.,, So here -- better late than never -- are the
2009 Hong Kong movies that get
my top ten vote (albeit with succinct comments this time around for numbers 6 to 10 on the
list):- 1) KJ In a city where it's considered a success for a local ... .,, City of Life and Death (Lu Chuan, China/
Hong Kong) The Rape of Nanjing reconstructed by Lu Chuan with a mix of Rossellini humanism and Spielberg-like technical prowess. Incomprehensibly snubbed by Cannes and Venice, it finally got its
.... A couple of years back at Sight & Sound we were despairing at the lack of successful women directors, but look at them now: Denis may now be the world's finest
film-maker, with two
films in our
Top Ten; and for me, Lucrecia Martel runs ... .,, Updates, 1/4: "Over the last 3 years, Japan's become
my beat," writes Nicholas Vroman, listing his "
10 Best Japanese
Films 2009" at Hot Splice. "I have to place Matsumoto Hitoshi's Symbol at the
top of the
list. From his roots in the groundbreaking
..... "In the Mood for Love by
Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai topped the results of an international poll of the best Chinese-language
films of the past decade, conducted by dGenerate
Films. The poll included ballots from ... .,, So, without any further ado, here's going ahead and putting up
my "
10 best of" (in alphabetical order)
list for the calendar year that came to a close earlier this week for posterity:- ... Rather, pride of place for that has to go with another friend's and
my all too brief meeting with the late Yasmin Ahmad at the
Hong Kong International
Film Festival -- and this especially upon knowing that I'll never have the chance to ever again speak to
my favorite Malaysian filmmaker ... .,, And just because we don't hear about them doesn't mean other countries are producing formula
film after formula
film; it's not as if
Hong Kong only makes gangster flicks. I agree that stupid, low quality
movies made in other countries do rightly remain obscure.
..... It is not only
my favorite foreign
film of the year, it may also be
my favorite
film of the year, period (and I try to see most noteworthy
films at the theater and on DVD as I compile
my own
top ten list). ... .,, I liked Knowing OK, but I suspect the only reason it would make
my top ten list is that I saw maybe 5
movies this year. I really would love to see all of these next year, once sleep (hopefully) becomes a reliable part of our lives again!
...... and "The
Top Ten Foreign
Films". And yes, Mitra. I believe Departures was Japan's submission to the 2008 Academy Awards. Noticed it when I was looking up the submissions for that year for China, India,
Hong Kong, and Thailand. ... .,, HK court overturns conviction in milkshake murder - Nancy Kissel has always maintained that she killed her investment banker husband in self-defense, fending off a physical and sexual attack, but a
Hong Kong... 17 hours ago
...... 10/15/09 The Mount Vernon Briefing - - Postal Service takes White Plains, Mt. Vernon post offices off 'closing'
list posted on October 16,
2009 06:08:07 am Postal patrons of th... 3 months ago. New Rochelle Roundup ...
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