If you can find it anywhere, I do recommend it. On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 2:16 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote:
> > > Sounds like I missed a good one... > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Martin Baxter" <martinbaxt...@gmail.com> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 6:35:04 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Kurosawa Marathon Running on TCM - Still > Going! > > > > Same with me, Keith. I did catch Dersu > Uzala<http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071411/>, > and I enjoyed it a lot more than I though I would. Nodded in and out of the > last two. > > On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 10:43 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net > > wrote: > >> >> >> Well, heck, i thought this ended last week. But they're showing three >> movies tonight. "Kagemusha" is on now, followed by "Ran" at 1:45 tomorrow >> morning. The only problem I have with these marathons is that they're >> running into the wee hours! >> >> >> >> --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com <scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com>, Keith >> Johnson <keithbjohn...@...> wrote: >> > >> > They just finished showing "Roshoman" and "Seven Samurai" is playing >> now, to be followed by "Yojimbo" >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Keith Johnson" <keithbjohn...@...> >> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com <scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com> >> > Sent: Tuesday, March 9, 2010 8:21:23 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern >> > Subject: Kurosawa Marathon Running on TCM Now! >> > >> > >> > To celebrate the upcoming 100th birthday of the late famed director >> Akira Kurosawa, Turner Classic Movies is running a Kurosawa marathon for the >> next three Tuesdays in March. Starting at 8 pm EST tonight, it kicks off >> with "Ikiru", the story of a bureaucrat who finally decides to try living >> once he's been diagnosed with a fatal disease. That's followed by "Throne of >> Blood", then "The Hidden Fortress" (which is said to be a major inspiration >> for "Star Wars"), and two other movies. The marathon's running for the next >> twelve hours on this first block. >> > >> > The marathon's culmination on Tuesday, March 23 is capped off by classic >> films "Rashomon", "The Seven Samurai", "Yojimbo", and "Ran". For those >> who've seen little to none of Kurosawa's work (and I'm unfortunately among >> that group), this is a golden opportunity to see one of the best and most >> influential directors in history. >> > >> > You can get the full schedule at the link below. While there, I suggest >> taking time to click on the sidebar links for each of the films, which give >> really great descriptions about each. >> > >> > http://www.tcm.com/thismonth/article/?cid=290045&mainArticleId=290029 >> > >> >> > >
