Tag Archives: japan

Free Japanese Film Screenings at the Bloor This Week

Posted on December 6, 2009 by James McNally

Thanks to the Japan Foundation, the Bloor Cinema will be hosting free screenings of recent Japanese films this week. Here’s the lineup: Wednesday, December 9, 7:00 pm – The Stars Converge (2003) Thursday, December 10, 7:00 pm – Women in … Continue reading →

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Air Doll (Kûki ningyô)

Posted on September 18, 2009 by James McNally

Air Doll (Kûki ningyô) (Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda): The premise of Air Doll seems silly at best, salacious at worst: an inflatable sex doll comes to life. In the hands of another director, the resulting film would probably have been a … Continue reading →

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My Shinsedai Festival 2009 Schedule

Posted on August 12, 2009 by James McNally

The inaugural edition of the Shinsedai Festival is approaching quickly and I wanted to draw your attention to some of the interesting independent Japanese cinema that will be unspooling there between August 21-23. The screenings will take place at the … Continue reading →

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TIFF 2009: Preliminaries, Part 2

Posted on August 10, 2009 by James McNally

Here’s my next batch of TIFF hopefuls. I’ll be narrowing it all down to somewhere around ten films in total, but this at least reminds me what films are on my radar for follow-up should I not be able to … Continue reading →

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Shinsedai Festival 2009

Posted on June 7, 2009 by James McNally

Co-founded by my friend Chris Magee from authoritative Japanese film blog J-Film Pow-Wow, the inaugural Shinsedai Festival will take place from August 21-23, 2009 at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre. Subtitled The New Generation Japanese Film Festival (“shinsedai” is a … Continue reading →