Ichi the Killer

Magnet grabs U.S. rights to Takashi Miike’s samurai action film 13 Assassins and releases two bloody photos to prove it

Mark Cuban’s Magnet Releasing announced today that it has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Takashi Miike’s epic samurai masterpiece, 13 Assassins. The historical action epic, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival, recently had its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, has just been named as the Closing Night film at this ….

Asian cult cinema to bloody Comic-Con, plus exclusive pics from Mutant Girls Squad & Con screenings

These are the kind of panels and film screenings I love to attend. They’re just so much fun – plus having the filmmakers there to discuss the carnage takes it over the top. FUNimation Entertainment has set up a panel and Friday night film screenings for Tokyo gore and cult film favorites Alien vs. Ninja ….

Takashi Miike and other Asian cult cinema coming to Sundance Asia Extreme

Sundance Channel is serving up steady helpings of gore, violence and supernatural mayhem as it launches a new season of destination Asia Extreme in August, showcasing the sharpest cutting-edge Asian genre fare every Saturday night at midnight. The season includes the U.S. television premiers of five films from South Korea including The Restless, Shadows in ….