  Silver Spoon - Episode 4 - Hachiken Bakes Pizza Aug 1st 2013, 18:45 
A brick oven has been found in a pile of garbage during a campus cleanup session. This discovery leads to Hachiken being tasked with a pizza making project by his classmates. Learning that many of them have no access to pizza delivery, Hachiken is unable to turn down their request, even though he has no experience. He reluctantly agrees...
 | | The Conjuring – Review Aug 1st 2013, 00:04 
Based on a true story of the Perron family seeking the assistance of Ed and Lorraine Warren after the Perrons experience paranormal activity in their home, The Conjuring is directed by James Wan, who also directed Saw and Insidious. With Patrick Wilson and Vera Fermiga playing Ed and Lorraine Warren respectively, The Conjuring is a film that while it may not bring anything new to the table of supernatural horror films, will entertain and frighten the hell out of you. It's one of the best films of 2013. Roger and Carolyn Perron (Ron Livingston and Lili Taylor respectively) move into an old farmhouse with their 5 daughters and the move goes well except for the family dog who insists on staying out of the house. The first morning after, Carolyn finds a random bruise on her and they also find their dog dead. Soon after, more disturbing events happen and the family grows increasingly scared of living in the home so Carolyn and Roger call in the help of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. 
The Conjuring gets placed above the pedestal because of James Wan's outstanding direction and Chad Hayes and Carey Hayes' superb script, moving things along in a slow and masterful pace. While the film moves slowly, once the film finally gets its running shoes on, it's well worth the time. The camera placement is sublime with the camera placed in such a way that it feels natural. There is a sense of trouble at every corner, every turn and you don't know when something will jump out at you. You will be short of breath once the film is done. It's one thing for a film to try and scare you as many times as it can but it's another to have those scares actually work and make you sweat. The Conjuring does a brilliant job of doing just that: scaring the crap out of you. 
While the film does have similar tendencies to classic films like The Exorcist, The Amityville Horror and Poltergeist, The Conjuring, in its own right, creates a moody atmosphere that can rival such classic films. These are the kinds of horror films we need more of. The kind that make people think about what will happen next; to make people look at all corners of the screen to see if something will pop out and make you jump. The performances of Patrick Wilson and Vera Fermiga carry the film off into the sunset. Wilson and Fermiga are believable to the point of us actually believing they do this for a living. The film also breathes in old school execution, having scenes of documentary style cinematography to create tension and keeping the digital effects to a minimum. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juwDufVKAQk The Conjuring is a welcome addition to the ever growing supernatural horror genre. It doesn't do anything new, fresh or surprise anyone but The Conjuring succeeds by taking what we are familiar with and taking it to another level. The Conjuring is a film that'll be talked about for years. If you want a good scare, go see this film.
 | | The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On – Review Aug 1st 2013, 00:02 
"Nation is a wall between men…it isolates human beings from each other and cuts ties. In other words, it's against the divine law; so I intend to continue attacking it." In Kobe City, Hyogo, there is a man named Kenzo Okuzaki. He is a veteran of the Second World War and is searching for the men responsible for the deaths of two soldiers in his regiment executed twenty-three days after the war had ended. It was following the New Guinea campaign and many horrible deeds are rumoured to have been committed there. Throughout the film, Okuzaki interrogates former military men demanding answers. Tales of starvation and cannibalism arise. His was the 36th Regiment though he became a prisoner of war one year before the war ended. It is now forty years after the war and tensions are still taut. Okuzaki continually blames Emperor Hirohito for his conduct and misguided judgment during the war. He declaims the man as a "symbol of ignorance, irresponsibility, and impossibility." Less than two years following the release of this film, Hirohito would die of cancer, since to be remembered as Emperor Showa. He was undeniably caught within a difficult time, but nevertheless attributed to the encouragement of mass civilian suicides (which did indeed occur), use of toxic gas, and was, some say, either a puppet or a ruler who lost control of his military. There is, early in the film, a wedding between a Mr. Otagaki and Miss Sano. Okuzaki acts as a go-between at the ceremony. He gives a speech detailing his relationship with Mr. Otagaki and the circumstances of their mutual imprisonment. Okuzaki has spent thirteen years and nine months in prison for three convictions: murder, assault, and obscenity. His crimes are the murder of a real estate broker, the shooting of a sling at Emperor Hirohito, scattering pornographic flyers of the Emperor, and for plotting to murder the former prime minister, Kakuei Tanaka. These crimes, all part of Okuzaki's belief in nonconformity. The misguided leadership of Emperor Hirohito and, what he believes, the unlawful execution of two soldiers, are only a piece in the puzzle of this man's conviction. He is uncompromising in this vision and therefore, a danger to others. 
At the beginning of the film, Okuzaki informs the chief of police that he is leaving for Tokyo. The chief is pleased that he was made aware but wary, suggesting a police escort for half of the journey just in case. Okuzaki is an enigmatic man who is no stranger to violence or deception and using such tactics to discover the truth he's seeking. On the Emperor's birthday, he denounces the establishment via loudspeaker, driving a vehicle covered with signs and writings of protest. He is also a man of compassion and honour, visiting the graves and loved ones of the two executed soldiers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPKIDv8wVYc Kazuo Hara is a noted documentary filmmaker whose films (particularly this one) tend to end up on "top favourites" lists of auteur filmmakers. It is his most wellknown and decorated film, embodying the central concept of all his documented subjects: nonconformity. Shot by Hara himself, the film is a rough compilation of handheld interviews and conversations, arguments and confrontations; a no-frills documentary that's only focus is to depict Okuzaki and his cosmology. It is a film portraying a kinetic reality, well beyond the scope of such modern attempts at reality filmmaking. Hara is ever the observer, filming it all, but never participating; prompting one former officer to scream at him whilst being strangled by Okuzaki, "You just film it and do nothing?" Does this mimic Hara's own cry to the audience? Do we conform because it's easier to endure or dare we oppose the establishment and bare our individuality?
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