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Oscar-winning UK producer Jeremy Thomas has revealed he is looking to take a leap into TV production with a series version of his 1987 best picture winner The Last Emperor which was directed by the late Bernardo Bertolucci.

Thomas, the founder and head of London-based production outfitThe Recorded Picture Company (Rpc), spoke about the project at the Creative Investors’ Conference at the San Sebastian International FIlm Festival this week.

“I am a cinema guy. I haven’t invaded television yet…I never thought about The Last Emperor as a TV series but suddenly I saw [Emmy award winning Disney + drama] Shogun and [thought] why can’t I...

Oscar-winning UK producer Jeremy Thomas has revealed he is looking to take a leap into TV production with a series version of his 1987 best picture winner The Last Emperor which was directed by the late Bernardo Bertolucci.

Thomas, the founder and head of London-based production outfitThe Recorded Picture Company (Rpc), spoke about the project at the Creative Investors’ Conference at the San Sebastian International FIlm Festival this week.

“I am a cinema guy. I haven’t invaded television yet…I never thought about The Last Emperor as a TV series but suddenly I saw [Emmy award winning Disney + drama] Shogun and [thought] why can’t I...

On paper, there is so much that could have gone wrong with “The Last Emperor”, a Hollywood-friendly story about Chinese history by Western filmmakers, starring many Chinese American actors and shot almost entirely in English. How could such a film avoid falling for Orientalist stereotypes, exotic tropes and Western-centric interpretations of Chinese history and culture? And yet, while it probably does not entirely escape these pitfalls, “The Last Emperor” is on many levels a masterpiece and one of the best Western-made films about China.

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The international production is adapted from (among other sources) the 1964 autobiography by Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi, who was none other than the last emperor of China. From little Pu Yi's arrival in the Forbidden City as a toddler, to his old age as a humble gardener in communist China, Pu Yi's life witnessed the fall of the Chinese empire,...

Shueisha announced that they will be fully revamping its long-selling history manga series “Learning Through Manga: World History,” with all 18 volumes to be released on Oct 4.

The new version, which will be the first major revamp in 22 years since its release in 2002, will change the format from the previous large-format hardcover to a more portable softcover and will also completely renew the content.

The cover illustrations for all 18 volumes is drawn by 16 popular manga artists, including Hirohiko Araki (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure), Tatsuya Endo (Spy x Family), and Kohei Horikoshi (My Hero Academia).

Below are the titles of all 18 volumes, the manga artists responsible for the cover & the illustrations:

1. Civilizations of the Orient and Mediterranean – Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece

Cover Illustrator: Yasuhisa Hara Figure depicted: Rameses II

2. The Beginning of Chinese Civilization and Empire – From Yellow River to Tang Dynasty

Cover illustrator: Hiroyuki Asada Figure depicted: Qin Shi Huang

3. The Glory...

Of all the films that have been hawked in the hallways of the American Film Market, certainly one of the most prestigious and celebrated was Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1987 feature The Last Emperor. And so when the AFM unveiled a poster in 1990 to celebrate its 10th anniversary, an image from that film earned a prominent position among a montage of movies that had found responsive buyers at the market over its first decade.

From the beginning, The Last Emperor promised to be unique. Bertolucci won the approval of the Chinese government, which allowed him not only to work in China but also permitted the production to film within Beijing’s Forbidden City palace complex — the director described it to The New York Times as “the set that Hollywood never dared to build.”

The film told the story of Puyi, the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty, who went from being crowned...

Japanese composer and producer Ryuichi Sakamoto, a pioneer in electronic music and winner of an Oscar, Grammy and BAFTA awards, has died at 71. He died of cancer on March 28, the BBC reported, attributing the confirmation to his office.

“While undergoing treatment for cancer discovered in June 2020, Sakamoto continued to create works in his home studio whenever his health would allow,” Sakamoto’s management, Commmons, wrote in its statement. “He lived with music until the very end. We would like to express our deepest gratitude to his fans and all those who have supported his activities, as well as the medical professionals in Japan and the U.S. who did everything in their power to cure him. In accordance with Sakamoto’s strong wishes, the funeral service was held among his close family members.”

Sakamoto was known for his work as a solo artist and as a member of the Yellow Magic Orchestra (Ymo) group.

Bernardo Bertolucci, the legendary Italian director behind classics such as “Last Tango in Paris” and “The Last Emperor,” has died at age 77. Bertolucci’s publicist, Flavia Shiavi, confirmed the director’s passing on the morning of Monday, November 26. The filmmaker, who had been suffering from cancer, died at his home in Rome, Italy.

Bertolucci was widely considered one of Italy’s greatest auteurs throughout his five decades making films in both Hollywood and Italy. The filmmaker got his start working with another giant of Italian cinema, Pier Paolo Pasolini. Bertolucci was an assistant on Pasolini’s first feature, “Accattone,” before he made his own directorial debut at age 21 with “The Grim Reaper” in 1962. The drama centered around the murder of a Roman prostitute and premiered at the Venice Film Festival. Bertolucci gained recognition in Hollywood following the release of “The Conformist,” which earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.

The 1980s were a big era for the “epic” movie winning Best Picture at the Oscars. “Chariots of Fire,” “Gandhi,” “Out of Africa,” “Platoon” and “The Last Emperor” all share that grand-scale style of film that tends to be rewarded decade after decade at the Oscars. The ’80s also included just as many intense character studies winning Best Picture, including “Ordinary People,” “Terms of Endearment” and “Amadeus,” while others were on the lighter side, like “Rain Man” and “Driving Miss Daisy.”

In this divisive decade, which Best Picture-winning film remains your favorite? Let us take a look back on each winner and be sure to vote in our poll below.

“Ordinary People” (1980) — “Ordinary People,” Robert Redford‘s directing debut, has gotten a bad rap over the years for beating Martin Scorsese‘s “Raging Bull,” but it remains one of the most moving films to win Best Picture. The film tells...

Hope you’re ready for more updates from the upcoming Cannes Film Festival line-up, because we have some great news to share: Bernardo Bertolucci‘s 1987 epic The Last Emperor is getting a 3D conversion and will be unveiled at Cannes! That means that festival’s organizers are more than ready to pay tribute to the essential work being done by copyright holders, film libraries, production companies and national archives throughout the world. Written by Bertolucci and Mark Peploe, a 1987 biopic tells the story of Puyi, the last Emperor of China, whose life is depicted from his ascent to the throne as a small boy to his...

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Justin Bieber: Never Say Never

Directed by: Jon M. Chu

Cast: Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Sean Kingston, Boyz II Men, Usher Raymond IV

Running Time: 1 hr 45 mins

Rating: G

Release Date: February 11, 2011

Plot: A 3D movie about the life of 16-year-old pop star Justin Bieber. Never Say Never also shows footage of his sold out concert at the monumental Madison Square Garden.

Who’S It For? Not just for his fans. If you like to keep up with the more interesting, thought-provoking experiences that can be offered at the multiplex, this isn’t one you should miss. Leaving the theater as a converted “Belieber” is not at all necessary.

Overall

As a concert film, Never Say Never certainly gives the fans what they want. Each musical number, which takes mostly from Bieber’s singles, is fairly memorable, and often features a musical guest (even if that means Boyz II Men...