Oh yes..... There is finally a DVD edition of Akira Kurosawa's magnificent Ran coming out, following a brief theatrical rerelease in select markets. For those that haven't seen it, Ran is a masterpiece, Kurosawa's stunning revision of King Lear that stands to my mind as the finest interpretation of the tale EVER. Here is metacritic's selection of rerelease reviews, though there are probably countless more reviews out there. The film is now almost twenty years old, but it looks like a film entirely outside of time; there aren't many films of which one can say such a thing. Absolutely brilliant. Anyone wishing to offer a donation to the Dr J foundation is encourage to.... nudge, nudge, wink, wink.....

Post-script: Just realized the damned thing is three years old.... Man, am I behind the times.... *sigh*