Also, Tugg is bringing the cult classic Battle Royale to theaters along with a brand new print from artists Bryan Lee O'Malley (Scott Pilgrim) and Kevin Tong. Battle Royale, long available in the United States only as an import DVD, has been added to Tugg's library for fans to create their own screenings at their local theater nationwide. Additionally, for…
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Briefly: Breathe easy, Battle Royale fans. You won't have to see the CW network craft a teen- and TV-friendly version of your favorite tale of a dystopian future in which kids are forced to fight to the death. Last year, CW president Mark Pedowitz expressed interest in making a series out of Battle Royale, fueled no…
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Death is in the air in this edition of TV Bits, which involves a full-time gangster, a serial killer, an aspiring supervillain, a cancer patient, a clutch of murderous teens, and probably a ghost or two. After the jump: Dexter gets a new TV spot titled "The Beginning" Check out a trailer for Boardwalk Empire…
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What is this foolishness? Some of you might not be laughing, because, as The Hunger Games has helped some audiences finally get around to seeing the 2000 Japanese film Battle Royale, the property is gaining in popularity. As that happens, companies and execs who couldn't give a toss about it for the past decade are…
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This week, Dave, Devindra, and Adam discuss the pleasures of texting in a theater, praise the wonders of Clone High and The Raid: Redemption, and compare Battle Royale to The Hunger Games (because nobody's ever mentioned their similarities ever!). Tasha Robinson joins us from AV Club. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call…
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This is the week The Hunger Games officially takes over the world. Try as we might to fight the system, we can't escape – that is unless we kill every last one of you. As I'm writing this I've yet to see HG, but I know I'll dig it because the concept of deadly competition…
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It's only about twelve years late, but here's a US trailer for the Japanese film Battle Royale, in which a class full of kids is forced to fight each other to the death on a remote island. The movie was released in 2000, and directed by renowned Japanese filmmaker Kinji Fukasaku based on the novel…
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This week, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley try to get excited about Darren Aronofsky's Wolverine, discuss the place of Battle Royale in a "post-Saw" world, and wonder whether or not Tony Scott is stoppable. Special guest Tasha Robinson joins us from AV Club. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and…
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Back in May we heard that Toei was converting Battle Royale to 3D. That seemed like a bad idea, but it was more a curiosity than anything else. After all, the film was never given distribution in the States when originally released so there was no reason to think this 3D version would make it…
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Briefly: This is basically just an article to anger all the existing fans of Battle Royale. Sorry about that. Toei is preparing a post-converted theatrical reissue of Battle Royale for release in late November of this year. This isn't a remake, a new version or a sequel. Just a conversion of the existing film from…
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Quentin Tarantino has recorded a list of his top 20 favorite films which have been released over the last 17 years. What's so special about the last 17 years, or the year 1992? That was the year Tarantino became a filmmaker. Films on Tarantino's list include Battle Royale, Anything Else, Audition, Blade, Boogie Nights, Dazed…
Read MoreAs you probably know by now, Gallery 1988 will be holding their third annual pop culture art show Crazy4Cult 3D from July 16th (TONIGHT!!!) to August 8th in Los Angeles. Gallery1988 has given us permission to run an exclusive preview of some of the cool artwork which hasn't been seen yet, that will be available…
Read MoreWelcome to another edition of Movie Playlist, where we talk to the writers, directors, and stars about their favorite films. I've always found the celebrity playlists on iTunes to be interesting. Most everyone in the film business moved to Hollywood after discovering their love of films. And I've always love talking to people about their…
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