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SWITCHBLADE PICTURES LICENSES SULTRY ASSASSIN 2 – NINJA BRAINWASH

By Animaven on May 11, 2012

It has the words "sultry" and "ninja" in the title. This cannot be a bad thing.

Harry Potter Alliance re-launches the “Not in Harry’s Name” Campaign

By Animaven on December 01, 2011

Gives Warner Bros. New Years Eve deadline to decide stance on fair trade

Gary Oldman PASSES on “Akira!”

By Animaven on November 24, 2011

Guess who’s up for The Colonel now?

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Higanjima: Escape from Vampire Island

By Dkun on November 08, 2011

There’s plenty of blood and explosions to make this film entertaining despite its many problems.

Opium & The Kung-Fu Master

By AaronRighter on August 28, 2011

Kung fu movies have never been known for their high production values. In fact, that's a big reason a lot of people like them, for their terrible English dubbing, tinny orchestrated music, and colorfully gaudy costumes, creating an aesthetic that is wonderfully bad. However, Opium and the Kung Fu Master is bad in a bad way.

VIZ PICTURES TEAMS WITH TRANS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT TO PROMOTE THE LIVE ACTION FEATURE FILM — DEATH NOTE: L, change the WorLd

By collectdx on August 03, 2011

VIZ Pictures, an affiliate of VIZ Media, LLC that focuses on Japanese live-action film distribution, has partnered with Trans World Entertainment (TWE) to sponsor a special retail ticket giveaway campaign at participating F.Y.E. and SUNCOAST stores nationwide in support of the U.S. theatrical premiere of DEATH NOTE: L, change the WorLd. VIZ Pictures and NCM Fathom will present this live-action film, in a two-night, multi-city event taking place on April 29th and 30th.

Hideo Gosha’s "The Secret of the Urn"

By collectdx on August 03, 2011

After losing both an eye and an arm to treachery while on a mission for his clan, Samanosuke (Kinnosuke NAKAMURA) becomes a ronin who calls himself TANGE Sazen. When a stolen urn that contains the secret to a treasure worth a million gold coins falls into his one remaining hand, all sorts of villains, including a high-ranking Shogunate minister, plot to relieve him of his burden — and his life.

Alien Vs. Ninja

By collectdx on August 03, 2011

What happens when you combine two of the most infamous internet memes into a single movie? Probably something you wouldn't expect, as no film has ever created an entire plot that revolves around these two popular subjects: aliens and ninjas. From the creative mind of Seiji Chiba, the director behind Evil Ninja and Sengoku: Iga no ran, comes Aliens vs Ninjas and yes, they are serious.

DVD Review: Vampire Girl VS. Frankenstein Girl

By JoshB on October 30, 2010

Yes, it is a horror movie. Yes it is full of Gore and blood. But it is so out there that it no longer functions as a horror movie and ventures into the absurd.