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09
2009
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| Congrats to President Obama for winning the 2009 Noble Peace Award. |
| “Only very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama captured the world’s attention and given its people hope for a better future,” said Thorbjoern Jagland, chairman of the Nobel Committee. |
Oct
03
2009
| FUNimation acquired Initial D |
| FUNimation acquired X. |
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| Theatrical Appearance Naurto Shippuden: The Movie. Viz Cinema is 143-seat subterranean theatre owned by VIZ Pictures. Located in the basement of New People building. Premiere on October 6th and 7th. Time: 5p.m. and 8p.m. Dedicated to all things Japanese. |
| Located at 1746 Post Street, San Francisco, CA. 94115 |
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| Cowboy Bebop Rewrite |
| Possible screen writer for Cowboy Bebop back in December met with anime producers to work on Hollywood’s live-action adaption. Reported by Keanu Reeves, via MTV News, indicates the the production of the movie may be to much for the studio. So there may be a rewrite from the screen writer. |
| “There’s a draft of the script, but the writer did such a great job [that] in order to make the movie, you would need half a billion dollars,” Reeves “So the studio went, ‘This movie is fantastic and it would cost half a billion dollars, so he’s doing a rewrite.” |
Aug
18
2009
| Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair |
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Thanks to Quentin Tarantino who brung us the Kill Bill volumes plan on an extended version to Kill Bill Chapter 3: The Origin of O Ren animated sequence. Anime done by Production I.G. in its original theatrical run and the new footage that is already completed. Which Taranino plans to look over with the studio after the movie he was working on and when he finish his promotion, Inglourious Basterds plan to release around August in North America.. The original short seen on the silverscreen was reduce to around eight minutes. The new version is not a separate story, but an extension of O-Ren Ishii past and here revenge upon the two men that killed her mother and father. The unnamed sword man and the aging petafiler. Expectation includes over four hours version of Kill Bill, intermission/music between the volumes, gorier anime scenes, other slightly longer scenes, more limbs lost, dropped the baby cliffhanger ending and all colored fighting scene. |
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| “I actually wrote a much longer script for the anime section during O-Ren’s revenge chapter. Remember the guy with the long hair that kills her father? It’s like, what happened to that dude? Well, I wrote it and it was the biggest, most elaborate thing I wrote — her taking him down.” |
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Aug
14
2009
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| Monthly Theme |
| Programming schedule is based on a new theme each month across genres. Along with individual films changing weekly to bi-weekly. With a new theme every month. September theme features films focus on pain and passion (Life/Art theme) of an artist’s lifestyle and documentaries of world-renowned J-pop artists. For more information on upcoming films check out VizCinema.com |
| So What to Expect in the Future |
| Keep an eye or two out for classic film series and several films currently licensed by VIZ Pictures. DVD parties and concession snake and others ranging form Japanese tea selections and an organic Japanese deli-menu. |
Aug
11
2009
| Iron Man |
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| The teaser of Marvel anime style versions of Iron Man and Wolverine is designed with the intention of showing off the style and aesthetic of the animation. This is a test animation. Not the actual content, which is aimed at the Southeast Asian market. |
| Wolverine |
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Jul
29
2009
| Thanks to VIZ and New People, a 134 seat subterranean theater that features the latest J-Pop culture in animation, art, and film. Door opens on August 15th located in San Francisco, CA. |
| 20th Century Boys Live-Action Film |
| VIZ Cinema grand opening starts off with a regional premiere of the 20th Century Boys live -action film. In partnership with Nippon Television. Get advance tickets on-sale on July 31. With more Century Boys movie premiers shortly following in English subtitles. |
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| Bleach the Movie: The Diamond Dust Rebellion |
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| In English for two nights only, Bleach the Movie: The Diamond Dust Rebellion premiere begin on August 18, 2009. Also advance tickets available on July 31, 2009. |
