Writing by blake on Sunday, 27 of April , 2008 at 7:00 am
One of Simon Yam’s finest performances is in the latest film from Johnnie To, Sparrow. I caught this at the Berlin International Film Festival earlier this year. It was an instantly jarring To film because you realize very early on it’s a G rated To crime film. What it doesn’t have in violence and bullet mayhem it makes for with charm so catchy it resonates like a free flowing and upbeat Coltrane solo.
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Writing by blake on Saturday, 26 of April , 2008 at 8:00 am
Takashi Miike’s Crows Zero (Kurôzu zero) seems to be the feel good gangster movie of 2008! Eagerly anticipating catching this somewhere on the festival circuit this year.
Related Coverage:
::: Japanese Poster Artwork
::: Review by Mark Schilling
::: AFM: CROWS 0 Review (Todd @ Twitch)
Japanese Cinema:
::: Jason Gray
::: Mark Schilling’s Tokyo Ramen
::: Midnight Eye
::: Outcast Cinema
::: Ryuganji
::: Toronto J-Film Pow-Wow
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Writing by blake on Saturday, 26 of April , 2008 at 6:00 am
As Udine 10 wraps up tonight with its closing night party. In this edition of Udine 10 @ a Glance I highlight all the interviews they have compiled for the festival this year, enjoy!
Interviews:
Japan (all interviews by Mark Schilling):
::: Are You Having A Laugh? An Interview With Miki Satoshi
::: The Cool Comedian: An Interview with Fujita Yosuke
::: Taking The Blows: An Interview With Koizumi Norihiro
::: A Return To Always: An Interview with Yamazaki Takashi
Hong Kong:
::: The Collaborator: An Interview With Sylvia Chang
~ Tim Youngs
Philippines (all interviews by Jessica Zafra):
::: Altar Boy: An Interview With Rico Ilarde
::: Bringing Out the Dead: An Interview With Neal Tan
::: Flights of Fantasy: An Interview With Mark Reyes
Related Links:
::: Udine 10 Official Site
::: Udine 10 Official Blog
::: Udine 10 Trailer
Since I couldn’t make it out to
Udine Far East Film Festival this year, I’m going to try my best to keep up with its coverage around the Internet. If your covering the festival this year either as media, blogging, videos or photographing, please let me know.
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Writing by blake on Friday, 25 of April , 2008 at 6:00 am
As Udine 10 winds down so will all the reviews, pictures and news coming out. I expect some more reports from various people that were there over the following weeks. It will be interesting to see what wins there this year, as well as what everyone’s favorite films end up being and related fun festival stories.
Latest Udine 10 News:
News:
::: Far East Film 10: Venerdì 25 (Udine20.it)
Photographs:
::: 2 Pics from pierofix (Flickr)
::: 2 Pics from Selena M. (Flickr)
Related Links:
::: Udine 10 Official Site
::: Udine 10 Official Blog
::: Udine 10 Trailer
Since I couldn’t make it out to
Udine Far East Film Festival this year, I’m going to try my best to keep up with its coverage around the Internet. If your covering the festival this year either as media, blogging, videos or photographing, please let me know.
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Writing by blake on Thursday, 24 of April , 2008 at 6:00 am
So it seems horror day was a great success yesterday at Udine 10. Today I have several more new links to new imagery being done out there and a ton of new reviews as well.
Latest Udine 10 News:
News:
::: Fests Galore! LA’s Indian, Dallas’ USA, Udine’s Asian - Peter Martin (Cinematical)
Film Reviews:
::: More Reviews from asahifirsa - Resiklo, Glorious Team Batista, Other Half, Our Town, Screen at Kamchanod, Black House, Guardpost and Body No. 19
::: Udine Report: THE BLACK HOUSE Review - Todd (Twitch)
::: Udine Report: THE BODY Review - Todd (Twitch)
::: Udine Report: THE GUARD POST (GP506) Review - Todd (Twitch)
Photographs:
::: Photos Day 7 - Udine20.it
::: Pics from Amici del giovedi (Flickr)
::: Pics from pierofix (Flickr)
::: Pics from zeno cosini (Flickr)
Related Links:
::: Udine 10 Official Site
::: Udine 10 Official Blog
::: Udine 10 Trailer
Since I couldn’t make it out to
Udine Far East Film Festival this year, I’m going to try my best to keep up with its coverage around the Internet. If your covering the festival this year either as media, blogging, videos or photographing, please let me know.
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Writing by blake on Wednesday, 23 of April , 2008 at 6:00 am
Horror Day I believe is currently rolling along today at Udine 10. What frights and gaps will we be able to report in tomorrow with from everyone around the Internet? The only shocking thing at the moment is a picture (view here) showing Udine programmers and staff doing a group massage for a guest. I can it’s not very often you see a festival roll out the red carpet like this. Though maybe it wasn’t a massage, maybe it was one of those, “We looooveeee your moooovieee so much!,” kinda moments!?! For those at Udine 10, I can offer up a fright of a different kind. Walk about a block and a half south of the movie theater and grab a bite to eat in the pizza parlor on the right. You will be shocked as hell to get served by the waitress, we like to call (cue horror sound effects) - The Mustache Lady! While some females do seem to always have a wee bit too much hair around their upper lip as a sort of garlic repellent towards any advances someone might make on them, The Mustache Lady has a full on grown out mustache.
Latest Udine 10 News:
Film Reviews:
::: Udine Report: THE GLORIOUS TEAM BATISTA Review - Todd (Twitch)
Photographs:
::: Photos Day 6 - Udine20.it
::: Photos Day 5 - Udine20.it
::: Pics from niachan (Flickr)
::: Pics from pierofix (Flickr)
::: Pics from gianpy77 (Flickr)
Related Links:
::: Udine 10 Official Site
::: Udine 10 Official Blog
::: Udine 10 Trailer
Since I couldn’t make it out to
Udine Far East Film Festival this year, I’m going to try my best to keep up with its coverage around the Internet. If your covering the festival this year either as media, blogging, videos or photographing, please let me know.
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Writing by blake on Tuesday, 22 of April , 2008 at 7:00 am
So what happens when a Vampire Queen meets Miki Satoshi? Apparently this (view here)!
It certainly looks like Mark Schilling is having a blast out at Udine 10 this year! See new pictures of him and Miki Satoshi (view here).
Latest Udine 10 News:
Film Reviews:
::: Quick reviews from asahifirsa on Adrift in Tokyo, Funuke, show some love you losers!, Going by the Book, Deathfix, Kala Malam Bulan Mangambang, The Detective and The Wonder Years
::: Vampire Queen Talks In the Pool With Pictures
::: Udine Report: ADRIFT IN TOKYO Review - Todd (Twitch)
::: Udine Report: FUNUKE SHOW SOME LOVE YOU LOSERS Review - Todd (Twitch)
::: Udine Report: KALA MALAM BULAN MENGAMBANG Review - Todd (Twitch)
Photographs:
::: Photos Day 4 - Udine20.it
::: Pics from zeno cosini (Flickr)
Related Links:
::: Udine 10 Official Site
::: Udine 10 Official Blog
::: Udine 10 Trailer
Since I couldn’t make it out to
Udine Far East Film Festival this year, I’m going to try my best to keep up with its coverage around the Internet. If your covering the festival this year either as media, blogging, videos or photographing, please let me know.
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Writing by blake on Monday, 21 of April , 2008 at 6:00 am
Since I couldn’t make it out to Udine Far East Film Festival this year, I’m going to try my best to keep up with its coverage around the Internet. If your covering the festival this year either as media, blogging, videos or photographing, please let me know.
Of particular note today is this great photograph of Miki Satoshi (view here) via Amici del giovedi (e della topa) on Flickr. Two other great photographs from the festival can be seen (here) and (here). Seems like everyone is having fun at Udine this year, even Smurfs!
Latest Udine 10 News:
Film Reviews:
::: Udine Report: IN THE POOL Review - Todd @ Twitch
::: Udine Report: THE ASSEMBLY Review - Todd @ Twitch
::: Quick reviews from asahifirsa on Happiness, In the Pool and The Assembly
Photographs:
::: Several great pictures from Amici del giovedi (e della topa) (Flickr)
::: Tons of pics from ub66 (Flickr)
::: Various pics from zeno cosini (Flickr)
News:
::: Seven Thai Films at Udine - Wise Kwai’s Thai Film Journal
Related Links:
::: Udine 10 Official Site
::: Udine 10 Official Blog
::: Udine 10 Trailer
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Writing by blake on Sunday, 20 of April , 2008 at 12:05 pm
Since I couldn’t make it out to Udine Far East Film Festival this year, I’m going to try my best to keep up with its coverage around the Internet. If your covering the festival this year either as media, blogging, videos or photographing, please let me know.
Latest Udine 10 News:
Film Reviews:
::: Udine Report: MUAY THAI CHAIYA Review - Todd @ Twitch
::: Several reviews from asahifirsa
Latest News:
::: Vietnamese film on largest Asian panorama in Europe - VietNamNet Bridge
Photographs:
::: Photos Day 3 - Udine20.it
* A couple of pics of Frederic conducting interviews.
::: Various pics from sally3006 (Flickr)
::: Various pics from zeno cosini (Flickr)
Related Links:
::: Udine 10 Official Site
::: Udine 10 Official Blog
::: Udine 10 Trailer
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Writing by blake on Saturday, 19 of April , 2008 at 11:20 am
Since I couldn’t make it out to Udine this year, I’m going to try my best to keep up with its coverage around the Internet. If your covering the festival this year either as media, blogging, videos or photographing, please let me know.
Latest Udine 10 News:
Photographs:
::: Photos Day 1 - Udine20.it
* Notice a very happy Mark Schilling in the above images.
::: Photos Day 2 - Udine20.it
::: Handful of picks from nickpick84 (Flickr)
::: Merchandise pics from fareastfilm’s (Flickr)
Previous News:
::: GreenCine Daily Report
Related Links:
::: Udine 10 Official Site
::: Udine 10 Official Blog
::: Udine 10 Trailer
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