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29 Jan 2012

The Credits that Launched a Craze

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 1 - Film and TV | 1

Slammed as I’ve been, I just now got around to watching the MGM DVD-On-Demand of Enter the Ninja. Full review and some other ETN bonuses going up later this week, but in the meantime let’s just take a moment to … Continued

Cannon Films, Enter the Ninja, Mike Stone, Sho Kosugi
11 Dec 2011

The Good, the Bad and the Kosugi…

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 1 - Film and TV | 3

Been thinking about this. Spaghetti Westerns – films made by Italian directors, shot in Spain, released by studios in Rome and imported into the US. In the 60s they turned the tried and true American Western on its ass. Gone were … Continued

Cannon, Sho Kosugi
7 Dec 2011

International Clams!

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 1 - Film and TV | 1
VHS art
2 Dec 2011

RINGO a GO!!!

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 1 - Film and TV, 5 - Art and Advertising | 0

After a well-received debut at this year’s Tribecca, Eddie Mort’s Dead Ringo will see the light of day for what is currently planned as 13 three-minute webisodes TV interstitials. Details on who, where and when to follow, but in the meantime … Continued

DEAD RINGO
4 Nov 2011

NINJA WARRIORS Yugoslavian stills

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 1 - Film and TV | 1

I’m going to lose my favored nation status over at Golden Ninja Warrior Chronicles by admitting this, but I have never seen the Hong Kong [see UPDATE below] ninja-sploitation flick the Yugoslavians called Ninja Ratnici. Mmm… more nasty quality press stills from … Continued

Ninja Ratici, Ninja Warriors
28 Oct 2011

Monsters and martial mummies in MAJIN HUNTER MITSURUGI

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 1 - Film and TV | 0

An oddity among the tokusatsu status quo is the 1973 12-episode series Majin Hunter Mitsurugi, mainly for its use of stop-motion animation instead of stuntmen in rubber suits. It has its other quirks too, though, such as the heroes: Sure, … Continued

Majin Hunter Mitsurugi, Monsters and Masks 2011, tokusatsu
19 Oct 2011

NINJA III: THE DOMINATION Euro stills

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 1 - Film and TV | 0

These stills from a Turkish/Yugoslav/Romanian market press kit are pretty low in quality, but some are variants from the usual lot seen in American kits. People don’t give Ninja III: The Domination enough credit. It’s a smart as hell release, … Continued

Monsters and Masks 2011, Ninja III: The Domination
14 Oct 2011

Feudal Phibes?

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 1 - Film and TV | 1

Found this crazy image on tumblr and was immediately struck by similarities to one of my favorite pieces of movie marketing ever: This publicity still from The Abominable Dr. Phibes – and if you’ve never seen this 1971 Vincent Price … Continued

Monsters and Masks 2011
6 Oct 2011

NINJA WARS press book

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 1 - Film and TV | 1

It was one of the few Japanese ninja movies that actually made it to U.S. shores in the 80s, and what a weird choice. Full of fantasy special effects, bizarre super powered evil monks, sadism and rape and decapitated girls … Continued

Henry Sanada, Japan Action Club, Monsters and Masks 2011, Ninja Wars, Sonny Chiba
22 Sep 2011

KAMUI anime designs

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 1 - Film and TV | 0

From the art book companion to the 1969 animated Kamui theatrical compilation film and 26 episode TV series. Some great designs here by  Shuichi Seki, faithful to the Shirato Sanpei manga originals but with that rough, sketchy look popular in … Continued

kamui, Shirato Sanpei

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