Death Note

It’s a slim bit of news, but noteworthy all the same; Viz Media has announced a September 16th, 2008 DVD release date for Death Note (review). Viz was behind the film’s limited theatrical run we told you about a while back as well, which put a dubbed (gack) version of the film out to the masses for a weekend.
Submitted by Johnny Butane on Fri, 06/20/2008 - 8:08am.

In a story over on Twitch about the English-subtitled DVD release of L: Change the World in Hong Kong, my ocular organs ran across a full plot synopsis for the film, which I realized I had never read before. We’ve been reporting on the Death Note sequel/spin-off for months now, but never actually knew what it was about. Strange.
Submitted by Johnny Butane on Thu, 06/12/2008 - 8:02am.

I guess it was inevitable that a remake of the popular Japanese film Death Note (review) would happen; even more inevitable that Vertigo Films would be involved. So color me unsurprised on all counts!
Submitted by Johnny Butane on Mon, 06/02/2008 - 4:20pm.

Finally, after years of talking about it as if it were some Holy Grail of unfound cinema, you guys will finally get a chance to see the first Death Note (review) in theaters next month!
Submitted by Johnny Butane on Tue, 04/15/2008 - 7:48am.

I know most of you reading this who want to see Hideo Nakata’s L: Change the World, the sequel to the Death Note movies, will want to kick me for this, but what can you do? It’s Asian, damnit; I can't help where it chooses to play next...
Submitted by Johnny Butane on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 7:55am.

The live-action version of the manga Death Note (review) has been around for a couple years now, but where's the American love?
Submitted by Kryten Syxx on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 9:13pm.

It’s too bad U.S. audiences haven’t gotten a chance to see the Death Note movies yet; while they’re certainly not straightforward horror movies, they are very cool manga adaptations and offer an alternative to those who are sick to death of typical “J-horror”.
Submitted by Johnny Butane on Wed, 01/23/2008 - 8:04am.

Since the project was announced we’ve been referring to L as a prequel to the Death Note films; this was inaccurate and for that we apologize. The person who supplied us with that information will be thoroughly punished, don’t worry.
Submitted by Johnny Butane on Sun, 12/23/2007 - 12:54pm.

Reviwed by Andrew Kasch Starring Tatsuya Fujiwara, Taekshi Kaga, Shido Nakamura, Erika Toda Directed by Shusuke Kaneko
Submitted by Andrew Kasch on Mon, 12/11/2006 - 8:55am.

Reviewed by Andrew Kasch Starring Tatsuya Fujiwara, Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Asaka Seto, Shigeki Hosokawa Directed by Shusuke Kaneko
Submitted by Andrew Kasch on Mon, 12/11/2006 - 8:39am.

The American Film Market in Santa Monica is like Christmas for the movie industry: You never know what great titles will pop out of the woodwork. This year over 800 films were screened for distributors, quite a few of them horror. Dread Central was on hand for the week-long extravaganza, braving the ice-cold stares of exhibitors and studios to catch the new hot genre titles. The following is a mini wrap-up of the event brought to you by insomnia and SoBe™ brand energy drink. Enjoy!
Submitted by Andrew Kasch on Tue, 11/14/2006 - 9:39am.

While we wait to see if the Japanese horror film Death Note, based on the manga of the same name about a kid who finds a notebook that kills anyone whose name is written in it, is actually as good as its homeland box office indicates, D.N. Dream Partners have announced that they’re sinking money into TV toon based on the film.
Submitted by Undeadmin on Fri, 08/11/2006 - 8:00am.