The World (China, 2004)
To coincide with the publication of World Film Locations: Beijing from Intellect Books, co-editor John Berra reviews six Beijing-set films to illustrate how China’s ever-changing...
I Love Beijing (China, 2001)
To coincide with the publication of World Film Locations: Beijing from Intellect Books, co-editor John Berra reviews six Beijing-set films to illustrate how China’s ever-changing...
Podcast Bonus Episode 13: VCinema Does Ghibli
Can you believe we got two of San Francisco’s biggest cinephiles together to talk about Japanese cartoons? It’s true! Hell on Frisco Bay‘s Brian Darr...
Big Shot’s Funeral (China/USA, 2001)
To coincide with the publication of World Film Locations: Beijing from Intellect Books, co-editor John Berra reviews six Beijing-set films to illustrate how China’s ever-changing...
Keep Cool (China, 1997)
To coincide with the publication of World Film Locations: Beijing from Intellect Books, co-editor John Berra reviews six Beijing-set films to illustrate how China’s ever-changing...
Japanese Literary “monkey business”
On a recent trip to Hiroshima to see my wife’s cousins, we went to a department store so my wife could purchase the latest advancements in Tamagotchi technology. ...
Beijing Bastards (China, 1993)
To coincide with the publication of World Film Locations: Beijing from Intellect Books, co-editor John Berra reviews six Beijing-set films to illustrate how China’s ever-changing...
Lost in Beijing
As with any multi-faceted city, one’s experience and impression of Beijing depends on a variety of factors: the reason for being there, the duration of...