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The official website for the upcoming live-action film adaptation of an episode from Hirohiko Araki's Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe manga series, " At a Confessional ," released a main trailer and visual today. For the first time in the history of Japanese cinema, the entire film was shot in Venice, Italy, and the clip includes a scene where the protagonist Rohan Kishibe, played by Issei Takahashi, uses his Stand ability "Heaven's Door" in Italian. Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan: At a Confessional Main Trailer The main visual features Rohan standing in front of the Basilica of Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Venice, Italy. The tagline reads: "The greatest happiness brings the biggest despair." Main Visual Related: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan: At a Confessional Live-Action Movie Releases New Teaser Trailer Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan: At a Confessional is set to release in Japan on May 23, 2025. As the first episode of the spin-off series to Araki's representative work,...

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Fans of Bob Dylan — and good whiskey — can now get their hands on a new release from the singer’s Heaven’s Door Spirits brand, on the heels of the Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown.

Dubbed the “Bootleg Volume VI,” the new bottling is the latest release in Heaven’s Door’s limited series of aged wheated bourbons finished in Limousin cigar barrels. First unveiled earlier this year,...

When word came out that Timothée Chalamet was pulling double duty as both the host and musical guest on Saturday Night Live, the obvious assumption was he’d perform a couple of familiar Bob Dylan songs that appear in A Complete Unknown and its soundtrack album. After all, this appearance was meant to both plug the movie and appeal to Academy Award voters deciding whether or not to give him a Best Actor trophy. But during the monologue at the top of the show, Chalamet offered a tantalizing tease of his plans.

Timothée Chalamet, who portrayed Bob Dylan in biopic A Complete Unknown, is flexing his singing chops.

The actor is set to host this weekend’s Saturday Night Live, as well as serve as the show’s musical guest. It will be his first singing performance on live television following his live-singing debut in the James Mangold-directed film. In a teaser for the upcoming SNL episode, Chalamet features alongside cast member Sarah Sherman for a series of silly clips.

In one particularly curious conversation, Chalamet informs Sherman that he was...

Disney’sBob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown,opens wide in around 700 sites across the UK and Ireland this weekend.

Timothee Chalamet plays the US musician from 1961, when the Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door singer was an unknown 19-year-old, freshly landed in New York from Minnesota. James Mangold directs the Searchlight title, with Elle Fanning and Edward Norton also in the cast.

Music biopics have – for the most part – performed robustly at the UK-Ireland box office of late. Studiocanal’s Amy Winehouse film Back To Black opened to £2.7m in April of last year and finished on £12.3m. Paramount’s Bob Marley: One Love...

Just days before it’s expected to be shut down in the United States, Bob Dylan has officially joined TikTok.

“Explore the world of Bob Dylan, now on TikTok. #bobdylan,” stated the caption of the first and (thus far) only post on his brand new account. Meanwhile, the video showcases a series of clips from various Dylan eras soundtracked to “Like a Rolling Stone,” “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door,” and “Hurricane.”

Of course, the iconic songwriter has less than a week to get his fill of TikTok dances, the Costco guys, and Subway Surfers gameplay before the platform officially goes dark in the US. TikTok users are painfully aware of this fact, as top comments on the video include “A little too late, bro,” “In true Bob fashion, showing up right at the last minute.

A24’s psychological horror Heretic, starring Golden Globe-nominated Hugh Grant, is now available to watch at home. Directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, the film combines creeping dread with a thought-provoking exploration of faith, control, and human resilience. Fans can stream it today and pre-order a special edition Blu-ray or 4K Uhd featuring exclusive behind-the-scenes content.

Set against a chilling winter backdrop, Heretic follows Sister Barnes (Sophie Thatcher) and Sister Paxton (Chloe East), two Mormon missionaries sent to the secluded home of Mr. Reed (Hugh Grant), a reclusive and enigmatic man. What begins as a routine visit takes a sinister turn as Reed traps them in his house, forcing the women into a twisted experiment in faith and survival. With a haunting mix of manipulation and cruelty, Reed’s motives—and the horrifying truth behind them—unravel in a series of shocking revelations.

The movie’s unique choose-your-own-adventure format...

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Heretic Vinyl from A24

A24 has pressed Heretic’s soundtrack on 2xLP “Blueberry Pie” colored vinyl. Expected to ship January 24, it costs $40.

It features the score composed by Chris Bacon plus three songs from the film: The Hollies’ “The Air That I Breathe,” Radiohead’s “Creep,” and Sophie Thatcher’s cover of “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door.”

The album is housed in a double gatefold jacket modeled after a choose-your-own-adventure game board with printed inserts.

Godzilla Sweater from Fright-Rags

Fright-Rags has released a monstrous Godzilla “ugly” sweater for the holidays.

Priced at $75, the custom-knit acrylic sweater features a fiery design by Matthew Skiff.

Demons 2 Figure from Mutant

Mutant has created a Demons 2 collectible featuring a...

After watching just one episode of Cowboy Bebop, its easy to conclude that the universe it inhabits is gritty, corrupt, and lawless. This impression largely stems from the fact that the story is told through the lens of three morally ambiguous bounty hunters. Hope, optimism, and a sense of camaraderie aren't exactly the first ideas that come to mind. However, as Cowboy Bebops figurative sequel reveals, theres much more to this universe than what initially meets the eye.

Shinichir Watanabes Carole &Tuesday follows the story of Carole Stanley and Tuesday Simmons, two teenagers from opposite sides of the Martian tracks who are united by their love for music and their dream of becoming musicians. After a particularly discouraging day for each of them, they have a chance encounter on a bridge in Abla City - Mars' biggest city. This meeting sparks a discovery of their shared passions and an undeniable musical chemistry.

Despite stiff competition on that year’s rock-legend road-show circuit—the Grateful Dead touring the massive Wall of Sound speaker system, Csny reunited, hitting the sheds, and de-uniting in record time—there was only one outing anybody meant when they said Tour ’74. That January and February, Bob Dylan and The Band reunited for 39 shows in 21 cities, their first jaunt together—and Dylan’s first, period—since the notorious 1966 world tour that would feed rock’s early bootleg industry.

After 1966, Dylan had played sporadically—a full set with The Band at...

Bob Dylan and the Band brought their reunion tour to arenas all across North America in January 1974 before touching down in New York City at the tail end of the month for three sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden. Demand for tickets was feverish, and a handwritten spreadsheet at the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, shows that Yoko Ono, Miles Davis, David Bromberg, Bob Gottlieb, Allen Ginsberg, Murray The K, Mary Martin, Noel “Paul” Stookey, and Sid Bernstein were all on the guest list. (Paul Simon’s name was crossed out.

Fifty years ago, Bob Dylan reunited with the Band for an arena tour where they performed 40 shows in just 42 days, often playing two gigs a night. The double live LP Before The Flood featured recordings from their concerts in New York and Los Angeles, but that represented just a tiny fraction of what they captured on tape throughout the run.

The rest is finally coming out September 20 on the 27-disc, 431-track box set Bob Dylan—The 1974 Live Recordings. It features newly mixed recordings of Dylan’s complete set at 27 concerts,...

Summer is here, and there’s no better way to enjoy the longer days and warmer nights than with a cookout! Cookouts are about more than just the food though — the perfect cookout playlist is an essential part of the experience.

Whether you’re looking to get hyped up or feeling so laid back you’re horizontal, we’ve got something for you. With everything from tailgating anthems to classic hip-hop, throwback rock to the latest country hits, we’ve collected the best songs so you don’t have to.

Fire up the grill and crack open a cold one, because your perfect summer cookout soundtrack is here. And if you don’t feel like playing DJ and queueing up the music all night, tune in to one of our expertly curated BBQ channels to hit all the right notes with none of the work.

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The adventures of space bounty hunters, also known as Cowboy Bebop, have been an inspiration to many for almost 26 years. The series created by Shinichirō Watanabe is considered one of the best anime series out there to this day. It had twenty-six episodes and ran for almost a year, but it still managed to leave a mark on the anime industry.

Cowboy Bebop | Sunrise Animation Studio

The mark was so big that Cowboy Bebop fans are still waiting for any kind of spin-off series or movie of the story, even after 26 years. While there were some hopes of potential sequels and spin-offs, nothing was confirmed until now, when Koichi Yamadera, the voice actor of the protagonist, Spike Spiegel, gave fans the bad news.

The voice actor thinks that although there was a chance for Cowboy Bebop to make a grand comeback into the anime world, the creators should not continue...

The movie begins with a black screener, while what seems to be a newscaster is reporting a work-related accident that led to the death of two workers. It turns out that the sound is coming from the car radio of a man who is parked in an area where he is looking for a specific house he was asked for by a wealthy lady, along with another man, his assistant, Seong-tae. The area is in Daegu, within a forest and includes houses of traditional style. The two discuss various matters, from whether the boss, Yong-bae, is sick and the assistant's knack for buying lottery tickets, when their employer appears.

Heaven's Door screened at Busan International Short Film Festival

She carries with her a jar sealed with what seem to be scrolls and eventually begins something that looks like an intense ritual. The weather suddenly changes, her eyes turn white, and...

For many anime fans, Cowboy Bebop is the ultimate anime experience. The one-season series became a massive hit and a proper cult classic, with basically everyone citing it as one of the best anime series ever made. And while a movie was released and we also had Netflix’s failed attempt at a live-action revival, Cowboy Bebop is more or less a thing of the past as the original series has been untouched and unfazed by the recent revival and reboot craze. And while there has been some activity there, with merch coming out and even a remaster of the original Ost, the 25th anniversary of the anime once again raised the hopes of those hoping for another Cowboy Bebop work, but it seems that this is not going to happen.

As part of the anniversary celebration, voice actor Koichi Yamadera gave an interview in Japan, discussing his relationship with...

Watch the first episode of the documentary Bones 25: Dreaming Forward right here ! This season's Metallic Rouge anime is just one part of the big celebration of the 25th anniversary of anime production house Studio Bones. Crunchyroll announced that it has produced a brand-new, four-part documentary series titled Bones 25: Dreaming Forward , which will start streaming on the service on February 13, 2024. The Bones 25: Dreaming Forward documentary — produced by Crunchyroll and French production company DeltaRocket — will consist of four 24-minute episodes. The series will explore the creation of Studio Bones, which has spent the past 25 years working on some of the most iconic anime out there, from the Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door anime film to Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood , My Hero Academia and more. Shot entirely in Japan, the four parts include "The History of Bones," Style and Originality," "Successful Adaptation" and "Metallic Rouge: The Future of Bones." Over...

Exclusive: Anime streamer Crunchyroll is dropping a doc-series on renowned Japanese animation maker Studio Bones.

The platform has been quietly working on Bones 25: Dreaming Forwards, which will drop tomorrow (February 13), timed with the release of the studio’s latest series, Metallic Rouge, and its 25th anniversary.

Bones 25 will comprise four 24-minute episodes about the studio, which is behind anime titles such as Cowboy Bebop: Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door, My Hero Academia and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. The studio currently has more than 30 specials and series on Crunchyroll, including Bungo Stray Dogs, The Case Study of Vanitas, Eureka Seven and SK8 the Infinity.

Sony-owned Crunchyroll and French producer DeltaRocket have teamed for the series. DeltaRocket’s founder Jace, who is behind more than 40 docs for French TV, is the director.

Shot entirely in Japan, Bones 25 will divide into four parts: ‘The History of Bones’, ‘Style and Originality’, ‘Successful Adaptation’ and...

On Friday nights, IndieWire After Dark takes a feature-length beat to honor fringe cinema in the streaming age.

First, the spoiler-free pitch for one editor’s midnight movie pick — something weird and wonderful from any age of film that deserves our memorializing.

Then, the spoiler-filled aftermath as experienced by the unwitting editor attacked by this week’s recommendation.

The Pitch: Ain’t It Just Like the Movies to Play Tricks When You’re Trying to Be So Quiet?

As if assembling the greatest songbook in the history of Western music through six decades (and counting!) of nonstop creative growth and experimentation wasn’t enough, Bob Dylan has made a surprisingly large impact on the world of film. In 1966, he helped launch the cinéma vérité movement — and captivated audiences with the mystery of who broke that fucking glass — by allowing D.A. Pennebaker to follow him for the landmark documentary “Don’t Look Back.

On May 12, 1976, Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue played a gig at the Municipal Auditorium in Austin, Texas, that left little historical mark. Newspaper clippings from the week reveal that furious fans protested with signs outside the hall (“Boycott Rolling Thunder Ripoff”) when they learned plans for separate early and late shows were scuttled at the last minute, creating a general admission melee where seat assignments were suddenly meaningless. But it’s one of the few shows from the 57-date Rolling Thunder Revue that never surfaced in the collector community...

Fifty years ago this week, Bob Dylan and the Band launched their landmark Before the Flood reunion tour with a pair of shows at Chicago Stadium. Dylan had been off the road for eight very long years at this point, and demand to see his return was so intense that promoters received 5.5 million ticket requests via a cumbersome mail-order system. To put that in perspective, that was four percent of the entire population of America.

The last time that Dylan and the Band hit the road, they were met with...

The morning after giving coach Niall Horan his second consecutive victory on The Voice, newly minted winner Huntley rang TVLine to discuss everything from his little girl’s big influence on the competition to the long and the short of being the show’s best-tressed contestant — even if some viewers doubt that his magnificent mane is all his. Here’s what the rocker had to say…

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Tvline | Congratulations! Tell me about your night.

[Laughs] I don’t know if I can tell you that, but it was a great night. I definitely went out and celebrated.

Rock music had its turn in the spotlight on this season of NBC’s The Voice, thanks in large part to contestant Huntley. The Virginia blues-rocker, who goes by one name, was crowned the winner of Season 24 on Tuesday night (December 19th) after performing a number of rock songs throughout the competition, including Creed’s “Higher” in the finale.

The 33-year-old father of two sang “Higher” on Monday during night one of the two-part finale, lending his powerful and soulful rasp to the monster Creed hit. The 1999 song is having a moment in 2023, having also been used as a rallying cry for World Series champions the Texas Rangers.

On Tuesday night, Huntley was named The Voice champion, winning the national vote over runner-up Ruby Leigh, a 16-year-old country singer.

Huntley wowed the coaches throughout Season 24, beginning with a rousing rendition of The Black Crowes’ “She Talks to Angels” during the...

Spoiler Alert: This article contains details of the winner of The Voice Season 24.

Another season of The Voice came to an end, and America voted for their Season 24 winner.

Five singing hopefuls made it to the final with representatives from the teams coached by Reba McEntire, John Legend and Niall Horan. Gwen Stefani was shut out of the final after Bias, her last remaining contestant, was eliminated during the semi-final last week.

First-season coach McEntire and Horan had the highest odds of winning the season, with each having two contestants in the final. The top five were comprised of Jacquie Roar and Ruby Leigh from McEntire’s team, Mara Justin and Huntley from Horan’s team and Lila Forde from Legend’s team.

‘The Voice’ Season 24 finalists

After tallying up the overnight votes from viewers, host Carson Daly named Huntley as the winner of The Voice Season 24, with Ruby Leigh becoming the runner-up.

Tonight, a winner will be crowned on Season 24 of “The Voice” when host Carson Daly reveals America’s vote. The star-studded finale features special performances by chart-topping artists and special duets featuring finalists and coaches Niall Horan, John Legend, Reba McEntire and Gwen Stefani.

The four-time Emmy Award-winning musical competition series returned with the strongest vocalists from across the country invited to compete in the show’s newest season, which premiered September 25 on NBC. The show’s innovative format featured five stages of competition: Blind Auditions, Battle Rounds, Knockouts, Playoffs and Live Performance Shows.

See Everything to know about ‘The Voice’ Season 24: Premiere date, coaches

Below, read our minute-by-minute “The Voice” recap of Season 24, Episode 25 to find out what happened Tuesday, December 19 at 9:00 p.m. Et/Pt. Then be sure to sound off in the comments section about your favorite artists on NBC’s long-running reality TV show,...

Standing in the basement of the Harrah’s Cherokee Center in downtown Asheville, North Carolina, Billy F. Gibbons is recalling the moment he received his first guitar. He was only 13.

“It was Christmas Day,” the 73-year-old Zz Top frontman tells Rolling Stone. “[All these years later], there’s so many different ways to remain creative and the expressiveness seems to remain as a challenge — it’s exciting.”

Gibbons was part of the guitar summit (including a number of players on Rolling Stone‘s list of the 250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time) that erupted onstage...

Warning! This article contains spoilers for The Masked Singer season 10!

Bret Michaels, rock icon and a former contestant on The Masked Singer, will return for an energetic performance of his hit song "Nothin' But A Good Time" from his days as the frontman of Poison. The Group B finals of The Masked Singer will feature performances from finalists Husky, Tiki, and Sea Queen, with Tiki impressing the audience with a rendition of Kiss' "I Was Made For Lovin' You." The Masked Singer season 10's "I Wanna Rock" Night episode promises two incredible unmaskings, with two of the Group B finalists being eliminated from the competition.

The Masked Singer season 10 features "I Wanna Rock" Night for the Group B finals, and rock icon Bret Michaels will return to the stage for another awesome performance. Bret first appeared in The Masked Singer season 3 as Banana, during which he placed seventh. He wowed...

Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door – or "The Movie" outside Japan – is an underrated work of art only marred by a few narrative blemishes. The fact it doesn't appear in conversations about the series shouldn't be taken as a sign that the film was a disaster. While it doesn't hit the same emotional highs as the TV show's best episodes, the movie does deliver some of the best action scenes in animated history.

While it's easy to disregard the movie as a quick tie-in to bring in a few extra dollars out of the Cowboy Bebop anime, thinking it's sloppy or uninspired would be a disservice to both. The movie, created by staff from Sunrise, Bones, and Bandai Visual, is bursting with quality visuals. Its only weakness is a plot that lacks the same charisma and imagination that the original TV series had in spades.

Related: Cowboy Bebop Anime Studio...

Mj Lenderman, who plays guitar for our April 2023 CoSign Wednesday, has shared the new solo single “Knockin.”

“Knockin” was first released on a self-recorded EP Lenderman shared in 2021, and has since become a frequent fan-favorite highlight of his live shows.

“I was spending a lot of time watching John Daly videos and came across a rendition he does of Dylan’s ‘Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door,’” Lenderman explains of the track’s origins in a press release. “Daly’s version includes an extra verse about golfing. My ‘Knockin’ became a staple of the Mj Lenderman & The Wind live set and it felt like a good idea to re-record it professionally.”

The newly-released “Knockin” has all the hi-fi benefits of professional recording, but still retains that DIY charm. Driven by a languid beat and embellished with a good dose of pedal steel, the track finds Lenderman lovelorn: “Loneliness is simple/ Not much...

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Bruno Mars is undeniably smooth. The R&b crooner is smooth-dressing, smooth-talking, with smooth rhythms in his back pocket he’s known to pour over again and again until he gets them just so. But on his never-ending quest to mix the perfect throwback jam, Mars took a detour to pour over something special this summer — an exclusive rum bar on the Kohala Coast in Hawaii.

This luxurious waterfront watering hole,...

Guns N’ Roses kicked off their 2023 world tour in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday (June 1st), performing a few songs for the first time in 30 or more years.

Among the rarities in the 32-song set were the Use Your Illusion I track “Bad Obsessions” (first time since 1993), the Use Your Illusion II cut “Pretty Tied Up” (first time since 1992), and the Appetite for Destruction song “Anything Goes” (first time since 1988). The show also marked the live debut of a cover of The Stooges’ “T.V. Eye,” sung by bassist Duff McKagan.

All told, the band played nine songs from Appetite for Destruction, including classics like “Welcome to the Jungle,” “Paradise City” and “Sweet Child O’ Mine.”

Additional covers included a rendition of the UK Subs tune “Down on the Farm” (first time since 2006), as well as Velvet Revolver’s “Slither,” and others. The band also played...

Warning: Spoilers for Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: The Jojolands, Chapter 4The new Jojo's Bizarre Adventure series The Jojolands has just seen its new protagonists go up against a fellow Stand User for the first time, only for them to be utterly defeated in mere moments. Then again, though, their first opponent was Rohan Kishibe.

The Jojolands opened with new Joestar, Jodio, being tasked with a heist. His small team of four infiltrated the Hawaiian mansion of a wealthy Japanese man, where they found a strange room full of volcanic rocks. The owner of the mansion turned out to be Rohan Kishibe, a character originally from part 4, Diamond is Unbreakable, who went on to star in a spin-off series known as Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe. Fans were stunned when Rohan first appeared, as Diamond is Unbreakable is set in a different continuity from The Jojolands, but Rohan has proven he's as deft...

Warning: Spoilers for chapter #3 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The JOJOLandsPart 9 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, The JOJOLands, confirms a huge theory regarding one of its most popular characters, Rohan Kishibe, and the 'reboot' universe in which the series is set after the end of Part 6, Stone Ocean. Rohan's appearance in the latest chapter of The JOJOLands confirms that this is the same character who appears in the short stories of Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe, thus hinting they take place in the same universe.

In chapter #3 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 9: The JOJOLands, the team of young criminals led by Jodio Joestar infiltrates a villa to steal a precious diamond. In the previous chapter, it was revealed that the mysterious Japanese person who owns the diamond was Rohan Kishibe, but considering that Hiroiko Araki's JoJo stories have taken place in different parallel universes over the years, it was unclear...

It's been over a year since Netflix's live-action adaptation of "Cowboy Bebop" began then ended, but it was clear the project was a misfire long before now. The series was canceled three weeks after premiere, lightning speed even by Netflix standards. It turns out that one of those disappointed was the anime's primary creator, animation director Shinichirō Watanabe (he and his team are collectively credited as the creator "Hajime Yatate").

Before Netflix's "Cowboy Bebop" premiered, Watanabe revealed he'd been asked for his input: "I read the initial concept and provided my opinions, but I'm not sure if they will be reflected in the final product." He added that his suggestions being ignored would "leave a bad taste in [his] mouth," but to avoid making the crew's jobs tougher, he would simply hope it "turn[ed] out good." His hopes weren't met.

Watanabe recently spoke with Forbes. Topics ranged from how he...

Expanding the diversity of Spain’s film-tv sector, Moroccan-Spanish director, Swel Noury Cazorla’s “Azahar Baby,” is 10 of ten projects pitching at San Sebastian first Creative Investors’ Conference, which is co-organized with CAA Media Finance.

Written, and to be directed, by Noury, the feature project is the first out of the gate for Noury and executive producer Sonia Ziadi Trives, who is also Moroccan–Spanish, at their Madrid-based joint production venture,Two Flavours Productions.

“Azahar Baby” weighs in as a coming-of-age dramedy. It tells the story of Yusef, an aspiring filmmaker who is making a documentary to make sense of his identity as a second-generation Moroccan immigrant.

Th project shows a vision of Arab Spain that is very realist, yet far more nuanced and more upbeat than most depictions, the two filmmakers said.

“We felt it’s a bet on us to be selected for the conference. It’s the...

Eric Nam is everything. A multi-hyphenated talent, Nam keeps adding to his eclectic list of accomplishments: a hit singer-songwriter, TV personality, podcaster, and now film actor–he was recently announced to star in the Forest Whitaker/Nina Yang Bongiovi-produced psychological thriller, Transplant. With his reach blanketing many arenas, it shouldn’t be a surprise that he’s amassed over four million followers on Instagram alone. But as his fans will tell you, the Atlanta-born, Korean American singer’s ubiquity isn’t what sets him apart. It’s that, despite his global success,...

Im Sang-soo, the director of controversial films such as “A Good Lawyer’s Wife”, “The Housemaid” and of course “The President’s Last Bang” making a life-affirming buddy road movie featuring two unlikely fugitives? Stranger things have happened in the last few years but thankfully, “Heaven: To the Land of Happiness” is among the surprises of the pleasant variety.

“Heaven: To the Land of Happiness” is screening at Asian Pop-up Cinema

Nam-sik works as an orderly at a hospital where he steals expensive medicines for his Fabry’s disease. On the day that he is found out to be stealing, he meets Prisoner 203, an elderly inmate who has been brought to the hospital, where he is told that his brain tumor has worsened and that he has no more than two weeks left. As Nam-sik accompanies 203 to the toilet, he witnesses the inmate attempting an escape and, with his own freedom...

The Japanese science fiction anime “Cowboy Bebop” is a 1998 twenty-six episode television series which takes place on Mars in the year 2071. Highly acclaimed and popular in the West, it’s about the adventures of a bunch of bounty hunters who fly around in the spaceship named “Bebop”. The aspect of connecting with one’s past, loneliness and lost is a reoccurring theme through the series. Furthermore, thanks to the amazing jazz soundtrack and action sequences, this is a memorable production indeed.

In 2001, “Cowboy Bebop: Knockin on Heaven’s Door” hits the big screen with more action and a bigger budget, however, it’s internationally known as “Cowboy Bebop: the Movie”, a full length feature film set near the end of the original series concerning a terrorist releasing a deadly virus on Mars. The reward for capturing him in is too tempting for our favorite bounty hunters to...

Netflix has turned into a great destination to explore unique anime series, both in terms of classics as well as the next big hits. Netflix is now playing host to Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan, which is a four-episode Ova (Original Video Animation) series that’s connected to the long-running JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure franchise. Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan presents four contrasting stories that form a collection of disturbing and suspenseful examinations of the human condition.

The series operates like a highly atypical animated anthology program and its compelling art design combined with the fact that it’s only four episodes long may leave many curious to check out the odd series. However, it’s understandable that some may be intimidated to give Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan a chance if they’re not familiar with the anime that it’s spun off from. To help make the exciting new Ova series as accessible as possible,...