Tatsuya Nakadai riding a demon motorcycle to death in The Wicked City. What a legend.

Shocked to hear of the death of Oki Hiroyuki, one of the pioneer queer filmmakers in Japan. He was only 61. Working in a variety of media and genres, from experimental and documentary film to performance art, Oki-san was a daring artist who made the body both the subject and the method of his art.

My partner appears in the Asahi newspaper, describing the collection of interviews she is putting together of filmmakers attending this year's Yamagata Film Festival.. Please support the crowd funding if you can.

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Yoshihiko Matsui, director of Noisy Requiem, has made a new film - his first in 18 years. It's called Kon'na koto ga atta (こんな事があった)

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If you're at FrightFest this weekend, I look forward to seeing you on Sunday, with a wad of banknotes in your hand which I'll happily exchange for a signed copy of the new edition of Behind the Pink Curtain! #frightfest #pinkueiga #pinkfilm #behindthepinkcurtain #fabpress @fabpress.bsky.social

Call for Papers: Mechademia 2026 Conference
Theme: Traversing Trans-Asian Imaginaries: Anime, Manga, and Media Cultures
Dates: 29–30 May, 2026
Location: National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore
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Calling film fans in the UK!

Hong Kong Film Festival UK has announced full line-up for their latest edition. Opening with MONTAGES OF A MODERN MOTHERHOOD (dir. Oliver Chan) and concluding with DRIFTING PETALS (dir. Clara Law).

For details: www.hkff.uk/fullprogramme

Happy Publication Day to Me

Darkness Visible the Cinema of Jonathan Glazer is available from the publisher at the lowest price £16 in the UK or $18 US

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Keishi Kondo's slowburn horror NEW RELIGION is part of our 20th Anniversary #Sale going on til June 6 @terracottadist.bsky.social‬!
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Out today. Still can't quite believe it.

Can't quite believe I'm at Harvard (!) this weekend, talking about amateur film in 1950s Japan and this little guy

So happy to see TOKYO POP on Bluray in the UK. About 10 years ago, I tried to find a print to screen theatrically, and even the director has no idea where to find so much as a negative. Since then, one was located and this is the resulting restoration. Really a film you wanna see.

Pop back to Tokyo in the 80s with these two amazing music based films playing back to back on April 25 in London @thenickelcinema.bsky.social!
Hosted by Will Stewart of Madegood Films!
Tickets at thenickel.co.uk

Great to see 88 Films' new UK blu of PINOCCHIO 964 out in the wild today. Writing the booklet essay for this was a dream gig.

Big news!

My first book, JAPANESE CINEMA AND PUNK, is out next month, published by Bloomsbury Academic.

The Prince Charles Cinema is a wonderful venue partner and an essential aspect of film culture. Please help #SavethePCC by signing and sharing the petition below:

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