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The head of an official inquiry into the deadly collapse of a Bangladesh factory complex said the building’s owner was the “main culprit” for the disaster because he violated construction codes. The cave-in of the eight-story Rana Plaza outside the capital last month killed ...
Throughout most of Japan, June is the rainy season. While all that rainfall is great for rice paddies so that we can have delicious new harvest rice in the fall, it makes it a rather dull month for seasonal produce: The summer’s bounty of ...
“I was stopped by two men in a government-registered vehicle, blindfolded and dragged off the street. They took me away to a house in a place I did not know. I was forced into a room with blood all over the walls and floor, ...
Claude Regy says the team at the Shizuoka Performing Arts Center (SPAC) threw him the “best birthday party ever” when he arrived in Japan just days after the actual May 1 occasion. The 90-year-old French director is hoping for an even better birthday gift, ...
As far as debuts go, Shohei Otani's delivered. The celebrated rookie pitched fairly well on Thursday night, and though he finished outside the decision, he left the mound with the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters well within striking distance of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
When is a Coen Bros. film not a Coen Bros. film? I can imagine The Dude poring over this koan for hours, but the answer’s quite simple: when it’s “Gambit,” the neo-screwball comedy directed by Michael Hoffman, working off a script by Joel and ...
Susanne Bier, long known for her ability to probe into the darkest corners of the human heart and come out with some awful findings, has created a sunny, funny love story with minimal emphasis on the guilt/stress factor. “Love is All You Need” is ...
Bill Cunningham is one of the long-revered icons of The New York Times: If you are incredibly lucky, you may catch a glimpse of his blue-jacketed figure walking through the doors of the Times building on Eighth Avenue, camera bag slung around his shoulder, ...
If you wanted a textbook example of a three-star film, “Possession” would probably be it. There’s nothing particularly original about this “Exorcist”-styled tale of a young girl possessed by a demon, and yet it delivers its share of frights with a certain flair. The ...
Director: Adam McKay Language: English OK, I know the presence of Will Ferrell is akin to a big red warning light, but stock-car racing comedy “Talladega Nights” is priceless, and time has proven it to be a cult hit on the level of “This ...
Director: Jeremy Power Regimbal Language: English Good news to all those who share my weakness for Selma Blair: Here she is! In an utterly regrettable horror movie with the less-than-enticing title of “In Their Skin,” Blair nevertheless gets right down to work being her ...
Director: Otomo Keishi Language: Japanese (subtitled in English) Yesasia.com is now shipping an English-subbed Hong Kong Blu-ray and DVD of “Ruroni Kenshin,” a live-action swashbuckler starring Takeru Sato in the title role, alongside Takei Emi and Yu Aoi. The film is based on a ...
In “Sinister,” the new horror movie starring Ethan Hawke, a man explores the attic of his new home and finds a box of old Super 8 film reels. After his family goes to bed, he pours himself a whiskey and watches them: At first ...
Horror — like porn and Adam Sandler movies — is one of those divisive film genres that people tend to either obsess over or avoid completely. My own opinion lies somewhere in the middle: I rather like being scared witless, but don’t find too ...
Acclaimed as a comic genius in Japan, actor/scriptwriter/director Kankuro Kudo has been slower to find recognition abroad. His brand of hyperactive comedy, with its machine-gun dialogue and many references to local pop culture, is not the easiest for foreign audiences to understand, though his ...
The Why is missing from the How in “God Save My Shoes,” a documentary focusing on the female obsession for footwear. But the package is still a treat — if we can’t afford to buy 300 pairs of sculpted beauties, the next best thing ...
Produced by Jason Cohn and Bill Jersey (there is no director credit), documentary “Eames: The Architect and the Painter” examines Charles and Ray Eames, one of the 20th century’s most enduring and influential couples in industrial design. They were eccentric, too: In the film, ...