Although the way director Shunya Ito had left the series and “Female Prisoner Scorpion: Best Stable” already felt like a fitting conclusion to the story of Nami Matsushima, nicknamed “Sasori” (“Scorpion”), filmmaker Yasubaru Hasebe would be the one to make the final entry into the series. Already acquainted with the exploitation genre, as his contributions to the “Stray Cat Rock”-series or features such as “Retaliation” would indicate, Hasebe again collaborated with Meiko Kaji, whose performances in the director’s works had laid the groundwork for her fascinating career. Although the fourth film titled “Female Prisoner Scorpion: 701’s Grudge Song” seems like it would have nothing new to offer with regard to the world of the series or indeed its central character, it quite surprisingly presents an interesting facet to Kaji’s character while also utilizing all the elements which have defined the franchise.
Years after the...
Years after the...
- 3/23/2021
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
The Festival De Television De Monte-Carlo aka The Monte-Carlo TV Festival was created in 1961 by Prince Rainier III of Monaco, looking to "...encourage a new art form, in the service of peace and understanding between men..." In 2002, the festival was reorganized to include additional categories to recognize new trends in the TV industry. The top prize in the festival is a gold copy statuette of the "Salmacis" Nymph by the Monegasque sculptor, François Joseph Bosio. And the winners of the 49th Annual Festival, (including numerous TV films never seen before in North America) are: Television Films / Films De TÉLÉVISION Best Television Film / Meilleur Film de Télévision The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall Talkbackthames - United Kingdom Outstanding Director / Meilleur Réalisateur Rowan Joffe "The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall" - United Kingdom Outstanding Actor / Meilleur Acteur Masakazu Tamura "Ah, You're Really Gone Now" - Japan Outstanding Actress / Meilleure Actrice Julie Walters "A Short...
- 6/12/2009
- HollywoodNorthReport.com
Monte Carlo -- "Desperate Parents" and "Desperate Housewives" shared the spotlight on Thursday night, with both series taking top prizes in the comedy category as the 49th annual Monte Carlo TV Festival wrapped.
ABC/Disney's "Desperate Housewives" received the fourth annual Eurodata TV International Audience Award for top comedy series at the festival's Golden Nymphs awards ceremony at Monaco's Grimaldi Forum. France 2's Gallic series "Desperate Parents" saw its producer Elephant Story named outstanding international producer in the TV comedy category, while the show's stars Valerie Bonneton and Bruno Salomone were named best actress and best actor in a comedy series, respectively.
Eurodata's other international TV audience awards went to Fox's "House" for best drama TV series and to "The Bold and the Beautiful" for best soap opera worldwide.
German producer Hofmann & Voges Entertainment was named outstanding European producer in the comedy category for "Turkish for Beginners." German miniseries "The...
ABC/Disney's "Desperate Housewives" received the fourth annual Eurodata TV International Audience Award for top comedy series at the festival's Golden Nymphs awards ceremony at Monaco's Grimaldi Forum. France 2's Gallic series "Desperate Parents" saw its producer Elephant Story named outstanding international producer in the TV comedy category, while the show's stars Valerie Bonneton and Bruno Salomone were named best actress and best actor in a comedy series, respectively.
Eurodata's other international TV audience awards went to Fox's "House" for best drama TV series and to "The Bold and the Beautiful" for best soap opera worldwide.
German producer Hofmann & Voges Entertainment was named outstanding European producer in the comedy category for "Turkish for Beginners." German miniseries "The...
- 6/11/2009
- by By Rebecca Leffler
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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