Something Like a Filmography takes a (brief) look at the filmography of Akira Kurosawa. Twice a month, Chris and Jon share their impressions of each film, both on its own terms and in terms of Kurosawa's legacy and its intersection in the Cinema Dual hosts' lives. FROM THE BOX: With Ran, legendary director Akira Kurosawa reimagines Shakespeare's King Lear as... Continue Reading →
Lost in the Mail: Jon’s 2022 Sight And Sound Ballot
When it comes to compiling "Best _ of All Time" lists, I generally find the process more interesting than the final lists themselves. For me personally, I obsess for hours over the internal debates and criteria which only make sense to me. Once those decisions are made, all that is left to do is record... Continue Reading →
Episode 00 – Kurosawa
The origins of this podcast go back to a previous podcast, where Jon and Chris talked about Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa for almost two hours. This is a lightly edited version of that conversation. Movies Discussed: High and Low, Ikiru, Seven Samurai, Rashomon. Yojimbo, Ran Follow us on Twitter: @jonmichaelnoise @cmvoss042 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/qxr2m2/Cinema_Dual_-Episode_0-_Kurosawa.mp3
