SFIFF54 New Directors Program – Asian Cinema Edition
The following article showcases the Asian films that were ‘in competition’ and ‘out of competition’ for the 54th Annual San Francisco International Film Festival New...
Asian Cinema Origins: John Berra
Editor’s note: In the last episode of the VCinema Podcast, we discussed our Asian film origins, the titles that got us into cinema of that...
Asian Cinema Origins: Adam Douglas
Editor’s note: In the last episode of the VCinema Podcast, we discussed our Asian film origins, the titles that got us into cinema of that...
Asian Cinema Origins: Rex Baylon
Editor”s note: In the last episode of the VCinema Podcast, we discussed our Asian film origins, the titles that got us into cinema of that...
Message From Space (1978)
Jillucia, a world of peace-loving people, have their planet taken hostage by the evil Gavanas whose leader vaguely looks and dresses like a low-rent Optimus...
The Mysterians (1957)
Ishiro Honda was in top form in 1957, having already helmed Gojira (1954) and Rodan (1956). For The Mysterians, a story of invading aliens and...
Hahaha (2010)
Hahaha director Hong Sang-Soo has been one of the more controversial figures on our podcast. VCinema co-host and Korean film scholar Rufus has played down...
Live Tape (Japan, 2009)
Sometimes it all comes together. Back in my teens, I played guitar in a beautiful mess of a band. We were one of those bands...
How Is Your Fish Today? (China, 2006)
The county of Mohe is the coldest place in China, a region where snow covers the ground for more than half of the year and...
Episode 28: Origins
“I want to get into Asian cinema, but I just don’t know where to start.” In this episode, our friends and fellow Asian podcasters Podcast...