Forty years ago, a clerical error and bad blood cost Akira Kurosawa an Oscar. The legendary Japanese filmmaker's Ran proved ...

Every movie buff knows that westerns influenced samurai movies, which inspired westerns, which influenced the samurai genre ...

Julia Izumi’s self-absorbed solo show offers weak humor, clunky staging, and little emotional payoff beneath its quirky concept.

Ran' is a visual masterpiece and one of my favorite movies. Right now, you can see it restored in 4K in theaters or check it out for free on Tubi.

Akira Kurosawa Explains His Movies and Yogurt (With Live & Active Cultures!) through June 1 at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. One hour, 40 minutes without an intermission. woollymammoth.net.

Renowned for the use of martial arts in his action films, Steven Seagal's love for this Akira Kurosawa film doesn't come as a surprise.

Lee was joined in the Cannes press conference by Wright and Ilfenesh Hadera, who plays King’s poised and skeptical wife Pam. Highest 2 Lowest marks Lee’s first collaboration with one-time muse ...

The Moviegoer is the diary of a local film buff, collecting the best of what Chicago’s independent and underground film scene ...

A new restoration of Herzog and Kinski’s second collaboration, Nosferatu the Vampyre, is out on 4K UHD and Blu-ray in September. Kinski’s performance created one of cinema’s iconic vampires, and the ...