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The House (2007) Movie Review
“The House” is a Thai horror directed by Monthon Arayangkoon, who also helmed supernatural thriller “The Victim” and the giant bird monster kaiju “Garuda”. Apparently based on real life cases involving the murders of...
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Meishi Street (2006) Movie Review
Screening at the 2012 Chinese Visual Festival. The 2006 documentary “Meishi Street”, directed by famed Chinese visual artist Ou Ning, is quite a remarkable film in a number of different ways, chief amongst which...
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Once Upon a Time Proletarian (2009) Movie Review
Screening at the 2012 Chinese Visual Festival. “Once Upon a Time Proletarian” is a 2009 documentary feature from acclaimed director, novelist and poet Guo Xiaolou, also known for her award winning fiction films “She,...
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Love on Credit (2011) Movie Review
“Love on Credit” is a Mainland Chinese romantic comedy with a financial theme, directed by Taiwanese helmer Leste Chen, previously responsible for “Eternal Summer” and horror “The Heirloom”. The film is basically a vehicle...
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Papa (2012) Movie Review
“Papa” is a Korean film with a musical flavour, following popular actor Park Yong Woo (“Handphone”) as a rogue who ends up taking care of a family of multi-racial kids and trying to help...
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The Allure of Tears (2011) Movie Review
Hong Kong film maker Barbara Wong, known for romantic comedies that tackle modern issues, such as the recent “The Perfect Marriage” and “The Break Up Club”, returns with something a little more bitter than...
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Perfect Game (2011) Movie Review
“Perfect Game” is a Korean baseball film which tells the real life tale of the intense rivalry between the two ace pitchers – Choi Dong Won of the Lotte Giants and Sun Dong Ryul...
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Punch (2011) Movie Review
“Punch” is the latest outing from Korean director Lee Han, mostly known for romantic comedies and dramas such as “Lover’s Concerto”, “Almost Love” and “Love, First”. Here, he takes on something a little different...
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The Rise and Fall of a White Collar Hooligan (2012) Movie Review
“The Rise and Fall of a White Collar Hooligan” is a Brit crime drama written and directed by Paul Tanter, one of the diamond geezers behind the recent “Jack” trilogy. This should give a...
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Zombie 108 (2012) Movie Review
Originally screened at the 2012 Terracotta Far East Film Festival. Updated with UK Region 2 DVD release info. Taiwanese cinema finally comes of age with the country’s first ever zombie film “Zombie 108”, a...
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Lesbian Vampire Warriors (2010) Movie Review
It’s a fact of life that many Asian films undergo name changes en route to international distribution, often ending up with rather generic sounding monikers that have little to do with their actual content....
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Airborne (2012) Movie Review
“Airborne” is a Brit horror directed by Dominic Burns (“Cut”), whose main draw is probably the presence of “Star Wars” favourite Mark Hamill, making his first appearance in a film from these shores. With...
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Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale (2011) Movie Review
Taiwanese films have been causing an increasing stir both at home and abroad, none more so than historical blockbuster “Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale”, which tells the true story of a 1930s aboriginal...
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University City Savages (2009) Movie Review
Screening at the 2012 Chinese Visual Festival. “University City Savages” is a bold documentary which deals with one of the most topical and controversial issues in Modern China, the government’s practice of forced land...
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Vegetarian (2009) Movie Review
“Vegetarian”, originally released in 2009, marked the debut of Korean art house director Lim Woo Seong, and like his recent “Scars” was adapted from a short story by writer Han Gang. The film is...
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Interview: Documentary Filmmaker Zhou Hao
About the Director: Zhou Hao was born in 1968 in China. He previously worked as a photographer at Xinhua News Agency and Southern Weekend. He started making documentary films in 2001 and now lives...
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The Flowers of War (2011) Movie Review
“The Flowers of War” has been one of the most hyped Chinese films for some time, and with good reason. Boasting a budget of around US$100 million, marking it as the most expensive Chinese...
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Where Should I Go? (2011) Movie Review
Screening at the 2012 Chinese Visual Festival. Director Li Junhu’s documentary “Where Should I Go?” explores one of the most interesting issues in contemporary China, the interaction between the rural and the urban. Covering...
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Using (2007) Movie Review
Screening at the 2012 Chinese Visual Festival. “Using” was Chinese documentary director Zhou Hao’s follow up to his much loved and critically praised high school doc “Senior Year”, and is a very different proposition...
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