Asian film, media, and culture

UFO in Her Eyes (China/Germany, 2011)

Since the late-1990s, Guo Xiaolu has been developing a fascinating, multi-disciplinary career that ranges from literary fiction to incisive documentaries to narrative features, with such novels as 20 Fragments of a Ravenous Youth (2008) and ...

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on May, 15 · in Reviews

YAK Films, Hip Hop, And Public Space in South Korea

When I finally went to South Korea in 2005 to attend the Pusan International Film Festival, (when the festival still spelled the city with a ‘P’), I was struck by the public culture.  As a ...

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on May, 10 · in Features

Pen-ek Ratanaruang Retrospective at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco 4/4-4/21

A sign that you are a cinephile is the giddiness experienced when awaiting director retrospectives coming to your town.  Such retrospectives allow you to familiarize (or re-familiarize) yourself with the body of work of a ...

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on Apr, 01

What’s Next: 9+ Years of the China Independent Film Festival

Founded in 2003 in Nanjing, the China Independent Film Festival was a vital event which provided a forum for Chinese filmmakers who wanted to showcase works that had been realised without restriction, despite the omnipresent ...

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on Mar, 25

Postcards from the Zoo (Indonesia, 2012)

With the recent release of Walt Disney Studio’s Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) and the upcoming release of the Steve Carrell, Steve Buscemi, and Jim Carrey comedy The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, magicians appear to ...

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on Mar, 21

Into the Shintoho Mind Warp: Vampire Bride (Japan, 1960)

Fujiko (Junko Ikeuchi) is a dance student on the verge of stardom, having been awarded a lucrative contract from a major film studio.  She is a beautiful girl who has also attracted the attentions of ...

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on Mar, 19

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Check out the superbly designed poster for Sion Sono's latest, WHY DON'T YOU PLAY IN HELL?: http://t.co/10FqvLLAAk

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