Tag: Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa’s Throne of Blood is a graphic retelling of Shakespeare’s Macbeth as told in feudal Japan. Although the film does not carry with it any of…

As the new year quickly approaches us, we have decided to set out our new year’s resolutions for 2019. As we are all about the…

As the new year quickly approaches us, we have decided to set out our new year’s resolutions for 2019. As we are all about the…

During the research for my previous article regarding Stanley Kubrick’s fan letter to Ingmar Bergman, I came across another letter penned by a famous director,…

When a powerful play is adapted to incorporate some of the technical features possible with film, the end result can be transporting. A savvy director and crew will mine the dramatic work for opportunities to maneuver the camera in such a way as to take the audience out of their seats and place them in the middle of the action (just as one would with any other film genre). The playwright’s words should not be treated as a wall that defines the boundaries of the film, but as a door that opens into another medium of expression.

My own personal choices for the year. They reflect not just necessarily what I think is the best or essential cinema, but perhaps resonate with…