A Tale of Three (Yamaguchi) Theatres
On my first trip to Yamaguchi City, Japan, all I asked for was that we attend a baseball game. Hiroshima being one Shinkansen stop away,...
Motorway (Hong Kong, 2012)
Full Disclosure: I am not a fan of auto racing films. The fetishization of cold metal and hot rubber screeching through obviously staged street scenes...
The VCinema Show: Tokyo Waka Interview Special
In this podcast interview special, Adam sits down with John Haptas and Kristine Samuelson, a documentary film duo who comprise Stylo Films whose recent film...
The VCinema Show: October 2012 Pilot Episode
Don’t call it a comeback! Well, I guess you can sort of call it a comeback. During our two month break, we have rethought, reconsidered,...
Cold Bloom (Japan, 2012) [BIFF 2012]
Tohoku. Fukushima. 3/11. Before the earthquake and tsunami that occurred last year, these places and this date would have had no meaning to a majority...
26th Leeds International Film Festival Celebrates the Career of Kinuyo Tanaka
Kinuyo Tanaka (1909-1977) has long been recognised as one of the great actresses of Japanese cinema, with a career that spanned five decades of national...
Six Degrees of Separation from Lilia Cuntapay (Philippines, 2011) [BIFF 2012]
It’s odd the way fame or at least the desire for it can fuel people to degrade themselves for recognition. Within the performing arts, this...
A Simple Life (Hong Kong, 2011)
Winner of four awards at the 68th Venice International Film Festival and with lead actress Deanie Ip breaking new ground for Asian cinema by being...
China’s Box Office gets Loopy during Mid-Autumn Festival
Falling on the eighth month in the Chinese calendar, the Mid-Autumn Festival, or Moon Festival, is one of the most important holiday periods in mainland...
Rent-a-Cat (Japan, 2012)
‘Rentaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa . . . . . . neko!’ That is the call repeated throughout Naoko Ogigami’s (Kamome Diner; Toilet) latest film Rent-a-Cat, a calling out...