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Keanu Reeves as Kaneda and Hollywood’s failure with reanimetion.
Posted on May 11, 2011 | No CommentsBecause Dragonball Evolution was obviously such a smash hit (sarcasm, chill out internet) Hollywood has geared itself up again for another remake and this time it’s AKIRA! And who better to play the teenage protagonist than a 46 year old Keanu Reeves. I loved him in Johnny Mnemonic, Keeanu Reeves = Cyberpunk but I think Todd Brown of Twitch-film.net summarises the fact best that it is the final nail of credibility in the Akira movie coffin. My most recent cinema adventure was Thor and it had got me thinking how comic book adaptation movies have really come along way from the travesty that... -
Japan to get new pop-culture museum
Posted on April 10, 2009 | No CommentsAccording to London’s Telegraph, a new pop-culture museum is in the works: Masterminded by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, it will become the first government-built national centre dedicated to uniting modern Japanese media arts, according to the Asahi Shimbun. Cutting-edge animation is one of Japan’s most famous exports, with its credentials boosted further by a Japanese creation scooping an Oscar this year for Best Animated Short Film. While Japan is currently home to an annul ten-day Japan Media Arts Festival, there is currently no national space where a permanent collection has been collated. From video games to pop art, the...