The Criterion Collection has an incredible selection of classic and modern films on offer, and through Feb. 17, you can pick ...

Akira Kurosawa’s mastery of different genres is a given and one of High and Low’s strengths is a seamless blending of various styles within a single film. Though highly rated by Japanese critics, this ...

Set in medieval Japan, the samurai was a skilled fighter ready to take on his foes. Meanwhile, with Westerns, the gunslinger ...

Video games and movies have always had a special connection. Some of the best games don’t just tell great stories – they feel ...

The fact is, 21st Century Hollywood no longer portrays the horrors of nuclear war because too many people feel removed from the fear of it. So what about a movie in which the entire focus is that fear ...

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: An essay by critic Geoffrey O’Brien ...

There are few directors who have had a more profound influence on cinema than Akira Kurosawa. Many of his contributions to the medium are so ubiquitous that it can be difficult to grasp how ...

A remake of Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo, A Fistful of Dollars, stars Clint Eastwood as a wandering gunfighter who plays two rival families against one another in a town that's being torn apart.

Sideshow and Janus Films have picked up all North American rights to Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s latest flick Cloud. Cloud debuted at last year’s Venice Film Festival before playing Tokyo and Beyond Fest.

Akira Andrews, who made his mark in the first season, exemplified these qualities perfectly. His calm demeanor and strategic thinking made him an invaluable team player. Whether stepping up as a ...

Bruce Willis had been considered among Hollywood’s most bankable stars thanks to his on-screen presence and action heroism. Over the four decades of his career, his star power made sure he pocketed ...