Keanu Reeves to Star in 47 Ronin

... of Japanese culture, so it would appear. First he wanted the part of Spike in the upcoming live-action Cowboy Bebop film , & now it's been announced that he'll be starring in a Hollywood adaptation ... Universal, and it is unusual to see a first-timer entrusted to helm a film with a large budget and tentpole aspirations. Actioner "47 Ronin" tells the famous fact-based story of a band of samurai ...

Japanese Live-Action Title Ratings

... http://crsg.livejournal.com/79546.html ), only for Japanese live-action movies. While it'll be quite a bit ...to be clear, the rating system for the following live-action films is as follows: 1 Star: Fail ...- 4 Stars. A sequel to the Death Note live-action films. Full of plot-holes and more than.... Zatoiichi - 4 Stars. The 2003 film. High-budget and extremely stylized, to cool effect. Action and ...

HELP! I need to focus on my studies!

...Sa tingin mo, handa ka na bang mamuhay ng magisa? Money-wise, I'm not ready to live by myself yet. I still don't have savings. But ideally, if I already have enough savings, I'm ready to live alone. I'm already living alone here in Japan in a sense -- I have a part-time job, I budget my own finances, clean my own room, cook my own food, etc. 3) Ano ang pinaka...

estpolis updatepolis

http://www.square-enix.co.jp/est/ the official estpolis (lufia) site is live. mixed feelings continue. 1. it appears to be a remake of lufia II (maxim, selene, gades, and in the trailer, guy.) 2. the trailer looks ... it looks. wondering if they'll dub or drop the voices from the US version. kinda hoping "drop", because it'd have the lowest tier localization budget, no doubt, which would = pain

Another Ninja Assasin post

... to teenage boys. So, Ninja Assasin, which is made for the same demographic and on a modest US$30-million budget, has a chance of breaking the box-office bank and might just catapult its star onto the Hollywood A-list. If it means Rain has to live with the "Asian equals action" typecasting - think Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Jet Li and even Jay Chou, who ...

Revenue and government programs

...reposting from shadesong . One of the programs on the chopping block as part of the upcoming round of budget cuts, the SANE program is one of the best ways to reduce rape, by getting fast, high quality...risks massive organ failure. In the human body as in government, all things are interconnected, and when we live as close to the margin as we are now, anything can push us over. So let your ...

Miles Update

... in order to completely take care of the problem. Unfortunately the added cost of this procedure exceeds our budget, but of course once he was there and checked in we weren't about to haul him 3 .... Every little bit helps! I am committed to keeping this horse healthy and comfortable so he can live happily with us forever! I should be hearing from the hospital soon on how he came through surgery and...

...two pigeons, a pig, a lamb and a rooster in the main temple, to cheers of "Long live Gadhimai" from spectators pushing against each other for a better view. In the main event, 250 ... no sign of discontinuing the centuries-old tradition. An attempt by the previous government to cut the budget for animal sacrifice provoked street protests. Chandan Dev Chaudhary, a Hindu priest, said he was pleased...

My letter to Rep. Toomey

...-form letter will be more effective. If you live in Massachusetts, please call and write your legislators ... 4510-0810 of the Department of Public Health budget). This program is a critical part of both ... that economic times are tough and that difficult budget decisions must be made, but cuts to this ... colleagues on this issue and restore the necessary budget to this important program. As a friend of...

Boosting the signal -- Save SANE

...-area survivors of rape and sexual assault. This is worse than I'd thought. With 66% of the budget cut? SANE cannot operate. Starting December 1, 50% of services will be eliminated. Starting January 1? ..., a SANE is paged; our medical advocates are on the same pager system. SANEs and medical advocates live within half an hour of the hospital. They show up double-quick and are with the survivor ...