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Jonathan Rosenbaum, The Essential Critic: Essential Cinema: On the Necessity of Film Canons by Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum’s Essential Cinema: On the Necessity of Film Canons (Baltimore and London: Johns Hopkins University, 2004), takes a canonical view of cinema, asserting the
2046: A Matter of Time, A Labour of Love
An analysis of the themes of time and memory in Wong Kar-waiís 2046, and how the film forms a trilogy of sorts with In the
A City of Sadness by Bérénice Reynaud
(London: British Film Institute, 2002) Bérénice Reynaud’s study of Hou Hsiao-hsien’s A City of Sadness is a welcome addition to the BFI’s “Modern Classics” series,
The Lin Family Shop: A Chinese Melodrama of Capitalist Existentialism
The Lin Family Shop (1959 China 85 mins) Source: ScreenSound Australia Prod Co: Beijing Film Studio Prod: Shi Ping, Li Gan Dir: Shui Hua Scr:
“There Is No Sixth Generation!” Director Li Yang on Blind Shaft and His Place in Chinese Cinema
Li Yang discusses his impressive first feature, a drama set in China's mining industry, starring professional and non-professionals, exploring socio-historical, ethical, and existential themes
Face Masks at the 27th HKIFF
The 27th edition of the Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) opened on April 8th overshadowed by the deadly SARS virus. The festival was to
Making Films like a Viking Marauder – Interview with Rob Nilsson
Fiercely independent, committed to the expansive, beautiful qualities of "actual human behaviour" and inspired by the work of Bergman and Cassavetes, Rob Nilsson is a
King Hu
b. April 29, 1932, Beijing, China. d. January 14, 1997, Taipei, Taiwan. filmography bibliography articles in Senses web resources In his youth, King Hu (Mandarin
King Hu’s The Fate of Lee Khan and The Valiant Ones
The Fate of Lee Khan (1973 Hong Kong 105 mins) Source: Prod Co: Gam Chuen Prod, Dir, Ed: King Hu Scr: King Hu, Wong Chung
The Pusan International Film Festival – Mature and Independent
A comprehensive discussion of this key Asian film festival