Shit Worth Checking Out: Original publicity stills from Kurosawa's Throne of Blood.

The Criterion Collection has released five original publicity stills from Akira Kurosawa's Throne of Blood.  Obviously, they're frickin awesome.  Check them out after the jump.

R.I.P. Sidney Lumet, 1924 - 2011

2011 has been a rough year; first Elizabeth Taylor, and now this.  Sydney Lumet, one of the greatest directors of all time, passed away this morning as a result of lymphoma.  He was 86.