It’s been a bit of a King Hu month, after the “Come Drink with Me” Podcast, and now this review of a previously butchered and mostly unseen classic I have reviewed over at easternKicks.com.
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The Dream of the Red Chamber
I have a new review up at easternKicks.com. This is one I have wanted to sit down and review for ages – Brigitte Lin’s first work for the Shaw Bros. Studio, “The Dream of the Red Chamber”, a work that gives an early view into her gender-bending roles that would elevate her to iconic status…
Brigitte Lin Ching-hsia – A True Celluloid Icon
Over at EasternKicks.com you’ll find my latest article, celebrating the career of the wonderful Brigitte Lin.
Joko Anwar interview: “I think it is best to be your own worst critic”
A few months ago I was lucky enough to interview Joko Anwar, who I think is one of the most important Indonesian directors working today. And even though I was pretty uncomplimentary about his HBO Asia TV show “Halfworlds”, he was charming and generous. Go over to Easternkicks to see what we chatted about!
The Saga of Anatahan
It’s been a while, but I have a new review up at Easternkicks.com! And this one is a real curates egg of a movie – come find out what happens when the man who turned Marlene Dietrich into a global phenomenon decides to make a film in Japan! It’s time to hear all about Josef…
The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio
So my work over at EasternKicks continues, this time looking at Takashi Miike’s follow-up to the hugely enjoyable ‘The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji‘. This is one of those rare beasts – a sequel that is possibly even more enjoyable that its progenitor! Go check it out!
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
More Easternkicks content.. this time I look at Steve “Hoop Dreams” James’ interesting documentary about the small Bank that seemed to take the fall for the sub-prime mortgage crisis in the USA. It’s not technically Asian cinema, but it’s very much about transplanted Chinese culture.
Bad Genius
So there might be a fair bit of content from me over at Easternkicks.com over the next week or so as we start to cover things at the New York Asian Film Festival. Which has meant a lot of watching low-res ‘screeners’ on Vimeo that are plastered in watermarks. First up is a rather wonderful…
Didi’s Dreams
Over at EasternKicks you’ll find my review of Dee Hsu’s charming yet flawed “Didi’s Dreams”, that my American readers may find is being shown in the US at the moment.
Tampopo
Sometimes as a reviewer, especially at easternKicks, I have to review things I hate, or at the very least, have little or no interest in. However, sometimes I get to rediscover an out and out classic. I don’t give too many 5 star reviews. But this is one. And fully deserved!
Sunday Beauty Queen
On sunday mornings in Hong Kong, you’ll see hundreds of asian women filling the empty spaces, having what appears to be impromptu barbeques and listening to music, and frankly having a good time. They piqued my interested, and a local friend explained to me that these were the Oversea Foreign Workers having their day off….
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
Oops! I forgot this review over at easternKicks got published a couple of weeks ago. I have a look at the 5th film in the Lone Wolf and Cub series – the twist being I come at the film as a complete neophyte to the franchise!
Gweilo Ramblings 