Kurosawa

The IMDB Top 100 Films – #5 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

I started writing a short history for each of the Top 100 films on the American Film Institutes list, and…

2 weeks ago

Reality and Identity in Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams

What is a dream? Some might call it a reflection of one's subconscious. Others might call it a deep seeded…

4 weeks ago

The Great Akira Kurosawa’s Samurai Epics

Akira Kurosawa was born on March 23, 1910 to the descendents of a samurai family, with seven brothers and sisters.…

2 months ago

High Noon and Shane: The Appeal of Moral Ambiguity in the Old West

Movie buffs often place High Noon and Shane on the top of their list of favorite Western movies. Westerns were…

2 months ago

Akira Kurosawa’s Ran is Given the Criterion Collection Treatment

Ran is Kurosawa's last masterpiece from a man who made many. He made three more films afterwards, but none came…

3 months ago

Adaptations of MacBeth

The audience is arguably the single most important factor in a play, movie, or any performing art for that matter.…

3 months ago

Guide to Macbeth on Film

Though it's difficult to quantify, "Macbeth" might be the Shakespeare play most often turned into a film. Here's a guide…

4 months ago

The IMDB Top 100 Films – #9 Seven Samurai

There's so much to be said for the work of Akira Kurosawa and yet rarely is there a forum given…

4 months ago

Akira Kurosawa’s Rashmon: A Comparison Between the Groundbreaking Film and Short Story

Akira Kurosawa's classic Rashamon is loosely based on two short stories by Ryuonsuke Akutagawa. The main story of the film…

4 months ago

Akira Kurosawa’s Ran: 25 Years Later

I pride myself on having a vast knowledge of movies. While my fellow employees change the channel to see what's…

4 months ago

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