CELLULOID BURNING

Are you a fan of Japanese animation?

The writer of Cowboy Bebop (among other solid efforts), Dai Sato, has recently ripped the anime industry, as a whole, a new a-hole.
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Happy 2010 to everyone from The Celluloid Burning crew!

When we think of countries now producing Martial Arts films, China, Japan, and (thanks to Tony Jaa) Thailand come to mind. It may now be time to add Indonesia to the mix. Merantau directed by Gareth Evans is the first modern martial arts film from Indonesia that showcases the not widely known art of Pentjak Silat, specifically Harimau Silat which emulates the stalking postures and actions of a tiger. This is the first film I can recall since the chop socky fantasy films of Barry Prima in the 80’s to showcase silat on the big screen. Here’s the trailer. Enjoy.

Hello intertubes and welcome to Celluloid Burning!  We are a new website dedicated to telling you about all the movies you should be watching, great ones you may have just missed and the amazing ones you may not have heard or from classics, cult, Asian, European, independant, martial arts and musicals.  In addition to reviews, we will bring you top stories, interviews, giveaways and other just plain awesome things to do with having a beer. 

Come back often over the next few hours, days, weeks and months to see the crazy crap we’ll be doing