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Review: “Ran”, the board game
19 November, 2007 (5 comments)Board gaming is a hobby that has always been dear to me. My interest in the field is wide, ranging from simple and straightforward “social” games such as the relatively More...
Another YouTube video on the Making of ‘Ran’
5 April, 2007Yet another somewhat cryptic message has been posted over at YouTube regarding the making-of footage shot during the filming of Kurosawa’s ‘Ran’. Do take a look.
French High Definition ‘Ran’ in March
23 February, 2007 (40 comments)Studio Canal seems to be about to release a High Definition (HD) DVD of Kurosawa’s Ran on March 5th, 2007. I may be wrong here, but this might just be More...
An article on Toru Takemitsu
31 January, 2007The New Yorker has an article on the Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu (1930-1996), who is best known to those passionate about Akira Kurosawa’s movies for his scores for Ran and More...
70 Hours of Film Footage Available from the Making of Ran?
26 January, 2007 (6 comments)Someone has recently posted a 5-minute long video on YouTube that shows behind-the-scenes activity from the shooting of Kurosawa’s late classic movie Ran. As the documentary-like film plays, and narrator More...
DVD Times reviews Optimum’s ‘Ran’
20 November, 2006 (5 comments)Kevin Gilvear at DVD Times has reviewed Optimum’s Region 2 release of Ran, which is due out on November 26th. Rather than spending any time with the movie itself, More...
Region 2 ‘Ran’ released on November 20th in the UK
7 November, 2006 (11 comments)Optimum Releasing is putting out a new region 2 DVD version of Ran on November 20 this year. MovieMail.co.uk indicates that the double disc release will include the documentary “A.K.” by Chris Marker, but does not seem to have any of the other extras present in the region 1 Criterion Collection DVD.