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Olivier's Blog – September 2010 Archive (37)

SINGULARITY: JOSH HARTNETT TO STAR IN ROLAND JOFFE'S EPIC ROMANCE

While promoting his new release BUNRAKU, Josh Hartnett told Tribute.ca in a video interview that he will be heading soon to India to shoot acclaimed French director… Continue

Added by Olivier on September 13, 2010 at 8:30pm — 5 Comments

BUNRAKU: RED CARPET COVERAGE

For the premiere of BUNRAKU, Josh Hartnett discusses what was involved in the fight sequences, Ron Perlman talks about the privilege of doing the film, Kevin McKidd talks about what drew him to doing this film, director Guy Moshe discusses the production design and Gackt arrived dressed in a… Continue

Added by Olivier on September 13, 2010 at 6:00pm — No Comments

BUNRAKU: WILL JOSH HARTNETT'S ACTION FANTASY SPARK BUYERS INTEREST ?

As buyers remained cautious in the early stages of Toronto, excitement was mounting ahead of Saturday’s [september 11, 2010] world premiere of BUNRAKU in Midnight Madness as well as a host of other screenings.

CAA is representing for North America and IM Global is handling overseas sales on Guy Moshe’s action fantasy starring… Continue

Added by Olivier on September 13, 2010 at 3:34pm — No Comments

BUNRAKU: BRINGS JOSH HARTNETT TO TORONTO FOR TIFF 2010

Josh Harnett seeks revenge in the highly stylized, BUNRAKU. Ron Perlman, and Demi Moore share the screen in this interesting creative and intriguing film.

source: Red Carpet… Continue

Added by Olivier on September 13, 2010 at 1:23pm — No Comments

BUNRAKU: VARIETY REVIEW

Taking a 180-degree turn from his grittily realistic feature debut; "Holly," Israeli-born writer-director Guy Moshe serves up "BUNRAKU", an action-fantasy that flaunts its conceptual and stylistic artifice in a pulp pastiche best enjoyed by those for whom movies can't be too much like comicbooks (not… Continue

Added by Olivier on September 13, 2010 at 1:00pm — No Comments

BUNRAKU: JOSH HARTNETT & DIRECTOR GUY MOSHE INTERVIEW

Some films defy easy description--so rather than even try, I'm going to let Josh Hartnett do it for me. He seems to have it down, and looks better in glasses than me, too. What I can tell you about "BUNRAKU," which premiered Saturday night at the Toronto Film Festival in… Continue

Added by Olivier on September 13, 2010 at 5:30am — 2 Comments

BUNRAKU: TORONTO FILM SCENE REVIEW

BUNRAKU feels like a movie that a lot of filmmakers have been trying to make for a very, very long time. What makes the film work, where others have failed, is that it takes a very simple premise – seeking revenge on the guy at the top – and filters that through very complex, diverse and beautiful art forms on top of intricate and exciting fight sequences.…

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Added by Olivier on September 12, 2010 at 8:50pm — 2 Comments

BUNRAKU: COLLIDER VIDEO BLOG REVIEW

In the last 24 hours, many people here at the Toronto International Film Festival got to check out writer/director Guy Moshe’s Bunraku. Starring Josh Hartnett, Woody Harrelson, Demi Moore, Kevin McKidd and Ron Perlman, this was one of those films on my radar since we ran the images that showcased the hyper stylized sets and costumes.

Going in, I figured the film was either going to be incredibly cool, or a train wreck of epic proportions.… Continue

Added by Olivier on September 12, 2010 at 6:30pm — No Comments

BUNRAKU: JOSH HARTNETT TALKS BADASS "BUNRAKU"

Josh Hartnett stops into our ETC Studio Lounge to chat about his TIFF flick, "BUNRAKU". He says he was in the gym training everyday for the fight scenes in the film he describes as: "[an] old school, Samurai, revenge, comedy action" film.

He says he went beyond… Continue

Added by Olivier on September 12, 2010 at 4:30pm — No Comments

BUNRAKU: THE FILM BUFF BLOG REVIEW

The words "stunning", "spellbinding", and "revelation" are all terms that anyone who is critiquing a film should shun away from. However, in the case of Guy Moshe's BUNRAKU there are no more fitting words to describe this gem of a film.

The term "bunraku" comes from a 400 year old form of Japanese puppet theatre, and Moeshe uses this classic art form… Continue

Added by Olivier on September 12, 2010 at 3:00pm — No Comments

BUNRAKU: TIFF 2010 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (PART ONE)

BUNRAKU is a Martial Arts movie set in a surreal world by Guy Moshe, and starring Josh Hartnett, Woody Harrelson, Kevin Mckidd, Demi Moore, Ron Perlman and Gackt Camui. World Premiere was in the Midnight Madness programme at the Toronto International Film Festival. …

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Added by Olivier on September 12, 2010 at 7:30am — No Comments

BUNRAKU: SCREEN DAILY REVIEW

Not half as cool as it thinks it is, Bunraku flaunts style and attitude, but without any characters to latch onto the film quickly becomes an empty exercise in hyper-adrenalized genre filmmaking. Though buttressed by a name cast that includes Josh Hartnett and Woody Harrelson, writer-director Guy Moshe has concocted a self-consciously artificial “movie movie” in which every shot, idea, or line of dialogue feels… Continue

Added by Olivier on September 12, 2010 at 6:00am — 5 Comments

BUNRAKU: INTERVIEW WITH PRODUCER KEITH CALDER

Let me introduce you to Keith Calder. Mr. Calder arrived on the film scene as an executive producer for the Midnight Madness film All The Boys Love Mandy Lane. In subsequent years he has also produced such films as "Battle For Terra" and "The Wackness" and is executive producing Walter Hill's next film St. Vincent. … Continue

Added by Olivier on September 11, 2010 at 1:30am — No Comments

BUNRAKU: 20 BUZZ FILMS OF TORONTO FILM FEST 2010

BUNRAKU, Josh Hartnett's fantasy actioner, will be premiering as an official selection of the Midnight Madness section at the Toronto International… Continue

Added by Olivier on September 10, 2010 at 5:25am — 1 Comment

BUNRAKU: FIGHTING WORDS FROM MEN OF ACTION

In digging to find out some more about the genesis of BUNRAKU, which has its World Premiere at The Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday September 11th, I tracked down the film's Stunt Coordinator Clayton Barber and Fight Choreographer Larnell Stovall and posed them some… Continue

Added by Olivier on September 7, 2010 at 1:30pm — 6 Comments

BUNRAKU: IM GLOBAL READY TO SELL OUT JOSH HARTNETT'S ACTIONER AT TORONTO FILM MARKET

Stuart Ford's IM Global is treating the Toronto Film Festival like a full-scale film market this year, renting out the Presidential Suite atop the Hyatt Regency and launching new titles, including "Skyline 2."

IM Global is just one of a clutch of companies increasingly turning to Toronto even though it's not an official market. Toronto has become an ever more… Continue

Added by Olivier on September 3, 2010 at 5:30am — No Comments

STUCK BETWEEN STATIONS: A SHORT SCENE TO SCREEN AT ROOFTOP FILMS 2010 SUMMER SERIES

The IFP'S Independent Filmmaker Labs Showcase will present on September 21, 2010 at Rooftop Films festival short scenes from each of the documentary and narrative feature works in progress participating in IFP's 2010 Independent Filmmaker Labs. The screening is free of charge.

Rooftop Films is known internationally as one of the most dynamic film festivals in the world. In 2010, we will screen more… Continue

Added by Olivier on September 1, 2010 at 10:58am — 1 Comment