Toshiro Mifune

SEVEN SAMURAI Criterion Blu-ray Review

by Andre Dellamorte    Posted: October 21st, 2010 at 7:45 pm

For years now Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai has been ranked as one of the best movies ever made, and is usually considered one of the finest achievement in cinema. In the most recent Sight and Sound poll of the best films ever made, critics ranked it eleventh (its highest charting was in 1982 at #3) while filmmakers ranked it ninth. It’s ranked thirteenth on IMDb.com’s list of the greatest films of all time. Ain’t no denying that Kurosawa and his cast (including Toshiro Mifune) made a masterwork. And my review of The Criterion collection’s Seven Samurai after the jump.

KAGEMUSHA Criterion Blu-ray Review

by Andre Dellamorte    Posted: August 27th, 2009 at 8:42 am

Akira Kurosawa had three periods, all of which offered masterpieces. There was his early period, up to 1950′s Rashomon. This includes the excellent Stray Dog. At the time Akira Kurosawa was refining his craft. With Rashomon, Kurosawa entered the world stage as one of the greats, having already started his long partnership with Toshiro Mifune. This king of the arthouse period runs from 1950 through until 1965′s Red Beard. This was the last film the two would do together. 1970′s Dodesukaden started his color period, and it started with Kurosawa in supreme pain, having recently contemplated suicide, and having run through one of the darkest chapters of his life and career. Everything after sputtered for a bit, perhaps having something to do with being fired off of Tora! Tora! Tora! My Review after the jump.

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