So Young (致给我们终将失去的青春)
Such a shame that great films like SO YOUNG, which show how Chinese culture has moved with the times, are not picked up by UK distributors, writes H. Chan.
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From Up On Poppy Hill
Gorō Miyazaki had full artistic control of POPPY HILL but his 72-year-old father was involved in script-writing and poster design – it seems Hayao Miyazaki never wants to retire.
Udine Far East Film Festival
The annual Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy is one of the most important Asian film festivals in the world, and proves how cinema is itself already trans-national, writes Hiu Chan.
Happy Centenary, Phoenix Oxford!
There aren’t many cinemas left in this country that are over 100 years old. Happy centenary to the pioneer of the Picturehouse group: the Phoenix in Oxford!
Aelita: Queen of Mars
This Soviet silent involves mysteries and murder alongside elements of science fiction; it also documents the least explored avant-garde movement in the Soviet Union, writes H. Chan.
George Perry on Hitchcock
This year the festival invited George Perry to give a talk on Alfred Hitchcock before a screening of VERTIGO. Hitchcock’s popularity has never really faded, and Perry is something of a character himself, writes H. Chan.
The Mattei Affair
Intriguing and mysterious, fascinating and suspicious: THE MATTEI AFFAIR is a case reconstruction which investigates Italian businessman Enrico Mattei’s death, writes H. Chan.
Santa Sangre
Sadistic and painful, seductive and playful: SANTA SANGRE is an eye-popping visual adventure that proves how imaginative cinema can be, writes H. Chan.
Hemel
Trauma and lust, taboo and love: HEMEL tries to explore the complex relationship between a daughter and a father, their sexual obligation towards each other, and also their individual struggle to find love.