Categories: Asian Cinema, Chinese, Japanese, Korean
Friday April 7, 2006
Shabondama Elegy
aka Tokyo Elegy
dir. Ian Kerkhof
1999
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Thy rod and thy staff will bumfuck me. Thy will be done, thy kingdom come in my ass, forever and ever. Anus.
The above pseudo-biblical quote from… more »
Tuesday September 20, 2005
Funeral Parade of Roses
dir. Toshio Matsumoto
1969
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Toshio Matsumoto's Funeral Parade of Roses is a gender-bending retelling of a classic Greek myth mixed with psychedelic meta-filmic metaphor.
Matsumoto occasi… more »
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Posted: Sep 20, 2005
@ 4:00 AM
Filed under: Asian Cinema, Digital Media, DVD, 4 Stars, Japanese
Posted: Sep 20, 2005
@ 4:00 AMFiled under: Asian Cinema, Digital Media, DVD, 4 Stars, Japanese
Monday September 12, 2005
My Sassy Girl
엽기적인 그녀
dir. Jae-young Kwak
2001
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I'm not really a fan of romantic comedies, but My Sassy Girl is as hilarious as it is cute.
Speaking of cute, Ji-hyun Jun… more »
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Posted: Sep 12, 2005
@ 1:31 AM
Filed under: Asian Cinema, Digital Media, DVD, 5 Stars, Korean
Posted: Sep 12, 2005
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Monday August 22, 2005
Worst Kidnapper Ever:
[from toothpaste for dinner]
Even though I'd already seen it (recently :star::star::star::star::star:), I convinced Kurt and Sam to join me to see Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance at the NuArt.
The film has been getting some rea… more »
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Posted: Aug 22, 2005
@ 11:28 PM
Filed under: Rants, Asian Cinema, Fun, Theater, Korean
Posted: Aug 22, 2005
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Wednesday August 17, 2005
After months of waiting and several failed attempts, I finally got to see 2046 on the big screen.
Sam and I had already seen it on video, but we convinced Shahab, Kurt and Tripp to join us at the NuArt.
Tripp fell asleep (like he did during Steamb… more »
Tuesday August 2, 2005
Ikiru
dir. Akira Kurosawa
1952
:star::star::star::star::star:
Both a scathing indictment of bureaucracy and an inspirational parable about living life to its fullest, Akira Kurosawa's Ikiru is bursting with unforgettable images of aesthetic beau… more »
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Posted: Aug 02, 2005
@ 6:50 PM
Filed under: Asian Cinema, Digital Media, 5 Stars, Japanese
Posted: Aug 02, 2005
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Monday August 1, 2005
Bright Future
dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa
2003
:star::star::star::star::halfstar:
Kiyoshi Kurosawa (no relation to Akira) has made a name for himself as a director of horror/suspense/thrillers, but he departed from his previous work to create Bright F… more »
Tuesday July 26, 2005
Hana and Alice
dir. Shunji Iwai
2004
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Posted: Jul 26, 2005
@ 9:27 PM
Filed under: Directors, Asian Cinema, Digital Media, 4 Stars, Japanese
Posted: Jul 26, 2005
@ 9:27 PMFiled under: Directors, Asian Cinema, Digital Media, 4 Stars, Japanese
Monday July 25, 2005
Arakimentari
dir. Travis Klose
2004
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Arakimentari is a fascinating documentary about groundbreaking Japanese photographer Nobuyoshi Araki, who continues to blur the line between art and pornography.
The film feat… more »
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Posted: Jul 25, 2005
@ 8:43 PM
Filed under: Asian Cinema, Digital Media, 5 Stars, Japanese, Documentary
Posted: Jul 25, 2005
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Thursday July 21, 2005
Yakuza Horror Theater: Gozu
dir. Takashi Miike
2003
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Takashi Miike has directed some of the weirdest films I have ever seen, and Gozu is his most surreal film to date. The film is very reminiscent of David Lynch's w… more »
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Posted: Jul 21, 2005
@ 8:00 PM
Filed under: DVDs, Directors, Asian Cinema, DVD, 5 Stars, Japanese
Posted: Jul 21, 2005
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