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One wicked tale from the other Japanese puppets
Published December 3, 2008, 1:00 pm, The Japan Times
Founded in 1635 by Youki Magosaburo I, Youkiza is the oldest marionette theater in Tokyo and the only remaining troupe among the five theaters from the Edo Period (1603-1867) — three kabuki and two marionette — that were officially recognized and financially supported by the Tokugawa Shogunate. Designated as an Important Cultural Asset by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government in 1956 and a recipient ...
Going to Town
Published December 2, 2008, 9:14 pm, Anime News Network
I'm always eager to see movies and anime embarrass themselves by wringing plots out of fighting games, but I never thought Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li would materialize long enough to do that.
Straight talking
Published December 2, 2008, 1:21 am, Guardian Unlimited
After years focusing on being an actor, Eddie Izzard is back with a sellout stand-up tour. So why the long break from comedy? He talks to Aida Edemariam about his enduring belief in Labour, how he conquered the US and why he loves drama
Book's satire engages reader
Published November 30, 2008, 8:42 am, Montgomery Advertiser
Over the years, award-winning author Madison Jones has published 11 pow erful, well-crafted novels about the South -- and by ex tension, the human condi tion.
Deborah Orr: That's the answer to surviving the recession: a new identity
Published November 28, 2008, 4:06 pm, Independent
Of course, the recession isn't funny. But sometimes you have to laugh. The media is hungry for real-life stories of sudden and decisive changes in circumstances, but Frank's picaresque is so outrageous that names have had to be changed to protect the guilty.
Benjamin Button Review
Published November 28, 2008, 4:04 pm, Newsweek
Directed by David Fincher. Starring Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton. Opens Dec. 25.
African cinema: The fight is not over
Published November 27, 2008, 4:24 pm, Independent
Africa has featured in Hollywood dramas since the birth of cinema, although always as an exotic backdrop. Very little has changed since King Solomon's Mines or the numerous Tarzan sequels. Africa has been portrayed as one giant generic place that must be subdued or saved from despotic leaders, as in The Last King of Scotland, or from greedy blood-letting rebels in Blood Diamond.
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