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June 5, 2002 •
Film, Korea, Reviews •
Vogue Fish •
Comments Off on Peppermint Candy (2000)
Director: Chang-dong Lee Producer: Writer: Chang-dong Lee Cast: Kyung-gu Sol, Running Time: 130 Min Generally speaking, I go to movies to escape reality, not to confront it. Every once in a while, however, the Serious Art Film comes along that has critics trumpeting it and me guiltily avoiding it for as long as possible, like …
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June 1, 2002 •
Film, Korea, Reviews •
Vogue Fish •
Comments Off on Art Museum by the Zoo (1998)
dir: Lee Jeong-hyang Plot: On leave from military service, Chul-soo makes a beeline for his fianc?©e’s apartment for a little rest and recreation. When he finds she’s gone out, he lets himself in and settles down to wait, cleaning up her untidy
May 25, 2002 •
Film, hong kong •
Vogue Fish •
Comments Off on Longest Nite, The (1998)
Directors: Patrick Yau Tat-Chi Action Director: Yuen Bun Script: Yau Nai-Hoi, Szeto Kam-Yuen Producer: Johnnie To Kei-Fung Wai Ka-Fai Cast: Lau Ching-Wan (Yiu Dung) Tony Leung Chui-Wai Maggie Siu Mei-Kei Lung Fong Lo Hoi-Pang Ching Siu Lung Mark Cheng Ho-Nam
May 14, 2002 •
Film, hong kong •
Vogue Fish •
Comments Off on A Moment of Romance (1990)
director Benny Chan Believe me, it’s only just a moment. Andy Lau stars, giving his best performance as a small-fry loner in the triad society of the 80s. When a robbery he’s part of goes bad, Andy takes a hostage, whispy, hardly-even-there Wu
February 2, 2002 •
Events, Film, News •
Vogue Fish •
Comments Off on Heroic Grace at UCLA Film and Television Archive
Editor’s Introduction to the catalog of the landmark touring film series curated by Cheng-Sim Lim for the UCLA Film and Television Archive, 2003. It’s pointless to dispute the fact that the Chinese martial arts movie has a chronic image problem in
December 23, 2001 •
Film, Reviews •
Vogue Fish •
Comments Off on Twelve Nights (2000)
Directors: Aubrey Lam Oi-Wah Producer: Peter Chan Ho-San Cast: Cecilia Cheung Pak-Chi Eason Chan Yik-Shun Ronald Cheng Chung-Kei Candy Lo Hau-Yam with Nicola Cheung Sun-Yu, Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung, Stephen Fung Tak-Lun, Su Au Suk-Jing, G C Goo-Bi, Siu Ye Jim
November 17, 2001 •
Film, Profiles •
Vogue Fish •
Comments Off on Chow Yun-Fat
Dashing and ebullient, Chow Yun-fat has been likened to all sorts of round-eye stars. The enlivening Cary Grant of the great comedies is a good place to start — the guy who always gets Katherine Hepburn because he’s such great fun to hang with.
November 8, 2001 •
Events, Film, Profiles •
Vogue Fish •
Comments Off on Go, Johnnie To!
A UCLA Film and Television Archive & Asian Film Foundation Presentation in association with the Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office in San Francisco, Tai Seng Video Marketing and Nescafé® 1+2 This retrospective celebrating Hong Kong auteur Johnnie