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: THERE IS MAN AND BEAST AT NATURE’S MERCY. THERE IS AWE AND LOVE AND REVERENCE. AND THERE IS … Continue reading Something Like a Filmography: Dersu Uzala (1975)
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: By turns tragic and transcendent, Akira Kurosawa’s film follows the daily lives of a group of people barely … Continue reading Something Like a Filmography: Dodes’ka-den (1970)
On the heels of episode 47 of Cinema Dual, friend of the podcast Stacey sent Jon a found copy of the novelization of Condorman, the movie discussed in that episode. Jon should not have been surprised that a cinematic masterpiece like Condorman would receive the honor of such an ambitious literary adaptation, but nevertheless he was. He had to know more.
On the day I started reading the novelization of Condorman by Joe Claro, I learned that several layers of management were leaving their positions at my job, and that our new director was nowhere to be found. That same week, my car broke down for the sixth time in four months, forcing me to beg coworkers for rides to work and forcing my spouse (whose car I cannot drive) to do all family chores outside the house. In that same month, our American neighbors elected Donald Trump to his 2nd presidential term in a wave of terrifying rhetoric that will have ill effects for everyone. Against that backdrop, I don’t think even a good book would stand a chance, let alone a cheaply made novelization of a movie that is mostly forgotten except as an Easter egg reference in a Pixar short film. But taking fundamentally silly things seriously is what I like to do, so stick with me as I tell you the story of Condorman.
Continue reading “Book Report: Condorman by Joe Claro”
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: A testament to the goodness of humankind, Akira Kurosawa’s Red Beard (Akahige) chronicles the tumultuous relationship between an arrogant young … Continue reading Something Like a Filmography: Red Beard (1965)
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: Toshiro Mifune is unforgettable as Kingo Gondo, a wealthy industrialist whose family becomes the target of a cold-blooded … Continue reading Something Like a Filmography: High And Low (1963)
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: Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Akira Kurosawa’s tightly paced, beautifully composed Sanjuro. In this … Continue reading Something Like a Filmography: Sanjuro (1962)
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