‘Bunraku’ … Stylish Martial Arts Action with Stars

Wow! I read about this project, currently in production, and said … “Wow!” This movie sounds like a lot of fun, maybe a little weird, but I like that … Written and directed by Guy Moshe. The cast includes Josh Hartnett, Demi Moore, Woody Harrelson, Ron Perlman, Kevin McKidd, Jordi Molla, Gackt and Shun Sugata.

[The film is set in a hyperstylized universe a la “Sin City” and draws from a mixed bag of genres, including puppets, origami, comic books, video games and German expressionism. It follows a drifter (Hartnett) who teams with a samurai (Gackt) to take on an Eastern European gang lord, played by Perlman.] — Hollywood Reporter

Best of the Bad … ‘The Ice Pirates’

‘Ice Pirates’

I wager that if I told you Anjelica Huston has played a stiletto-heeled space pirate from the future who steals ice from an evil empire, you may promptly have me locked up. Unfortunately, its quite true. The Ice Pirates (1984) was directed by Stewart Raffill (Mac and Me) and stars Robert Urich, Ron Perlman, John Carradine, John Matuszak (Caveman), Max von Sydow and yes, Anjelica Huston.

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