Satoshi Kon was one of the most impactful and inspiring filmmakers. His films managed to move the world in the most unimaginable ways. Understanding one’s art isn’t a trick every magician can master. Not everyone is Houdini. Not everyone is Michaelangelo. Not everyone is Beyoncé. Most importantly, not everyone is Satoshi Kon.
Perfect Blue | Credit: Madhouse
The world of anime has seen great animators, legendary directors, and stunning mangakas. While some go on and become two-time Oscar winners like Hayao Miyazaki, others, such as Kon, get their names etched in time to be remembered as legends. Having a filmography consisting of powerful works such as Perfect Blue, Paprika, and Tokyo Godfathers, it was no surprise that Christopher Nolan too would find a way to get inspired by his works.
Satoshi Kon was a Dream Bender
For a filmmaker whose roster consists of one masterpiece after another, each and...
Perfect Blue | Credit: Madhouse
The world of anime has seen great animators, legendary directors, and stunning mangakas. While some go on and become two-time Oscar winners like Hayao Miyazaki, others, such as Kon, get their names etched in time to be remembered as legends. Having a filmography consisting of powerful works such as Perfect Blue, Paprika, and Tokyo Godfathers, it was no surprise that Christopher Nolan too would find a way to get inspired by his works.
Satoshi Kon was a Dream Bender
For a filmmaker whose roster consists of one masterpiece after another, each and...
- 5/28/2024
- by Adya Godboley
- FandomWire
NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings.
Anthology Film Archives
“Essential Cinema” brings films by Mekas’ Walden and Journey to Lithuania, Man Ray, Duchamp, René Clair and more; a Quebec cinema retrospective is underway.
Museum of the Moving Image
Hal Hartley’s masterpiece Henry Fool plays on 35mm this Sunday; a Jim Henson program shows on Saturday and Sunday; a Warner Bros. cartoon collection screens Friday and Sunday.
Metrograph
A complete retrospective of Lee Chang-dong has begun.
Film Forum
Le Samouraï and the Belmondo-led Classe tous risques continue playing in new 4K restorations; It Came from Outer Space plays in 3D this Sunday.
Paris Theater
A dual retrospective of Steven Zaillian and Patricia Highsmith brings films by Hitchcock, Fincher, Scorsese, Haynes, Wenders, and more.
IFC Center
The End of Evangelion continues its run, while Paprika, Female Trouble, Desperate Living, and Repo! The Genetic Opera show late.
The...
Anthology Film Archives
“Essential Cinema” brings films by Mekas’ Walden and Journey to Lithuania, Man Ray, Duchamp, René Clair and more; a Quebec cinema retrospective is underway.
Museum of the Moving Image
Hal Hartley’s masterpiece Henry Fool plays on 35mm this Sunday; a Jim Henson program shows on Saturday and Sunday; a Warner Bros. cartoon collection screens Friday and Sunday.
Metrograph
A complete retrospective of Lee Chang-dong has begun.
Film Forum
Le Samouraï and the Belmondo-led Classe tous risques continue playing in new 4K restorations; It Came from Outer Space plays in 3D this Sunday.
Paris Theater
A dual retrospective of Steven Zaillian and Patricia Highsmith brings films by Hitchcock, Fincher, Scorsese, Haynes, Wenders, and more.
IFC Center
The End of Evangelion continues its run, while Paprika, Female Trouble, Desperate Living, and Repo! The Genetic Opera show late.
The...
- 4/5/2024
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Iconic Events Releasing, a company specializing in distributing special engagement theatrical events to theatres, brings the action and bold visual storytelling of anime to the big screen as it announces a slate of upcoming nationwide theatrical events for the latest installment of Ax Cinema Nights. A different acclaimed anime feature will be screened at over 300 theatre locations across the country beginning in September 2023 and continuing through February 2024.
Celebrated films will include a Satoshi Kon Film Festival that will screen the legendary Director's most renowned anime feature films as well as a special presentation of Cowboy Bebop: The Movie. Subtitled and dubbed screenings are scheduled.
Ax Cinema Nights is a year-round movie event series celebrating the best new and classic anime films by bringing them to theaters across North America. It provides the passionate fan community with immersive and unforgettable experiences beyond the annual Anime Expo.
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (Sony Pictures)
Screens Jan.
Celebrated films will include a Satoshi Kon Film Festival that will screen the legendary Director's most renowned anime feature films as well as a special presentation of Cowboy Bebop: The Movie. Subtitled and dubbed screenings are scheduled.
Ax Cinema Nights is a year-round movie event series celebrating the best new and classic anime films by bringing them to theaters across North America. It provides the passionate fan community with immersive and unforgettable experiences beyond the annual Anime Expo.
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (Sony Pictures)
Screens Jan.
- 1/4/2024
- by Suzie Cho
- AsianMoviePulse
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