Ahoy, squirts! Quint here... Sundance is about to hit and we're only a couple months from SXSW kicking into high gear... you'll see plenty of coverage of those fests here on AICN and all over the entertainment news world... But sometimes something so cool comes in that you just know isn't going to get mentioned by anyone... This story is here just to point to a badass festival being thrown in Nashville, TN, of all places, called The Samurai Film Festival.
Yes, Samurai Film Festival. Seven films (get it?) will be shown covering the work of 3 directors: Akira Kurosawa, Masaki Kobayashi and Kihachi Okamoto. What's even cooler is these are all new 35mm prints of some of the most iconic movies ever recorded onto filmstock. I don't know the people running this thing, but they seem like my kinda peoples. Read below for more info... You luck Nashville residents are in for a helluva treat it looks like... I'd kill to see THRONE OF BLOOD and SEVEN SAMURAI on the big screen!
Greetings all who are knowledgeable of cool.
10 Days, 7 Films, 3 Directors.
Though this isn't breaking news, we think it's cool. Just wanted to let you and AICN readers know about the Samurai Film Festival in Nashville, TN, Friday, January 27th – Tuesday, February 7th at the Belcourt Theatre. The Belcourt Theatre will play host to a festival of some of the greatest Samurai movies ever filmed from three of Japan’s greatest directors Akira Kurosawa, Kihachi Okamoto & Masaki Kobayashi. All films will be new 35mm prints.
The festival will begin the week with the films of Masaki Kobayashi - Harakiri (Seppuku) & Samurai Rebellion / Kihachi Okamoto – Kill! & Sword of Doom and then the festival will culminate with a weekend dedicated to Akira Kurosawa – Throne of Blood, Academy Award winner Rashomon and the towering achievement Seven Samurai.
The Belcourt Theatre is non-profit and the last independent neighborhood theatre in Nashville. For more info about the festival and all that jazz, our website is www.Belcourt.Org.
