Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Chao-Bin Su
Starring: Barbie Hsu | Jung Woo-sung | Kelly Lin | Leon Dai | Michelle Yeoh | Shawn Yue | Wang Xueqi
Jason says: “A popular game among festival attendees after REIGN OF ASSASSINS (JIANYU) was to try and guess just which parts were worked on by ‘co-director’ (and producer) John Woo. Certain elements of the action, certainly, although several pointed to
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Ho-Cheung Pang
Starring: Mini Yang | Miriam Yeung Chin Wah | Shawn Yue | Zheng Xu
Jason says: “The vagaries of North American release patterns of foreign films have resulted in LOVE IN THE BUFF reaching theaters here before LOVE IN THE PUFF, the movie to which it is a sequel, has been available on anything
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Rating: 2.75
Director: Wai Keung Lau
Starring: Anthony Wong Chau-sang | Donnie Yen | Qi Shu | Shawn Yue | Yasuaki Kurata
Jason says: “LEGEND OF THE FIST: THE RETURN OF CHEN ZHEN starts off in a familiar way, with text explaining a bit of Chinese history, this time involving how Chinese laborers served in Europe during World War I. Most aren’t
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Siu Fai Mak | Wai Keung Lau
Starring: Andy Lau | Anthony Chau-Sang Wong | Carina Lau | Daoming Chen | Edison Chen | Eric Tsang | Kelly Chen | Leon Lai | Sammi Cheng | Shawn Yue | Tony Leung
Bruce says: “IA3 is comprised of what is left over from the first two films in the INFERNAL AFFAIRS trilogy. It is somewhat of a Hong Kong MULHOLLAND DR. which is both curse and compliment. “As complicated as the first
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Siu Fai Mak | Wai Keung Lau
Starring: Anthony Wong | Edison Chen | Shawn Yue
Bruce says: “INFERNAL AFFAIRS 2 is a prequel to INFERNAL AFFAIRS. While it does seem a bit strange to treat the films this way, the technique is successful. IN IA2, Yan, the mole in the triads, and Ming, the mole
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