Satoshi Kon

Jerry Beck's Animation Tuesdays Explores Cartoon Dreams with Paprika, Popeye and More

Paprika​On the first Tuesday of every month, Jerry Beck-- animation historian, producer and co-editor of the fantastic blog Cartoon Brew-- takes over Cinefamily for Jerry Beck's Animation Tuesdays. Each installment typically centers around a theme. For August, that theme was dreams. The mai ... More >>

Satoshi Kon and 'Paranoia Agent': Remembering an Anime Master

Early this morning, rumors spread quickly on Twitter that Satoshi Kon, director of the acclaimed anime films Paprika, Tokyo Godfathers, Millennium Actress and Perfect Blue, had died. Soon, these reports were confirmed by Studio Madhouse's Masao Maruyama, through Jim Vowels of Baltimore anime convent ... More >>

Ten Anime Series You Should See Before Anime Expo

Check out photos from Anime Expo 2009 in Shannon Cottrell's slideshow "Anime Madness: Cosplay Characters at Anime Expo '09." This Thursday, tens of thousands of anime fans will head downtown to the Los Angeles Convention Center for Anime Expo. The largest anime con in the U.S., AX will feature fou ... More >>

Top Ten Anime Themes of the Decade

Though anime has had some sort of presence in the US for decades, it wasn't until the turn of the century that we've seen so many titles hit the domestic market. Combined with the increasing number of conventions and other related events, this could be considered the decade when anime became almost ... More >>

Curt Smith Tonight at Hotel Cafe, Plus "Mad World" Fan Videos

The weekend went by way too quickly, but for those who want to keep up their night-on-the-town streak, Curt Smith, who you might recognize from a little band called Tears for Fears, is playing Hotel Cafe tonight. We've been told that Smith is going on stage at 8 p.m., so it's early enough to not tot ... More >>

Top Five Industrial Dance Classics

Ever get the urge to lace up your twenty-eye Docs, wrap a couple studded bracelets around your wrists and start stomping around your bedroom? When you do, make sure to blare these classic industrial dance club hits. KMFDM "Godlike" (fan video with Xenosaga) Thanks in part to its creative appropr ... More >>

Paprika

Spice World

Getting to know enigmatic Paprika director Satoshi Kon

Movie Reviews: Day Watch, Mr. Brooks, Paprika

Also reviews of Bamako, The Devil Came on Horseback, Golden Door and more

The Mortal Storm

The Deaths of the 20th Century

A Tale of Two Tokyos

Anime master Satoshi Kon’s belated Christmas carol