The Slidebar Rock-N-Roll Kitchen. FilmBizarro.com - Your source for underground and independent film. Shinya Tsukamoto. Shinya Tsukamoto (塚本 晋也, Tsukamoto Shin'ya?
, born January 1, 1960) is a Japanese film director and actor with a considerable cult following both domestically and abroad. Biography[edit] Tsukamoto started making movies at the age of 14, when his father gave him a Super 8 camera. His cinematic influences included Akira Kurosawa.[1] He made a number of films, ranging from 10-minute shorts to 2-hour features, until his first year at college when he temporarily lost interest in making movies. Tsukamoto then started up a theatre group, which soon included Kei Fujiwara, Nobu Kanaoka, and Tomorowo Taguchi, all of whom would continue to work with Tsukamoto up through the filming of Tetsuo: The Iron Man.[2] Horror Movie Reviews, News, Trailers. All Discussions - Grindhouse. Film noir. Film noir (/fɪlm nwɑr/; French pronunciation: [film nwaʁ]) is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and sexual motivations.
Hollywood's classical film noir period is generally regarded as extending from the early 1940s to the late 1950s. Film noir of this era is associated with a low-key black-and-white visual style that has roots in German Expressionist cinematography.