Guy Pearce is in talks to join Robert Downey, Jr. and Sir Ben Kingsley in Iron Man 3 as Aldrich Killian, which means nothing to me, but I hope Killian doesn't have much of a costume.
The White House has officially endorsed the Safe Schools Improvement Act and the Student Non-Discrimination Act according to a report from Metro Weekly's Chris Geidner. A little over a year ago, Chris and I were in San Francisco together at the Haas Foundation's gathering, and he began asking questions of the White House regularly after that. I can't help but think his dedication to keeping the pressure on helped.
In the didn't-see-this-coming department, Taylor Swift in is talks to play Joni Mitchell in a movie.
Nom doesn't think that reading time should be daddy time for a little girl. Asshats.
Ally Hudson Taylor thinks that sports needs an Athletics Equality Index, much like the Hrc publishes one for corporations.
The White House has officially endorsed the Safe Schools Improvement Act and the Student Non-Discrimination Act according to a report from Metro Weekly's Chris Geidner. A little over a year ago, Chris and I were in San Francisco together at the Haas Foundation's gathering, and he began asking questions of the White House regularly after that. I can't help but think his dedication to keeping the pressure on helped.
In the didn't-see-this-coming department, Taylor Swift in is talks to play Joni Mitchell in a movie.
Nom doesn't think that reading time should be daddy time for a little girl. Asshats.
Ally Hudson Taylor thinks that sports needs an Athletics Equality Index, much like the Hrc publishes one for corporations.
- 4/22/2012
- by lostinmiami
- The Backlot
The official blog for the upcoming sex-themed omnibus film, Virgin, has been updated with a new trailer.
The film features three parts, each dealing with the general theme of the loss of virginity in the teens, 20s, and 30s, respectively.
“Kuchi-bakka” was directed by Fukushima-born filmmaker Rikiya Imaizumi. Second-year high school student Midori Nakamura (Mutsumi Sato) starts a relationship with classmate Ichikawa (Kentaro Tamura), who was previously rejected by her older sister, Futaba (Yukie Kawamura). Midori worries that he may still prefer her sister, but she also has anxiety about being a virgin. In a moment of mutual indiscretion on Ichikawa’s birthday, she winds up having sex with him in Futaba’s bedroom.
“Gorgeous Princess!” was directed by Takuya Fukushima (Our Brief Eternity) and is described as a high tension love comedy. Plain-looking Azusa (Yuki Osaki) and popular character Rie (Erika Umeda) are part of an entertainment duo called “Gorgeous Princess!
The film features three parts, each dealing with the general theme of the loss of virginity in the teens, 20s, and 30s, respectively.
“Kuchi-bakka” was directed by Fukushima-born filmmaker Rikiya Imaizumi. Second-year high school student Midori Nakamura (Mutsumi Sato) starts a relationship with classmate Ichikawa (Kentaro Tamura), who was previously rejected by her older sister, Futaba (Yukie Kawamura). Midori worries that he may still prefer her sister, but she also has anxiety about being a virgin. In a moment of mutual indiscretion on Ichikawa’s birthday, she winds up having sex with him in Futaba’s bedroom.
“Gorgeous Princess!” was directed by Takuya Fukushima (Our Brief Eternity) and is described as a high tension love comedy. Plain-looking Azusa (Yuki Osaki) and popular character Rie (Erika Umeda) are part of an entertainment duo called “Gorgeous Princess!
- 3/22/2012
- Nippon Cinema
A wild, stylized, music video gorefest starring J-pop renditions of iconic horror.
When it comes to American horror, there has always been a relatively straightforward formula that filmmakers have adhered to. Certainly, over the years, there have been adjustments and tweaks to that very simple equation and those shifts from the norm either propel a feature to a singular stardom or the oblivion that bad movies go to after they die upon release.
And after watching the legendary Japanese director Yoshihiro Nishimura's Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl, i can honestly say that Japanese horror does not nor ever will compartmentalize itself to these standards. Sprung from the twisted mind behind Machine Girl, Suicide Club, and Mutant Girl Squad, VGvsFG plays in a field of all new insanity.
The Setup
The films follows new transfer student Monami (yes, no pun intended) as she sweeps into her new high school virtually unnoticed.
When it comes to American horror, there has always been a relatively straightforward formula that filmmakers have adhered to. Certainly, over the years, there have been adjustments and tweaks to that very simple equation and those shifts from the norm either propel a feature to a singular stardom or the oblivion that bad movies go to after they die upon release.
And after watching the legendary Japanese director Yoshihiro Nishimura's Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl, i can honestly say that Japanese horror does not nor ever will compartmentalize itself to these standards. Sprung from the twisted mind behind Machine Girl, Suicide Club, and Mutant Girl Squad, VGvsFG plays in a field of all new insanity.
The Setup
The films follows new transfer student Monami (yes, no pun intended) as she sweeps into her new high school virtually unnoticed.
- 5/1/2011
- Cinelinx
A wild, stylized, music video gorefest starring J-pop renditions of iconic horror.
When it comes to American horror, there has always been a relatively straightforward formula that filmmakers have adhered to. Certainly, over the years, there have been adjustments and tweaks to that very simple equation and those shifts from the norm either propel a feature to a singular stardom or the oblivion that bad movies go to after they die upon release.
And after watching the legendary Japanese director Yoshihiro Nishimura's Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl, i can honestly say that Japanese horror does not nor ever will compartmentalize itself to these standards. Sprung from the twisted mind behind Machine Girl, Suicide Club, and Mutant Girl Squad, VGvsFG plays in a field of all new insanity.
The Setup
The films follows new transfer student Monami (yes, no pun intended) as she sweeps into her new high school virtually unnoticed.
When it comes to American horror, there has always been a relatively straightforward formula that filmmakers have adhered to. Certainly, over the years, there have been adjustments and tweaks to that very simple equation and those shifts from the norm either propel a feature to a singular stardom or the oblivion that bad movies go to after they die upon release.
And after watching the legendary Japanese director Yoshihiro Nishimura's Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl, i can honestly say that Japanese horror does not nor ever will compartmentalize itself to these standards. Sprung from the twisted mind behind Machine Girl, Suicide Club, and Mutant Girl Squad, VGvsFG plays in a field of all new insanity.
The Setup
The films follows new transfer student Monami (yes, no pun intended) as she sweeps into her new high school virtually unnoticed.
- 5/1/2011
- Cinelinx
By Ed Sum
3/5
Directed by Yoshihiro Nishimura and Naoyuki Tomomatsu.
Written by Yoshihiro Nishimura.
The horror genre films coming out of Japan are usually breathtakingly imaginative. They can range from delivering genuine chills to just being laughable. But for people seeking the latter, Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl hits comedic heights dead-on. The product is entertaining in a weird kind of way, but was that what director Yoshihiro Nishimura (Tokyo Gore Police) intended?
He tries to look into the sub-cultures that often exist within Japanese high schools. But for some viewers, what he tries to do is treading a very fine line of what is considered satire. What he explores in wrist-cutting and Ganguro culture is very questionable. And the humour and low-budget special effects borrows a page from the Evil Dead movies, complete with the enough cheesy performances to either make one cringe or think they're watching a Troma product.
3/5
Directed by Yoshihiro Nishimura and Naoyuki Tomomatsu.
Written by Yoshihiro Nishimura.
The horror genre films coming out of Japan are usually breathtakingly imaginative. They can range from delivering genuine chills to just being laughable. But for people seeking the latter, Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl hits comedic heights dead-on. The product is entertaining in a weird kind of way, but was that what director Yoshihiro Nishimura (Tokyo Gore Police) intended?
He tries to look into the sub-cultures that often exist within Japanese high schools. But for some viewers, what he tries to do is treading a very fine line of what is considered satire. What he explores in wrist-cutting and Ganguro culture is very questionable. And the humour and low-budget special effects borrows a page from the Evil Dead movies, complete with the enough cheesy performances to either make one cringe or think they're watching a Troma product.
- 11/18/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Reviewer: Steve Dollar
Rating (out of 5): ****
No cinematic moment of 2008 was as remotely satisfying to me as watching the opening sequence of Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl on the big screen at IFC Center two summers ago, where it played as the centerpiece of the New York Asian Film Festival. As cheesy-sleazy keyboard riffs conjured mid-1960s garage rock on the soundtrack, the formidably fiendish Vampire Girl (Yukie Kawamura) laid waste to her schoolgirl nemeses, using her supernatural skills to strip the very flesh from their pretty little noggins, exposing manic, chattering deathheads. The feverish quality of the low-budget (but zesty) CGI and the take-no-prisoners action practically has this grisly-cute confection peaking in its first two minutes, but once they get your attention, directors Yoshihiro Nishimura (Toyko Gore Police) and Naoyuki Tomomatsu never relinquish it.
Rating (out of 5): ****
No cinematic moment of 2008 was as remotely satisfying to me as watching the opening sequence of Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl on the big screen at IFC Center two summers ago, where it played as the centerpiece of the New York Asian Film Festival. As cheesy-sleazy keyboard riffs conjured mid-1960s garage rock on the soundtrack, the formidably fiendish Vampire Girl (Yukie Kawamura) laid waste to her schoolgirl nemeses, using her supernatural skills to strip the very flesh from their pretty little noggins, exposing manic, chattering deathheads. The feverish quality of the low-budget (but zesty) CGI and the take-no-prisoners action practically has this grisly-cute confection peaking in its first two minutes, but once they get your attention, directors Yoshihiro Nishimura (Toyko Gore Police) and Naoyuki Tomomatsu never relinquish it.
- 10/26/2010
- by underdog
- GreenCine
Yesterday it was announced that manga artist Tatsuya Egawa (Golden Boy, Tokyo Daigaku Monogatari) has completed work on his second live-action film as a director and that it will be released this summer. Unlike his last film, 2006’s “Tokyo University Story”, this is not based on one of his manga, but an entirely original story.
Takuya Ishida (The Chasing World) and Sei Ashina (Nanase Futatabi: The Movie) star as two of 10 people gathered together in a room to play a mysterious game. In fact, they’ve each been brought there under a secret contract, and are not allowed to reveal any details about their true identities to each other. The film is said to highlight dark aspects of the human psyche, illustrating people’s potential for lust and violence when trapped somewhere and controlled.
Other cast members include Shunsuke Kubozuka, Ai Maeda, Keisuke Horibe, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Nana Natsume, Jai West,...
Takuya Ishida (The Chasing World) and Sei Ashina (Nanase Futatabi: The Movie) star as two of 10 people gathered together in a room to play a mysterious game. In fact, they’ve each been brought there under a secret contract, and are not allowed to reveal any details about their true identities to each other. The film is said to highlight dark aspects of the human psyche, illustrating people’s potential for lust and violence when trapped somewhere and controlled.
Other cast members include Shunsuke Kubozuka, Ai Maeda, Keisuke Horibe, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Nana Natsume, Jai West,...
- 6/11/2010
- Nippon Cinema
Director: Yoshihiro Nishimura/Naoyuki Tomomatsu Review: Tim Irwin Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl is everything you could hope for from a movie with that title, and so much more. It is a fantastic mix of Tokyo ore Police and Postal, the most offensive Japanese movie I've ever seen, and an absolute blast to watch. The opening scene squares off Vampire Girl with a trio of bizarre Japanese schoolgirls who seem to be assembled from a variety of body parts. Vampire Girl soon disassembles them, going so far as to "unwrap" one of their heads, leaving a spinning, bloody skull. There are showers of blood, and it becomes immediately clear that Yoshihiro Nishimura, who did the makeup effects for Tokyo Gore Police and Hard Revenge Milly, was involved with the production. Here Nishimura is co-helming the film with Naoyuki Tomomatsu, who directed Zombie Self-Defense Force. After the initial sequence the film...
- 4/27/2010
- 24framespersecond.net
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl (U.S. Release: Tbd): Insane and absolutely silly, it's hard to take anything about this film seriously past the first ten minutes during which the titular "vampire girl" (cutie Yukie Kawamura) dispenses with three girls in incredibly graphic ways. Meat is peeled from the bone. Skulls fly. And there's no skimping on the blood. Then again, what did you expect? Tokyo Gore Police 's Yoshihiro Nishimura co-directed with Naoyuki Tomomatsu, director of the zombie flick Stacy . The gags here are hit-or-miss (and, at times, racially-fueled to some bizarre extremes) as the narrative focuses on a young man named Mizushima who falls for Kawamura's Monami and enters into a love triangle. You see, another girl named Keiko wanted this dude as...
- 4/14/2010
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Vampire Girl Vs. Frankenstein Girl
Stars: Eihi Shiina, Yukie Kawamura, Eri Otoguro, Takumi Saito, Jiji Bu | Written by Naoyuki Tomomatsu | Directed by Naoyuki Tomomatsu & Yoshihiro Nishimura
High school student Mizushima receives Valentines Day chocolates from the new student, Monami. Little did he know that the chocolates contained traces of Monami’s vampire blood. He gets infected from eating them and Monami confesses that she wants to live with him forever as vampires. Meanwhile, Mizushima decides that he wants to fully become a vampire with Monami’s help. Keiko, Mizushima’s girl friend, sees the two on the school rooftop kissing and in a state of hysteria, attempts to throw Monami off the roof but falls off herself instead. Keiko dies but her father, Kenji Furano, the mad scientist, resurrects her as Franken girl. Thus begins a deadly combat between Franken Keiko and Vampire Monami in the name of love…
Vampire Girl vs.
Stars: Eihi Shiina, Yukie Kawamura, Eri Otoguro, Takumi Saito, Jiji Bu | Written by Naoyuki Tomomatsu | Directed by Naoyuki Tomomatsu & Yoshihiro Nishimura
High school student Mizushima receives Valentines Day chocolates from the new student, Monami. Little did he know that the chocolates contained traces of Monami’s vampire blood. He gets infected from eating them and Monami confesses that she wants to live with him forever as vampires. Meanwhile, Mizushima decides that he wants to fully become a vampire with Monami’s help. Keiko, Mizushima’s girl friend, sees the two on the school rooftop kissing and in a state of hysteria, attempts to throw Monami off the roof but falls off herself instead. Keiko dies but her father, Kenji Furano, the mad scientist, resurrects her as Franken girl. Thus begins a deadly combat between Franken Keiko and Vampire Monami in the name of love…
Vampire Girl vs.
- 3/11/2010
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Director: Yoshihiro Nishimura & Naoyuki Tomomatsu. Review: Adam Wing. From the makers of Tokyo Gore Police, The Machine Girl and Samurai Princess comes the most romantic movie of the year. Probably. Tokyo Gore Police director Yoshihiro Nishimura teams up with Zombie Self-Defence Force director Naoyuki Tomomatsu for cult hit Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl. Based on Uchida Shungiku's manga, Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl stars Yukie Kawamura (Carved 2) and Eri Otoguro (OneChanbara: The Movie), with support from Takumi Saitoh, Eihi Shiina and J-horror director Takashi Shimizu. choolgirl Monami (Yukie Kawamura), complete with fetching school uniform, is in love with classmate Mizushima (Takumi Saitoh), unfortunately he already has a hot Japanese girlfriend called Keiko (Eri Otoguro). It’s Japanese tradition for girls to give boys chocolate on Valentines Day and Monami is no exception, apart from the whole sexy vampire schoolgirl thing of course. She laces her chocolate in order to infect Mizushima with vampire blood,...
- 2/20/2010
- 24framespersecond.net
Call me crazy if it makes you sleep better at night, but I simply cannot get enough of this new wave of extreme Japanese cinema that is currently making the rounds as of late. “Tokyo Gore Police” and “The Machine Girl” are incredible films, mostly because they pack more arterial sprays and wanton bloodshed into their goofy, completely absurd storylines than humanly possible. “Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl” promises more of the same, though the level of insanity seems to have been cranked way past 11 for this particular outing. Which is fine by me — I’m sick, twisted, and utterly demented, and I’m not above watching exploding heads and gory dismemberments for hours and hours on end. It’s all in good fun, I assure you. Here’s the skinny on the flick: A teenaged vampire girl named Monami (Yukie Kawamura) tries to win over her high school crush...
- 10/21/2009
- by Todd
- Beyond Hollywood
Normally I'd have some sort of mildly topical introduction which led into what would assuredly be an insightful appraisal of the film, but there's only one question that matters when discussing something like Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl. Do you want to see high-pressure hydraulics spray out gallons upon gallons of blood from people's neck wounds? In a tragic love triangle, Monami/Vampire Girl (Yukie Kawamura) gives Mizushima (Takumi Saito) a Valentine's Day chocolate filled with her own blood, changing him into an immortal. The third side of the triangle is Keiko (Eri Otoguro) who wants Mizushima all to herself. A fight ensues, but when Keiko accidentally falls to her death from the roof, her mad scientist Kubuki father brings her back to life with the aid of a few of her fellow students' body parts allowing her to take on Monami in a battle to the death. I'll assume that the answer to my previous question...
- 9/26/2009
- by Dr. Cole Abaius
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Not only will our very own London correspondent Ben Austwick be there to cover the fest but it's one of the best lineups ever!
How about the world premier for Pa giant insect comedy Infestation? Check.
Sneak preview of La Horde? Check.
UK premier of Cannes premier Hierro? Check.
The surprisingly good Giallo, the latest from Dario Argento? Check.
The world premier of The Descent part 2? Check!
Full schedule after the break. (Yes we copied Dread Central's post. Thanks UncleCreepy!)
Main Programme - Empire 1
# Thursday 27 August
18.30 Triangle (World Premiere)
The Boat That Shocked! Film4 FrightFest is delighted to open this year’s festival with the first ever showing of British director Christopher Smith’s latest spellbinding horror fantasy. When Jess (Melissa George) hits a seagull driving to her local harbour little does she know it signals a harrowing omen for her yachting trip with friends. From epic ocean vistas to poignantly shocking finale,...
How about the world premier for Pa giant insect comedy Infestation? Check.
Sneak preview of La Horde? Check.
UK premier of Cannes premier Hierro? Check.
The surprisingly good Giallo, the latest from Dario Argento? Check.
The world premier of The Descent part 2? Check!
Full schedule after the break. (Yes we copied Dread Central's post. Thanks UncleCreepy!)
Main Programme - Empire 1
# Thursday 27 August
18.30 Triangle (World Premiere)
The Boat That Shocked! Film4 FrightFest is delighted to open this year’s festival with the first ever showing of British director Christopher Smith’s latest spellbinding horror fantasy. When Jess (Melissa George) hits a seagull driving to her local harbour little does she know it signals a harrowing omen for her yachting trip with friends. From epic ocean vistas to poignantly shocking finale,...
- 7/3/2009
- QuietEarth.us
The UK's most amazing horror film festival Film 4 FrightFest has released what could very well be one of the best horror line-ups we've seen ever for its latest show taking place August 27th - August 31st, brimming with films we've been salivating over Stateside!
If you need any more reasons to fly across the pond check out the schedule below!
Main Programme - Empire 1
Thursday 27 August 18.30 Triangle (World Premiere)
The Boat That Shocked! Film4 FrightFest is delighted to open this year’s festival with the first ever showing of British director Christopher Smith’s latest spellbinding horror fantasy. When Jess (Melissa George) hits a seagull driving to her local harbour little does she know it signals a harrowing omen for her yachting trip with friends. From epic ocean vistas to poignantly shocking finale, Triangle is Smith’s best, polished and most mature work.
95 minutes Director: Christopher Smith UK/Australia 2009
Melissa George...
If you need any more reasons to fly across the pond check out the schedule below!
Main Programme - Empire 1
Thursday 27 August 18.30 Triangle (World Premiere)
The Boat That Shocked! Film4 FrightFest is delighted to open this year’s festival with the first ever showing of British director Christopher Smith’s latest spellbinding horror fantasy. When Jess (Melissa George) hits a seagull driving to her local harbour little does she know it signals a harrowing omen for her yachting trip with friends. From epic ocean vistas to poignantly shocking finale, Triangle is Smith’s best, polished and most mature work.
95 minutes Director: Christopher Smith UK/Australia 2009
Melissa George...
- 7/3/2009
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
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