The Next Reel • Season 15 • Series: Seven Samurai Family • Battle Beyond the Stars

Battle Beyond the Stars

We continue our Seven Samurai Family series with a Roger Corman-produced sci-fi that fits the Seven Samurai bill while also cashing in on the Star Wars fever—it’s Jimmy T. Murakami’s Battle Beyond the Stars.

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The Next Reel • Season 15 • Series: Seven Samurai Family • Battle Beyond the Stars

Battle Beyond the Stars

We continue our Seven Samurai Family series with a Roger Corman-produced sci-fi that fits the Seven Samurai bill while also cashing in on the Star Wars fever—it’s Jimmy T. Murakami’s Battle Beyond the Stars.

Read More »
The Next Reel • Season 15 • Series: Golden Jubilee: 1975's Pioneering Visions in Global Cinema/Seven Samurai Family • Sholay

Sholay

We wrap up our Golden Jubilee: 1975’s Pioneering Visions in Global Cinema series with a crossover into our next series—the Seven Samurai Family—with a wildly fun and exuberant film, Ramesh Sippy’s Sholay.

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