“47 Ronin,” an old Japanese fable about a group of rogue samurai, ends in a horrible bloodbath. It’s a fitting conclusion for a big-budget adaptation that has left Universal deeply in the red, having ...

Like Tom Cruise before him, Keanu Reeves is set to become a samurai swordsmen in an epic period film titled 47 Ronin for Universal Pictures. The screenplay is being written by Chris Morgan, one of the ...

47 Ronin: The Samurai Spirit from Hasraf HaZ Dulull on Vimeo. Keanu Reeves makes an explosive return to action-adventure in 47 Ronin. After a treacherous warlord kills their master and banishes their ...

There’s so much wrong with “47 Ronin” that I’ll start with what Keanu Reeves‘ samurai tale does have going for it: Kinetic action scenes with swords blazing and colorful mythical beasts. Alas, those ...

Comics are fortunate enough not to suffer from too many bad names, but Jeff Amano's Ronin Hood of the 47 Samurai is not so fortunate. The name not only offers a roll of the eyes from the many who've ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

"Can any man not have a fire inside that no one else can see?" One of the Christmas Day releases this year is the long-awaited samurai action movie 47 Ronin, starring Keanu Reeves as a samurai who ...

There’s the kind of movie that comes riding into theaters on such a prolonged wave of bad buzz — changed release dates, backstage whispers of production troubles and a swelling budget — that the film ...

The tale in “47 Ronin” has been recounted numerous times in Japanese lore. Now Hollywood has taken it on, tricked it out and done it no favors. While the visuals are lovely to behold, this ...

“47 Ronin,” the Universal’s samurai epic starring Keanu Reeves, has run into some trouble on the road. The film, originally set for release this November, has been pushed back several months. It will ...