Squidoo : Top 100 List

Gohatto (Taboo) Japanese Samurai Movie

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:59:53 -0600

Widely known as the greatest living Japanese director as well as one of the film world's pre-eminent hierophantes of transgression, Nagisa Oshima returned in 1999 from a yearlong gap with Gohatto, a film worthy of his reputation. Like the most of Osh...

Tiger Island: The Awesome Pawsome

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:13:04 -0600

�Tiger Island Zoo is raising tigers in order to save the gene pool of these endangered big cats. Sign a Petition to Save Tigers and learn tiger facts.

And the Awesome Pawsome are born! Taj, Sultan, Rama and Sita come into the world, and Taj is th...

Sukiyaki Western Django

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:51:51 -0600

Legendary japanese director Takashi Miike presents his remake of classic Sergio Corbucci's spaghetti western Django (1966). A crazy offering even by Miike standards, the deliriously entertaining Sukiyaki Western - Django had camp cult classic stamped...

Sakuran - Japanese Movie

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:10:17 -0600

Sakuran is impressive Japanese movie with Anna Tsuchiya in leading role. Modern, beautiful, easy on the eyes, passionate, and very stimulating it is drawn in bright colors to express the passion and sexuality of the women.

Swayed by passion, choosin...

CJ7 movie

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 06:39:42 -0600

From Stephen Chow, the King of Comedy, the director and star of Kung Fu Hustle, comes CJ7, a new sci-fi fantasy tale featuring Chow's trademark slapstick antics and state of art visual effects. Swept into theaters across Asia in February, CJ7 topped...

Gwoemul (The Host) Korean Monster Movie

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:44:01 -0600

The Host (Gwoemul - "Monster"), South Korean monster film - the talk of the 2006 Cannes International Film Festival and the latest film from critically acclaimed visionary director Bong Joon-ho, The host has already garnered a substantial a...

Crows Zero movie

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:52:40 -0600

Crows Zero, the third picture by prolific Japanese maverick Takashi Miike, hit the fest circuit in as many months, following "Like a Dragon" and "Sukiyaki Western Django".

Based on Takahashi Hiroshi's bestselling manga Crows, Crows Zero takes Miike...

The Good, the Bad, and the Weird

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:51:15 -0600

Korean filmmaker Kim Jee-woon has created box office hits in Asia with The Foul King (2000), A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) and A Bittersweet Life (2005). This time he would take on the challenge of a new genre: an "Oriental Western".

Inspired by Segi...

Oldboy (2003) Korean Movie

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:32:13 -0600

Winner of the Grand Prix de Jury in Cannes, Oldboy is Park's today most complex and cruel film. Where all his films study cause and effect, "Oldboy" is a Kafka-ian ping pong game.

Love Actually

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 08:10:21 -0600

Love Actually is a romantic comedy film that looks at love in all it's various guises. With comedy, tragedy, love and hope it helps to counteract the feeling of hopelessness caused by 911 and the Wars being waged around the world.

It is one of the b...

Riverdance: Traditional Step Dancing

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:24:48 -0600

Riverdance intrigues me. The rapid leg movements of the traditional Irish Step Dancing are a form of dance that I had never known or experienced until I saw Riverdance. How can they move their feet so rapidly without moving the rest of their bodies?...

Samaria (Samaritan Girl) - korean teen drama by Kim Ki-Duk

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:28:54 -0600

Jae-Young is an amateur prostitute who sleeps with men while her best friend Yeo-Jin 'manages' her, fixing dates, taking care of the money and making sure the coast is clear.

When Jae-Young falls in love with one of those man she surpresses her feel...

Twilight Samurai (Tasogare Seibei) movie by Yamada Yoji

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 06:28:09 -0600

The first film in Yamada Yoji's acclaimed samurai trilogy, The Twilight Samurai presents a touching cinematic masterpiece about love and agony starring Sanada Hiroyuki (The Last Samurai) and Miyazawa Rie.

Yamada Yoji has made every effort to display...

Foreign Film Reviews

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:39:42 -0600

I enjoy watching foreign films occasionally. They offer me a way to experience other cultures, to go places I may never have a chance to go, to explore other lifestyles, and experience events I might never have even imagined.

If you aren't accustome...

A Bittersweet Life

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 06:32:13 -0600

A big hit at the box office, A Bittersweet Life has been hailed by critics as a dazzling neo-noir thriller, chock full of breathtaking cinematography, intriguing characters, and an ample dosage of violence just for good measure. In addition, Lee Byun...

Empty House | Bin-Jip | 3-Iron

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:51:53 -0600

The silent love affair between a battered wife and a respectful intruder.

Words really do get in the way in 3-Iron (Empty House), a strange, poignant South Korean film from Korean director Kim Ki-Duk in which the central character doesn't utter a si...

How to Watch Movies and Television For Free Online

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:20:31 -0600

My favorite word is free and I love watching movies. The combination made me end up with a collection of links for sites that offer free television and movies that I can watch right from my computer.� Some you have to sign up for and some you do...

How to Choose A Travel Rewards Credit Card

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:03:45 -0600

Credit Card Rewards - A Good Way To Travel The World For Free

There are so many credit cards out there to choose from that deciding which one to get can feel really daunting. What makes one offer better than the hundreds of others you've seen?...

Best of Bollywood

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:47:28 -0600

A lot has been written about the Hindi film industry -- from the controversy to its being called 'Bollywood' (an obvious play on 'Hollywood' and some might say, a discreet reference to the blatant plagarism of American films) to the growing worldwide...

Estonia's Singing Revolution

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:39:12 -0600

Most people don't think about singing when they think about revolution. But song was the weapon of choice when Estonians sought to free themselves from decades of Soviet occupation. "The Singing Revolution" is an inspiring account of...

The best Bruce Willis's roles

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 04:23:20 -0600

Bruce Willis has come a long way from his Broadway roots to become everyone's favorite underdog action hero. What makes everyone like Bruce is that no matter what he does, it always seems like he's having a good time doing it.

We love Lenin

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:28:24 -0600

A great foreign Film featuring Daniel Br�hl and Katrin Sa�.
East Germany, the year 1989: A young man protests against the regime. His mother watches the police arresting him and suffers a heart attack and falls into a coma. Some months later, the GDR...

Asian Westerns: Trailers

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 20:37:58 -0600

A bunch of featured trailers from asian movies.

Digest theme - Asian Westerns!

As always, specific oriental glance at classic spaghetti westerns by famous asian directors. Do not miss hot releases!

Alexander Kluge

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:29:25 -0600

Alexander Kluge became well known with the films he produced in the seventies. When private television started in Germany, he made an effort to have high-quality programming included in commercial television, even if only at the level of small "...

Must see Foreign Movies

Thu, 01 May 2008 10:38:07 -0600

I've been a fan of foreign films from a very young age.

Maybe it's the subtitles?

Maybe it's the cultural awakening?

Regardless, this Lens is a collection of reviews of my favorite foreign films of all time. One thing for sure, movies that have have...

Bruce Willis in Perfect Stranger (2007)

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 04:23:36 -0600

Perfect Stranger is a 2007 thriller film starring Halle Berry and Bruce Willis. It is distributed by Columbia Pictures and Revolution Studios. Halle Berry looks fantastic in some fabulous clothes. Bruce Willis is smarmy and smart in a role...

Directe...

Foreign Films Frenzy! Summaries, Reviews, and Analyses

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:22:16 -0600

Do you ever wonder what you're missing when you watch a foreign film? Sometimes it seems like you're looking too deep, and sometimes you�feel like you're�not interpreting�anything deeper�at all. Neither way is wrong. You can't loo...

Bruce Willis

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 04:20:13 -0600

Bruce Willis' rise to fame started with Moonlighting and continued its climb upward after Die Hard was released. Among his other high-profile roles are an incorruptible boxer in Pulp Fiction and the "lively" psychiatrist in The Sixth Sense....

Hollywood action sequel Die Hard

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 04:21:59 -0600

Die Hard sequel constitute one of my favorite sequel like the GODFATHER series. In all four Die Hard Bruce Willis is hormone-pumped delivery of a cop who almost is amused by his own frequent brushes with death and destruction is central to the succes...

We love Run Lola Run

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:41:03 -0600

A revolutionary film by Tom Twkwer that is almost always first shown in film classes. A true on the edge of your seat film that will be sure to make you think and rewatch over and over.