Macabre movies miss the mark Oct 31, 2009
But when it comes to translating Poe to film, there's precious little to rave about ... Akira Kurosawa wanted to make his own version of "The Masque of the Red Death." He didn't, but that story's color-coding influenced his "Ran." ... " (Sober will be showing "Masque" at his monthly Film Talk series Oct. 31, scheduled for 10:30 a.m. at the Pratt's central library, 400 Cathedral St.) George Figgs, a film historian and exhibitor who ran the much-missed Orpheum theater in Fells Point, suspects... (FOX59, IN)
Guide to today's TV movies Jul 12, 2009
A slacker (Zach Braff) must face his estranged family when he attends his mother s funeral ... 3:10 to Yuma 9:35 p.m. (TMC) Gripping remake about a rancher escorting an outlaw to a rendezvous with a prison train ... Stellar fairy tale stars Julia Roberts as a hooker transformed by a corporate raider. (Boston Globe)
* World News Quick Take May 28, 2009
When they were stopped at the roadblock, the still-handcuffed Singh leapt from the van and ran to the police while the suspects opened fire, triggering a gunbattle that left the four men dead and one policeman wounded, Bantolo said ... A digital archive of 20,000 items went live on the Internet this week, ranging from private photos and newspaper clippings to notes and sketches of movie scenes, the Web sites operator said yesterday ... Security officers threw a man from a fourth-floor... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Hollywood Icons Take Part in Tribute to Akira Kurosawa and Launch of Online Film School Mar 19, 2009
Stars have also been flown in from Japan to perform the evening's Japanese-themed entertainment with over 150 performers, which includes exotically beautiful kimono clad models, traditional "Awa" dancers, and a film concert/ condensed screening of Kurosawa's award-winning "Ran" by the Young Musicians Foundation Orchestra led by globally acclaimed Japanese female conductor Tomomi Nishimoto. Along side this there will be a special tribute to the late American TV and Film Actress and Star of the... (PR Newswire)
