15 Films to See in December
Congratulations. You've almost endured the hellscape that is 2020. As we look towards the final month of the year, things are looking brighter on the cinema si...
To the Ends of the Earth
To the Ends of the Earth Trailer: Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Stunner Comes to the US
One of last year's best films would, by extension, prove a clear highlight of 2020 even if a normal theatrical climate persisted. Sneaking in just under the wi...
Exclusive: KimStim Acquires Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s To the Ends of the Earth
Earlier this week, we shared our feature highlighting the best festival premieres in 2019 that were still seeking distribution in the United States. Just a few...
The Best Undistributed Films of 2019
After highlighting the most overlooked films of 2019 with our 50 favorite movies that made less than $100K at the U.S. box office, today we're putting a spotli...
The Film Stage’s Top 50 Films of 2019
For our most comprehensive year-end feature, we're providing a cumulative look at The Film Stage's favorite films of 2019. We've asked our contributors to...
Locarno Review: Atsuko Maeda Shines in Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s ‘To the Ends of the Earth’
TV reporter Yoko sits with a member of her crew in the breakfast room of Tashkent’s Uzbekistan Hotel. She’s miles away from her native Tokyo turf, on an assignm...
Into Foreign Lands: Kiyoshi Kurosawa on ‘To the Ends of the Earth’
From the mezzanine level of Caffè Verbano, Locarno’s Piazza Grande glitters under the scorching sun, the army of black and yellow chairs sprawling below the fes...