Archive for the ‘Movies’ Category
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
This is not exactly fresh news but to those who have yet to watched the trailer, here it is:
From the looks of the trailer, the movie seems to revolve around that few backdrop over and over again, the China town setting and that mysterious temple grounds and/or ancient ruins. Fans ...
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Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
FirstShowing.net reports that Leonardo DiCaprio's studio has yet again picked up another anime to be adapted into a live-action movie and this time its the ninja anime legend, Ninja Scroll. Screen writer Alex Tse who wrote the the upcoming Watchmen graphic novel adaptation will be writing the script but no ...
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Thursday, September 11th, 2008
Fans of old school anime would definitely remember this series back in the 80s, Gatchaman, better known as G-Force, the American version released here. Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman as it was known in Japan, is one of the more successful Hensin Super Sentai-type series that spawned many other five-hero team series ...
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Thursday, September 4th, 2008
Via Kotaku
Looks like we've scored some screenshots from the trailer of the upcoming Dragonball live action movie that will be released in 2009. I think the general opinion from all the Dragonball fans is that the movie is probably gonna suck, and looking at Piccolo below probably confirms it. The ...
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Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
Pixar's latest animated feature, Wall-E, is set in the distant future where Earth has been abandoned by mankind after years of waste generated reached an alarming level and could no longer sustain life. Buy N Large, megacorporation that controls almost every economy on Earth, hatched a plan to offer a ...
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Monday, August 18th, 2008
Via AnimeNewsNetwork
The Variety entertainment news source reports that New Regency, a production company based at Fox, no longer has plans for the live-action Voltron film project, while another company, Ryan Kavanaugh's Relativity Media, is negotiating to pick up the project. If Relativity Media signs onto the remake of the 1980s ...
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Sunday, August 10th, 2008
Via DannyChoo
One of the most depressing animes that I've ever watched was recently remade into a live action movie. The original Graveyard of the Fireflies was produced by Studio Ghibli back in the late 80s and had very good reviews although many also pointed out that this is not a ...
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Thursday, July 31st, 2008
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Mamoru Oshii's (Ghost in the Shell) latest military drama sci-fi epic is set for release in Japan this weekend 2nd August 2008. Set in an alternate universe, it follows the trials and tribulations of a group of young pilots engaged in a constant dogfight warfare. Rinko Kikuchi of Babel fame ...
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Monday, July 28th, 2008
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Hayao Miyazaki's latest work, Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, has been breaking box office records in Japan. With ticket sales closing in on 1.5 billion yen over the opening weekend, it still failed to take over his 2001 Spirited Away with the highest opening ever. Ponyo on the ...
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Thursday, July 24th, 2008
Via DannyChoo
Looks like another classic hit is up for a refresh for the 2.0 generation. Ghost in the Shell was recently remade with stunning new CGI effects and with some new scenes introduced in it. If you're not already confused with the new numbering system, this is the original 1995 ...
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