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Ice Spice Makes Hollywood Debut Alongside Denzel Washington in Spike Lee's New Crime Thriller

Inside Ice Spice debut in Spike Lee's crime thriller alongside Denzel Washington

Latin Times

32 must-see samurai movies for Ghost of Tsushima fans

Jin Sakai’s sword cuts deep, and so do these classic movies

Total Film

How 1980's "Shogun" evoked Japanophilia

The second highest-rated miniseries after "Roots" announced America's rising fascination with all things Japanese

Salon

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5 classic movies with 100% on Rotten Tomatoes to stream right now

These classic film titles have perfect scores on Rotten Tomatoes, including Singin' in the Rain

Tom’s Guide

Denzel Washington and Spike Lee finally reuniting for a remake of a Akira Kurosawa classic

The duo is developing a reimagining of Kurosawa's 1963 crime drama High and Low

Total Film

Spike Lee and Denzel Washington reuniting for Akira Kurosawa remake

The pair, who last worked together on 2006’s Inside Man, will reimagine the 1963 crime drama High and Low for Apple and A24

The Guardian - US

The 10 best samurai movies of all time, ranked

From 13 Samurai to The Last Samurai, we pick the 10 best samurai movies that you need to rewatch today

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Review: Zack Snyder's 'Rebel Moon' is a joyless jumble of rehashed sci-fi fare

A review of Zack Snyder’s $166 million sci-fi saga, 'Rebel Moon: Part One — A Child of Fire.'

Space

65 Years Ago, a Legendary Director Made an All-Time Classic Samurai Movie — And Inspired Star Wars

George Lucas drew from a pastiche of samurai films and pulp adventures, but Akiro Kurosawa's 1958 classic casts a great shadow on the galaxy far, far away.

Inverse

Rebel Moon — Part One review: Zack Snyder delivers The Magnificent Seven in space

In What To Watch's Rebel Moon - Part One review, we called Zack Snyder's confident riff on familiar sci-fi tropes an impressive sci-fi epic with its own flavor.

WhatToWatch

Rebel Moon: release date, trailer, confirmed cast, plot synopsis, and more

Here's everything you need to know about Rebel Moon, Zack Snyder's new space epic movie for Netflix.

TechRadar

Martin Scorsese is still curious -- and still awed by the possibilities of cinema

“Killers of the Flower Moon,” a $200-million, 206-minute epic produced by Apple that's in theaters Friday, is an audacious big swing by Martin Scorsese to continue his kind of ambitious, personal filmmaking on the largest scale at a time when such grand, big-screen statements are increasingly a rarity

The Independent UK

Martin Scorsese is still curious — and still awed by the possibilities of cinema

“Killers of the Flower Moon” is an audacious big swing by Martin Scorsese to continue his kind of ambitious, personal filmmaking on the largest scale at a time when such grand, big-screen statements are increasingly a rarity

The Independent UK

TV tonight: more chaos, capers and comedy as Brassic returns

Vinnie tries to stay alive using a cap and glasses. Plus, Stacey Solomon and her cheerful experts help sort out our lives. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

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Rashomon: Akira Kurosawa’s truly daring film is still electrifying

Famously telling four contradictory accounts of the same event – a samurai is dead – Kurosawa’s unsettling movie influenced countless productions that came after

The Guardian - UK

20 greatest Venice film festival Golden Lion winners – ranked!

With the 80th instalment of the festival on the Lido around the corner, we sort through the winners of one of cinema’s most prestigious accolades

Space

What is Rebel Moon? Everything we know about Zack Snyder's new Netflix space opera

The Man of Steel director is off to Rebel Moon for an adventure inspired by both Star Wars and Akira Kurosawa.

Cinemablend

9 The Mandalorian Behind-The-Scenes Secrets About Pedro Pascal's Star Wars Character

There is more to learn about Pedro Pascal's The Mandalorian character from behind-the-scenes.

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I Watched Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress To See How Close It Really Is To Star Wars - This Is What I Found

As many Star Wars fans know, George Lucas was inspired by Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress. But, by how much? Well, you're about to find out.

Cinemablend

5 Classic Japanese Films That Were Not Directed By Akira Kurosawa

There are a great many classic Japanese films that weren't directed by Akira Kurosawa. Here are just a few of them.

Inverse

'God of War Ragnarök’s Black and White Mode Makes No Sense

'God of War Ragnarök's latest use of cinematic visuals is proof games need to stop lifting from movies without purpose.

Chicago Tribune

Michael Phillips: The movies’ greatest action scenes, from the silent era to ‘John Wick 4′

With director Chad Stahelski’s massively successful opening week of “John Wick: Chapter 4” dominating a nervous film industry at the moment, the time is right to argue about the movies’ century-plus tradition of action cinema.

ABC News

Bill Nighy plays a dying council worker looking for meaning in Living, which reaches for profundity but ultimately rings hollow

The British actor was nominated for best actor at the Oscars for his role in this 50s-set drama written by Nobel Prize-winning novelist Kazuo Ishiguro.

The Guardian - UK

‘Eighty-nine perfect minutes’: 30 of the best short films and novels

Is the trend for epic movies and hefty novels getting too much? Our critics redress the balance with a classic compilation of shorter works – plus 10 long ones that are worth your time

Los Angeles Times

The blink-and-you-miss-them film references in 'Puss in Boots: The Last Wish'

The DNA of "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish" is less 16th-century Italian fairy tale than it is 20th-century Sergio Leone and Akira Kurosawa. Several shots in the animated sequel are directly inspired by some of those masters' most famous images. It's all part of how the "Puss" filmmakers used…

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