The Malaysian Insider :: Showbiz
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| ‘Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence’ director dies: son Posted: 15 Jan 2013 05:55 AM PST  Nagisa Oshima in 2000. — AFP pic He was 82. Oshima, who had a critical hit with the controversial erotic work "In the Realm of the Senses", which famously contained unsimulated sex scenes, had been ill for some time. "My father died calmly," Oshima's younger son, Arata told AFP. "He was with members of his family, wife Akiko and elder son Takeshi. I wasn't there. My father had been in hospital since late last year and died of pneumonia." The younger Oshima was speaking from his late father's home in Fujisawa, near Kamakura, outside Tokyo. Oshima's cinematic career began in earnest in the 1960s with a series of films that had political themes, which established his reputation as a serious director. Many of his works tackle issues surrounding discrimination or exploring the boundaries of social acceptability. It was into this latter category that "In the Realm of the Senses" came in 1976, the sexually explicit story of an affair between a prostitute-turned-hotel worker and her boss, which was based on a true story. The couple's relationship evolves to include elements of sadism and masochism, and ends with the protagonist dead and his genitals severed. Further worldwide acclaim came with the 1983 film "Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence", starring David Bowie, "Beat" Takeshi Kitano and Tom Conti. The movie, based on the writing of Laurens van der Post about his WWII experience, depicts the shifting relationships of men in a Japanese prisoner of war camp. — Reuters |
| Eighth season of ‘Dexter’ will air this summer Posted: 14 Jan 2013 11:36 PM PST LOS ANGELES, Jan 15 — Showtime has announced that the next chapter in the life of "Dexter" will be unveiled in June rather than September as expected. The serial killer will no longer act as a lead-in for "Homeland," which will begin, as planned, in September.  'Dexter' will be back sooner than expected in the US. — AFP-Relaxnews pic This new show will star Liev Schreiber as Ray Donovan, a man responsible for solving the problems of his rich and famous California clients. Jon Voight will star as his father, an ex-con trying to build bridges with his son. Elliott Gould ("Ocean's Eleven") and Peter Jacobson, who formerly played Dr. Taub in "House," will also be part of the cast. "Homeland," the big 2013 Golden Globes winner, will start its third season on September 29 and will act as a lead-in for another new Showtime offering, "Masters of Sex." British actor Michael Sheen will play American sexologist William Masters, who actively took part in the 1960s sexual revolution. The human sexology pioneer has spent years studying the sexual activity of individuals and couples, with the help of Virginia Johnson, who will be played by Lizzy Caplan ("True Blood"). By broadcasting "Ray Donovan" and "Masters of Sex" after two of its most successful shows, Showtime will be hoping to launch its next generation of original creations in the best possible conditions, as was the case of "Homeland," when it was scheduled after "Dexter." "Nurse Jackie" (season 5) and "The Borgias" (season 3) will also be back on the network on April 14. The fourth and final season of the "The Big C" will hit the screens from April 29. — AFP-Relaxnews |
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