Marc Olden wrote eight books in the 1970s featuring an American trained by a samurai master. By Borys Kit Senior Film Writer Netflix is developing what it hopes could be its next big action franchise.

When it comes to films in 2021, Ars Technica readers have been more likely to express their feelings about the logistics of seeing new offerings this year than about the films in question. We get it.

In a competitive situation, Warner Bros. has acquired the spec script “Black Samurai” by “The Color Purple” filmmaker Blitz Bazawule, who will also direct and produce through his Inward Gaze ...

This month’s picks include convicted swordsmen, crooked cops and bumbling heroes who can’t feel pain.

Los Angeles-based sales agency MultiVisionnaire Pictures has acquired worldwide rights, outside of Japan, to “Samurai Ninja Onimanji.” The picture is a gory-fantasy-action film by Japanese VFX master, ...

Countless films and filmmakers have been influenced by auteur filmmaker Akira Kurosawa’s body of work, especially his 1954 epic “Seven Samurai.” The film, which celebrated its 70th anniversary last ...

Netflix has revealed its 2025 slate of Japanese films and television series, with the streamer offering a rich mix of period series, action films and intriguing unscripted offerings. The standout ...

The 1961 film, based on the 1957 Broadway play by Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, and Arthur Laurents, won 10 Oscars, including Best Picture. Meanwhile, Steven Spielberg’s 2021 remake earned ...

The Library of Congress has unveiled its annual list of 25 movies to make the cut for the National Film Registry. The selection, considered among America’s most influential motion pictures, features ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. Action movies date back more than a century. “The Great ...