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First the western went east--to Japan, where Akira Kurosawa transformed it into The Seven Samurai (1954)--then it came home, in this 1960 version of the Kurosawa classic. For a time, it upended the genre's concentration on noble or twisted loners; this was the first all-star western romp. It's in no way a terrific film; director John Sturges was a pedestrian showman. But to watch McQueen, Coburn, Yul Brynner, Charles Bronson and Eli Wallach fight for screen time is to see a fabulous showdown of egos--like Meet the Fockers, with six-guns instead...
...culture that uses women in a patronizing way deserves to be criticized. Societies that respect women will progress; the rest will degenerate. Krishna Raman Chennai, India Corliss says China is rich in top actresses and Japan isn't. But there are wonderful Japanese actresses in The Last Samurai (2003) and The Twilight Samurai (2002), and the latter was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign-Language Movie. Just because Chinese films are better marketed than those made in Japan doesn't mean Chinese actors are more talented. Kazuho Baba Anaheim, California, U.S. Memoirs Of A Geisha is most definitely...
...REBEL SAMURAI: SIXTIES SWORDPLAY CLASSICS...
...report on the making of the film Memoirs of a Geisha [Nov. 14], Richard Corliss said that China is rich in top actresses and Japan isn't. But there are wonderful Japanese actresses in The Last Samurai (2003) and The Twilight Samurai (2002), and the latter was nominated for an Oscar for best foreign-language movie. Just because Chinese films are better marketed than those made in Japan doesn't mean that Chinese actors are more talented. KAZUHO BABA Anaheim, California...
...Corliss says China is rich in top actresses and Japan isn't. But there are wonderful Japanese actresses in The Last Samurai (2003) and The Twilight Samurai (2002), and the latter was nominated for an Oscar for best foreign-language movie. Just because Chinese films are better marketed than those made in Japan doesn't mean that Chinese actors are more talented. Kazuho Baba Anaheim, California...