Ahead of the third season's sixth episode broadcast this weekend, which will see the culmination of the Kitauji High School concert band's hard work thus far, the official website and accounts for the Sound! Euphonium anime today released an 'Audition Start Arc' story visual that paints a picture of determination among club members. 'Audition Start Arc' story visual Related: Sound! Euphonium Anime Travels Through the Year in Season 3 Creditless Opening, Ending Based on the novels by Ayano Takeda, Tatsuya Ishihara directs the third season of Sound! Euphonium at studio Kyoto Animation, with series composition by Jukki Hanada ( Love Live! Superstar!! ), character designs by Kazumi Ikeda and Shoko Ikeda and music by Akito Matsuda ( Unnamed Memory ). Crunchyroll streams the series and describes the story: Spring in the first year of high school. Kumiko, a member of the brass band in junior high school, visits the high school brass band club with classmates Hazuki and Sapphire.
- 5/11/2024
- by Liam Dempsey
- Crunchyroll
The new season of Sound! Euphonium is upon us; and to celebrate, watch maker Seiko is teaming up with the beloved series to release a pair of stylish new timepieces inspired by the characters' iconic uniforms. Kitauji High School's summer and winter uniforms inspire these limited-edition watches. The Summer Model is a pale sky blue with a metal band, while the Winter Model is a deep brown with a matching leather band. Both models feature accents of musical instruments, notes, and the school's initial: Related: Sound! Euphonium Anime Travels Through the Year in Season 3 Creditless Opening, Ending Each model is limited to 2,000 pieces, and the back casing is engraved with the show's logo and each watch's number in the series. Watches arrive in a collector's box with the new season's key art on the inside lid. Related: Sound! Euphonium Season 3 TV Anime Enters the Stage With First Creditless Opening Watches...
- 4/28/2024
- Crunchyroll
Plot: A year in the life of a family of Sasquatch, as they forage for food, hook up, and narrowly avoid civilization.
Review: Sasquatch Sunset is unique; I’ll give it that. David and Nathan Zellner’s film has two big stars in the leads – Jesse Eisenberg and Riley Keough – but covers them in enough prosthetics to make them completely unrecognizable. The film doesn’t contain a single line of dialogue. Indeed, the whole movie is in grunts and yells because…well… they’re Sasquatch!
While some may find the very idea of this movie tedious, I was surprised by how much I enjoyed Sasquatch Sunset. The Zellner Brothers have a unique voice, as depicted in Damsel and Kumiko the Treasure Hunter. It’s weird to say that a movie with no dialogue or humans could actually be considered their most accessible movie to date – but it’s true. This...
Review: Sasquatch Sunset is unique; I’ll give it that. David and Nathan Zellner’s film has two big stars in the leads – Jesse Eisenberg and Riley Keough – but covers them in enough prosthetics to make them completely unrecognizable. The film doesn’t contain a single line of dialogue. Indeed, the whole movie is in grunts and yells because…well… they’re Sasquatch!
While some may find the very idea of this movie tedious, I was surprised by how much I enjoyed Sasquatch Sunset. The Zellner Brothers have a unique voice, as depicted in Damsel and Kumiko the Treasure Hunter. It’s weird to say that a movie with no dialogue or humans could actually be considered their most accessible movie to date – but it’s true. This...
- 4/20/2024
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Alongside the broadcast of the second episode of Kyoto Animation’s Sound! Euphonium third season today, the anime studio once again brought the magic by releasing the series creditless opening and ending videos on their YouTube channel. Opening - “ReCoda” by True Ending - “Onshoku no Kanata” by Kitauji Quartet Related: Sound! Euphonium Season 3 TV Anime Enters the Stage With First Creditless Opening For the third season , Sound! Euphonium will broadcast on Japan’s public broadcaster Nhk-e from April 7 with Crunchyroll streaming the series shortly after its Japanese broadcast. The staff and cast from the latest Ova return for the third season with Tatsuya Ishihara directing at Kyoto Animation. All the series and films are streaming on Crunchyroll, which describes the series as such: Spring in the first year of high school. Kumiko, a member of the brass band in junior high school, visits the high school brass band club with classmates Hazuki and Sapphire.
- 4/14/2024
- by Daryl Harding
- Crunchyroll
Sasquatch Sunset directors Nathan and David Zellner always wondered what these hairy giants do when they’re not walking – the only Bigfoot footage available has been a minute of a supposed Sasquatch wandering in the northern California woods. They decided to flesh that out in unique dialogue-free comedic imagining of the creatures’ daily life – eating, fighting, etc. Stars Jesse Eisenberg, Riley Keough, Christophe Zajac-Denek and Nathan Zellner are unrecognizable as the hairy tribe of four that entranced Sundance (see Deadline review). Bleecker Street is opening the film, written by David Zellner, executive produced by Ari Aster, in 9 theaters in New York, LA, San Francisco and Austin, ahead of a big jump to about 800 screens next week.
IFC Films opens Nicolas Cage-starring Arcadian on 1,100 screens. Premiered at SXSW, see Deadline review. Eying a low single-digits start. The Benjamin Brewer directed movie follows a father and his...
IFC Films opens Nicolas Cage-starring Arcadian on 1,100 screens. Premiered at SXSW, see Deadline review. Eying a low single-digits start. The Benjamin Brewer directed movie follows a father and his...
- 4/12/2024
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Houses around the world are once again being filled with the sweet sound of music produced at North Uji High with the third season of Kyoto Animation’s Sound! Euphonium premiered last weekend. Ahead of the second episode this weekend, Kyoto Animation released the creditless opening video for the first episode of the series, featuring the popular Japanese orchestral piece “Disco Kid.” Related: Sound! Euphonium Season 3 TV Anime Preps for Next Performance in New Trailer For the third season, Sound! Euphonium will broadcast on Japan’s public broadcaster Nhk-e from April 7 with Crunchyroll streaming the series shortly after its Japanese broadcast. The staff and cast from the latest Ova return for the third season with Tatsuya Ishihara directing at Kyoto Animation. All the series and films are streaming on Crunchyroll, which describes the series as such: Spring in the first year of high school. Kumiko, a member of the brass band in junior high school,...
- 4/12/2024
- by Daryl Harding
- Crunchyroll
Kumiko and the rest of the Kitauji High School Concert Band return in less than a month in the third season of Kyoto Animation’s hit anime series Sound! Euphonium . The series celebrated its return tonight at AnimeJapan 2024 with a new trailer for the upcoming season following the floof in her third year. The trailer previews the opening theme song “ReCoda” by True. Related: Sound! Euphonium Season 3 TV Anime Shares New Key Visual, Casts Four First-Year Students For the third season, Sound! Euphonium will broadcast on Japan’s public broadcaster Nhk-e from April 7 with Crunchyroll streaming the series shortly after its Japanese broadcast. The staff and cast from the latest Ova return for the third season with Tatsuya Ishihara directing at Kyoto Animation. All the series and films are streaming on Crunchyroll, which describes the series as such: Spring in the first year of high school. Kumiko, a member of...
- 3/23/2024
- by Daryl Harding
- Crunchyroll
by Sarah Miles
After the massive critical and commercial success of “A Silent Voice” (2016), it seemed like director Naoko Yamada could do no wrong and was poised for huge things. It may have been strange for some then that her next directorial project would be tied to the “Sound! Euphonium” anime series, which Yamada had previously worked on as series unit director under Tatsuya Ishihara. It could almost be seen as a regression, as Yamada's first two features, “K-on! The Movie” (2011) and “Tamako Love Story” (2014), were also based on pre-existing anime series. Yet whether a fan of “Sound! Euphonium” or not, “Liz and the Blue Bird” (2018) is a constant delight and could well be Yamada's masterpiece.
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Mizore Yoroizuka and Nozomi Kasaki are close friends, bandmates, and entering their third and final year of highschool. They are a pair of opposites,...
After the massive critical and commercial success of “A Silent Voice” (2016), it seemed like director Naoko Yamada could do no wrong and was poised for huge things. It may have been strange for some then that her next directorial project would be tied to the “Sound! Euphonium” anime series, which Yamada had previously worked on as series unit director under Tatsuya Ishihara. It could almost be seen as a regression, as Yamada's first two features, “K-on! The Movie” (2011) and “Tamako Love Story” (2014), were also based on pre-existing anime series. Yet whether a fan of “Sound! Euphonium” or not, “Liz and the Blue Bird” (2018) is a constant delight and could well be Yamada's masterpiece.
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Mizore Yoroizuka and Nozomi Kasaki are close friends, bandmates, and entering their third and final year of highschool. They are a pair of opposites,...
- 3/20/2024
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
If you’re looking for a music-themed manga and anime series, Sound! Euphonium is one of the best series you’ll find. Written by Ayano Takeda and illustrated by Nikki Asada, the novel series was originally published from 2013 to 2019 and consists of 13 volumes. The series became enormously popular and has also been adapted into anime format, with two proper anime seasons, several Ova episodes, and several anime films. Back in 2019, a new anime project was announced, focusing on Kumiko’s third year in school, and it was later confirmed to be a proper Season 3 of the series.
In the third season, Kumiko has become the leader of her high school band and now has to find her way around this new role as a new transfer student, Mayu Kuroe, who is also a euphonium player, arrives at the school. The official synopsis for the series reveals the following:
After a...
In the third season, Kumiko has become the leader of her high school band and now has to find her way around this new role as a new transfer student, Mayu Kuroe, who is also a euphonium player, arrives at the school. The official synopsis for the series reveals the following:
After a...
- 3/16/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
Sound! Euphonium season 3 is just around the corner. As Kumiko steps up as president in her final year, she'll be overseeing lots of new band members—and we're meeting four of them today! A new key visual has been released, sharing a look at the cast of the upcoming season: Related: Date A Live V, Sound! Euphonium Season 3 and More Anime to Stream on Crunchyroll Among the cast featured in the visual are four new first-years: Shiina Natsukawa (Tsuruno Yui in Magia Record ) as Suzume Kamaya Ayane Matsuda (Hotaru Kurenai in Tonikawa: Over the Moon for You ) as Yayoi Kamiishi Momoka Terasawa (Gakuto Yuzuki in The Yuzuki Family's Four Sons ) as Kaho Hariya Emiri Suyama (Tomo in Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga ) as Sari Yoshii Related: Sound! Euphonium Season 3 Drops Kumiko Character Trailer, April 7 Premiere Date The Sound! Euphonium anime is directed by Tatsuya Ishihara at Kyoto Animation with Naoko Yamada chief...
- 3/16/2024
- by Kara Dennison
- Crunchyroll
"Not fake, it's real!" Bleecker Street has revealed a brand new trailer for a 2024 re-release of a lost indie cult classic called Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter. The film premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival as the latest Zellner Brothers creation, their fifth feature film at the time after Kid-Thing in 2012. It played at tons of fests, became a cult hit, but barely got a proper release and hasn't been available to watch on VOD for a while. In honor of the film's 10th anniversary, and with the wild return of the Zellner Brothers glorious Sasquatch Sunset this year, it's landing in theaters again in March before the Sasquatches arrive in April. Rinko Kikuchi stars as Kumiko, a jaded Japanese office worker who discovers a hidden copy of Fargo (1996) on VHS, believing it to be a treasure map indicating the location of a large case of money. She travels to America...
- 3/1/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The number of actors the Netflix TV series Cobra Kai has brought back to reprise their characters from the Karate Kid films has been very impressive. Not only do you have Ralph Macchio and William Zabka back as Daniel Larusso and Johnny Lawrence, but there’s also Martin Kove and Thomas Ian Griffith as villains John Kreese and Terry Silver, Yuji Okumoto and Sean Kanan as villains-turned-allies Chozen Toguchi and Mike Barnes; Ron Thomas, Rob Garrison, and Tony O’Dell as Johnny’s former Cobra Kai buddies; and appearances by Elisabeth Shue as Ali Mills, Tamlyn Tomita as Kumiko, and Robyn Lively as Jessica Andrews. They even brought Traci Toguchi back as Yuna, the “Girl Bell Ringer” she played in The Karate Kid Part II. But one actor who might not be returning from the films is Hilary Swank, who played Julie Pierce in the 1994 film The Next Karate Kid.
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- 2/27/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Move on over North Uji High cause a new batch of third years are ready for their turn in the spotlight (and hopefully nationals!). Kyoto Animation’s Sound! Euphonium anime series revealed today that both True and the Kitauji Quartet will be bringing their tunes back to the franchise for the opening and ending theme songs respectively. True, who has performed every opening theme song for the series thus, will be singing “ReCoda.” The singer said that for the song, she chose not to look to the past but rather “created a song for those of us who live in the present.” The ending theme will once again be performed by the voice acting unit Kitauji Quartet singing “Onshoku no Kanata.” Related: Sound! Euphonium’s Song Continues in 1st Season 3 Trailer Alongside the songs, the series also revealed that both Sound! Euphonium: The Movie – Our Promise: A Brand New Day and Sound!
- 2/17/2024
- by Daryl Harding
- Crunchyroll
Bleecker Street recently acquired U.S. rights to Sasquatch Sunset, the mysterious new feature from renowned filmmakers David and Nathan Zellner (Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter) that was Executive Produced by Ari Aster. It’s coming to theaters in April, and the wonderfully demented official trailer has been unleashed today.
Watch the Red Band trailer below and find Sasquatch Sunset first in Select Theaters April 12, 2024. The film will then be released nationwide in theaters on April 19, 2024.
Sasquatch Sunset documents “a year in the life of a singular family.”
Watch the Sasquatch Sunset trailer below.
“In the misty forests of North America, a family of Sasquatches—possibly the last of their enigmatic kind— embark on an absurdist, epic, hilarious, and ultimately poignant journey over the course of one year. These shaggy and noble giants fight for survival as they find themselves on a collision course with the ever-changing world around them.
“Starring Riley Keough and Jesse Eisenberg,...
Watch the Red Band trailer below and find Sasquatch Sunset first in Select Theaters April 12, 2024. The film will then be released nationwide in theaters on April 19, 2024.
Sasquatch Sunset documents “a year in the life of a singular family.”
Watch the Sasquatch Sunset trailer below.
“In the misty forests of North America, a family of Sasquatches—possibly the last of their enigmatic kind— embark on an absurdist, epic, hilarious, and ultimately poignant journey over the course of one year. These shaggy and noble giants fight for survival as they find themselves on a collision course with the ever-changing world around them.
“Starring Riley Keough and Jesse Eisenberg,...
- 2/13/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
As we found out late last year, the band is getting back together for a third season of Sound! Euphonium is on the way. Today we get a glimpse of Kumiko's return in a new character trailer, as well as a solid release date for the new season. Check out Kumiko's vertically-aligned character video: Related: Sound! Euphonium’s Song Continues in 1st Season 3 Trailer New character trailers will be debuting every weekend leading up to the new season's premiere—which we now know is April 7 . But fans in Japan have a chance to see a special edited version of the first two episodes next month. Screenings will be held March 16th at Tokyo's Shinjuku Piccadilly and March 17 at Movix Kyoto. Related: Sound! Euphonium Anime Reveals New Season 3 Visual Alongside Mayu’s Voice Actor The Sound! Euphonium anime is directed by Tatsuya Ishihara at Kyoto Animation with Naoko Yamada chief directing...
- 2/3/2024
- by Kara Dennison
- Crunchyroll
Co-directed by Ausin residents David and Nathan Zellner, written by David, and co-starring Nathan in prosthetic make-up and a matted fur suit, Sasquatch Sunset, billed somewhat generically as a “year in the life of a singular family,” falls into one of two, mutually exclusive categories. It’s either an intentional provocation, created solely to generate audience disinterest, irritation, and apathy or an absurdist comedy-drama, meant to elicit pathos, empathy, and the occasional gasp for patient moviegoers. Whether you belong in one camp or another depends on how much the central premise involving a mini-clan or mini-tribe of four humanoid Sasquatch across a semi-eventful year intrigues your adventurous film-seeking side. Besides Nathan Zellner as the equivalent of a beta Sasquatch, Sasquatch...
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- 2/1/2024
- Screen Anarchy
Here’s a strange little movie announcement – apparently, The Zellner Bros (Damsel and Kumiko: The Treasure Hunter) shot a top-secret movie called Sasquatch Sunset with two pretty big stars, Riley Keough and Jesse Eisenberg, and the film is already set for a release. Indeed, Bleeker Street just announced a 2024 theatrical release for the mystery project, which, the press release notes, centres around “a year in the life of a singular family.”
No other details were available, except that the movie stars Keough and Eisenberg, potentially sporting a lot of fur, but nothing is confirmed. In fact, it’s possible that it’s not even really a Sasquatch movie, although the Zellner Bros famously made two short films at Sundance called Sasquatch Birth Journal 1 & 2, which posed as “found footage” depicting a Sasquatch family.
The timing of this announcement is interesting as Sundance announces its official lineup tomorrow afternoon. Given the Zellner Bros’ history with the fest,...
No other details were available, except that the movie stars Keough and Eisenberg, potentially sporting a lot of fur, but nothing is confirmed. In fact, it’s possible that it’s not even really a Sasquatch movie, although the Zellner Bros famously made two short films at Sundance called Sasquatch Birth Journal 1 & 2, which posed as “found footage” depicting a Sasquatch family.
The timing of this announcement is interesting as Sundance announces its official lineup tomorrow afternoon. Given the Zellner Bros’ history with the fest,...
- 12/5/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Bleecker Street has acquired U.S. rights to Sasquatch Sunset, the mysterious new feature from renowned filmmakers David and Nathan Zellner (Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter), Deadline reports today.
Riley Keough (The Lodge), Jesse Eisenberg (Zombieland: Double Tap, Vivarium), Nathan Zellner, and Christophe Zajac-Denek (“Twin Peaks: The Return”) star in the film.
As for plot, details remain scarce at this time other than it’s described as “a year in the life of a singular family.”
What we do know is that Eisenberg is playing a Sasquatch. As in, a head to toe hairy cryptid.
In a recent interview with Variety, the actor teased that he’d be going full cryptid in Sasquatch Sunset. “I play a Sasquatch: full makeup, full body hair, no lines. I grunt, but no lines,” he told the outlet. “I’m so looking forward to this.”
That seems to hint toward the possibility of this film...
Riley Keough (The Lodge), Jesse Eisenberg (Zombieland: Double Tap, Vivarium), Nathan Zellner, and Christophe Zajac-Denek (“Twin Peaks: The Return”) star in the film.
As for plot, details remain scarce at this time other than it’s described as “a year in the life of a singular family.”
What we do know is that Eisenberg is playing a Sasquatch. As in, a head to toe hairy cryptid.
In a recent interview with Variety, the actor teased that he’d be going full cryptid in Sasquatch Sunset. “I play a Sasquatch: full makeup, full body hair, no lines. I grunt, but no lines,” he told the outlet. “I’m so looking forward to this.”
That seems to hint toward the possibility of this film...
- 12/5/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Bleecker Street announced today they will release “Sasquatch Sunset” from directing duo David and Nathan Zellner. Riley Keough, Jesse Eisenberg, Nathan Zellner, and Christophe Zajac-Denek (“Twin Peaks: The Return”) star in the film, which is currently in post-production. It’s among the titles IndieWire hopes to see at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival in January.
Bleecker Street came onto the film for the U.S. in 2022 shortly before its under-the-radar shoot in Northern California. “Sasquatch Sunset” is a Square Peg, Zbi, and The Space Program production and produced by Lars Knudsen, Tyler Campellone, Nathan Zellner, David Zellner, George Rush, Jesse Eisenberg, and David Harari, with “Beau Is Afraid” director Ari Aster serving as an executive producer alongside Riley Keough and Gina Gammell under their Felix Culpa Banner. Bleecker Street will release the film theatrically in 2024.
Written by David Zellner, “Sasquatch Sunset” follows “a year in the life of a singular family,...
Bleecker Street came onto the film for the U.S. in 2022 shortly before its under-the-radar shoot in Northern California. “Sasquatch Sunset” is a Square Peg, Zbi, and The Space Program production and produced by Lars Knudsen, Tyler Campellone, Nathan Zellner, David Zellner, George Rush, Jesse Eisenberg, and David Harari, with “Beau Is Afraid” director Ari Aster serving as an executive producer alongside Riley Keough and Gina Gammell under their Felix Culpa Banner. Bleecker Street will release the film theatrically in 2024.
Written by David Zellner, “Sasquatch Sunset” follows “a year in the life of a singular family,...
- 12/5/2023
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Bleecker Street has quietly snapped up U.S. rights to Sasquatch Sunset, the newest feature from renowned brother filmmakers David and Nathan Zellner, for release in theaters in 2024.
Riley Keough (Daisy Jones & The Six), Jesse Eisenberg (Fleishman Is in Trouble), Nathan Zellner, and Christophe Zajac-Denek (Twin Peaks: The Return) star in the pic, which shot under the radar in Northern California in 2022. The deal with Bleecker came together just ahead of production.
While Sasquatch Sunset is described as “a year in the life of a singular family,” additional plot details are under wraps. David Zellner scripted the pic, which is currently in post. A Square Peg, Zbi, and The Space Program production, the film is produced by Lars Knudsen, Tyler Campellone, Nathan Zellner, David Zellner, George Rush, Eisenberg, and David Harari. Ari Aster exec produced alongside Keough and Gina Gammell under their Felix Culpa Banner. Protagonist Pictures...
Riley Keough (Daisy Jones & The Six), Jesse Eisenberg (Fleishman Is in Trouble), Nathan Zellner, and Christophe Zajac-Denek (Twin Peaks: The Return) star in the pic, which shot under the radar in Northern California in 2022. The deal with Bleecker came together just ahead of production.
While Sasquatch Sunset is described as “a year in the life of a singular family,” additional plot details are under wraps. David Zellner scripted the pic, which is currently in post. A Square Peg, Zbi, and The Space Program production, the film is produced by Lars Knudsen, Tyler Campellone, Nathan Zellner, David Zellner, George Rush, Eisenberg, and David Harari. Ari Aster exec produced alongside Keough and Gina Gammell under their Felix Culpa Banner. Protagonist Pictures...
- 12/5/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Do you ever remember the old conduct of your adventure books that used to be so popular? You know, the ones where you select an option and have to go-to another page to continue the story. Watching “Dr Wai” brings back those memories given the wrap around narrative. Throw in a blatant nod to Indiana Jones and there is a lot of nostalgia at play. Continuing with the reviews of Eureka Entertainment's release of the “Heroes and Villains” Jet Li box set, it's time to dig out the explorer's hat, select follow-this-adventure and see if this feature is a lost treasure or deserves to be lost in the midst of time.
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Chow Si-kit (Jet Li) is the writer of the popular Adventure King series (also Jet Li). A messy divorce from his wife Monica Rosamund Kwan) has led to a drink problem,...
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Chow Si-kit (Jet Li) is the writer of the popular Adventure King series (also Jet Li). A messy divorce from his wife Monica Rosamund Kwan) has led to a drink problem,...
- 11/23/2023
- by Ben Stykuc
- AsianMoviePulse
Absence haunts the streets of Masaya Takahashi’s Maebashi City: as absent as the rains are during the apex of summer is the nurturing essence of humanity. Parched of comfort and joy, the inhabitants, so jaded by circumstance and experience, find their ability to thrive has diminished beyond comprehension; instead, fear from just a knock on the door flourishes where little else can. Yet there exists a responsibility to keep up appearances so those whose innocence remains intact are not doomed to follow those same footsteps. Based on Mitsuru Kawabayashi’s 1990 novel of the same name, Takahashi’s ‘Dry Spell’ explores the insurmountable hardships of growing older amidst the harsh realities of a world plundering itself of human decency. Thirty years after the novel’s publication, its examination of poverty, especially amongst children, remains as true and as poignant as ever.
Dry Spell is screening at Camera Japan
Bearing the...
Dry Spell is screening at Camera Japan
Bearing the...
- 10/2/2023
- by JC Cansdale-Cook
- AsianMoviePulse
Crunchyroll continues its curation of cinema to its growing catalog this December with a robust schedule of newer and classic films just in time to enjoy during the holiday season, which include Millennium Actress, Liz and the Blue Bird, Penguin Highway, As the Gods Will, and more.
From critically acclaimed director Satoshi Kon, known also for Perfect Blue, Paprika, Tokyo Godfathers, and Paranoia Agent, experience the gorgeous new restoration of one of his greatest works, Millennium Actress. Boasting countless awards, including the Grand Prize in the Japan Agency of Cultural Affairs Media Arts Festival, which it shared with Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away, the film produced by Madhouse is a must-see for anime fans of all ages.
Based on the Sound! Euphonium novel series written by Ayano Takeda, which also was adapted into an anime series and available on Crunchyroll, Liz and the Blue Bird is a spin-off anime...
From critically acclaimed director Satoshi Kon, known also for Perfect Blue, Paprika, Tokyo Godfathers, and Paranoia Agent, experience the gorgeous new restoration of one of his greatest works, Millennium Actress. Boasting countless awards, including the Grand Prize in the Japan Agency of Cultural Affairs Media Arts Festival, which it shared with Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away, the film produced by Madhouse is a must-see for anime fans of all ages.
Based on the Sound! Euphonium novel series written by Ayano Takeda, which also was adapted into an anime series and available on Crunchyroll, Liz and the Blue Bird is a spin-off anime...
- 12/11/2022
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
This Cobra Kai article contains spoilers for season 5.
Daniel Larusso (Ralph Macchio), Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka), and Sensei Kreese (Martin Kove) aren’t the only carry overs from the original three Karate Kid films. Far from it, Cobra Kai has been masterfully tapping its source by bringing back cast members from the movies, regularly serving the fans up with colorful Easter eggs.
Some of the original characters, like Lucille Larusso (Randee Heller), Daniel’s mom, have appeared throughout Cobra Kai. She has been seen in seasons 1, 2, and 4, which is more than she was seen in the latter two Karate Kid films. The original Cobra Kai gang from The Karate Kid Part I, Bobby (Ron Thomas), Jimmy (Tony O’Dell), and Tommy (Rob Garrison) were reunited with Johnny in season 2 in one of the most poignant episodes of the entire show – the death of Tommy. It’s an emotional irony when the...
Daniel Larusso (Ralph Macchio), Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka), and Sensei Kreese (Martin Kove) aren’t the only carry overs from the original three Karate Kid films. Far from it, Cobra Kai has been masterfully tapping its source by bringing back cast members from the movies, regularly serving the fans up with colorful Easter eggs.
Some of the original characters, like Lucille Larusso (Randee Heller), Daniel’s mom, have appeared throughout Cobra Kai. She has been seen in seasons 1, 2, and 4, which is more than she was seen in the latter two Karate Kid films. The original Cobra Kai gang from The Karate Kid Part I, Bobby (Ron Thomas), Jimmy (Tony O’Dell), and Tommy (Rob Garrison) were reunited with Johnny in season 2 in one of the most poignant episodes of the entire show – the death of Tommy. It’s an emotional irony when the...
- 9/12/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Um, excuse me, What is the new Daniel/Johnny dojo name?
So much was jampacked into Cobra Kai Season 5 Episode 9 and Cobra Kai Season 5 Episode 10 that even I was having trouble breathing, but they left out that pesky little detail, and now we'll have to wait until season six to learn what this new blended dojo will be named and will look like.
But at least Silver is down and out, for now.
It was a solid finale, but it also felt like the storytelling stopped in the middle instead of at the end. In that sense, Cobra Kai Season 5 feels like a brief intermission until the rest is resolved.
We've grown so accustomed to tournaments and competitions factoring into finales that it feels odd that we'll have to wait until next year to even say what [Insert Dojo Name] joining Sekai Tekai even means.
And who will be a part of...
So much was jampacked into Cobra Kai Season 5 Episode 9 and Cobra Kai Season 5 Episode 10 that even I was having trouble breathing, but they left out that pesky little detail, and now we'll have to wait until season six to learn what this new blended dojo will be named and will look like.
But at least Silver is down and out, for now.
It was a solid finale, but it also felt like the storytelling stopped in the middle instead of at the end. In that sense, Cobra Kai Season 5 feels like a brief intermission until the rest is resolved.
We've grown so accustomed to tournaments and competitions factoring into finales that it feels odd that we'll have to wait until next year to even say what [Insert Dojo Name] joining Sekai Tekai even means.
And who will be a part of...
- 9/10/2022
- by Jasmine Blu
- TVfanatic
This Cobra Kai article contains spoilers for season 5.
When it comes to the original Karate Kid films, The Karate Kid Part III is unquestionably the worst installment of the trilogy. Part I launched the franchise. Part II took it to Okinawa. Part III nearly killed it. Even Daniel-san himself, Ralph Macchio, rejected the film.
“I was not a fan of how the Karate Kid III came out,” Macchio said to The Hollywood Reporter last January. “I felt the story was only repeating itself and was not character forwarding for the end of Larusso.”
Macchio went on to say it wasn’t a smooth ride for him and that there were parts of the character he didn’t embrace. “I don’t put it on the top of my résumé.”
Is Macchio (and mostly everyone else’s) estimation of Karate Kid III a fair one? And if so, is there any...
When it comes to the original Karate Kid films, The Karate Kid Part III is unquestionably the worst installment of the trilogy. Part I launched the franchise. Part II took it to Okinawa. Part III nearly killed it. Even Daniel-san himself, Ralph Macchio, rejected the film.
“I was not a fan of how the Karate Kid III came out,” Macchio said to The Hollywood Reporter last January. “I felt the story was only repeating itself and was not character forwarding for the end of Larusso.”
Macchio went on to say it wasn’t a smooth ride for him and that there were parts of the character he didn’t embrace. “I don’t put it on the top of my résumé.”
Is Macchio (and mostly everyone else’s) estimation of Karate Kid III a fair one? And if so, is there any...
- 9/9/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Mild spoilers for "Cobra Kai" season 5 ahead.
The Netflix series "Cobra Kai" is showing no mercy to those of us who love the "Karate Kid" franchise. Not only have we been able to catch up with Daniel Larusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) from 1984's "The Karate Kid," but we've got cameos galore from the subsequent offerings. Cobra Kai sensei Kreese (Martin Kove) is back, along with Chozen (Yuji Okumoto) and Kumiko (Tamlyn Tomita) from the second film, Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith) and Mike Barnes (Sean Kanan) from the third, and a few more we won't spoil here.
It's a nostalgia bomb in all the best ways, and it's made a lot of us do a film marathon, if only to make sure we recognize all the "Cobra Kai" cameos before they show us flashbacks.
The films in the series include "The Karate Kid" (1984), "The Karate Kid Part II...
The Netflix series "Cobra Kai" is showing no mercy to those of us who love the "Karate Kid" franchise. Not only have we been able to catch up with Daniel Larusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) from 1984's "The Karate Kid," but we've got cameos galore from the subsequent offerings. Cobra Kai sensei Kreese (Martin Kove) is back, along with Chozen (Yuji Okumoto) and Kumiko (Tamlyn Tomita) from the second film, Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith) and Mike Barnes (Sean Kanan) from the third, and a few more we won't spoil here.
It's a nostalgia bomb in all the best ways, and it's made a lot of us do a film marathon, if only to make sure we recognize all the "Cobra Kai" cameos before they show us flashbacks.
The films in the series include "The Karate Kid" (1984), "The Karate Kid Part II...
- 9/9/2022
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
Daniel Larusso is no stranger to romance. In "The Karate Kid," his crush on Johnny Lawrence's (William Zabka) girlfriend Ali Mills (Elizabeth Shue) is what gets him into trouble in the first place. Determined to win her heart and give Johnny a beating in the process (Johnny sympathizer over here!), Daniel sets out to master the art of karate, which is a pretty crazy and impressive thing to do for love. Because this is Hollywood, he ends up getting the girl and the first place trophy, but by "The Karate Kid Part II," he and Ali have parted ways.
Clearly not too heartbroken over the breakup, Daniel embarks on a journey to Okinawa with Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita) where he meets Yukie, Miyagi's former crush, and her charming niece Kumiko (Tamlyn Tomita). He then spends the rest of the film trying to win over Kumiko's heart with his sick karate moves and American charm.
Clearly not too heartbroken over the breakup, Daniel embarks on a journey to Okinawa with Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita) where he meets Yukie, Miyagi's former crush, and her charming niece Kumiko (Tamlyn Tomita). He then spends the rest of the film trying to win over Kumiko's heart with his sick karate moves and American charm.
- 9/7/2022
- by Miyako Pleines
- Slash Film
Earlier this year saw the premiere of Jesse Eisenberg’s directorial debut, When You Finish Saving the World, and while A24 has yet to set a release date for the drama, the actor and filmmaker is staying busy. He’s now announced two new projects, both of which he’ll star in and one which he’ll also direct.
First up, Screen Daily reports he will direct A Real Pain, which he also wrote and will star alongside Kieran Culkin (Succession). The film, which began shooting next spring, will star the pair as estranged cousins whose grandmother passes away and so they venture to Poland to learn more about her family history. While there, they embark on a Holocaust tour.
“They have a funny, fraught relationship; it’s a bittersweet story, as we realize maybe we don’t fully belong together, but against the backdrop of this incredibly dramatic history,...
First up, Screen Daily reports he will direct A Real Pain, which he also wrote and will star alongside Kieran Culkin (Succession). The film, which began shooting next spring, will star the pair as estranged cousins whose grandmother passes away and so they venture to Poland to learn more about her family history. While there, they embark on a Holocaust tour.
“They have a funny, fraught relationship; it’s a bittersweet story, as we realize maybe we don’t fully belong together, but against the backdrop of this incredibly dramatic history,...
- 8/22/2022
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Spoilers ahead for "Cobra Kai" through season 4.
No mercy! It's time to grab your gi and your dojo's branded headband because the new "Cobra Kai" season 5 trailer is here!
When we last left our karate heroes, Daniel Larusso (Ralph Macchio) of Miyagi Do Karate and his longtime rival Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka), formerly of Cobra Kai, and now sensei of Eagle Fang, teamed up to beat the version of Cobra Kai run by "The Karate Kid Part III" villain Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith) and John Kreese (Martin Kove), the original big bad of the films.
In the shocking conclusion of season 4, Cobra Kai won the All-Valley Tournament. According to an agreement between the senseis, this means that both of the other dojos have to close. Is that the end? Oh no, karate friends! A face from Daniel's past (and "The Karate Kid Part II") returns to help him take...
No mercy! It's time to grab your gi and your dojo's branded headband because the new "Cobra Kai" season 5 trailer is here!
When we last left our karate heroes, Daniel Larusso (Ralph Macchio) of Miyagi Do Karate and his longtime rival Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka), formerly of Cobra Kai, and now sensei of Eagle Fang, teamed up to beat the version of Cobra Kai run by "The Karate Kid Part III" villain Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith) and John Kreese (Martin Kove), the original big bad of the films.
In the shocking conclusion of season 4, Cobra Kai won the All-Valley Tournament. According to an agreement between the senseis, this means that both of the other dojos have to close. Is that the end? Oh no, karate friends! A face from Daniel's past (and "The Karate Kid Part II") returns to help him take...
- 8/16/2022
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
Now that it’s all over, let’s take an Oscar-specific look at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, which could very well serve as a partial crystal ball into what will be happening in the awards race a year from now.
In the past few years, the best picture-nominated likes of “Precious,” “An Education,” “The Kids Are All Right,” “Winter’s Bone” and “Beasts of the Southern Wild” all debuted at the festival. Last year’s crop, however, was a major exception to the rule: No Sundance film got a best picture nomination or any acting nominations. The only narrative film to get a nod was “Before Midnight” for best adapted screenplay, though Sundance indeed proved mighty in the documentary feature category, with four of five (save “Act of Killing”) nominees screening in Park City.
So is this year’s lineup heading for a Oscar comeback? It’s obviously way...
In the past few years, the best picture-nominated likes of “Precious,” “An Education,” “The Kids Are All Right,” “Winter’s Bone” and “Beasts of the Southern Wild” all debuted at the festival. Last year’s crop, however, was a major exception to the rule: No Sundance film got a best picture nomination or any acting nominations. The only narrative film to get a nod was “Before Midnight” for best adapted screenplay, though Sundance indeed proved mighty in the documentary feature category, with four of five (save “Act of Killing”) nominees screening in Park City.
So is this year’s lineup heading for a Oscar comeback? It’s obviously way...
- 1/28/2014
- by Peter Knegt
- Indiewire
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