BBC World Service today (25 April) announces the launch of Fukushima, a new seven-part drama series exploring the 2011 nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan.
In March 2011, the largest earthquake ever recorded in Japan’s history triggered a tsunami which sent five to ten metre waves into coastal towns and cities, killing thousands.
Water barrelled over the seawall protecting the Fukushima nuclear power plant, flooding its basements and cutting power. It led to the world’s most severe nuclear accident since Chernobyl.
The stricken power plant became a ticking timebomb, a threat to life in Japan and beyond. As the energy company and politicians in Tokyo lost control, the reactors became unstable and a “suicide squad” of older workers was sent inside.
Akiko is a journalism student who, 10 years after the disaster, goes in search of the story behind the headlines, of how it unfolded and the consequences for the country.
In March 2011, the largest earthquake ever recorded in Japan’s history triggered a tsunami which sent five to ten metre waves into coastal towns and cities, killing thousands.
Water barrelled over the seawall protecting the Fukushima nuclear power plant, flooding its basements and cutting power. It led to the world’s most severe nuclear accident since Chernobyl.
The stricken power plant became a ticking timebomb, a threat to life in Japan and beyond. As the energy company and politicians in Tokyo lost control, the reactors became unstable and a “suicide squad” of older workers was sent inside.
Akiko is a journalism student who, 10 years after the disaster, goes in search of the story behind the headlines, of how it unfolded and the consequences for the country.
- 5/15/2023
- Podnews.net
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival announced its prizewinners Saturday morning, with “26.2 to Life,” directed by Christine Yoo, winning the audience choice award. The Panavision Spirit Award for Independent Cinema went to “I Like Movies,” directed by Chandler Levack, while the international feature film award went to “A Man (Aru Otoko),” directed by Kei Ishikawa. “A Bunch of Amateurs,” directed by Kim Hopkins, won the documentary award.
See more winners here:
Nueva Vision Award for Spain/Latin America Cinema: Manuela Directed by Clara Cullen
Best Middle Eastern/Israeli Film Award: The Taste Of Apples Is Red Directed by Ehab Tarabieh
Best Nordic Film Award: Summerlight And Then Comes The Night (SUMARLJÓS Og Svo Kemur NÓTTIN) Directed by Elfar Aðalsteins
Social Justice Award for Documentary Film: Black Mambas Directed by Lena Karbe
Adl Stand Up Award, sponsored by Adl Santa Barbara/Tri-Counties, the Skinner Social Impact Fund, and Steve & Cindy Lyons...
See more winners here:
Nueva Vision Award for Spain/Latin America Cinema: Manuela Directed by Clara Cullen
Best Middle Eastern/Israeli Film Award: The Taste Of Apples Is Red Directed by Ehab Tarabieh
Best Nordic Film Award: Summerlight And Then Comes The Night (SUMARLJÓS Og Svo Kemur NÓTTIN) Directed by Elfar Aðalsteins
Social Justice Award for Documentary Film: Black Mambas Directed by Lena Karbe
Adl Stand Up Award, sponsored by Adl Santa Barbara/Tri-Counties, the Skinner Social Impact Fund, and Steve & Cindy Lyons...
- 2/18/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay, Julia MacCary, Charna Flam and Katie Reul
- Variety Film + TV
Apple Original Films unveiled the trailer for the highly anticipated thriller, ‘Tetris,’ starring Taron Egerton.
The movie tells the unbelievable story of how one of the world’s most popular video games found its way to avid players around the globe. Henk Rogers (Taron Egerton) discovers Tetris in 1988 and then risks everything by travelling to the Soviet Union, where he joins forces with inventor Alexey Pajitnov (Nikita Efremov) to bring the game to the masses. Based on a true story, “Tetris” is a Cold War–era thriller on steroids, with double-crossing villains, unlikely heroes, and a nail-biting race to the finish.
Directed by Jon S. Baird, Toby Jones, Roger Allam, Anthony Boyle, Togo Igawa, Ken Yamamura, Ben Miles, and Matthew Marsh also star.
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The film will premiere globally on Apple TV...
The movie tells the unbelievable story of how one of the world’s most popular video games found its way to avid players around the globe. Henk Rogers (Taron Egerton) discovers Tetris in 1988 and then risks everything by travelling to the Soviet Union, where he joins forces with inventor Alexey Pajitnov (Nikita Efremov) to bring the game to the masses. Based on a true story, “Tetris” is a Cold War–era thriller on steroids, with double-crossing villains, unlikely heroes, and a nail-biting race to the finish.
Directed by Jon S. Baird, Toby Jones, Roger Allam, Anthony Boyle, Togo Igawa, Ken Yamamura, Ben Miles, and Matthew Marsh also star.
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The film will premiere globally on Apple TV...
- 2/17/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The game you couldn’t put down, the story you couldn’t make up.
On Thursday, Apple TV released the first official trailer for their upcoming biographical film “Tetris,” directed by Jon S. Baird from a screenplay written by Noah Pink in his feature writing debut.
The film tells the true story of the high-stakes legal battle to secure the intellectual property rights to the puzzle video game “Tetris,” which is recognized today as one of the most popular video games of all time.
You can watch the trailer here:
It stars Taron Egerton, Toby Jones, Nikita Yefremov, Roger Allam, Anthony Boyle, Togo Igawa, Ken Yamamura, Ben Miles, Matthew Marsh, and Rick Yune. The film was produced by Gillian Berrie, Leonard Blavatnik, Gregor Cameron, and Matthew Vaughn under the AI Film and Marv Studios production banners.
“Tetris” is scheduled to be released on Apple TV+ on March 31, 2023.
Predict the 2023 Emmy...
On Thursday, Apple TV released the first official trailer for their upcoming biographical film “Tetris,” directed by Jon S. Baird from a screenplay written by Noah Pink in his feature writing debut.
The film tells the true story of the high-stakes legal battle to secure the intellectual property rights to the puzzle video game “Tetris,” which is recognized today as one of the most popular video games of all time.
You can watch the trailer here:
It stars Taron Egerton, Toby Jones, Nikita Yefremov, Roger Allam, Anthony Boyle, Togo Igawa, Ken Yamamura, Ben Miles, Matthew Marsh, and Rick Yune. The film was produced by Gillian Berrie, Leonard Blavatnik, Gregor Cameron, and Matthew Vaughn under the AI Film and Marv Studios production banners.
“Tetris” is scheduled to be released on Apple TV+ on March 31, 2023.
Predict the 2023 Emmy...
- 2/16/2023
- by Caillou Pettis
- Gold Derby
“The Last of Us” should be very scared right now, because the world’s best video game is getting the adaptation it deserves. “Tetris,” a biographical film about the development behind one of the most iconic video games ever, will premiere on Apple TV+ March 31, the company announced Thursday. The news was accompanied by a trailer for the film, showing star Taron Egerton as Tetris Company co-founder Henk Rogers.
For those who (somehow) have never heard of it, “Tetris” is a 1984 video game from Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov that requires the player to sort differently shaped pieces on a playing field, attempting to complete lines in order to remove blocks and get the highest score possible before the screen fills up. Its simple but addictive gameplay made it immediately successful, and when a version was ported to the Game Boy handheld in 1989, the game became a worldwide smash. Around...
For those who (somehow) have never heard of it, “Tetris” is a 1984 video game from Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov that requires the player to sort differently shaped pieces on a playing field, attempting to complete lines in order to remove blocks and get the highest score possible before the screen fills up. Its simple but addictive gameplay made it immediately successful, and when a version was ported to the Game Boy handheld in 1989, the game became a worldwide smash. Around...
- 2/16/2023
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
The idea of a "Tetris" movie might sound pretty ridiculous. After all, it's just a puzzle game where you drop down shapes and try to achieve combinations. There's not really a plot and there's barely an objective, so when numerous announcements were made that such a movie was in the works, you may have understandably scoffed. While Larry Kasanoff's science-fiction trilogy may have stalled in the negotiation stages, there is one "Tetris" movie that did end up making it out of production, and it ... actually looks really cool?
"Tetris," directed by Jon S. Baird, is being distributed by Apple TV+, but isn't the type of movie you might think it is. While certainly about the famous puzzle game, there is no attempt to make the game itself out to be a grand lore-heavy adventure. That's because the real story behind the game's popularity is stranger than fiction. As depicted in its trailer,...
"Tetris," directed by Jon S. Baird, is being distributed by Apple TV+, but isn't the type of movie you might think it is. While certainly about the famous puzzle game, there is no attempt to make the game itself out to be a grand lore-heavy adventure. That's because the real story behind the game's popularity is stranger than fiction. As depicted in its trailer,...
- 2/16/2023
- by Erin Brady
- Slash Film
When we tell you there’s a movie about Tetris on the way, what do you think of? No, this is not a Pixels-style, literal blocks falling from the sky adaptation of the game, but a dramatisation of the quest to secure the rights to the game, headed up by Black Bird and Rocketman star Taron Egerton. He plays Henk Rogers, a Dutch entrepreneur who is particularly enthralled by Tetris and keen to snap up the international distribution rights – but comes up against resistance from the Soviet authorities, Kgb agents and the game’s inventor, Alex Pajitnov (Nikita Yefremov). The film is being released by Apple TV+, and the first trailer just dropped. Have a watch below.
The Soviets aren’t the only people standing in Henk’s way, with British media tycoon Robert Maxwell (Roger Allam) and bratty son Kevin (Anthony Boyle), as well as big Nintendo boss Hiroshi Yamauchi...
The Soviets aren’t the only people standing in Henk’s way, with British media tycoon Robert Maxwell (Roger Allam) and bratty son Kevin (Anthony Boyle), as well as big Nintendo boss Hiroshi Yamauchi...
- 2/16/2023
- by Sophie Butcher
- Empire - Movies
Invasion Trailer 2 — Apple TV+ has released the second TV show trailer for Invasion (2021). View here the Invasion teaser trailer. Crew Invasion stars Shamier Anderson, Golshifteh Farahani, Sam Neill, Firas Nassar, Shiori Kutsuna, Tara Moayedi, Azhy Robertson, Daisuke Tsuji, Billy Barratt, India Brown, Paddy Holland, Cache Vanderpuye, and Togo Igawa. Andrew Baldwin, [...]
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- 9/27/2021
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Invasion Trailer — Apple TV+‘s Invasion (2021) teaser trailer has been released. The Invasion trailer stars Shamier Anderson, Golshifteh Farahani, Sam Neill, Firas Nassar, Shiori Kutsuna, Tara Moayedi, Azhy Robertson, Daisuke Tsuji, Billy Barratt, India Brown, Paddy Holland, Cache Vanderpuye, and Togo Igawa. Crew Andrew Baldwin, Simon Kinberg, and David Weil and wrote the screenplays [...]
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- 6/10/2021
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
To celebrate the release of Master Moley by Royal Invitation, the new animated children’s special which starts this month, we sat down with the show’s star and executive producer Warwick Davis to find out about this delightful new show.
Created by James Reatchlous, Master Moley sees Davis in the title role of this exciting new show, with the plot and loveable characters derive from bedtime stories that James told his daughters over 20 years ago. Julie Walters, Gemma Arterton, Charles Dance, Richard E Grant, and Togo Igawa co-star in the special, and is set to be released as a series very soon.
Davis chatted to us about the show’s origins, its importance for children, and the lessons it hopes to help teach younger viewers, the incredible cast assembled, and his hopes for the show’s future. He also talks about the new Willow TV series for Disney+, how...
Created by James Reatchlous, Master Moley sees Davis in the title role of this exciting new show, with the plot and loveable characters derive from bedtime stories that James told his daughters over 20 years ago. Julie Walters, Gemma Arterton, Charles Dance, Richard E Grant, and Togo Igawa co-star in the special, and is set to be released as a series very soon.
Davis chatted to us about the show’s origins, its importance for children, and the lessons it hopes to help teach younger viewers, the incredible cast assembled, and his hopes for the show’s future. He also talks about the new Willow TV series for Disney+, how...
- 11/19/2020
- by Scott Davis
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
WarnerMedia has acquired the rights to new animated show “Master Moley,” starring Warwick Davis and Gemma Arterton, for its children’s platform Boomerang in more than 100 countries across Europe, Middle East and Africa. “Master Moley” is based on original stories written by British entrepreneur James Reatchlous, who spoke to Variety about how it came to life.
The deal, struck by Jetpack Distribution, will see the animation’s 30-minute special, “Master Moley By Royal Invitation,” head to the channel in November. The acquisition of the new 52-part series, comprising 11-minute episodes, “The Misadventures of Master Moley,” will continue the adventures of Master Moley and friends on Boomerang next year.
The animation follows adventurous mole Master Moley, who lives deep in a burrow under Queen Elizabeth II’s Windsor Castle in the bustling city of MoleTown, where he is the keeper of a magical book, which has the power to bring peace between humans and moles.
The deal, struck by Jetpack Distribution, will see the animation’s 30-minute special, “Master Moley By Royal Invitation,” head to the channel in November. The acquisition of the new 52-part series, comprising 11-minute episodes, “The Misadventures of Master Moley,” will continue the adventures of Master Moley and friends on Boomerang next year.
The animation follows adventurous mole Master Moley, who lives deep in a burrow under Queen Elizabeth II’s Windsor Castle in the bustling city of MoleTown, where he is the keeper of a magical book, which has the power to bring peace between humans and moles.
- 9/2/2020
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Stars: Maryam Hassouni, Mike Beckingham, Dougie Poynter, Derek Jacobi, Nigel Barber, Togo Igawa, Margo Stilley, Daniël Boissevain, Tom Wu, Jeroen Krabbé, Fabian Jansen, Reinout Bussemaker, Dominic Keating | Written by Finola Geraghty, Brendan Bishop | Directed by Andy Newbery
Robert Atkinson (Beckingham) is a young London banker and today the opportunity to show the lady in his life how great things could be with him has arrived. When locking up the bank for the weekend he takes a whole bunch of cash that he intends to make into a whole bunch more cash by gambling it all. Unsurprisingly and because you know, movies, He loses all the cash but is about to gain a new “friend” in Mr Lau (Togo Igawa). Robert’s new “friend” offers to clear all of his debts and then some if he just takes one briefcase to Amsterdam and brings another back. Next thing we know there...
Robert Atkinson (Beckingham) is a young London banker and today the opportunity to show the lady in his life how great things could be with him has arrived. When locking up the bank for the weekend he takes a whole bunch of cash that he intends to make into a whole bunch more cash by gambling it all. Unsurprisingly and because you know, movies, He loses all the cash but is about to gain a new “friend” in Mr Lau (Togo Igawa). Robert’s new “friend” offers to clear all of his debts and then some if he just takes one briefcase to Amsterdam and brings another back. Next thing we know there...
- 4/9/2020
- by Kevin Haldon
- Nerdly
Jetpack Distribution has snagged the rights to “Master Moley” and will sell the animated series internationally. There is both a one-off “Master Moley” special and an accompanying series.
The special has a standout voice cast including Warwick Davis (“Harry Potter”), who will also executive produce. Signature Entertainment is selling the special and handling U.K. distribution, while Jetpack is handling the 52-part 11-minute series.
Other stars lending their voices to the special include Julie Walters (“Mamma Mia!”), Gemma Arterton (“Their Finest”), Richard E. Grant (“Can You Ever Forgive Me?”), Togo Igawa (“Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again”) and Charles Dance (“Game of Thrones”).
Davis voices the titular mole character. The property was created by James Reatchlous and based upon an original idea conceived as a bedtime story. It follow the adventurous Master Moley, who uncovers a magical book that has the power to bring peace between humans and moles. Davis exec produces alongside Reatchlous,...
The special has a standout voice cast including Warwick Davis (“Harry Potter”), who will also executive produce. Signature Entertainment is selling the special and handling U.K. distribution, while Jetpack is handling the 52-part 11-minute series.
Other stars lending their voices to the special include Julie Walters (“Mamma Mia!”), Gemma Arterton (“Their Finest”), Richard E. Grant (“Can You Ever Forgive Me?”), Togo Igawa (“Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again”) and Charles Dance (“Game of Thrones”).
Davis voices the titular mole character. The property was created by James Reatchlous and based upon an original idea conceived as a bedtime story. It follow the adventurous Master Moley, who uncovers a magical book that has the power to bring peace between humans and moles. Davis exec produces alongside Reatchlous,...
- 10/12/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
To celebrate the release of the international series ‘Giri/Haji’ to BBC Two in October we are honoured to share nine exclusive first look images from the show.
The eight-part series, directed by Julian Farino, is said to be a soulful thriller that explores the butterfly effect of one murder upon two very different worlds.
The Story
The new series follows Kenzo (Takehiro Hira) a middle-aged Tokyo detective and family man, who travels to London in search of his younger brother, Yuto (Yosuke Kubozuka). The siblings, once devoted and now estranged, are driven to opposite sides of the world by the spiralling consequences of one violent, split-second decision. Fukuhara (Masahiro Motoki), a notorious Japanese gang-lord and feared Yakuza, hears of his nephew’s murder in London – and the ramifications of the crime erupt across the globe. As a result, Kenzo’s family’s honour and the fragile peace between the...
The eight-part series, directed by Julian Farino, is said to be a soulful thriller that explores the butterfly effect of one murder upon two very different worlds.
The Story
The new series follows Kenzo (Takehiro Hira) a middle-aged Tokyo detective and family man, who travels to London in search of his younger brother, Yuto (Yosuke Kubozuka). The siblings, once devoted and now estranged, are driven to opposite sides of the world by the spiralling consequences of one violent, split-second decision. Fukuhara (Masahiro Motoki), a notorious Japanese gang-lord and feared Yakuza, hears of his nephew’s murder in London – and the ramifications of the crime erupt across the globe. As a result, Kenzo’s family’s honour and the fragile peace between the...
- 9/6/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The BBC and Netflix have unveiled the international cast and a first-look image of their ambitious bilingual drama “Giri/Haji,” which has begun filming in London. An acclaimed Japanese lineup, led by Takehiro Hira and Yosuke Kubozuka, is joined by Emmy-winning British actress Kelly Macdonald, British actor Charlie Creed-Miles and U.S. actor Justin Long.
The eight-part thriller, whose title translates as “Duty/Shame,” is shot in both Japanese and English and will be subtitled. Set between London and Tokyo across multiple time frames, the show explores the ripple effects of one murder on two cities. The shoot will move to Tokyo later this year.
“Giri/Haji” is created and written by BAFTA nominee Joe Barton and directed by BAFTA-winner and Emmy nominee Julian Farino. The Japanese cast also includes Masahiro Motoki, Yuko Nakamura, Aoi Okuyama, Mitsuko Oka, Togo Igawa, Katsuya and Yoshiki Minato. British actors Will Sharpe and Tony Pitts also star.
The eight-part thriller, whose title translates as “Duty/Shame,” is shot in both Japanese and English and will be subtitled. Set between London and Tokyo across multiple time frames, the show explores the ripple effects of one murder on two cities. The shoot will move to Tokyo later this year.
“Giri/Haji” is created and written by BAFTA nominee Joe Barton and directed by BAFTA-winner and Emmy nominee Julian Farino. The Japanese cast also includes Masahiro Motoki, Yuko Nakamura, Aoi Okuyama, Mitsuko Oka, Togo Igawa, Katsuya and Yoshiki Minato. British actors Will Sharpe and Tony Pitts also star.
- 8/21/2018
- by Robert Mitchell
- Variety Film + TV
"You're the only one who can disrupt their plans." October Coast has debuted a new trailer for an Italian political thriller titled The Confessions, from Italian director Roberto Andò. Described as a "refreshing suspense thriller", the story is set during a G8 meeting being held at a luxury hotel on the German coast. One of the guests is a mysterious Italian monk, invited by Daniel Rochè, the director of the International Monetary Fund. He wants the monk to receive his confession, that night, in secret. The next morning, Rochè is found dead, and off we go. Toni Servillo stars along with Connie Nielsen, Daniel Auteuil, Lambert Wilson, Pierfrancesco Favino, Moritz Bleibtreu, Johan Heldenbergh, Richard Sammel, Togo Igawa, and Marie-Josée Croze. This film looks like a heavy political thriller, might be worth watching. Here's the new official Us trailer (+ poster) for Roberto Andò's The Confessions, direct from YouTube: A G...
- 6/5/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Pete Dillon-Trenchard May 27, 2017
Doctor Who series 10: we go Easter egg hunting in The Pyramid At The End Of The World
Spoilers lie ahead...
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The Monks have taken over the planet, and I forone welcome our new decomposing overlords. Fortunately they’ve given us permission to publish this list of references, similarities and generally interesting things that we found inside The Pyramid At The End Of The World. They’ve also asked that we let you know it is your duty to leave anything that you feel we’ve missed in the comments section...
There’s a president for that
The Doctor’s role as president of the world comes into play again here; it was first established in 2014’s Death In Heaven...
Doctor Who series 10: we go Easter egg hunting in The Pyramid At The End Of The World
Spoilers lie ahead...
See related Jessica Jones’ Kilgrave: Marvel’s creepiest villain yet Iron Fist: Rosario Dawson pops up in new clip Luke Cage smashed Marvel's 2016 Netflix ratings
The Monks have taken over the planet, and I forone welcome our new decomposing overlords. Fortunately they’ve given us permission to publish this list of references, similarities and generally interesting things that we found inside The Pyramid At The End Of The World. They’ve also asked that we let you know it is your duty to leave anything that you feel we’ve missed in the comments section...
There’s a president for that
The Doctor’s role as president of the world comes into play again here; it was first established in 2014’s Death In Heaven...
- 5/27/2017
- Den of Geek
Louisa Mellor Rob Leane Jul 18, 2017
Thunderbirds Are Go's next batch of episodes will feature Emilia Clarke, David Tennant, Mark Gatiss and more...
2015 saw the revival of Gerry Anderson's Thunderbirds in new animated series, Thunderbirds Are Go. The first twenty-six episode series aired in two chunks on ITV here in the UK, and a second season was speedily announced.
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The first half of series 2 has already aired, and the remaining 13 episodes will air in the autumn of this year.
Today, thanks to the show's official site, we've got some exciting cast info to share. Here are the main supporting players from the second half of Thunderbirds Are Go series 3...
Adam Hills as Buddy Pendergast
Alan Ford as Light Fingered Fred
Asa Butterfield as Space Controller Conrad
David Tennant as Tycho Reeves
Emilia Clarke as Doyle
Kathryn Drysdale as Kate
Mark Gatiss...
Thunderbirds Are Go's next batch of episodes will feature Emilia Clarke, David Tennant, Mark Gatiss and more...
2015 saw the revival of Gerry Anderson's Thunderbirds in new animated series, Thunderbirds Are Go. The first twenty-six episode series aired in two chunks on ITV here in the UK, and a second season was speedily announced.
See related Spider-Man: Homecoming - director Jon Watts interview
The first half of series 2 has already aired, and the remaining 13 episodes will air in the autumn of this year.
Today, thanks to the show's official site, we've got some exciting cast info to share. Here are the main supporting players from the second half of Thunderbirds Are Go series 3...
Adam Hills as Buddy Pendergast
Alan Ford as Light Fingered Fred
Asa Butterfield as Space Controller Conrad
David Tennant as Tycho Reeves
Emilia Clarke as Doyle
Kathryn Drysdale as Kate
Mark Gatiss...
- 2/11/2016
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Stars: Salma Hayek, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Laura Cepeda, Togo Igawa, Akie Kotabe, Gabriella Wright, Caroline Chikezie, Jennifer Blanc, Jelena Gavrilovic, Aisha Ayamah, Masashi Fujimoto | Written by Yale Hannon | Directed by Joe Lynch
When Everly (Hayek) betrays her sadistic mob boss Taiko (Watanabe), he sends a group of his most brutal men to torture and kill her. When she manages to get the upper hand and survives, she finds herself trapped in the apartment awaiting the next attempt on her life.
It’s a brave move to set a movie in an apartment which is basically one room, and not allow the main actor to leave it. There are a few cheats to make the world of Everly feel that bit more bigger, though claustrophobic but for the most part, this is about a strategic war in an apartment. While the action is thick and fast though, Everly is also about being a mother,...
When Everly (Hayek) betrays her sadistic mob boss Taiko (Watanabe), he sends a group of his most brutal men to torture and kill her. When she manages to get the upper hand and survives, she finds herself trapped in the apartment awaiting the next attempt on her life.
It’s a brave move to set a movie in an apartment which is basically one room, and not allow the main actor to leave it. There are a few cheats to make the world of Everly feel that bit more bigger, though claustrophobic but for the most part, this is about a strategic war in an apartment. While the action is thick and fast though, Everly is also about being a mother,...
- 8/9/2015
- by Paul Metcalf
- Nerdly
Director: Joe Lynch; Screenwriter: Yale Hannon; Starring: Salma Hayek, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Laura Cepeda, Togo Igawa; Running time: 92 mins; Certificate: 18
Maybe it was because Salma Hayek made a compelling badass in Oliver Stone's Savages that she signed up for the bullet-riddled, entirely brain-free splatter-fest that is Everly. But she doesn't get to wear a suit here and strut with intent. Instead, director Joe Lynch strips her from scene one, makes her crawl on the floor, ties her up, cages her and generally makes her the subject of every sordid violent fantasy he can think of. And, for what? Even slobbering Salma fans might come away feeling frustrated at the lack of an x-rated payoff.
Quentin Tarantino is the obvious standard-bearer for Lynch, who has previously directed B-movie shorts and one feature dubiously titled Knights of Badassdom (straight-to-video), but whereas Qt lavishes as much attention on characterisation as bloodletting, Lynch doesn't see the need.
Maybe it was because Salma Hayek made a compelling badass in Oliver Stone's Savages that she signed up for the bullet-riddled, entirely brain-free splatter-fest that is Everly. But she doesn't get to wear a suit here and strut with intent. Instead, director Joe Lynch strips her from scene one, makes her crawl on the floor, ties her up, cages her and generally makes her the subject of every sordid violent fantasy he can think of. And, for what? Even slobbering Salma fans might come away feeling frustrated at the lack of an x-rated payoff.
Quentin Tarantino is the obvious standard-bearer for Lynch, who has previously directed B-movie shorts and one feature dubiously titled Knights of Badassdom (straight-to-video), but whereas Qt lavishes as much attention on characterisation as bloodletting, Lynch doesn't see the need.
- 6/23/2015
- Digital Spy
Everly - Radius-twc - Blu-ray and DVD Director: Joe Lynch Cast: Salma Hayek, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Jennifer Blanc, Togo Igawa Everly stars Salma Hayek as the kept girlfriend of a gangster who decides to finally break free of her terrible life. Having typed that, it sounds like a standard Sundance drama, so I should probably point out that breaking free of her life involves guns and killing wave after wave of people who are hired to try and kill her. Hayek is fantastic in the movie, and it's clear she has plenty of fun taking on the kick-ass role, no matter how absurd things get. And it does get absurd. The whole thing has a weird sense of humor and a pretty terrific sense of action and humor, feeling more like a late '80s cult movie than most modern...
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- 4/23/2015
- by Peter Hall
- Movies.com
Everly (2014) Film Review, a movie directed by Joe Lynch, and starring Salma Hayek, Gabriella Wright, Jennifer Blanc, Togo Igawa, Caroline Chikezie, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Akie Kotabe, Andy McDermott, Uros Certic, Aisha Ayamah, Jelena Gavrilovic, Dragana Atlija and Laura Cepeda As we move into 2015, audiences continue voyaging deeper into television’s current golden era. Movies — [...]
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- 4/1/2015
- by Victor Stiff
- Film-Book
Everly, Baby: Lynch’s Grindhouse Glory Shoots Blanks
If Pam Grier had starred in a 1970’s version of Oldboy directed by Jack Hill, it probably would’ve looked something like Everly, actor/producer/editor/cinematographer Joe Lynch’s sophomore effort as film director. Playing like an homage to those cheapie exploitation classics of the vintage grindhouse era, there’s an element of admiration for Lynch’s product, which, at least superficially, appears to honor its battered but resilient female protagonist by eschewing gratuitous nudity and attempting to grant her a character arc that extends beyond her desirable body (though this is accomplished only via typical fashion, i.e. her maternal instinct). But by keeping the action of the film confined to one rundown, grimy apartment in a complex apparently on lockdown a la The Raid or Dredd, no matter of grisly violence can secure our visual absorption through the film’s already slim running time.
If Pam Grier had starred in a 1970’s version of Oldboy directed by Jack Hill, it probably would’ve looked something like Everly, actor/producer/editor/cinematographer Joe Lynch’s sophomore effort as film director. Playing like an homage to those cheapie exploitation classics of the vintage grindhouse era, there’s an element of admiration for Lynch’s product, which, at least superficially, appears to honor its battered but resilient female protagonist by eschewing gratuitous nudity and attempting to grant her a character arc that extends beyond her desirable body (though this is accomplished only via typical fashion, i.e. her maternal instinct). But by keeping the action of the film confined to one rundown, grimy apartment in a complex apparently on lockdown a la The Raid or Dredd, no matter of grisly violence can secure our visual absorption through the film’s already slim running time.
- 2/25/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Joe Lynch's Everly opens with the screams of a sex slave played by Salma Hayek. It seems impossible things for her could get much worse — but they do. Emboldened by a detective who's pledged to wrest her from gangster Taiko (Hiroyuki Watanabe), Hayek's Everly has chosen today to fight for freedom. Good luck, lady.
Taiko has an arsenal: killer dogs, machine-gunning brutes, sai-stabbing prostitutes, and a cruel torturer who calls himself The Sadist (Togo Igawa), all happy to make house calls. Forget finding her long-lost mom and five-year-old daughter (Laura Cepeda and Aisha Ayamah) — Everly can't even escape from her own apartment.
Everly has the heaving, bloody bosoms of an exploitation flick, yet Hayek gives the character powerful dign...
Taiko has an arsenal: killer dogs, machine-gunning brutes, sai-stabbing prostitutes, and a cruel torturer who calls himself The Sadist (Togo Igawa), all happy to make house calls. Forget finding her long-lost mom and five-year-old daughter (Laura Cepeda and Aisha Ayamah) — Everly can't even escape from her own apartment.
Everly has the heaving, bloody bosoms of an exploitation flick, yet Hayek gives the character powerful dign...
- 2/25/2015
- Village Voice
Everly Radius-twc Reviewed by: Harvey Karten for Shockya. Databased on Rotten Tomatoes. Grade: C+ Director: Joe Lynch Screenwriter: Yale Hannon Cast: Salma Hayek, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Akie Kotabe, Laura Cepeda, Jennifer Blanc, Togo Igawa, Masahi Fujimoto, Aisha Ayamah Screened at: Review 1, NYC, 2/19/15 Opens: February 27, 2015 To get a handle on what to expect from the director appropriately named Joe Lynch, here are some precedents for his current “Everly.” In “Knights of Badassdom,” he finds three people reenacting a live-action Dungeons and Dragons-type medieval escapade only to conjure up a blood-sucking evil Succubus. In “Chillerama,” things go wrong during a screening of previously lost films in a drive-in cinema [ Read More ]
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- 2/20/2015
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
From RedBand.Ca, Sneak Peek a restricted trailer from director Joe Lynch's action thriller "Everly", written by Yale Hannon, based on a story by Lynch and Hannon, starring Salma Hayek, Akie Kotabe, Jennifer Blanc, Masashi Fujimoto, Togo Igawa, Gabriella Wright, Caroline Chikezie, Laura Cepeda, and Hiroyuki Watanabe, opening February 27, 2015:
"...'Everly' (Salma Hayek), a prostitute working for criminal overlord 'Taiko' (Watanabe), is attacked in her apartment by Taiko's enforcers after he discovers she has been working with the police to bring down his organization..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Everly"...
"...'Everly' (Salma Hayek), a prostitute working for criminal overlord 'Taiko' (Watanabe), is attacked in her apartment by Taiko's enforcers after he discovers she has been working with the police to bring down his organization..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Everly"...
- 2/17/2015
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
An action/thriller centered on a woman who faces down assassins sent by her ex, a mob boss, while holed up in her apartment. The new action movie stars Salma Hayek, Akie Kotabe, Laura Cepeda, Jennifer Blanc, Togo Igawa, Gabriella Wright, Caroline Chikezie, and Hiroyuki Watanabe as Taiko. “Everly” hits theaters everywhere on February 27, 2015.
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- 1/21/2015
- by Rudie Obias
- ShockYa
We’re back with another trio of trailers. This time we have a new synthesizer-heavy look at It Follows, a preview of Joe Lynch’s Salma Hayek-starring action extravaganza Everly, and a tease of the upcoming Game of Thrones IMAX experience, as well as a snippet of Season 5.
“For 19-year-old Jay (Monroe), the fall should be about school, boys and weekends at the lake. Yet, after a seemingly innocent sexual encounter she suddenly finds herself plagued by nightmarish visions; she can’t shake the sensation that someone, or something, is following her. As the threat closes in, Jay and her friends must somehow escape the horrors that are only a few steps behind.”
RADiUS-twc have slated It Follows to hit U.S. theaters on March 27th, 2015. Penned and directed by David Robert Mitchell (The Myth of the American Sleepover), It Follows stars Maika Monroe (Labor Day), Keir Gilchrist (It...
“For 19-year-old Jay (Monroe), the fall should be about school, boys and weekends at the lake. Yet, after a seemingly innocent sexual encounter she suddenly finds herself plagued by nightmarish visions; she can’t shake the sensation that someone, or something, is following her. As the threat closes in, Jay and her friends must somehow escape the horrors that are only a few steps behind.”
RADiUS-twc have slated It Follows to hit U.S. theaters on March 27th, 2015. Penned and directed by David Robert Mitchell (The Myth of the American Sleepover), It Follows stars Maika Monroe (Labor Day), Keir Gilchrist (It...
- 1/21/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Everly has released a new green band trailer.
Salma Hayek stars in the high-concept action movie, written and directed by Joe Lynch.
The actress plays a former yakuza prostitute who has become a police informant.
After her old boss tracks her down, he puts a price on her head which sees an army of contract killers besieging her in her apartment in one blood-soaked night.
Everly must survive in order to be reunited with her mother and son.
Togo Igawa and Masashi Fujimoto also star in the film.
Everly will be released on January 23 in the Us and April 10 in the UK.
Salma Hayek stars in the high-concept action movie, written and directed by Joe Lynch.
The actress plays a former yakuza prostitute who has become a police informant.
After her old boss tracks her down, he puts a price on her head which sees an army of contract killers besieging her in her apartment in one blood-soaked night.
Everly must survive in order to be reunited with her mother and son.
Togo Igawa and Masashi Fujimoto also star in the film.
Everly will be released on January 23 in the Us and April 10 in the UK.
- 1/21/2015
- Digital Spy
The domestic trailer is now online for the upcoming action thriller Everly, starring Salma Hayek, Togo Igawa, Masashi Fujimoto, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Caroline Chikezie, and Jennifer Blanc.
Joe Lynch directs the film from a screenplay Lynch wrote along with Yale Hannon.
It's Christmastime, but all is not well in the world of Everly (Salma Hayek). A call girl by trade, Everly has turned against her gangster boss Taiko (Hiroyuki Watanabe) and become a police informant. In response, Taiko has put out a hit on Everly and her family. Soon, every criminal in town wants to cash in. Everly’s survival instincts quickly kick in as she matches wits and firepower with Taiko and a seemingly endless stream of killers.
Have a look at the trailer by using the player below and let us know what you think.
Everly is set to hit on iTunes January 23rd and in theaters February 27th.
Joe Lynch directs the film from a screenplay Lynch wrote along with Yale Hannon.
It's Christmastime, but all is not well in the world of Everly (Salma Hayek). A call girl by trade, Everly has turned against her gangster boss Taiko (Hiroyuki Watanabe) and become a police informant. In response, Taiko has put out a hit on Everly and her family. Soon, every criminal in town wants to cash in. Everly’s survival instincts quickly kick in as she matches wits and firepower with Taiko and a seemingly endless stream of killers.
Have a look at the trailer by using the player below and let us know what you think.
Everly is set to hit on iTunes January 23rd and in theaters February 27th.
- 1/20/2015
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
The Salma Hayek-starring Everly has released a red band trailer.
The Frida actress stars in director Joe Lynch's high-concept action/revenge movie.
Warning - Trailer contains explicit content:
Hayek plays a former prostitute that informs on her employers.
Marked for death, she is confined to her apartment while an army of hired killers come for her. But she won't go down without a fight.
Togo Igawa and Masashi Fujimoto also star in the film.
Hayek is known for her roles in action films including Robert Rodriguez's Desperado and From Dusk Till Dawn.
Everly will be released on January 23 in the Us and April 10 in the UK.
The Frida actress stars in director Joe Lynch's high-concept action/revenge movie.
Warning - Trailer contains explicit content:
Hayek plays a former prostitute that informs on her employers.
Marked for death, she is confined to her apartment while an army of hired killers come for her. But she won't go down without a fight.
Togo Igawa and Masashi Fujimoto also star in the film.
Hayek is known for her roles in action films including Robert Rodriguez's Desperado and From Dusk Till Dawn.
Everly will be released on January 23 in the Us and April 10 in the UK.
- 1/9/2015
- Digital Spy
An action/thriller centered on a woman who faces down assassins sent by her ex, a mob boss, while holed up in her apartment. The new action movie stars Salma Hayek, Akie Kotabe, Laura Cepeda, Jennifer Blanc, Togo Igawa, Gabriella Wright, Caroline Chikezie, and Hiroyuki Watanabe as Taiko. “Everly” hits theaters everywhere on February 27, 2015.
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- 12/31/2014
- by Rudie Obias
- ShockYa
Everly Trailer. Joe Lynch‘s Everly (2015) movie trailer stars Salma Hayek, Jennifer Blanc, Togo Igawa, Caroline Chikezie, and Akie Kotabe. Everly‘s plot synopsis: “A call girl by trade, Everly has turned against her gangster boss Taiko (Hiroyuki Watanabe) and become a police informant. In response, Taiko has put [...]
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- 12/29/2014
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Over a year since the first still was released, an international trailer has finally been revealed for Joe Lynch's action thriller "Everly". Salma Hayek plays a woman trying to save her estranged mother and daughter when her dangerous mob boss ex-partner sends assassins to take her out.
Togo Igawa, Masashi Fujimoto, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Jennifer Blanc, Caroline Chikezie and Gabriella Wright star in the film which is based on a Black List script by Yale Hannon. RADiUS-twc is planning an unspecified 2015 release at present.
Togo Igawa, Masashi Fujimoto, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Jennifer Blanc, Caroline Chikezie and Gabriella Wright star in the film which is based on a Black List script by Yale Hannon. RADiUS-twc is planning an unspecified 2015 release at present.
- 12/29/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Over a year since the first still was released, an international trailer has finally been revealed for Joe Lynch's action thriller "Everly". Salma Hayek plays a woman trying to save her estranged mother and daughter when her dangerous mob boss ex-partner sends assassins to take her out.
Togo Igawa, Masashi Fujimoto, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Jennifer Blanc, Caroline Chikezie and Gabriella Wright star in the film which is based on a Black List script by Yale Hannon. RADiUS-twc is planning an unspecified 2015 release at present.
Togo Igawa, Masashi Fujimoto, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Jennifer Blanc, Caroline Chikezie and Gabriella Wright star in the film which is based on a Black List script by Yale Hannon. RADiUS-twc is planning an unspecified 2015 release at present.
- 12/29/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Salma Hayek's career has been a weird one, ranging from Oscar-contending roles in Frida to the horrible Bandidas as well as serving as executive producer on "Ugly Betty", which is really the only highlight on her resume in the past ten years unless you count her supporting work in the Grown Ups movies. So, to see her going the action route is no big surprise as today we have the first trailer a hard-r actioner which received its R-rating for "strong bloody violence, torture, nudity, sexual images and language." The movie sounds a bit like The Raid in that Hayek plays a woman trapped in her apartment, who must fend off scores of assassins sent by her ruthless ex, a nefarious drug kingpin. Joe Lynch (Wrong Turn 2) directs and Togo Igawa (The Last Samurai) co-stars. Radius is handling the release stateside, though no official date has yet been set.
- 12/29/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Hector and the Search for Happiness
Directed by Peter Chelsom
Written by Peter Chelsom, Tinker Lindsay, and Maria von Heland
USA, 2014
There’s a burgeoning subgenre of films about people in existential crisis setting out on a globe spanning adventure to find themselves, to figure out how to really live. These movies are ostensibly inspirational, but for several reasons, they often play out as somewhat depressing. For one thing, they seem to suggest that all it takes to feel alive is a costly globe-spanning adventure. Even more troublingly, they tend to turn the problems and wonders of the rest of the world into just more glib lessons for their heroes to learn. To the ranks of films like Eat, Pray, Love and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, we can now add Hector and the Search for Happiness.
Hector (Simon Pegg) is a disaffected psychiatrist who walks away from his...
Directed by Peter Chelsom
Written by Peter Chelsom, Tinker Lindsay, and Maria von Heland
USA, 2014
There’s a burgeoning subgenre of films about people in existential crisis setting out on a globe spanning adventure to find themselves, to figure out how to really live. These movies are ostensibly inspirational, but for several reasons, they often play out as somewhat depressing. For one thing, they seem to suggest that all it takes to feel alive is a costly globe-spanning adventure. Even more troublingly, they tend to turn the problems and wonders of the rest of the world into just more glib lessons for their heroes to learn. To the ranks of films like Eat, Pray, Love and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, we can now add Hector and the Search for Happiness.
Hector (Simon Pegg) is a disaffected psychiatrist who walks away from his...
- 9/23/2014
- by Jordan Ferguson
- SoundOnSight
A rich white man tours the misery of others to learn about happiness. Yes, it is as offensive as it sounds. I’m “biast” (pro): love Simon Pegg
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Are you poor, living in squalor, working a demeaning job, suffering from a lack of white male privilege, and/or fatally ill? Well, you should thank your lucky stars that you’re not Hector (Simon Pegg: Cuban Fury, The World’s End). He may be a wealthy psychiatrist living the high life in London, but he’s just not happy. Not with his gorgeous, enormous flat. Not with his beautiful, brilliant, and attentive girlfriend, Clara (Rosamund Pike: A Long Way Down, The World’s End). So off he goes, jetting around the world — sometimes in first class!
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Are you poor, living in squalor, working a demeaning job, suffering from a lack of white male privilege, and/or fatally ill? Well, you should thank your lucky stars that you’re not Hector (Simon Pegg: Cuban Fury, The World’s End). He may be a wealthy psychiatrist living the high life in London, but he’s just not happy. Not with his gorgeous, enormous flat. Not with his beautiful, brilliant, and attentive girlfriend, Clara (Rosamund Pike: A Long Way Down, The World’s End). So off he goes, jetting around the world — sometimes in first class!
- 8/15/2014
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Director: Peter Chelsom; Screenwriters: Maria von Heland, Peter Chelsom, Tinker Lindsay; Starring: Simon Pegg, Rosamund Pike, Stellan Skarsgård, Toni Collette, Jean Reno, Christopher Plummer; Running time: 120 mins; Certificate: 15
Simon Pegg tackles the meaning of life as the eponymous wanderer and/or wonderer in an adaptation of a book by French psychiatrist François Lelord. Hector and the Search for Happiness is part fable, part self-help manual with echoes of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, but like that film, there's a considerable gap between its deeply profound objective and the soft handling.
Hector is subject to gentle teasing for taking life too seriously, but he isn't a purely comic character and that's unfortunate for Pegg who usually gets laughs playing pompous idiots. He's much less compelling being moody and teary-eyed, especially because he doesn't have much to complain about. Hector is a successful psychiatrist who lives in a plush London home with a lovely girlfriend,...
Simon Pegg tackles the meaning of life as the eponymous wanderer and/or wonderer in an adaptation of a book by French psychiatrist François Lelord. Hector and the Search for Happiness is part fable, part self-help manual with echoes of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, but like that film, there's a considerable gap between its deeply profound objective and the soft handling.
Hector is subject to gentle teasing for taking life too seriously, but he isn't a purely comic character and that's unfortunate for Pegg who usually gets laughs playing pompous idiots. He's much less compelling being moody and teary-eyed, especially because he doesn't have much to complain about. Hector is a successful psychiatrist who lives in a plush London home with a lovely girlfriend,...
- 8/11/2014
- Digital Spy
We told you that Joe Lynch's next film, Everly, scored distro via Dimension Films and RADiUS a couple of months back, and today we caught up with Lynch and his star Salma Hayek at Comic-Con and came back with the goods for you! Read on!
Everyone familiar with Lynch knows that he has a habit of putting his actors through the proverbial wringer so we wondered if his approach would be different with Hayek. He laughed, "Believe me, it was all on the page already. I didn’t have to coax Salma into anything!"
"Honestly, the amount of heart that got installed into the movie because of her was monumental, and every day - and this is to Salma’s credit - she would ask, ‘Where’s the truth in this?’ That really made me evaluate every single beat in the film."
He continued, "I had lived with the...
Everyone familiar with Lynch knows that he has a habit of putting his actors through the proverbial wringer so we wondered if his approach would be different with Hayek. He laughed, "Believe me, it was all on the page already. I didn’t have to coax Salma into anything!"
"Honestly, the amount of heart that got installed into the movie because of her was monumental, and every day - and this is to Salma’s credit - she would ask, ‘Where’s the truth in this?’ That really made me evaluate every single beat in the film."
He continued, "I had lived with the...
- 7/26/2014
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
Machinima has released the 12 episodes from series of "Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist."
Through the coming of age story of Ken & Ryu, we are shown the backstory of some of the game’s most iconic characters, and over the course of the series we will see how the past, present, and future of all of those characters are intertwined, as the battle to become Ansatsuken Master threatens to tear apart another generation of brothers.
"Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist," which is distributed by Content Media and presented by the all-new 2015 Honda Fit, is the brainchild of Joey Ansah (The Bourne Ultimatum, Snow White and the Huntsman). Ansah, who also stars in the series (Akuma), wrote the script with Christian Howard, who reprises his role as Ken Masters from the original fan film. The series also stars Mike Moh as Ryu, Togo Igawa (47 Ronin, Memoirs of a Geisha, The Last Samurai) as Gōtetsu,...
Through the coming of age story of Ken & Ryu, we are shown the backstory of some of the game’s most iconic characters, and over the course of the series we will see how the past, present, and future of all of those characters are intertwined, as the battle to become Ansatsuken Master threatens to tear apart another generation of brothers.
"Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist," which is distributed by Content Media and presented by the all-new 2015 Honda Fit, is the brainchild of Joey Ansah (The Bourne Ultimatum, Snow White and the Huntsman). Ansah, who also stars in the series (Akuma), wrote the script with Christian Howard, who reprises his role as Ken Masters from the original fan film. The series also stars Mike Moh as Ryu, Togo Igawa (47 Ronin, Memoirs of a Geisha, The Last Samurai) as Gōtetsu,...
- 5/23/2014
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
Tasting Menu begins without offering much detail about its story or thematic effort, and it ends without ever showing its cards. It’s the story (sort of) of the last night at the world’s best restaurant, which is closing for uncertain reasons, and with the owner/chef’s future unknown. Said chef, the world-renowned Mar Vidal (Vicenta N’Dongo), thinks it’s time for a change, though the decision to close the restaurant has rocked the culinary world.
But, there is only a sideways sense in which the film can legitimately be said to have anything to do with this restaurant, this night, or this chef. The official synopsis only talks about Marc (Jan Cornet) and Rachel (Claudia Bassols), who happen to have a reservation that they made a year ago. Despite having split up several months ago, they decide they can’t miss the historic last night. It might be awkward,...
But, there is only a sideways sense in which the film can legitimately be said to have anything to do with this restaurant, this night, or this chef. The official synopsis only talks about Marc (Jan Cornet) and Rachel (Claudia Bassols), who happen to have a reservation that they made a year ago. Despite having split up several months ago, they decide they can’t miss the historic last night. It might be awkward,...
- 5/13/2014
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
"Street Fight: Assassin's Fist" web series recently unveiled trailers focusing on Ryu and Ken, played by Mike Moh and Christian Howard, respectively. And now, we have the full trailer for the series. Check it out below. "Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist" will explore the early days of Ryu and Ken and tell the story of their tutelage under Gouken, who must decide whether to pass down all the secrets of the Asatsuken (Assassin's Fist) fighting style after experiencing first hand the ill-effects that befall his younger brother, Akuma. Gouken struggles with whether his two young trainees Ken and Ryu will split along the path of light and darkness just as he and Akuma did as they learned from their master, Goutetsu (Togo Igawa). The full web series, all twelve episodes, will debut on Machinima YouTube channel on May 23rd, before being released on TV, On-Demand and DVD/Blu-ray. Trailer:...
- 5/12/2014
- WorstPreviews.com
Machinima has released the full trailer for their new web-series, Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist. Street Fighter was one on my favorite games growing up, but it never really seemed to translate very well to film. This might be the best adaptation we ever get because I seriously don't think any studio is going to attempt to make another Street Fighter movie ever again.
The live-action series comes from Ansah, who worked on the fan film Street Fighter: Legacy. He also stars in the series as Akuma, and co-wrote the script with Christian Howard. The series also stars Mike Moh as Ryu, Togo Igawa as Gōtetsu, Akira Koieyama as Gōken, Gaku Space as Gōki, Mark Killeen as Mr. Masters, and Hal Yamanouchi as Senzo.
Through the coming-of-age story of Ken & Ryu, we are shown the back story of some of the game’s most iconic characters, and over the course...
The live-action series comes from Ansah, who worked on the fan film Street Fighter: Legacy. He also stars in the series as Akuma, and co-wrote the script with Christian Howard. The series also stars Mike Moh as Ryu, Togo Igawa as Gōtetsu, Akira Koieyama as Gōken, Gaku Space as Gōki, Mark Killeen as Mr. Masters, and Hal Yamanouchi as Senzo.
Through the coming-of-age story of Ken & Ryu, we are shown the back story of some of the game’s most iconic characters, and over the course...
- 5/9/2014
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
"Street Fight: Assassin's Fist" recently unveiled the first trailer for the web series. And now, we have a new trailer focusing on Ken, played by Christian Howard. Check it out below. "Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist" will explore the early days of Ryu (Mike Moh) and Ken and tell the story of their tutelage under Gouken, who must decide whether to pass down all the secrets of the Asatsuken (Assassin's Fist) fighting style after experiencing first hand the ill-effects that befall his younger brother, Akuma. Gouken struggles with whether his two young trainees Ken and Ryu will split along the path of light and darkness just as he and Akuma did as they learned from their master, Goutetsu (Togo Igawa). The new web series will debut on Machinima YouTube channel in May, before being released on TV, On-Demand and DVD/Blu-ray. Trailer:...
- 4/26/2014
- WorstPreviews.com
On the heels of the series first trailer and the soon-to-follow Ryu trailer , "Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist" has debuted a new character-centric video focused on Ken. Check it out in the player below and catch the series on Machinima this May! The live-action series, which is distributed by Content Media, is the brainchild of Ansah, a member of the creative team behind the hit fan film "Street Fighter: Legacy," which has received almost 5,000,000 views to date. Ansah, who also stars in the series (Akuma), wrote the script with Christian Howard, who reprises his role as Ken Masters from the original fan film. The series also stars Mike Moh as Ryu, Togo Igawa as Gōtetsu, Akira Koieyama as Gōken, Gaku Space as Gōki, Mark...
- 4/24/2014
- Comingsoon.net
Finger Food: Gaul’s Latest Effort Staunchly Unappetizing
Spanish filmmaker Roger Gaul (known for his 2002 debut, the co-directed Smoking Room) returns with this Irish co-produced venture, Tasting Menu, its cast dictated primarily by geographic funding. Utilizing the banal workings of several intersecting storylines over the course of one evening, this petit bourgeois offering is as unabashedly pretentious as it is stilted, attempting to jackdaw cinematic magic via food porn and various romantic clichés. Several notable cast members are as poorly served as their lesser known counterparts, an ensemble that can’t ever emulsify as neatly as Javier Clavo’s screenplay so desperately wants it to.
Chef Mar (Vicenta N’Dongo) is a reluctant celebrity in her realm, owner of a highly successful restaurant that seats only thirty and is booked for months in advance. However, after finding herself in a creative rut, she decides to close the restaurant, much to...
Spanish filmmaker Roger Gaul (known for his 2002 debut, the co-directed Smoking Room) returns with this Irish co-produced venture, Tasting Menu, its cast dictated primarily by geographic funding. Utilizing the banal workings of several intersecting storylines over the course of one evening, this petit bourgeois offering is as unabashedly pretentious as it is stilted, attempting to jackdaw cinematic magic via food porn and various romantic clichés. Several notable cast members are as poorly served as their lesser known counterparts, an ensemble that can’t ever emulsify as neatly as Javier Clavo’s screenplay so desperately wants it to.
Chef Mar (Vicenta N’Dongo) is a reluctant celebrity in her realm, owner of a highly successful restaurant that seats only thirty and is booked for months in advance. However, after finding herself in a creative rut, she decides to close the restaurant, much to...
- 4/18/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Courtesy of Collider, we have new, previously unreleased stills from Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist, which stars Joey Ansah, Christian Howard, Mike Moh, Togo Igawa, Akira Koieyama, Gaku Space, Shogen Hyunri, Hal Yamanouchi and Mark Killeen. Related Content: Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist Machinima Press Release Ryu Takes Center Stage In Latest Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist Still Ken Featured In New Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist Image...
- 4/17/2014
- ComicBookMovie.com
Title: Tasting Menu Menú degustació) Magnolia Pictures Director: Roger Gual Screenplay: Roger Gual, Javier Calvo based on an original idea by Sílvia González Laá Cast: Jan Cornet, Claudia Bassols, Vicenta N’dongo, Andrew Tarbet, Fionnula Flanagan, Stephen Rea, Togo Igawa, Marta Torné, Akihijo Serikawa, Timothy Gibbs, Screened at: Review 1, NYC, 4/3/14 Opens: April 18, 2014 “Tasting Menu” might be compared by some to “Babette’s Feast,” Gabriel Axel’s film about a remote, 19th Century Danish community whose religious views forbid them to eat more than gruel but who are upended by a fantastic meal prepared by their French housekeeper. But Roger Gual’s movie does not center on food. That’s too bad. [ Read More ]
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- 4/15/2014
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
"Street Fight: Assassin's Fist" recently unveiled the first trailer for the web series. And now, we have a new trailer focusing on Ryu, played by Mike Moh. Check it out below. "Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist" will explore the early days of Ryu and Ken (Christian Howard) and tell the story of their tutelage under Gouken, who must decide whether to pass down all the secrets of the Asatsuken (Assassin's Fist) fighting style after experiencing first hand the ill-effects that befall his younger brother, Akuma. Gouken struggles with whether his two young trainees Ken and Ryu will split along the path of light and darkness just as he and Akuma did as they learned from their master, Goutetsu (Togo Igawa). The new web series will debut on Machinima YouTube channel in May, before being releasedon TV, On-Demand and DVD/Blu-ray. Trailer:...
- 4/12/2014
- WorstPreviews.com
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