A message from Leæther Strip:
Uncle Claus is back. So it's time for the new Leæther Strip album "Æscapism" to see the light of day. So much for the recording/composing break I forced myself to take last year, it only took two weeks and I was in the studio again. I feel as inspired as ever and I live for doing it, and when the songs want to get out, they got to come out.
This album was composed and recorded from late summer 2013 to early January this year, and it's a mixture between my harsh side and softer melancholic and nostalgic side. As many of you know I love the sound of the 80's and there is still that element of oldschool when I listen to the album and the harsh danceable electro/ebm I love so much. I'm sure people who knows my sound will recognize it on "Æscapism". It's still Leæther Strip as you know it.
Miles of twisting catacombs lie beneath the streets of Paris, the eternal home to countless souls. When a team of explorers ventures into the uncharted maze of bones, they uncover the dark secret that lies within this city of the dead. A journey into madness and terror, As Above, So Below reaches deep into the human psyche to reveal the personal demons that come back to haunt us all. Written by John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle (Quarantine, Devil) and directed by John Erick Dowdle, the psychological thriller is produced by Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Drew Dowdle and Patrick Aiello. Alex Hedlund serves as the executive producer.
DUTCH VERSION:
Cast: Perdita Weeks, Ben Feldman, Edwin Hodge, François Civil en Marion Lambert
Regie: John Erick Dowdle
Kilometers kronkelende catacomben liggen onder de straten van Parijs, de eeuwige thuisbasis van ontelbare zielen. Wanneer een onderzoeksteam op avontuur gaat in dit onbekende doolhof van botten, onthult het team het geheim van deze dodenstad. Een reis naar waanzin en terreur, As Above, So Below reikt diep in de menselijke psyche en onthult de demonen die ieder van ons achtervolgen.
As Above, So Below komt op 20 augustus in de bioscoop
In the action-comedy The Interview, Dave Skylark (James Franco) and his producer Aaron Rapoport (Seth Rogen) run the popular celebrity tabloid TV show "Skylark Tonight." When they discover that North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is a fan of the show, they land an interview with him in an attempt to legitimize themselves as journalists. As Dave and Aaron prepare to travel to Pyongyang, their plans change when the CIA recruits them, perhaps the two least-qualified men imaginable, to assassinate Kim Jong-un.
DUTCH VERSION:
Regie: Evan Goldberg & Seth Rogen
Cast: James Franco, Seth Rogen, Lizzy Caplan & Randall Park
In de actie-komedie The Interview maken Dave Skylark (James Franco) en zijn producer Aaron Rapoport (Seth Rogen) de populaire showbiz talkshow ‘Skylark Tonight’. Wanneer ze ontdekken dat de Noord-Koreaanse dictator Kim Jong-un een fan is van het programma, weten ze een interview met hem te organiseren in een poging om zichzelf te positioneren als legitieme journalisten. Dave en Aaron bereiden zich voor om af te reizen naar Pyongyang, maar wanneer ze worden gerekruteerd door de CIA worden de minst gekwalificeerde mannen die je je kunt voorstellen aangesteld om een aanslag te plegen op Kim Jong-un.
12 NOVEMBER IN DE ZALEN
Hundraåringen som klev ut genom fönstret och försvann or the 100 year old man who climbed out of the window and disappeared is out on both DVD and Blu-ray, from 21st August on at Wild Bunch.
Director: Felix Herngren
Writers: Felix Herngren (screenplay), Hans Ingemansson (screenplay)
Stars: Robert Gustafsson, Iwar Wiklander, David Wiberg
Based on the internationally best-selling novel by Jonas Jonasson, the unlikely story of a 100-year-old man who decides it's not too late to start over. For most people it would be the adventure of a lifetime, but Allan Karlsson's unexpected journey is not his first. For a century he's made the world uncertain, and now he is on the loose again.
Festivals & Awards: Berlijn International Film Festival – Berlinale Special
DUTCH VERSION:
DE 100-JARIGE MAN DIE UIT HET RAAM KLOM EN VERDWEEN is vanaf 21 augustus verkrijgbaar op DVD en blu-ray, via Wild Bunch.
De film is geregisseerd door Felix Herngren, met een hoofdrol voor Robert Gustafsson. DE 100-JARIGE MAN DIE UIT HET RAAM KLOM EN VERDWEEN is gebaseerd op de gelijknamige bestseller, waarvan in Nederland al meer dan 350.000 exemplaren zijn verkocht. Komende week staat het boek 175 weken in de Bestseller60. De film is wereldwijd een groot succes. In thuisland Zweden is het zelfs de best bezochte film ooit.
Synopsis:
Allan wordt honderd en dat wordt groots gevierd in het bejaardentehuis, maar de jarige krijgt het op zijn heupen en vertrekt kort voordat het feest losbarst. De tijd die hem rest kan hij beter besteden en hij klimt uit het raam en verdwijnt. Allan begint aan een roadtrip waarbij hij van het ene in het andere avontuur terecht komt. Tegelijkertijd passeren de memorabele momenten uit zijn leven én die van de twintigste-eeuwse geschiedenis de revue.
Regisseur: Felix Herngren
Cast: Robert Gustafsson, Iwar Wiklander, David Wiberg, Mia Skäringer, Kerry Shale, Alan Ford
Land van herkomst: Zweden
Taal: Zweeds
Ondertiteling: Nederlands, Frans
Genre: komedie, drama
Duur: 105 minuten
Festivals & Awards: Berlijn International Film Festival – Berlinale Special
USA-Japan / 2013 / 82 Mins / In English and Japanese with English subtitles / Colour
Starring: Gaku Hamada (Fish Story, The Foreign Duck The Native Duck & God in a Coin Locker)
Eugene Kim
Marlane Barnes (Twilight: Breaking Dawn, Mad Men)
On DVD August 25th, 2014
Special Features:
“Yellow Curry on White Rice” – Short Film, Interview with director Junya Sakino plus stage Q&A at the Raindance Film Festival, Theatrical Trailer
Synopsis
A “Sake-Bomb” is a cocktail created by dropping a shot of sake into a pint of beer. It’s also a comedic road movie about a sarcastic Asian American and his Japanese cousin.
Sebastian is a bitter, self-deprecating wannabe Internet star from Los Angeles. He has recently been dumped by his girlfriend and on the look-out for someone new. When his cousin Naoto, a naive sake maker from Japan, shows up to find his own ex-girlfriend, Sebastian takes him to north California to find her. They are a clash of cultures waiting to happen. Someone has to break first. Together they meet a colourful group of characters as they come to grips with who they are and the true nature of the girlfriends they are pursuing.
Junya Sakino – Director, Producer
He was born and raised in Japan. He moved to the United States in 2000 to pursue his directing career. In Japan, Sakino produced and directed television programs. In the states, his directorial debut The Jazz Addict was an official selection for Crested Butte Film Festival. Soon after he attended California State University Long Beach’s film program where he went on to direct Vanity Mirror, The Spiral Ring and Orizuru. Vanity Mirror won the Grand Prize for UTB Picture Battle competition. Orizuru hit the worldwide film festival circuit in 2006 and received a generous handful of awards including the Hollywood International Film Festival award for Best Period Drama, the Best Screenplay award at the Media Arts Festival, Best Film at No Nuke Festival. The film was eventually aired on PBS. Currently, Sakino has been working in the commercial and film industry. He has also worked with acclaimed directors such Kazuaki Kiriya and Shunji Iwai. His credits include"Takamine", "Bandage", "Bokutachi no Playball", "Stolen", "Halfway", "Etienne!", etc.
[Filmography]
Orizuru (2006) Short Film
The Spiral Ring (2006) Short Film
Vanity Mirror (2005) Short Film
The Jazz Addict (2004) Short Film
Directed by Junya Sakino
Written by Jeff Mizushima
Executive Producer Yuko Shiomaki, Toru Kajio
Produced by Hiromitsu Senoo, Junya Sakino
Co-producer Hiram Chan
Music by Daichi Yoshida
Edited by Jeff Mizushima
Director of Photography Sam K. Yano
Casting by Brad Gilmore, CSA
Line Producer Matthew Helderman
Production Manager Luke Taylor
CAST
Naoto Gaku Hamada
Sebastian Eugene Kim
Joslyn Marlane Barnes
Michael Josh Brodis
Takanori Hiroyuki Watanabe
Tamiko Samantha Quan
Olivia Jenn Liu
Long Wang Dat Phan
