Tsukamoto Nightmare Detective Reviews & World-Class Japanese Batman Anime

Nicholas Rucka maboroshiiproductions
Tue Jul 1 01:09:23 EDT 2008


Yes it's true; Greg is my older brother. Good detective work Michael!

-Nicholas
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Nicholas Rucka
http://www.midnighteye.com
http://mab-pro.blogspot.com




On Jun 30, 2008, at 3:25 PM, Sharp Jasper wrote:

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>> Is Greg Rucka, who wrote the story for Episode 2), by chance in any  
>> way related to Nicholas Rucka, who reviewed>Nightmare Detective for  
>> Midnight Eye?
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> Apprarently so....
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> Midnight Eyewww.midnighteye.com
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>> Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:33:52 -0400
>> From: mccaskem at georgetown.edu
>> To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
>> Subject: Tsukamoto Nightmare Detective Reviews & World-Class  
>> Japanese Batman Anime
>>
>> There is indeed a favorable Midnight Eye review of Nightmare  
>> Detective, by Nicholas Rucka:
>>
>> http://www.midnighteye.com/reviews/nightmare-detective.shtml
>>
>> There's also a very good set of favorable ND review essays in  
>> French, by Romain Le Vern, with nice visuals, at:
>>
>> http://www.dvdrama.com/rw_fiche-9802-.php
>>
>> In addition, there's a review at the same site of Batman: Gotham  
>> Knight, the new Japanese-US anime in 6 parts, review written by  
>> "PitouWH," including a lot of good still photos.
>>
>> The six parts were each directed and produced by Japanese anime  
>> experts, but the original stories were written by Americans (not  
>> sure about the scripts). This film will be released shortly in the  
>> US and France, but it looks as if it was available to critics in  
>> France as early as February.
>>
>> http://www.dvdrama.com/film-27969-batman-gotham-knight.php
>>
>> The six parts are:
>>
>> 1) Have I got a Story for You
>>
>> r?alis? par Shojiro Nishimi
>> produit par Eiko Tanaka (Studio 4?C)
>> ?crit par Josh Olson
>>
>> O? l'on d?couvre la chance qui peut parfois venir en aide aux  
>> talents de Batman, au travers du regard de plusieurs enfants.
>>
>> 2) The Dark Knight
>>
>> r?alis? par Futoshi Higashide
>> produit par Mitsuhisa Ishikawa (Production I.G.)
>> ?crit par Greg Rucka, sur une id?e de Jonah Nolan
>>
>> Alors que Gotham est pr?cipit?e dans les flammes, la peur et  
>> l'hostilit? de la police ? l'?gard du Dark Knight se renforcent...
>>
>> 3) Field Test
>>
>> r?alis? par Hiroshi Morioka
>> produit par Mitsuhisa Ishikawa (Production I.G.)
>> ?crit par Jordan Goldberg
>>
>> D?couvrez l'arsenal dont dispose Batman, des gadgets ultra- 
>> sophistiqu?s qui ne seraient cependant rien sans le sens de la  
>> justice de celui qui les utilise.
>>
>> 4) In Darkness Dwells
>>
>> r?alis? par Yasuhiro Aoki
>> produit par Masao Maruyama (Mad House)
>> ?crit par David S. Goyer
>>
>> Killer Croc est de retour, for?ant Batman ? plonger dans les  
>> ?go?ts de Gotham pour l'arr?ter. Tandis que l'Epouvantail r?de  
>> dans les parages...
>>
>> 5) Working Through Pain
>>
>> r?alis? par Toshiyuki Kubooka
>> produit par Eiko Tanaka (Studio 4?C)
>> ?crit par Brian Azzarello
>>
>> Retour sur le d?but de l'entra?nement de Bruce Wayne alors qu'il  
>> n'est pas encore tout ? fait Batman, une formation ? laquelle  
>> participera une myst?rieuse indienne, Cassandra, qui lui apprendra  
>> comment transcender ses limites physiques et spirituelles.
>>
>> 6) Deadshot
>>
>> r?alis? par Yoshiaki Kawajiri
>> produit par Masao Maruyama (Mad House)
>> ?crit par Alan Burnett
>>
>> Batman affronte un tueur professionnel sp?cialis? dans les armes  
>> ? feu, Deadshot, un maniaque for?ant le Dark Knight a emprunter le  
>> m?me chemin tordu que lui s'il veut pouvoir l'arr?ter...
>>
>> Is Greg Rucka, who wrote the story for Episode 2), by chance in any  
>> way related to Nicholas Rucka, who reviewed Nightmare Detective for  
>> Midnight Eye?
>>
>> There's also a long review, with many outstanding photos, of the  
>> live action Batman film Dark Knight, which will be released in the  
>> US in late July, and in France in August. Even though this one  
>> really has nothing to do with Japanese film, the URL is:
>>
>> http://www.dvdrama.com/news-27585-the-dark-knight-l-attente-monstrueuse-.php
>>
>> Michael McCaskey
>> Georgetown Univ.
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>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Jim Harper <jimharper666 at yahoo.co.uk>
>> Date: Monday, June 30, 2008 8:56 am
>> Subject: RE: Zizek
>>
>>> I agree, most definitely. There are familiar elements, but
>>> Tsukamoto puts his own spin on it. Compared to other attempts by
>>> independent, distictive directors to craft mainstream films (Alien
>>> Resurrection springs to mind, since Tsukamoto has expressed an
>>> interest in that series) , Nightmare Detective is undoubtedly
>>> superior. I'd also say it's the best Japanese horror films of the
>>> past few years, and I really can't wait for the sequel. I
>>> certainly wouldn't have expected Tsukamoto to helm a mainstream
>>> horror franchise- it's good to see he retains his capacity to
>>> surprise.
>>> Jim.
>>>
>>> http://www.flipsidemovies.com
>>> http://jimharper.blogspot.com
>>>
>>> -> PS
>>>> There was an earlier posting re Tsukamoto's "Nightmare
>>> Detective," and it is available in US DVD form, 2008, ISBN 1-594-
>>> 45000-5.
>>> It's really pretty good, in my opinion, though many plot elements  
>>> are
>>> familiar ones. You may well have reviewed it already.
>>>> Tsukamoto has finished the sequel, and that should be released
>>> soon, if
>>> not already.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/11480
>>>
>>>
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