Tag: Asia in Focus
Coverage of films from the Asia-Pacific region.
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Beginning of the Great Revival
REVIEW: Marking the 90th anniversary of the Communist Party of China, Beginning of the Great Revival has been largely labelled in the West as a piece of party propaganda.
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Sydney Film Festival 2011: Day 8
Rolling into home stretch of the 58th Sydney Film Festival, filmgoers showed no signs of becoming weary with the excellent selection, and we take a look at Tabloid, Cairo 678, Tyrannosaur and Norwegian Wood on the eighth day of the 12-day festival.
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Sydney Film Festival 2011: Day 7
A week into the 58th Sydney Film Festival, there are no signs of slowing down. Film critics David Stratton and Margaret Pomeranz took to the stage to discuss 25 years of reviews on the air, while Jury President Chen Kaige presented his latest film Sacrifice.
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Sydney Film Festival 2011: Day 4
The fourth full day of the 2011 Sydney Film Festival saw repeat screenings and new features, ranging from A Letter To Elia to 13 Assassins, and an eclectic selection of other comedic and dramatic offerings.
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Review: The Lost Bladesman
The creative forces behind Infernal Affairs re-team to present their take on the burgeoning historical martial arts genre.
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The Butcher, The Chef and the Swordsman
The debut film of commercial video director Wuershan, this chaotic and lively adaptation of An Changhe’s short story “The Legend of the Kitchen Knife” comes to the West courtesy of major studio Fox International and executive producer Doug Liman.
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Message Movie for Japan
For everyone that is at a loss as to what you can do about the tragedies in Japan, wherever you are in the world, we have a message for all of you to read. Please read this plea, and find out what you can do to send a Message Movie to Japan!
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