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Sentai Filmworks Announces Its October 2023 Anime Releases

Sentai Filmworks has announced its anime releases for October 2023. Title: IMMORAL GUILD Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Distribution Solutions Run Time: 300 min. Street Date: 10/3/2023 Format: BD Language: Japanese with English Subtitles SYNOPSIS: Protecting the land from monsters is a noble profession, but Kikuru wants to retire from the Guild and explore other options while he’s…

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'Carole & Tuesday' heads to Blu-Ray next month!

‘Carole & Tuesday’ heads to Blu-Ray next month!

(Featured Image Source: Netflix / Sentai Filmworks / Bones / Shinichirō Watanabe) Carole & Tuesday, an amazingly charming, cute, and emotional anime series, is making its home-release debut next month, and anime fans are sure to be delighted! Sentai Filmworks “It’s not easy being an orphaned refugee, especially when you’re not on the planet where you were born, but Carole Stanley still has big…

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"Patchwork" - Greek Premiere at the 62nd Thessaloniki International Film Festival

"Patchwork" - Greek Premiere at the 62nd Thessaloniki International Film Festival

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Spike Lee to Direct Multi-Part Colin Kaepernick Documentary for ESPN Films

Spike Lee to Direct Multi-Part Colin Kaepernick Documentary for ESPN Films

According to Variety.com, Academy Award winning filmmaker Spike Lee is directing a multi-episode documentary on former NFL quarterback and activist Colin Kaepernick for ESPN Films. Production has commenced on the documentary, which was first announced in July 2020 as part of Kaepernick’s production deal with Walt Disney through his company, Ra Vision Media. “Kaepernick, who has never given a…

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Da 5 Bloods (2020)

Da 5 Bloods (2020)

SPIKE LEE Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB.5 USA, 2020. 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, Rahway Road Productions. Screenplay by Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo, Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee. Cinematography by Newton Thomas Sigel. Produced by Jon Kilik, Spike Lee, Beatriz Levin, Lloyd Levin. Music by Terence Blanchard. Production Design by Wynn Thomas. Costume Design by Donna Berwick. Film Editing by Adam Gough.…

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Ava DuVernay Brings Masterful Touch To New Unscripted Series ‘Home Sweet Home’

As you could imagine, @JamalNOC is eagerly anticipating the release of @Ava's new, unscripted series 'Home Sweet Home', a social experiment set to pull back the curtain on 18 families from varying backgrounds.

Ava DuVernay’s work continues to put forward necessary conversations about identity, community, and society, and her newest unscripted series, coming to NBC in October, will again show off her creative genius. Home Sweet Home is equal parts social experiment and cultural exploration, as 18 different families from various backgrounds accept the challenge of exploring a world unlike their own. The…

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Alternatively you can buy digital images on Kyoto Animation's online store, about 200 yen. Money goes to them directly.

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FEATURE: Hope Survives Within the Heart of SCHOOL-LIVE!

  Fall is here, a new season is ramping up, but there's still plenty of opportunity for fans to catch up on the anime of yesteryear that they may have missed the first time around, and “Cruising the Crunchy-Catalog” is here to help. Our goal is to spread the anime love by connecting anime fans with catalog titles they're likely to enjoy.

  This week, we celebrate the five year anniversary of a show that mixes a cute, light-hearted aesthetic with some serious subject matter and themes. So pack up your pencils and your books, beware of teachers' dirty looks, and get ready to camp out on campus, because we're looking back at SCHOOL-LIVE! 

    What's SCHOOL-LIVE!?

  Based on the Gakkō Gurashi manga written by Norimitsu Kaihou and illustrated by Sadoru Chiba, SCHOOL-LIVE! is a Summer 2015 TV anime with direction by Masaomi Ando and animation production by Lerche. Crunchyroll describes the story of the series as follows:

  SCHOOL-LIVE! Focuses on the lives of 4 girls who decide to stay over at school: Yuki Takeya, Kurumi Ebisuzawa, Yuri Wakasa, and Miki Naoki. Along with the school adviser Megumi Sakura, they suddenly find themselves to be [REDACTED], and continue to live and survive at the school.

    If you're wondering about the big [REDACTED] in the middle of that description, it's because I omitted part of the description that gives away a crucial reveal that occurs at the end of the first episode of the series. For maximum dramatic effect, it's best to go into the show without being spoiled. (If you must know in advance, you can read the full description here.)

  Without being too specific, the premise of SCHOOL-LIVE! is that some major event has caused the School Living Club to begin living on the grounds of their high school, and unraveling the truth of the scenario is what makes SCHOOL-LIVE! such an outstanding example of survival horror storytelling.

    Horror.

  The sense of horror that SCHOOL-LIVE! seeks to evoke is not the typical variety you find in most Hollywood films, which are often dependent on gruesome special effects makeup or jump-scares that involve loud musical stings and the act of tossing a cat at the audience. Instead, SCHOOL-LIVE! is a more psychological experience. It aims for nail-biting dread rather than heart-pounding terror.

  Through careful environmental story-telling and the use of dramatic irony (wherein the audience knows more than the characters do), SCHOOL-LIVE! ratchets up the tension by placing its characters in increasingly perilous scenarios. To borrow a phrase from The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, it poses the question of: "Who will survive, and what will be left of them?"

    Survival.

  SCHOOL-LIVE! is so effective at creating an anxious atmosphere for its audience because the show draws a clear, thematic distinction between truly “living” and merely “surviving.” The series dedicates lots of screen-time to exploring the interior lives of Yuki and her friends as their club activities sustain their emotional and psychological needs as well as their physical ones.

  Many horror stories involving disaster scenarios focus on the worst aspects of human behavior in the face of societal collapse, but SCHOOL-LIVE! instead grounds itself firmly in the resiliency of the human spirit.

    Tragedy and Hope.

  SCHOOL-LIVE! is a sad show, and it puts both its characters and the audience through the emotional wringer. But even when the series amps up the tension to nearly unbearable levels, even when the characters are at their lowest points, and even when it seems like the darkness and despair will grow overwhelming, there is always a glimmer of hope.

  Ultimately, SCHOOL-LIVE! is a story of how people care for the physical and mental well-being of those around them. It's about how people process grief, how people bear up under terrible circumstances, and how people begin to heal after being exposed to unspeakable trauma. If you're willing to take the harrowing journey, you'll find the message of the series is both rare and beautiful in the end.

    Class Dismissed.

  Crunchyroll currently streams SCHOOL-LIVE! in 98 territories worldwide, and the series is available in the original Japanese language with subtitles in English, Spanish, Latin American Spanish, French, Portuguese, Arabic, and Italian. The series is also available on Bluray and DVD in the United States from Sentai Filmworks and an English language version of the original SCHOOL-LIVE! manga is available from Yen Press.

  SCHOOL-LIVE! is an intense show, and prospective viewers should definitely brace themselves for a viewing experience that spikes the anxiety and tugs at the heartstrings. If that sounds like your ideal entertainment this Halloween season — and if the series is available in your area — please consider giving SCHOOL-LIVE! a try.

    Special thanks go out to Miu Amano and Cristin Rodriguez for recommending the subject of this week's installment of “Cruising the Crunchy-Catalog.” Be sure to join us next time, when we keep the spooky spirit of the Halloween season rolling with a look at a series where vampires are less frightening than the prospect of an overbearing roommate.

  Is there a series in Crunchyroll's catalog that you think needs some more love and attention? Please send in your suggestions via e-mail to cruisingcrunchy@gmail.com or post a Tweet to @gooberzilla. Your pick could inspire the next installment of “Cruising the Crunchy-Catalog!"

      Paul Chapman is the host of The Greatest Movie EVER! Podcast and GME! Anime Fun Time.

Do you love writing? Do you love anime? If you have an idea for a features story, pitch it to Crunchyroll Features!

By: news+feed@crunchyroll.com

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MEET THE FEFF CAMPUS 2020 FINALISTS!

7 aspiring global journalists from 6 different countries will become part of the FEFF Family!

The FEFF Campus programme includes seminars, interviews and workshops that centre around the art of writing and cinema, and will be guided by a group of professionals led by veteran journalist Mathew Scott.

Adora Tan (Singapore)

Adora Tan has a strong passion for filmmaking, film festivals and film criticism. Her production and research work with Channel NewsAsia includes China's Growing Appetite, a three, 45-minute episode series that ties China's political power with food, as well as On The Red Dot, a weekly series on inspiring stories of fellow Singaporeans. Passionate about mastering various aspects of film, Adora has also taken on the post-producer role at Singapore’s primary post-production facility Mocha Chai Laboratories. Adora’s interests also extend to film criticism and she took part in the Singapore International Film Festival’s Youth Jury & Critics Programme. Adora has also helped organise multiple film festivals including the MINDS Film Festival and the Malaysian Film Festival in Singapore. Adora has also directed and edited short films, including Pawnshop (2019) and Stories by the River (2018). Adora is currently a producer for video and collateral content.

Diego Aparicio (Cyprus)

Diego Aparicio is a freelance and aspiring filmmaker. He considers cinema to be the most beautiful means of expression for the cultivation of empathy and mutual understanding between people, and hopes to one day share his own films with an audience. His work in film journalism includes an interview at IFFR 2019 with Oscar-winning director László Nemes (Son of Saul) for London’s Curzon Cinema blog in the UK; and coverage of the Berlinale 2020 official competition for A Cuarta Parede in Spain. In 2018 he was the Cypriot ambassador for the European Parliament’s LUX Film Prize. He was also a member of the official jury for the Venice Film Festival’s Giornate degli Autori (Venice Days) strand that same year, and has since helped as pre-selector for the Giornate. In 2019 he was head of partnerships for the 10th edition of the Watersprite short film festival in Cambridge, UK. Before the pandemic, he worked with the Cyprus-based production company AMP Filmworks as a production assistant, earning two feature film credits: Sous Le Ciel d’Alice (Cannes Critics’ Week 2020); and Patchwork (post-production). Diego studied physics at Imperial College London, and left a career in medical physics to pursue his love for cinema.

Linda Santu Lama (Italy)

Linda Santu Lama is an Italian Tibetan enthusiast of cinema. She has just graduated from her master’s degree in Japanese studies at Ca’ Foscari University (Venice), after spending almost a year in Tokyo. Since childhood, Linda has watched all sorts of movies ranging from European, to Bollywood to her father’s favorites: Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan. On the day of her 11th birthday, Linda’s mother gave her a collection of Akira Kurosawa’s movies and this represented a great turning point in her life: She started getting passionate about Japanese cinema and this escalated quickly into a discovery for Asian movies,  also nurtured by the Far East Film Festival. Linda thinks that cinema has the power to give minorities and marginalised people the chance to have their voices heard, and to have their stories shared. That is why she feels extremely excited about the Tibetan new wave of cinema made by Tibetans in the PRC, including Pema Tseden, and by Tibetans in the diaspora. Linda is eager to see more Tibetan films at international film festivals and she hopes to be able to share their stories after the FEFF Campus.

Josep Santcristofol (Spain)

Josep Santcristofol was born in a little town in the north east of Spain - near Barcelona - in 1995. His love for cinema started as a kid and it came thanks to his father. Together, they went to the cinema almost every week and at home they would watch a lot of comedies and action films. Despite this love for cinema, which was maintained through his teen years, Josep never really thought about it as a plausible future for himself until three or four years ago. He was studying East Asian studies at university and had to start deciding what he wanted to do after finishing the degree. Despite also enjoying politics, a subject that would have given him the most professional opportunities, Josep decided that he wanted to do what he was most passionate about, which was cinema. Josep still can’t say for certain, but he thinks he made the right choice because he has never been happier than now, studying what he loves the most: cinema studies. Josep believes the FEFF Campus is a great opportunity for him to explore and discover new possibilities for his future as in just one year he will be finished with his masters degree.

Fan Hong (China)

Fan Hong is Chinese by passport, a world citizen by heart, and is currently based in Tokyo. Being a curious cinephile, an aspiring novelist and a self-proclaimed intellectual, Fan is always looking for heavy, critical, social realist art films that stir her into an endless diatribe against all forms of injustices. When being less on guard, cheesy romances and goofy comedies are her non-disclosed guilty pleasure. If Fan is not thinking about films or books, she can often be caught giggling at a funny internet meme with eyes glued to some screen, or wandering in the back alleys of Tokyo and musing over what to have for her next meal.

Kalash Nanda Kumar (Malaysia)

Kalash Nanda Kumar is currently pursuing his postgraduate studies in English literature at University Malaya (Malaysia). Over the past six years, he has worked in media and journalism while occasionally moonlighting as a researcher. During his brief stint at a news organisation, Kalash covered a wide range of subjects including Malaysia’s legal institutions, indigenous rights, terrorism and environmental issues. Kalash inherited his love for cinema from his father.

Kelly Le (China)

Kelly Le is a multi-media reporter based in Hong Kong. As a film lover and reporter, Kelly has had opportunities to participate in film festivals and events, expressing her enthusiasm for visual arts and films through her reporting and multi-media work. At the FEFF Campus, Kelly is eager to tell stories from the film industry and to build the bridge between eastern and western audiences.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH3QQDEH2TE

^ interview with Spike Lee on Malcom X

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Sentai Filmworks Licenses the Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Take On Me Anime Film

Sentai Filmworks Licenses the Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Take On Me Anime Film

Sentai Filmworks has announced that it has licensed the Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Take on Me (Eiga Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai! Take On Me) anime film. The company has not yet announced how or when it plans to release the film. Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Take on Me was released in Japan on January 6, 2018. Source: ANN

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Cannes: "Bad Samaritan" (2018) Sells Wide + New Still

Dean Devlin's latest directorial effort, Bad Samaritan, starring David Tennant and Robert Sheehan, has sold in a slew of territories at the Cannes market.

New buyers include Dutch Filmworks, who will do a wide theatrical release in the Netherlands and all Dutch-speaking territories. Wise & Wide bought all rights for Korea, Tanweer bought multiple territories including Turkey, Greece, Indonesia and Malaysia and Jaguar bought international airlines. As previously announced, the project also sold to Atlas in Germany, Imagem in Latin America and Eagle in the Middle East.

Written by Brandon Boyce, the film, being sold by Electric Entertainment, centers on two car valets who use their business as a front to burglarize the houses of their unsuspecting customers. Devlin, known for writing Independence Day and 1998's Godzilla, also wrote and directed the upcoming sci-fi actioner Geostorm starring Gerard Butler.

Bad Samaritan is looking at a release of Spring 2018.

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Janine Teerling - Ace Producers Network

Big Congratulations to Janine Teerling for being selected to be a member of ACE, one of the most prestigious international producers networks.

Good luck with all the new projects!!!

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Anime Discovery 2019: DOG & Scissors - #209

Yeah, don't let the cover fool you.

SO…… I’ve been gone and by gone, I meant, not posting anything for two weeks.

Then again, posting Time of the Season will do that to ya.

  Anyway, once again, there was a sale going on earlier in the month. Namely the Sentai Filmworks Summer Sale with select titles that were 90% off and I had to get on that shit there. Thankfully, I got paid during the remaining few days of it and got 2 titles.

O…

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Today's review on MyOldAddiction.com, Red Hook Summer by #SpikeLee starring #ClarkePeters, "a rare low point for Lee, though it features his usually bright and colourful cinematography and exciting and explosive dialogue." SPIKE LEE Bil's rating (out of 5): BB.  USA, 2012.  40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks…

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Sentai Filmworks Pre-Black Friday Sale

Sentai Filmworks Pre-Black Friday Sale #sale #anime #blackfriday #preblackfriday

What is better than a Black Friday Sale? How about a PRE-Black Friday Sale. Sentai Filmworks has a crazy sale going on right now.

All descriptions below are taken from the Sentai page, and links are affiliate links.

BIG O, THE COMPLETE COLLECTION

Retail: $79.98 – You Pay: $17.99

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Forty years ago, the minds of Paradigm City’s inhabitants were wiped clean of all recollections of…