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November 9th, Wednesday. 7:30 pm. Music Hall. RSVP to filmmatters@giantrobot.com. There will be giveaways, DVDs, signed items, and more! Here’s a few quotes: “VISUALLY STUNNING. A beautifully staged marvel that confidently reasserts Kitano’s considerable cinematic gifts. By the final reels, it’s all-out yakuza war.” – Rob Nelson, Variety “When it comes to the gangster film few have ever done it better than Kitano and with Outrage he is absolutely back in peak form. A truly iconic international crime film.” – Todd Brown, TWITCH “Bursts with direct cinematic power. Humor as mean and dry as a straight-up martini.” – Maggie Lee, Hollywood Reporter   Here’s the trailer [youtube]3Fj3htxRRHM[/youtube]
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It’s back to the Yakuza movies for Beat Takeshi and it’s about time. The film is a 2010 release and will be hitting the US in December. Outrage looks to be like one of his classics. It’s made the festival rounds and it seems like everyone has seen this except us which makes us think that it’s not a hard one to find. Or wait for it on the big screen. The reviews are mixed but that sounds about right for a Beat Takashi gangster movie!     [youtube]VH9Auqz0A8I[/youtube]
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