Jan Svankmajer
Brothers Quay
Matthew Barney
Guy Maddin
Bela Tarr
Satoshi Kon
Hayao Miyazaki
Walt Disney
Dr. Seuss
Jane Campion
Tim Burton
Terry Gilliam
Catherine Breillat
David Lynch
Takashi Miike
Lina Wertmuller
Christiane Cegavske
Ridley Scott
Hiroshi Teshigahara
Kenji Misumi
Takeshi Kitano
Wong Kar Wai
Guillermo Del Toro
Awards
SUNDANCE/NHK FILMMAKERS AWARD
PRIX SEQUENCES AWARD, FANTASIA FILM FESTIVAL
Festivals
Fantasia International Film Festival
Pusan International Film Festival
WOOL 100%'s Interests
General
Kenneth Anger
Salvador Dali
Maya Deren
Robert Mapplethorpe
Andy Warhol
Roy Lichtenstein
Man Ray
Luc Delahaye
Edouard Manet
Robert Rauschenberg
Japanese Cinema
Frank Gehry
Takashi Murakami
Max Beckmann
Thomas Hart Benton
Wassily Kandinsky
Rene Magritte
Arshile Gorky
Piet Mondrian
Amadeo Modigliani
Paul Klee
Kasimir Malevich
Marc Jacobs
Otto Dix
Stuart Davis
Charles Demuth
Cindy Sherman
Movies
Akira
Spirited Away
Paprika
Perfect Blue
Milennium Actress
Tokyo Godfathers
Tetsuo Iron Man
Howl's Moving Castle
Princess Mononoke
Kiki's Delivery Service
My Neighbor Totoro
Blood Tea and Red String
Little Otik
Tideland
Big Fish
Sleepy Hollow
Nightmare Before Christmas
Corpse Bride
Faust
About me: WINNER OF THE SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL/NHK AWARD
WINNER: PRIX SEQUENCES, FANTASIA FILM FESTIVAL
Japanese filmmaker Mai Tominaga’s award-winning fantasy feature WOOL 100% combines live action, animation and puppetry to explore the darkest reaches of human nature.
Born in Tokyo, MAI TOMINAGA started her filmmaking career while a film student at Tama Art University. While in school, she wrote and directed three short films, including SCORCHED, which played at the 1993 Pia Film Festival, the Hong Kong International Film Festival and the Helsinki International Film Festival. Upon graduation, she joined Pyramid Film Co. Ltd. and directed a number of TV commercials. She also wrote and directed the highly acclaimed animation/CG short films BUSTAMAN OF BUONOMO (screened at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in 2000) and SLOTH SYRUP (screened at the Hiroshima International Animated Film Festival, Tenerife International Animation Festival and CINANIMA2002 in Spain).
Who I'd like to meet: Fans of Mai Tominaga's "Wool 100%"
WOOL 100%
Director: Mai Tominaga
Country: Japan
Cast: Kyôko Kishida, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Ayu Kitaura
A pair of elderly junk collectors find their lives turned upside down when their latest procurement brings them into contact with an obsessive young knitter in the hallucinogenic feature debut of prominent short filmmaker Mai Tominaga.
"If Tim Burton were to go to Japan to make a movie about two elderly sisters living in a house filled from floor to ceiling with junk, and a girl who invades their lives and spends day and night knitting a red sweater, it would, I imagine, be something like "Wool 100%. An odd and highly original film that should charm teenagers and adults."
-- THE NEW YORK POST
"Wild yet gentle, the fantasy film "Wool 100%" is a playful contraption illustrating the kinship between movies, fairy tales and dreams. The film's spectacularly jumbled sets evoke the films of Pierre Jeunet ("Amélie") and Terry Gilliam (particularly Robin Williams's cellar headquarters in "The Fisher King")"
-- THE NEW YORK TIMES
ORDER YOUR DVD COPY NOW AT AMAZON, BEST BUY, VIRGIN MEGASTORE, BORDERS, BARNES & NOBLE and ANYWHERE DVDs ARE SOLD
SARAH LASSEZ (Nowhere, Mad Cowgirl, The Blackout), DAVID CONNOLLY (13 Conversations about One Thing), MICHAEL T. WEISS (TV's Pretender) and special guests DEVON ODESSA (TV's My So Called Life; Mad Cowgirl) and ANTHONY DRAZAN (director and screenwriter of Hurlyburly) star in this chilling drama that explores what happens if our bodies refuse to shut down––and the resulting effect on those closest to us. Using the rare genetic disorder fatal familial insomnia as a jumping-off point, FADE looks into the corners of strained relationships and see what dust death kicks up there. We see how wide the gulf between two people can get before they are finally on opposite sides—death has its way of widening gaps, opening wounds.
FADE is a story of sleeplessness, told through a nightmare.
FADE is David Connolly's final performance; he passed away tragically in the fall of 2006.
FADE also features music from improvisational legends AMM, Art Bears, Ginnungagap, and original music by Cameron Presley (Upsilon Acrux) and Hollis Lee (Midnight Sun).
BRUCE LEE: The Early Years (GUIDING LIGHT/AN ORPHAN'S TRAGEDY)
Double feature containing two of Bruce Lee's early works, available for the first time on DVD.
In THE GUIDING LIGHT, a 13-years old Lee plays San, a child who is given up for adoption. Finally accepted by his surrogate parents, he is suddenly faced with a dilemma when his real parents show up and want him back.
Loosely based on "Great Expectations," AN ORPHAN'S TRAGEDY follows a young Lee, an orphan, who meets and befriends an escaped convict, little knowing that their paths will cross again years later and bring about a series of fateful events and reveal a secret about the boy's past.
Preorders available now on Amazon, Borders, Virgin, Best Buy and everywhere DVDs are sold!
New DVD Release of "WOOL 100%" on Tuesday, January 8, 2008
WOOL 100%
Director: Mai Tominaga Country: Japan Cast: Kyôko Kishida, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Ayu Kitaura DVD Release Date: January 8, 2008
A pair of elderly junk collectors find their lives turned upside down when their latest procurement brings them into contact with an obsessive young knitter in the hallucinogenic feature debut of prominent short filmmaker Mai Tominaga.
"If Tim Burton were to go to Japan to make a movie about two elderly sisters living in a house filled from floor to ceiling with junk, and a girl who invades their lives and spends day and night knitting a red sweater, it would, I imagine, be something like "Wool 100%. An odd and highly original film that should charm teenagers and adults." -- THE NEW YORK POST
"Wild yet gentle, the fantasy film "Wool 100%" is a playful contraption illustrating the kinship between movies, fairy tales and dreams. The film's spectacularly jumbled sets evoke the films of Pierre Jeunet ("Amélie") and Terry Gilliam (particularly Robin Williams's cellar headquarters in "The Fisher King")" -- THE NEW YORK TIMES
SRP: $24.98 Running Time: 100 min Genre: Asian Cinema Rating: Not Rated
PREORDERS NOW AVAILABLE AT: BEST BUY, AMAZON, BORDERS, VIRGIN AND EVERYWHERE DVDs ARE SOLD.
"Italian Stallion" Special Midnight Screening Friday, November 30 @ Nuart Theater, Los Angeles
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"ITALIAN STALLION" SPECIAL SCREENING IN LOS ANGELES MIDNIGHT THIS FRIDAY AT THE NUART
~ ~ NEW 35mm DIGITAL TRANSFER FIRST TIME ON THE BIG SCREEN ~ ~
This 1970 softcore entry is notable for it's inclusion of footage of a hungry, pre-stardom Sylvester Stallone in the altogether.
Cinema Epoch presents this grindhouse classic for the ages, so if you're a fan of Sly Stallone or grindhouse cinema in general, don't miss THE ITALIAN STALLION
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Manhattan playboy Stud (Sylvester Stallone) and his girlfriend Kitty have a rocky relationship, which is at its strongest when they have one of their legendary parties, which usually turn into orgies. This 1970 softcore entry is notable for it's inclusion of footage of a hungry, pre-Rocky Stallone in the altogether.
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MIDNIGHT SCREENING Friday, November 30, 2007
http://www.landmarktheatres.com/Market/LosAngeles/NuartTheatre.htm and at the Nuart Theatre box office.
TICKETS ON SALE NOW
NUART THEATRE 11272 Santa Monica Boulevard, (just west of the 405 Freeway) West Los Angeles, California 90025 (310) 281-8223
Parking is readily available on surrounding neighborhood streets and public lots.
For the first time ever on DVD, from Cinema Epoch, comes…
THE KID Featuring Bruce Lee in his first starring role!
Based upon the comic strip “Kiddy Cheung”, The Kid stars a 10-year old BRUCE LEE playing an orphaned child selling comics in from a stall in the slums to survive. When the local gangs move in, it’s up to ‘Bruce’ to keep the streets clean.
“A great example of early Cantonese cinema, a showcase of a little boy who grows up to become a huge star, THE KID is a movie not to be missed.” – The Illuminated Lantern
For fans of Martial Arts Classics, this early film (1950) starring the one and only BRUCE LEE is an absolute MUST HAVE.
“Bruce Lee, at 10, is readily identifiable; when he pretends to be a teacher to make the other kids laugh, he juts out his lower jaw in exactly the way he would do in his films 20 years later to intimidate his opponents. While obviously still a kid and prone to overacting (come to think of it, the latter might be a trait he never quite got rid of), he is an entertaining figure. His real-life father, Lee Hoi-cheun, plays the rich tightwad Hung. - (Except from the Illuminated Lantern Review of The Kid, available to read at http://www.illuminatedlantern.com/cinema/review/archives/kid_the.php.)
THE KID releases to DVD on December 4, 2007 from Cinema Epoch. ( Pre orders available starting tomorrow, November 6, 2007 )
THE KID EPO-DV-1481 8-91514-00148-1 Run Time: 77 minutes Chinese with English Sub-titles Production year 1950 - B/W $19.98 SRP
Preorder Your Copy of Bruce Lee's First Movie, "The Kid" on DVD 12/04/07 on Amazon, Borders and where DVDs are sold
I heard about this movie will release DVD in US. Is there any idea to know when will it come? I've been waiting for this movie for so long... Wish I can see it as soon as possible
new album [pieta] release live! 2007/11/16(fri) 吉祥寺MANDA-LA2 open6:30/start7:30 adv￥2500/door￥2800 mari fukuhara(piano) nobuo nakahara (bass) great eida(violin) Lynne Hobday(Vocal) ,,,please come,,,
She'll bring some of the characters and props from the film and will be happy to chat with you and answer any questions she can.
Music Millennium is located at 3158 East Burnside, Portland, OR 97214.
More details about this event will be posted on their site by the end of this week.
Here is a picture of the front window of the music store, one of their staff made this installation based on her movie:
From their live performances page: 10/20/07 Christiane Cegavske SIGNING! Director of "Blood Tea And Red String" Saturday, October 20, 2007 at 1:00pm MUSIC MILLENNIUM EAST -- 3158 E Burnside in Portland, Oregon
This acclaimed documentary follows the lives of a group of "Little Warrior Monks" who live in the famous Shaolin Temple and practice the highest form of martial arts known to man.
The kids range in age from 6 to 12 years and lead lives isolated from the rest of the world. Each day their discipline includes rigorous training, dedicated prayer and a vegetarian lifestyle. Other children their age admire these legendary "Shaolin Monks."
This film also follows the plight of one particular "Little Monk" whose dream is to venture out of the Temple to go to Tiananmen Square to see the statue of Chairman Mao.
Available at Walmart, Amazon.Com, Target, Barnes & Noble other retailers.
new album [pieta] release live! 
