18Dec08

Family Affairs

Check out Chris Ware’s lovely tribute to Yasujiro Ozu’s Tokyo Story on the cover of the November/December Cinefamily calendar. The Cinefamily shows its eclectic (“exceptional, distinctive, weird, and wonderful”) programs at Hollywood’s Silent Movie Theatre, whose co-owner, Sammy Harkham, is a comic artist and also runs a graphic arts bookstore, Doug Cummings tells us, on his Filmjourney blog. Which perhaps explains the unusual, and stunning, calendar commission!

from Liz Helfgott

Tokyo Story

Tokyo Story

Yasujiro Ozu

1953

136 min

Black and White

1.33:1

Categories: Clippings

1 Comments

Tue 06 Oct at 01:30 AM

david t

makes you wish chris ware would design criterion covers from now on.

Add Comment

Archives

2010 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

2009 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

2008 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

2007 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

2006 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

2005 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

2004 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

2003 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

2002 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

2001 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

2000 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

1999 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

1998 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

1997 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

1996 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

1995 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

1994 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

1993 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

1992 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

1991 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

1990 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

1989 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

1988 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

1987 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

1986 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

1985 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

1984 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

Recent Comments

“That is a really tough question and one to which I gave much thought. In the end, I would have to say his historical films simply because they are able to so artfully convey universal truths about . . .”
—Woody on Today’s Kurosawa Giveaway, 4 minutes ago

“Wow! What a tough question. I love them both. For every historical film, I can also find a contemporary film as it's equal. If I had to choose a type of Kurosawa style/genre/whatever, I would . . .”
—Douglas Soper on Today’s Kurosawa Giveaway, 9 minutes ago

“I think both Kurosawa's contemporary and historical films are equally great. I lean towards his samurai films, as I'm fascinated by that period. He will always be remembered for classics like Seven . . .”
—Robert Weiss on Today’s Kurosawa Giveaway, 9 minutes ago

“Well, if a choice must be made, I suppose I would go with the historical dramas. The best of them are about contemporary society just as much as Kurosawa's films set in modern day are, and they . . .”
—Steven Hanna on Today’s Kurosawa Giveaway, 11 minutes ago

“I prefer the historical films of Kurosawa. In transposing his stories into the past, he is distancing himself from the subject matter so as to free his creative indulgences. Contemporary pieces are . . .”
—Peter Charles on Today’s Kurosawa Giveaway, 15 minutes ago