All posts tagged "On the Screen"

  • Krasinski-directed film explores abandoned imaginary friends

    “What if I told you imaginary friends are real?” asks the voice of Reynolds at the start of the IF trailer. IF, (Japanese title: Blue, Kimi wa daijobu) an upcoming  live-action/animated fantasy comedy film by John Krasinski,...

    • Posted April 15, 2024
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  • Coming soon: Madam Web

    Just as James Bond has a Quartermaster, the Spiderman has a Madam Web. Madam Web is a paramedic in Manhattan whose psychic powers enables her to see into the future, past and present. It is also the...

    • Posted January 23, 2024
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  • Dune Part 2

    Dune: Part Two, the sequel to the hit 2021 science-fiction film based on Frank Herbert’s novel, is set for Japan release on March 15, 2024. It continues the story of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) and his journey...

    • Posted January 4, 2024
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  • Mickey Mouse horror films announced as copyright expires

      Never-before-seen indie horror-comedy film trailer featuring children’s beloved Disney character Mickey Mouse was unveiled a day after Disney’s initial copyright on Mickey Mouse expired. Steamboat Willie, released and produced by Disney in 1928 as a black...

    • Posted January 3, 2024
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  • Should you take your kids to Wonka?

    Although Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was frequently ranked as the most popular fantasy story in children’s literature, very little is known as to how the the eccentric founder and proprietor of the Wonka Chocolate Factory started....

    • Posted October 19, 2023
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  • PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie

    In this 2023 Canadian animated superhero comedy film, the adorable rescue pups continue to inspire children as well as parents, reminding them that even the tiny can be powerful. Writer-director Cal Brunker raises the bar further by...

    • Posted October 19, 2023
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  • Godzilla is back in action

    One year after World War II, Godzilla, the city-stomping king of monsters missing in action since Shin Godzilla in 2016, returns to wreak havoc plunging Japan into despair and reducing it to nothing. The upcoming 37th kaiju...

    • Posted September 12, 2023
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  • Ten 4K-restored Bond movies will be shown at Shinjuku Piccadilly this month.

    If you watch an old DVD of your favorite Bond movie, your viewing experience is several steps away from the original recording. But with the advent of digital remastering, it is now possible for classic movies to...

    • Posted September 1, 2023
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  • Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)

    Set in 1994 Brooklyn, Transformers:Rise of the Beasts, a standalone sequel to 2018 Action Sci-fi Bumblebee and prequel to 2007 Transformers, is coming to Japan theaters on August 4, 2023. The seventh installment in the Transformers live-action...

    • Posted July 4, 2023
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  • Tom Cruise’s 7th Spy Thriller on the big screen in July

    The action man returns for the first of a two-part seventh Mission: Impossible installment, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One. The Christopher McQuarrie-directed action thriller starring Tom Cruise is set for a global July 12 release...

    • Posted June 26, 2023
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  • Why you should take the kids to Little Mermaid (2023) movie

    A big part of why Disney’s 1989 The Little Mermaid became a big hit with family audiences is the memorable soundtrack: Part of Your World, Under the Sea, and Kiss the Girl written by Alan Menken and...

    • Posted June 5, 2023
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  • Barbie sets off on an adventure to the land of real people

    Barbie, the movie based on the iconic Mattel doll loved in Japan, released by Warner Bros. Pictures, will be in Tokyo theaters on August 11, 2023. While there isn’t much known about the storyline beyond it taking...

    • Posted April 20, 2023
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  • J.K. Rowling to produce Harry Potter TV series

    Warner Bros. Discovery announced on Wednesday that the first Harry Potter television series is in the works with author JK Rowling as executive producer. The new reboot of the wizarding world tale series will be an adaptation...

    • Posted April 13, 2023
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  • Hugh Grant : Romcoms are ‘a big fat lie’

    Romantic comedies made Hugh Grant one of the most famous men in the world, but he has a few doubts about their premise. The big question is whether the whole idea of a man and a woman...

    • Posted April 1, 2023
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  • Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio Wins the Oscar for Best Animated Feature

    The iconic moral story for children brought to life on film by Mexican Director Guillermo del Toro more than 80 years after the Disney classic first hit theaters, swept a number of awards including the Golden Globe...

    • Posted March 13, 2023
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  • Parents shouldn’t watch Babylon with their teens

    Babylon starring Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie will be released in Japan on February 10 but parents shouldn’t watch it with their teens. Set in 1920s Hollywood, Babylon is a story of debauchery and excesses of early...

    • Posted January 11, 2023
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  • The new Mario movie has a release date.

    Die-hard fans of Mario, the Italian plumber and his friends will be excited to know that after a four-month delay,  The Super Mario Bros. Movie’s release date has been confirmed.  It will premiere in the United States on...

    • Posted January 4, 2023
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  • On the Screen

    Check the list below for upcoming movies in town.  Jan 06, 2023 Emergency Declaration (2021) Action Drama Thriller Song Kang-ho Lee Byung-hun Jeon Do-yeon Nam-gil Kim Dream Horse (2020) Biography Comedy Drama Toni Collette Owen Teale Alan...

    • Posted January 2, 2023
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  • George Clooney and Julia Roberts reunite in a romantic comedy film

    Academy Award® winners George Clooney and Julia Roberts reunite in Ticket to Paradise as divorced couples who travel to Bali to stop their daughter Lily from marrying someone she has just met on her graduation trip to the island....

    • Posted August 25, 2022
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  • Brad Pitt’s new film is not appropriate for children.

    Bullet Train stars Brad Pitt as a wisecracking assassin sent on a mission to obtain a briefcase; only it’s not as simple as it seems. The film is shot beautifully and is entertainingly stylish! It’s funny, but...

    • Posted August 25, 2022
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  • Is Jurassic World Dominion any good?

    This 2022 American science fiction action film directed by Colin Trevorrow will be in theatres this week. This franchise finale reunites the original Jurassic characters with the reboot stars. The dinosaurs are less impressive this time around,...

    • Posted July 26, 2022
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  • Ryusuke Hamaguchi receives four Oscar nominations for ‘Drive My Car’

    Japanese film director Ryusuke Hamaguchi has carved a name for himself after receiving his first Academy Awards nominations yesterday for his latest film ‘Drive My Car’. The ceremonies will be held on March 27 of this year....

    • Posted February 9, 2022
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  • Headphones-only homestyle theater opens in Daikanyama

    Not everyone have collaborative spaces with comfy sofas and luxury home theaters that we often see the rich flaunt on Instagram. But if you are one of those that don’t, here’s an option. Theater Guild in Daikanyama...

    • Posted June 7, 2021
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  • Cinema Paradise

    New life is being breathed into the cinema in Tokyo with the opening of two new cinemas: in Ebisu, the reopening after a 4-year hiatus of the bijoux Yebisu garden cinema, offering a refined selection of foreign and independent...

    • Posted May 11, 2015
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  • The only kid who wasn’t scared of Maleficent…

    For generations, master storyteller Walt Disney has told many stories to children but left one out. Disney revisits the untold story of self-proclaimed ‘Mistress of all Evil,’ Maleficent, who we all know from Disney’s 1959 classic Sleeping...

    • Posted May 8, 2014
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