Asian film, media, and culture

She: tHEiR Love Story (Thailand, 2012) [Frameline 37]

I must admit that just as I have amusicality for most country music. I also have an inability to appreciate most of what comes out of a few film/TV genres. Case in point, I have ...

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on Jun, 17 · in Reviews

The Grandmaster (Hong Kong, 2013)

There is a lot of critical weight attached to a Wong Kar-Wai picture. Like all auteurs, Wong has, over the last three decades, crafted a public persona that has put the man front and center ...

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on Jun, 12 · in Reviews

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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