By Simon Miraudo June 11, 2014 David Zellner‘s Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter is a real find; a curio about a collector and obsessive made for collectors and obsessives. It begins with the camera trained on a scratchy VHS tape of Fargo, and the remainder of the movie lives up to the promise of it being […]
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The body electric – Pacific Rim review
July 9, 2013 
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By Simon Miraudo July 9, 2013 Guillermo del Toro‘s dream of helming The Hobbit trilogy was crushed by circumstances out of his control (specifically, MGM’s money woes). His next proposed project, the pricey At the Mountains of Madness, was nixed by Universal, despite Tom Cruise being attached to star. You could forgive the Mexican filmmaker […]
Continue readingGuillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim being post-converted to 3-D
September 13, 2012 0 Comments
Guillermo del Toro‘s upcoming sci-fi epic Pacific Rim will be post-converted to 3-D, despite the director previously suggesting it would not be a good fit. Deadline suggests this is Warner Bros’ attempt to make the movie a ‘billion-dollar club’ contender, with the higher 3-D ticket prices certain to inflate grosses. “I didn’t want to make the movie 3D because […]
Continue readingPoster Debut: Pacific Rim
July 9, 2012 0 Comments
The poster for Guillermo del Toro’s newie Pacific Rim has been unveiled at Comic Con (courtesy of Slashfilm). Though the plot had previously been kept under wraps, we now know one thing for sure: it has a giant robot! The picture stars Sons of Anarchy‘s Charlie Hunnam, Oscar nominee Rinko Kikuchi, the suddenly ubiquitous Idris Elba, and It’s Always Sunny […]
Continue readingShe once had me – Norwegian Wood review
April 16, 2012 0 Comments
Norwegian Wood – Starring Ken’ichi Matsuyama, Rinko Kikuchi, and Kiko Mizuhara. Directed by Tran Anh Hung. Rated MA. By Hilary Simmons. When I worked in a bookstore, one of the authors customers would reliably rave about was Haruki Murakami. They always listed Norwegian Wood as one of his best novels. I haven’t read it – […]
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