Cinefamily’s trailer for Nobuhiko Obayashi: Schoolgirls In The Crosshairs (May 8th-26th)

Prepare to meet one of the most seismically influential Japanese film artists of the last fifty years. We’re talking a bounty of innovative, straight-up masterfully strange work in the widely varied realms of the experimental underground, the 30-second TV ad spot and the pop feature film; Nobuhiko Obayashi is indeed not only the pure genius that birthed the cult favorite House, but also iconic Japanese commercials with the likes of Charles Bronson, and Godard-like 8mm mini-masterpieces. In an extremely rare Stateside appearance, Nobuhiko-san will hang out with us for a two-day session (featuring a 35mm screening of House, and an in-depth Q&A the following night covering his entire career) — plus we’ll be hosting a heaping handful of his most brain-busting works from throughout the ’70s and ’80s!

Disney has very quietly uploaded three HD videos for the marketing of the Blu-ray release of one of the greatest animated films in the past 15 years: The Emperor’s New Groove.

There’s no official press release yet, so we don’t have a release date, but I am counting on each and every one of you to go out and buy this movie for yourself, your kids, and your next door neighbor. The Blu-ray will feature the sequel: “Kronk’s New Groove”

Seriously, this clip is my favorite, and I could watch it over and over.

“Oh, I feel it.”

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Pierre Etaix recorded a special introduction for the Belcourt Theatre in Nashville, who begin their Etaix retro today.

Pre-order the upcoming Blu-ray from Amazon.