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There is a tradition in Japan to present ghost stories during the warm summer months. An 18th century kabuki play by Nanboku Tsuruya provided the most popular and durable storyline – that of an ambitious, would-be samurai named Iemon who marries and then murders Iwa, whose ghost returns to wreak revenge on her faithless [...]

The Nightmare Lives: An indelible image from YOGI BEAR.
So, in the place of a CINEFANTASTIQUE PODCAST in which we discuss our top ten lists for 2010, we give you a CINEFANTASTIQUE POST-MORTEM in which we discuss doing a show in which we discuss our top ten lists for 2010. Who knew a little thing like [...]

When we think of Fant-Asia films, it’s that genre of Hong Kong martial arts film made during the 1980s up to the mid-‘90s, which uniquely combined elements of sex, fantasy, sci-fi and horror with high-flying wire work and over the top martial arts choreography.  But of course most folks who have been watching these sort [...]

In many ways, there’s no movie concept more juvenile, more basic, or more ridiculous than Cowboys Vs. Ninjas. They come from opposite sides of the globe, of course, and certainly the loose, devil-may-care murderin’ style of a cowboy’s gun is no match for the stealthy throat-slitting sword of a trained assassin. On top of all [...]

Manga's REDLINE.
We wrap up our sadly-too-brief coverage of New York Comic with a quick duck into the floor booth of Anchor Bay Entertain- ment. There, after gorging ourselves on copious free buttons and fliers (we’re all about the gimmes), we sat down with the company’s Kevin Carney and Erin Carter to find out what’s in [...]

Let’s see, how do I compare the first movie I ever saw as a five year old to how I see it 50 years later? I’ll begin by sharing that I believe in fate; coincidence is not coincidence. The anime ALAKAZAM THE GREAT (1960) is the first movie and “martial arts” film per se that I [...]

Here is the fourth television spot for THE LAST AIRBENDER, M. Night Shyamalan’s feature film adaptation of the popular cartoon series.

Read more about The Last Airbender (2010) by clicking the links below:

The Last Airbender now playing
The Last Airbender TV spot
The Last Airbender French trailer
Third Last Airbender Trailer Arrives
The Last Airbender: Katar and Zuko fight
Last Airbender: Fire Nation [...]

Coming attractions for the latest Fant-Asia effort from Tsui Hark, the man behind such classics of the form as A CHINESE GHOST STORY and the SWORDSMAN trilogy. The film is also known as D-PROJECT and DETECTIVE DEE AND THE MYSTERY OF THE PHANTOM FLAME.
 

In horror, fantasy, and science fiction, sometimes even the worst of the worst garner a moment of sympathy.

Why post the French trailer? Well, since we call ourselves Cinefantasitque, it seemed appropriate!

Read more about The Last Airbender (2010) by clicking the links below:

The Last Airbender now playing
The Last Airbender TV spot
Third Last Airbender Trailer Arrives
The Last Airbender – TV spot #4
The Last Airbender: Katar and Zuko fight
Last Airbender: Fire Nation is Here
Last Airbender: Aang Through [...]

Read more about The Last Airbender (2010) by clicking the links below:

The Last Airbender now playing
The Last Airbender French trailer
Third Last Airbender Trailer Arrives
The Last Airbender – TV spot #4
The Last Airbender: Katar and Zuko fight
Last Airbender: Fire Nation is Here
Last Airbender: Aang Through the Courtyard
The Last Airbender – Trailer #4
The Last Airbender – Dev Patel Interview
The [...]

[ July 2, 2010; ] Paramount Picutres releases writer-director M. Night Shymalan’s live-action feature-film adaptation of the Emmy-winning animated series AVATAR (no, it has nothing to do with the James Cameron film). Planned as the opening chapter in a trilogy, THE LAST AIRBENDER, focuses on Aang (Noah Ringer), the titular “last airbender,” who can control one of the four natural [...]

For those of you who came in late, powerful forces are converging on the streets of Bangkok in preparation for the ultimate battle, a war between terror and beauty, light versus dark, yin versus yang, and good versus evil.   The terror, the dark yang side, is led by Bison (Neal McDonough), who is not [...]