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Exclusive: Bong Joon-ho Talks About His Next Film SNOW PIERCER

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: October 12th, 2009 at 5:42 pm

At this year’s Toronto Film Festival, I managed to interview a ton of great filmmakers. Unfortunately, it’s taken a long time to get them all edited and online. But I am currently working on the last interview and it’s with a great filmmaker from South Korea named Bong Joon-ho. In case you don’t recognize his name, he directed a fantastic monster movie called “The Host”, and he also directed “Memories of Murder” and one of the films in “Tokyo!”. He’s a filmmaker whose work I really love and if you haven’t seen his movies, I cannot recommend them enough.

Anyway, while he was promoting his latest movie “Mother” (full interview online soon) I got some info on his next project “Snow Piercer”. According to the Joon-ho, he will be joining the ranks of filmmakers taking on the end of the world as his next film is based on a graphic novel named “Le Transperceneige” from France and it takes place in a new ice age. More after the jump:

Kirsten Dunst Cosplays in Tokyo for a McG Music Video

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: August 28th, 2009 at 10:24 am

While we rarely cover music videos, when a well known director is making one with a big star in cosplay, we’ll sometimes make exceptions. So when I saw a few images of Kirsten Dunst in Tokyo’s Akihabara shopping district in a sailor-suit costume and a blue wig, I figured it was worth a short write-up. Anyway, the video being shot is being directed by McG (“Terminator Salvation”), who has expressed his love for “Sailor Moon” in the past. According to reports, the video is going to be displayed at the Tate Modern in London later this year. No other info is known yet. For a few images of Kirsten Dunst in costume, click the jump:

TOKYO! DVD Review

by Viken Nokhoudian    Posted: July 12th, 2009 at 3:21 pm

Millions of people dwell in what is perhaps the world’s most high-tech, dense and modern metropolis.  “Tokyo!”, a collection of three independent films, treats us to a fantastic and surprising journey into the hearts and minds of compelling characters in the urban environment.

This production is captivating from the opening menu screen’s electric artificiality and high energy hum, setting the stage for the journey ahead.  The framework is established for themes of loneliness and the struggle to connect with humanity and society.  Although these themes may recur in urban societies globally, each segment in this collection is uniquely shaped by Japanese culture.  Each is distinctly Tokyo. M review of the film is after the jump:

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