Asian Film - FilmBuffOnline

DVD Review: PING PONG

September 7, 2007 Rich Drees

If you think that cinematic table tennis is only good for a few laughs like in the recently released Balls Of Fury, than you need to see Ping Pong. And luckily for you, this wildly [click for more]

Having wowed audiences with the visual anarchy of Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle, Stephen Chow’s next film, title CJ7, certainly sounds as if it might be a more sedate affair. In it Chow plays [click for more]

Miike’s SUKIYAKI WESTERN DJANGO Gets Global Distribution Deal

August 29, 2007 Rich Drees

Celluloid Dreams has snapped up the non-Asian distribution rights to iconic Japanese director Takashi Miike’s highly anticipated Sukiyaki Western Django Variety reports. Miike’s tribute to the spaghetti westerns he used to watch with his father [click for more]

GRAVEYARD OF THE FIREFLIES To Get Live Action Redo

August 21, 2007 Rich Drees

Akiyuki Nosaka’s semi-autobiographical novel Graveyard of the Fireflies, which was adapted by director Isao Takahata and Studio Ghibli into the classic anime feature, is set to be made as a live-action film by Tokyo-based Pal [click for more]