The VCinema Show Episode 34: Art Theatre Guild
In this first of a two-part series of episodes, we look at the Art Theatre Guild (ATG), a Japanese independent film production company that was...
Spirited Killer (Thailand, 1994)
Although Spirited Killer (also known as Spirited Warrior) stars Thai action star Panna Rittikrai, it was given a fairly wide release in the UK and...
Crossing Hennessy (Hong Kong, 2010)
When the Chinese actress Tang Wei won the lead role of a drama student turned resistance movement spy in Ang Lee’s controversial espionage thriller Lust,...
NYAFF 2011: Tribute to a Wuxia Wizard, Part 2
“It may seem like the martial arts world has always been dominated by male characters. But that”s only the physical difference. When you write in...
One Moment of Asia: Chinatown In Bangkok
Yaowarat (Chinatown) Bangkok, Thailand...
PODCAST: VCinema Guest Hosts on Podcast Without Honor and Humanity
In my mission to guest host on all of the Asian film podcasts around the globe, I stopped by the newest of us, Podcast Without...
Last Train Home (Canada/China, 2009)
A widely-used term in studies of the social changes that have occurred in China over the past two decades is ‘floating population’, a reference to...
NYAFF 2011: Tribute to a Wuxia Wizard, Part 1
“Wuxia culture is like another dimension that provides us with strong emotion, strong passion. I have always been a fan of Wuxia movies. They give...
Death Bell (South Korea, 2008)
As I have previously examined with Whispering Corridors (1998) on my own blog, the schoolgirl ghost-horror film is a prevalent and perhaps necessary form of...
Invisible Waves (Thailand, 2006)
In terms of the talent involved, Pen-Ek Ratanaruang’s Invisible Waves is a continuation of his previous film – the international success Last Life in the...