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With little more than a week before the UK release of The Forbidden Kingdom, here’s an exclusive clip from the film…!

Coming soon from Manga, Origin: Spirits Of The Past – Directed by Keiichi Sugiyama (Neon Genesis Evangelion), is the first full-length animated feature film made by Studio Gonzo, the Japanese anime studio responsible for the likes of Final Fantasy: Unlimited, Hellsing and She, The Ultimate Weapon.

Read our review here »

A dazzling ode to neon lights, beautiful but as hollow as a glass tube… (more…)

Origin: Spirits Of The Past is released by Manga on DVD on 25 August.

Johnnie To and Wong Ka-fai’s Mad Detective, starring Lau Ching Wan, is on a limited theatrical release around the UK from 18 July, beginning at the ICA, London.

What’s this? A wig that will make you look and act just like all those other scary Asian horror girls? My word, is no one safe? (more…)

Brave Story, directed by Koichi Chigira (Full Metal Panic) is released on DVD by Optimum on 8 September 2008.

Origin: Spirits Of The Past is released by Manga and begins a limited cinema release on 12 July 2008.

Directed by Keiichi Sugiyama (Neon Genesis Evangelion), Origin: Spirits Of The Past is the first full-length animated feature film made by Studio Gonzo, the Japanese anime studio responsible for the likes of Final Fantasy: Unlimited, Hellsing and She, The Ultimate Weapon.

With the upcoming release of The Forbidden Kingdom in UK cinemas on 11 July, here’s a little more of what you can expect.

Read our review of The Forbidden Kingdom here »

Danny Pang proves he can no longer see the wood for the trees in this disappointing, ill-conceived, badly scripted horror-thriller… (more…)

Wong Kar-wai’s My Blueberry Nights is released on DVD and Blu-ray on 23 June by Optimum Home Entertainment.