Category Archives: Movies

Needs more blue: Russell Crowe in Tokyo

Posted on November 25, 2010 by philipbrasor

The last time Russell Crowe came to Japan, eight years ago to promote A Beautiful Mind, he was dressed like a slumming indie rocker (he was still fronting that band, Thirty Odd Foot Of Grunts) and chain-smoking on the dais. … Continue reading →

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Be my friend: Selling “The Social Network” to Japan

Posted on November 19, 2010 by philipbrasor

When Aaron Sorkin and Jesse Eisenberg came to Japan earlier this month to attend the Tokyo International Film Festival, whose opening film was The Social Network, which Sorkin wrote and Eisenberg stars in, they hung around and did a press … Continue reading →

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TIFF, the interviews

Posted on November 7, 2010 by philipbrasor

The Tokyo International Film Festival ended a week ago, and the publicity department has finally posted all four of my interviews on their website. These were done specifically for the festival, which means they chose the subjects, not I. Except … Continue reading →

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The end

Posted on October 27, 2010 by philipbrasor

Seems like a good idea to start with an ending. Yesterday I signed off on my last movie reviews for the Asahi Shimbun/International Herald Tribune, for which I’d written since 1996. This, in fact, is the second time I’ve been … Continue reading →

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