The Celluloid Traveler: In Search of The Host on the Han River
The Han River splits the city of Seoul neatly in two. North of the river lies the city’s past: huge, stately palaces; winding neighborhoods full...
The Celluloid Traveler: The Secret Sunshine of Miryang
For most visitors to Korea, Miryang is just another stop on the train line between Seoul and Busan. It also happens to be the setting...
The Celluloid Traveler: Shimonoseki and Hoichi the Earless
Shimonoseki is not the first place most people visit in Japan. Nor, truth be told, is it the 5th or 6th, or even 10th. A...
The Celluloid Traveler: Miyamoto Musashi and Ganryu Island
There are many reasons to travel: to get away from day to day reality, to explore new places and meet new people, to be taken...
Happy New Year from VCinema!
I wasn’t sure whether I would be writing these greetings from home or an airport. As many of you know, I spent most of December...