A Fistful of Dollars may have been the film that turned Clint Eastwood into a star, but it's also a clear copy of the earlier released samurai epic, Yojimbo. Before A Fistful of Dollars, Eastwood had ...

Akira Kurosawa on set: the "emperor" of modern Japanese cinema 'The last thing I want people to leave my movies thinking about is other movies," says film director John Sayles. "I want them to leave ...

One reason movie lovers the world over hold the filmmaker Akira Kurosawa in such high regard is that he instilled visceral excitement into Japanese cinema as no one had before him. Whether he was more ...

Charles Solomon is the author of many books, including "Enchanted Drawings: The History of Animation," and is a frequent contributor to The Times and National Public Radio's program "Day to Day." ...

Actor Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone have been giving fans some serious couple goals ever since they started dating. Married for over a year now, they never fail to express their love for each ...

Stan Sakai’s much-admired comic book Usagi Yojimbo is being developed as a feature film. Upstart studio Lintika Films has been chosen to produce the project. They won the rights from Sakai based on ...