Asian film, media, and culture

Finding Mr. Right (China, 2013)

One of the biggest box office hits of 2013 to date at the mainland China box office, Finding Mr. Right has been seen as a game changer of sorts in terms of audience trend as ...

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on May, 22 · in Reviews

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

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

Into the Shintoho Mind Warp: Flesh Pier (Japan, 1958)

Director Teruo Ishii, who is probably best known for The Horrors of Malformed Men (1969), shot the bulk of outdoor scenes of Flesh Pier in a guerilla style—no permits and on the fly.  Taking place ...

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on Mar, 18

Tuya’s Marriage (China, 2006)

Located in the northern region of China, Inner Mongolia is an autonomous area with an economy that is largely based on farming, and a population comprised of Han Chinese, with a substantial Mongol minority. Those ...

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on Mar, 12

CAAMFest 2013 Preview: Curating Beyond Region

The San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival has made it easier to type and speak its name.  It is now CAAMFest.  CAAM stands for Center for Asian American Media, itself a mouthful, but the ...

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on Mar, 06

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