A number of directors in the mid-80s set out quite consciously and deliberately to make the next big cult hit. There was money and status in that midnight movie circuit. Hit it right, make the next ...

Ban and Sai are Anime Banzai's mascots. This year's theme is Japanese mythology, so the artist chose to depict Sai as a Kitsune (fox spirit) and Ban as a Tengu (raven mountain spirit). (Courtesy art) ...

“The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension!” is an absurdist sci-fi-comedy that was arguably ahead of its time and its studio, 20th Century Fox, didn’t know how to market it to the ...