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BUNRAKU: INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR GUY MOSHE

Israel-born, US based director Guy Moshe talks about his film BUNRAKU, which is screening in Toronto’s Midnight Madness section.

Guy Moshe, the Israel-born, US-based director of BUNRAKU, has a lot to say… Continue

Added by Olivier on September 22, 2010 at 4:30am — No Comments

BUNRAKU: JOSH HARTNETT TELLS HIS DIRECTOR TO STAY OPTIMISTIC

Josh Hartnett encourages ‘BUNRAKU’ director Guy Moshe to keep experimenting

The Inter-Continental Hotel's patio stayed packed with camera crews and the indoor bar area became even more crowded with assorted actors, filmmakers and journalists conducting interviews throughout the day. Meanwhile various handlers tried to maintain order out of… Continue

Added by Olivier on September 20, 2010 at 8:00pm — No Comments

STUCK BETWEEN STATIONS: ONE MORE NIGHT

IFP Film Week is in full swing mode with a handful of indie films that are currently in the post production phase are releasing their first trailers. One title that has been featured on our site is the romance film directed by Brady Kiernan (2010's American New Wave 25). I'm sensing a possible double fest showing of Sundance and SXSW for … Continue

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BUNRAKU: THE SUBSTREAM TIFF 2010 VIDEO REPORT

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BUNRAKU: TORONTO FILM SCENE PARTY REPORT

Day three, and the fatigue is already setting in. Lunch was nonexistent, and dinner was some of the best hors d’oeuvres I’ve had in a long time, at the BUNRAKU party. One of the major fringe benefits of being engaged to the Midnight Madness programmer is that he’s the sort of classy gent who talks me up to his guests, makes me sound charming and delightful, and… Continue

Added by Olivier on September 16, 2010 at 4:30am — No Comments

BUNRAKU: US PREMIERE SLATED ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

BUNRAKU will be premiering as an official selection of the Premiere Screenings section at Fantastic Fest 2010 in Austin, Texas, USA… Continue

Added by Olivier on September 15, 2010 at 10:00am — No Comments

SINGULARITY: FILMING BEGINS IN OCTOBER 2010

According to Pamela McClintock from Variety in an article entitled 'John McTiernan to direct Shrapnel' dated September 9, 2010, "[Belgian production, sales and financing entity] Corsan is in pre-production on Roland Joffé's … Continue

Added by Olivier on September 15, 2010 at 8:30am — 3 Comments

BUNRAKU: JOBLO REVIEW

Remember the name Guy Moshe, as I have a feeling we're going to be hearing a lot from him once people get a load of BUNRAKU. The press notes for this film compare it to 300, and SIN CITY, but don't worry, BUNRAKU is not the second coming of THE SPIRIT, which was another film that was sold in that way. BUNRAKU is very much graphic novel come to life, but the style could not be more different than those films.

Rather than comics, BUNRAKU…

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Added by Olivier on September 14, 2010 at 6:48am — No Comments

SINGULARITY: ANCHOR BAY STRIKES MULTI-FILM DEAL WITH CORSAN

The deal will include Paul Breuls’ (pictured) romantic comedy Meant To Be and thriller The Devil’s Double, the tale of Saddam Hussein’s bodyguard.

Anchor Bay has struck a multi-title distribution deal with Paul Breuls’ Corsan for the US, UK and Australia which will include The Devil’s Double starring Dominic Cooper and Ludivine Sagnier.

The arrangement will cover films emanating from the… Continue

Added by Olivier on September 13, 2010 at 11:23pm — No Comments

SINGULARITY: DIRECTOR ROLAND JOFFE IN INDIA !

Celebrated director Roland Joffé, best known in Kolkata for having directed "City of Joy", is in India. And the reason is that he is casting for his next film titled SINGULARITY, written by Ajey Jhankar.

The film… Continue

Added by Olivier on September 13, 2010 at 9:30pm — No Comments

BUNRAKU: THE FILM STAGE REVIEW

In writer/director Guy Moshe‘s BUNRAKU, a silent stranger rides into a lawless town on a rickety train. Let’s call this cowboy The Drifter (Josh Hartnett). He heads straight for the bar, looking for The Woodcutter (Ron Perlman), the most powerful man east of the Atlantic.… Continue

Added by Olivier on September 13, 2010 at 9:00pm — No Comments

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