The Reader
I watched THE READER a few nights ago, the 2008 movie by director Stephen Daldry based on the eponymous book by Bernhard Schlink. I read the book many years ago, which was a good thing because I had...
View ArticleAu Revoir Taipei! (一頁台北)
Au Revoir Taipei is a 2010 film directed by Arvin Chen. As the title suggests, it takes place in Taipei! Kai (Jack Yao) has been dumped by Faye, his ex-girlfriend who’s moved to Paris. Kai has no...
View ArticleThe Equation of Love and Death (李米的猜想)
I have decided that contemporary French and Chinese movies have quite a bit in common. This includes people smoking all the time and yelling at each other every five minutes or so. There’s also a fair...
View ArticleSpring Fever (Nuits d’ivresse printaniere)
Spring Fever is a 2009 film by Ye Lou; it is a Hong Kong-French coproduction. It was presented to the Cannes Festival of the same year and won the prize for best scenario. To be honest, I wonder if it...
View ArticleThe Women on the 6th Floor
In the 60′s in Paris, a very conservative couple is faced with a group of Spanish maids who live on the 6th (and last) floor of the building owned by the very same couple. A new maid turns up to work...
View ArticleMelancholia
I knew from the very first images of Melancholia, the 2011 movie written and directed by Lars Von Trier, that it wasn’t going to be me. The premise is interesting though: two sisters, one deeply...
View ArticleWar Horse – the show
War Horse has made it to Melbourne! After being premiered in London in 2007 , War Horse went on to win a number of awards including two Laurence Olivier Awards and five Tony Awards. It has been played...
View ArticleThe Impossible
I don’t know if you get annoyed as I do sometimes with people going to the movies and buying a 2kg bag of popcorn, a few drinks and several bags of sweets during the film? It’s not the eating or...
View ArticleStoker, the film
I had never heard of Stoker when I flew to Singapore last week. When I saw they were playing it on the plane, I was curious to find out what the story was about. The film features Nicole Kidman, Mia...
View ArticleWorld War Z
Lots of hype for World War Z and I’m not sure why. Funnily enough I saw it as I was reading The Twelve by Justin Cronin, and there are lots of similarities. Except The Twelve is a good book and World...
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