Akira Kurosawa could very well be the single most influential filmmaker of the 20th century. With the possible exception of ...

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The Tokyo International Film Festival has tapped two acclaimed directors from opposite sides of the Pacific for its Kurosawa ...

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Actor Denzel Washington as David King, looking straight ahead in a room illuminated in blue and red, in Highest 2 Lowest.

Ice Spice has made her film debut in Spike Lee’s latest project, Highest 2 Lowest — a modern interpretation of the 1963 Akira ...

For his latest film “Highest 2 Lowest,” Spike Lee has turned to one of his influences, and one of cinema’s most iconic ...

Mark Hamill confirmed that the name had remained in place after the cameras had started rolling, and he’d even filmed a scene ...

However, even if you watch the more popular Kurosawa movies, like Rashomon, Kagemusha, and Seven Samurai, you might not be ...

Every time Denzel Washington is on a promotional tour for a new movie, he displays the sort of "don't give a damn" attitude that can only come with being ...