters of horror" is George A. Romero, and while I cherish the movies he has made, I'm also fascinated by the stories of the movies he couldn't get made. Projects like adaptations of Stephen King's...

Takashi Miike’s Black Society Trilogy hits DVD/Blu-Ray this January

Posted 9 years ago

Any fans of Miike's Black Society Trilogy in here?! If so, time to rejoice! Arrow Video has partnered with MVD Entertainment Group for the January 24th DVD/Blu-ray release of Takashi Miike's seminal trio of films – SHINJUKU TRIAD SOCIETY, RAINY...

Americanized remake of Takashi Miike’s Shield of Straw on the way

Posted 10 years ago

I've mentioned my love of Takashi Miike before. And while I'm a huge fan, he has over ninety credits to his name (and at least half of those – though probably more – are full feature films), so I haven't...

Takashi Miike to direct film based on popular manga Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure

Posted 10 years ago

I love Takashi Miike films. They are just so out there and f*cked up, especially his most popular films (at least in the US) AUDITION and ICHI THE KILLER. But what's great about the prolific director is that he does a...

Fantasia Film Festival honors del Toro, Miike for 20th anniversary

Posted 10 years ago

The 20th annual Fantasia International Film Festival is set to hit Montreal from July 14-August 2. The massive genre event will be playing host to a crazy number of screenings and special events, playing over 130 films (the full list will...

Takashi Miike brings more horror to North America, Over Your Dead Body

Posted 11 years ago

Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike churns out new projects at an incredible speed, averaging four movies a year over the last twenty-four years, so even though the Miike film YAKUZA APOCALYPSE just reached North American theatres twenty days ago, it's no...

Review: Yakuza Apocalypse

Posted 11 years ago

  PLOT: After his gang boss is murdered, a young Yakuza discovers his beloved mentor was a vampire, and that he now possesses all his former power. With his new-found thirst for blood, he takes on the supernatural cartel who...

Trailer for Takashi Miike’s Yakuza Apocalypse promises bloody violence

Posted 11 years ago

The end of the world is near, and I'm not talking about the latest theory that says Earth is going to get wiped out by a comet roughly two weeks from now. I'm talking about the events of Takashi Miike's...

Trailer for Takashi Miike’s Yakuza Apocalypse is batshit crazy

Posted 11 years ago

I'm always up for a martial arts vampire flick. You? We're getting one fairly soon from Takashi Miike, the infamous Japanese cult filmmaker responsible for such gems as ICHI THE KILLER and 13 ASSASSINS, in the form of YAKUZA APOCALYPSE....

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