Month: September 2012

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...

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...