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Jumjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07880999740936711169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616225315285837455.post-25229520476617733462012-02-10T11:56:00.000-08:002021-01-18T09:43:30.922-08:00Lee Myung-se (Interview) - "Better and Sweeter"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><p style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; text-align: center;"><b><em style="font-size: 13px;">NEW WEBSITE LAUNCHED </em></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><em style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px;">- </em><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, Bitstream Charter, Times, serif; font-size: large;">PLEASE GO TO </span><a href="http://MiniMiniMovie.com"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">MiniMiniMovie.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, Bitstream Charter, Times, serif; font-size: large;"> for this </span></em><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: large;">article and MANY, MANY MORE...</i></b></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><em><br /></em></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><em>[The sub-heading of Better and Sweeter is both a reference to Lee Myung-se's film "Bitter and Sweet" and a reaction to how the man is in person compared to my first thoughts or anticipations]</em></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">Interview:</p><h2 style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 1.5em; text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">LEE MYUNG-SE</span></h2><p style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">Award winning films, "Nowhere To Hide"[1], "Duelist"[2] and "M"[3] are amongst those directed by Lee Myung-se. In between directing (& writing) these action, fantasy & thriller-noir titles he's given the world further tales made up of dramas, love stories and comedies. However, it's not only the genre-busting he seems to do well it's also in his filming techniques. Rarely does a scene pass without some brilliant imagery. With all this in mind, it's my reckoning that this down-to-earth and funny guy is more than capable of pulling off his forthcoming feature. We cover that film and others in our interview together. Well done, 'Mister Lee'!</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/img_0481.jpg"><img alt="KCC Korean Cultural Centre 2012 12 Lee Myung-se Korea Nowhere To Hide M Duelist Gagman Love Bitter Sweet Asian" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2353" height="200" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/img_0481.jpg?w=300" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Lee Myung-se - Interview With MiniMiniMovie.com [KCC 12 Directors 2012]" width="300" /></a></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">MM: You started out as an assistant director. Was "Gagman" based loosely around your start in becoming a director? Or was it based on experiences with other industry people you met?</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px;"><em><strong>LM-s: Of course, I watched other directors work and I think I tried to go the opposite way of what they were doing, & tried to re-interpret it into my own style.</strong></em></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">MM: Some of "Gagman" reminded me of early Woody Allen, as well as Jacques Tati and of course Charlie Chaplin. Do you have a favourite comedy actor? Is there one who's inspired the comedy aspect of your writing?</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><em><strong>LM-s: What was quite funny was that a lot of the reviewers at the time said a similar thing to what you’ve just said and mentioned all those directors, but actually until then, & at that time in Korea it was impossible to watch those films or those directors’ works. When I went to New York with my second film I took a real interest because at my time, and even when I was studying at film school, there were only two text books on films. There was no such thing as a cinematheque and it was only at the end of the 80’s that video started coming in to the country.</strong></em></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px;">MM: Between "Gagman" and "Nowhere To Hide" you must have learned many new filming & post-production techniques. Even now, are you still learning new techniques?</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><em><strong>LM-s: It’s now a digital era so you have to learn new techniques [laughs]. There are so many new things to learn, as well. The next film will be shot using digital technology but it's difficult to memorise everything... but I think I‘ve got a rough idea of how to proceed.</strong></em></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">MM: It’s clear from the start of "Nowhere To Hide", and other films of yours that you’ve got a good passion for music. The music which accompanies the scene makes it a very balletic and stylish visual & sound. Is that piece of music in your mind before, or even while the script is written?</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><em><strong>LM-s: Sometimes, yes. It’s a case by case scenario. I mean, I don’t intentionally choose that music but following the rhythm of the film it will be in there... or the film will be following the music I had in mind before. Even now I'm listening to music to prepare for my next film but Im not sure whether I'll include it or not. Another problem is that the rights costs are so high.</strong></em></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">MM: How did "Duelist" compare to other films you’d made up to that point?</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><em><strong>LM-s: I thought that the audience would have evolved by that point. People were using mobile phones or using new emoticons. They were compressing language and emotions using technology, so I thought that they would have evolved. But actually, when the film came out it turned out they hadn’t evolved at all. Actually, "Duelist" is a really simple story but the audience didn’t know how to take it and it was something that they couldn’t comprehend. It wasn’t even a [Andrei] Tarkovsky* film but they found it as difficult as one of his films.</strong></em></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">MM: Most of the movie was filmed at 20 different indoor and outdoor sets, which had been specially built. Do you generally prefer studio sets or working on location? For example, is it easier in post-production if shot on a studio set?</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><em><strong>LM-s: If I can I prefer to shoot in the studio. The studio is like a home to me. You can control the light. If you’re shooting outside on location you’re constantly chasing the light and being controlled by the time, but when you’re shooting in the studio everything is under your control, so that’s why I prefer to shoot there.</strong></em></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">MM: In "Duelist" and other films of yours, what percentage of the process takes place in post-production, rather than whilst shooting?</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><em><strong>LM-s: Post production is extremely important. For example, "Nowhere to Hide" actually only took one month to do everything, including the editing and the mixing... Because in Korean cinema the distribution of the cinemas showing the films aren’t pre-decided. If they give you a good date you have to do it by then. Even if you have sleepless nights you have to make it by that date. But I believe that an equal amount of time should be invested in both the pre and post production.</strong></em></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">MM: I really admired the film, "M". It’s very atmospheric and moving & I was taken in completely, especially by the early bar scene. Could you tell us a little about that particular scene?</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><em><strong>LM-s: There are several reasons for that particular choice. It was really difficult to get the funding for the film, and so for economic reasons that’s why that idea was used for the shooting. It was a completely basic standard film set and the only thing that was made was the light stand. Everything had to be covered in darkness in order to give the illusion that it was this really big bar. It was also a concept for the entire film, this idea of shining darkness. There was also a philosophy of high decors but I kind of wanted to try and attempt this shining darkness.</strong></em></p><div style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><p>MM: You obviously love effects, whether lighting, editing tricks, slow motion, jump shots, still frames, image layering or vivid & tainted colours. How much do you think about these when writing the screenplay?</p><p><em><strong>LM-s: I need to have the scene in mind in order to write the script, and that continues to develop until the shooting period, & it’s continuously evolving throughout that period. It can't all be contained in the initial script. Once the actors are all cast and the locations are decided then that changes some of the decisions you have to make along the way. Money, of course is very important too.</strong></em></p><p>MM: The various effects in your films are definitely a Lee Myung-se trademark, but because you’ve got so many in the film do you feel the art aspect is more important than the story, or that the two go hand in hand?</p><p><strong>L<em>M-s: Yes, I have been asked that question many times and so I’ve been able to get a concise answer in my head. Regardless of whether it's in Korea or foreign lands, it’s always a conflict between the story or the visual.</em></strong></p><p><em><strong>[LM-s addresses MM personally:] I really hope that you are able to explain this false dichotomy between story and visual to many, many readers.</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>[There are smiles & laughs... </strong>including a nervous one from MM<strong>]</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Simply because I shot this face it doesn’t mean that’s a visual. If you shoot the landscape with the cloud and it’s pretty, people think that’s what a visual is. It’s just like having two pieces of art that just depict the really simple landscape and thinking that’s the visual.</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>A real visual is like the sculpture of Balzac that is born. </strong></em></p><p><em><strong>To explain, a true visual is something that slowly evolves through the process much like making many millions of sketches when you’re trying to make the sculpture of "Balzac" by [Auguste] Rodin, where it's like fitting in millions of different jigsaw puzzles... that’s what a true visual is. Even when you look at all the classical films out there, there are only a few which can really truly represent what a real visual is. It’s that difficult to find.</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Have you watched a film called "Late Spring"?</strong></em></p><p>MM: No, I don't think so.</p><p><em><strong>LM-s: There’s a scene in that film which is a close-up and that represents a true visual.</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>And, if you watch "Cameraman" by Buster Keaton, in the beginning there’s a scene where he mis-shoots so that the sea and the city landscape is all mixed up. Those kinds of scenes are true visual.</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Also... In the film, "Mr Hulot’s Holiday", there is no main actor in that film but you really get the sense that this is a true vacation... And that’s all contained in the last image of a stamp.</strong></em></p><div><p>[MM relays to <em><strong>LM-s</strong></em> his thoughts on the film, "M"]: Even though the film was confusing the great scenes complemented it... For example, there's a shot of the guy cycling round and round in the dark, outside the barbers. It is a part of the story but good imagery as well.</p></div><p>MM: What film have you enjoyed making most or the one you feel is your greatest achievement or accomplishment?</p></div><p style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><em><strong>LM-s: In terms of achievement, "Nowhere To Hide" because previously to that I wasn’t able to get much commercial success... But that did so well and so of course I felt that was a huge point [career-wise]... And with that film I'm still able to make films now. But all the films were quite exhausting to me. I think the next film will be difficult to shoot as well but I’ve been able to gain some kind of relaxed state of mind, so I can actually enjoy the process a bit now.</strong></em></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">MM: Is there an actor you enjoyed working with the most?</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><em><strong>LM-s: I think all the actors I work with, it’s always a pleasure and an enjoyable experience... Including Gang Don-Won; Ha Ji-Won; Park Joong-Hoon; Ahn Sung-Kee; Kim Hye-su... And, regardless of whether they’re a commercial success at the box office or not, each film was cinematic and was able to get good cinematic reviews.</strong></em></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">MM: Do you have any influences, such as other Korean or International directors?</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><em><strong>LM-s: The time period I was growing up in, it was difficult at the time to be influenced by films in the cinema like the ‘Nouvelle Vague’ genres and directors like Jean-Luc Godard. Instead my inspiration had to come from books and especially poetry, like [Charles] Bourdelaire; [T. S.] Elliot** and they were my sources of inspiration which I took.</strong></em></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">MM: I feel your films are very unique. How does it feel being so different with your filmmaking? Can you think of any other directors who have a similar style?</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><em><strong>LM-s: I try to self analyze myself and there are still parts I don't know about myself, but at least i know I dont shoot in the same way as everyone else. Absolutely.</strong></em></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">MM: Finally, what's next for Lee Myung-Se?</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><em><strong>LM-s: "Mr K". It's a 007 movie... but not the actual James Bond!</strong></em></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"> [Laughs are shared]</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">MM: Thank you for your time.</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/kcc-logo.jpg"><img alt="KCC Korean Cultural Centre Lee Myung-se Korea Nowhere To Hide M Duelist Gagman Love Bitter Sweet Asian" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2337" height="207" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/kcc-logo.jpg?w=300" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="KCC - The KOREAN CULTURAL CENTRE - Films / Culture / Art / Exhibitions...More!" width="300" /></a></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Footnotes:</span></em></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><strong><em>First and Foremost [although almost Last in this article!], many thanks to the <a href="http://www.kccuk.org" target="_blank" title="Korean Cultural Centre (London) - Website">Korean Cultural Centre</a>, London for arranging this interview and allowing it to take place.</em></strong></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">Interview References:</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">[1] 1999 - Blue Dragon Film Awards</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">[2] 2005 - (25th) Critics Choice Awards</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">[3] 2007 - (27th) Critics Choice Awards</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><em>[Reviews of all these films and more will be on this site soon, if not already. I guess it depends on at what point in time you read this...]</em></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">*I believe that this is whom was being referred to - it is known that he used to watch Andrei Tarkovsky's films. On transcribing this interview fully I thought that it could only be Tarkovsky, or perhaps the less likely, Darren Aronofsky.</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">**T.S. (rather than George) is who it's believed is listed as one of his influences. I understand that [Franz] Kafka was also mentioned.</p></span>Jumjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07880999740936711169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616225315285837455.post-510177240085740012012-02-10T11:53:00.000-08:002021-01-18T09:44:23.076-08:00TERRACOTTA FAR EAST FILM FESTIVAL 2012<div>
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</h3><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">AND... IF THAT ISN'T ALREADY MUSIC TO YOUR EARS, THE FESTIVAL ALSO INCLUDES A</span><strong><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>‘FRIDAY 13<sup>th</sup></em></span><em>:</em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em> T</em></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">E</span>RROR COTTA NIGHT’</em></span></span></strong></strong></p><p align="left" style="text-align: justify;"><strong><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">Familiar with Terror Cotta? You may have read about them recently...</span></strong></strong></p><p align="left" style="text-align: center;"><strong><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">No?</span></strong></strong></p><p align="left" style="text-align: center;"><strong><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">Well this may explain:</span></strong></strong></p><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: center;"><dl class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_1955" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-left-radius: 3px; border-bottom-right-radius: 3px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-left-radius: 3px; border-top-right-radius: 3px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 10px; margin: 10px auto; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center; width: 310px;"><dt class="wp-caption-dt"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/revenge-terror-cotta-long-logo-better.jpg"><img alt="Asian Movies Films Korean Japanese Awards Terracotta Terror Cotta Terrorcotta Joey Review" class="size-medium wp-image-1955" height="71" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/revenge-terror-cotta-long-logo-better.jpg?w=300" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="Terror Cotta - Terracotta Far East Film Festival - Fourth Year - 2012" width="300" /></a></dt><dd class="wp-caption-dd" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px 4px 5px;">Revenge: A LOGO Story (Boy, if only I'd come up with the horror sub-branding, 'Terror' Cotta!)</dd></dl></div><h3 style="font-size: 1.17em; text-align: justify;">Yes, the 4<sup>th</sup> edition of Terracotta Far East Film Festival will take place in London April 12<sup>th</sup> – April 15<sup>th</sup> 2012 and will continue it's support of films and emerging film-makers from across the Far East.</h3><h3 style="font-size: 1.17em; text-align: justify;">Terracotta Far East Film Festival curates and exhibits a selection of films from Asia which are hand-picked from the best of each years vintage.</h3><h3 style="font-size: 1.17em; text-align: justify;">Happily returning to the <a href="http://www.princecharlescinema.com/">Prince Charles Cinema</a>, in the centre of Chinatown, London, the festival is in a perfect location for an event which is pan-Asian in nature, encompassing films and cultural events.</h3><h3 style="font-size: 1.17em; text-align: justify;">Guest actors and directors will attend the festival to introduce their film, host Q&A sessions afterwards, run Masterclasses and interact with festival goers.</h3><h3 style="font-size: 1.17em; text-align: justify;">Building on the success of previous editions ‘LATE NIGHT HORROR’ slot, and to co-incide with ‘Friday 13<sup>th</sup>’ the festival organsiers are delighted to expand this slot into a triple bill for this year. This special late-night event will be TERROR COTTA branded and will run into the early hours of the morning; more details on the ‘Friday 13<sup>th</sup>: TERROR COTTA NIGHT’ to follow.</h3><h3 style="font-size: 1.17em; text-align: justify;">The Terracotta Festival branding has undergone a change to include a new logo that indicates a variety of countries, films, range of genres and was designed by the Official Design Sponsor of the festival, <a href="http://www.whatisbobo.com/">What Is Bobo</a>. Yep... No question mark needed.</h3><p><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/img_7042.jpg"><img alt="Terror Cotta Terracotta Joey Leung Korean Chinese Japanese Hong Kong Asian Prince Charles Cinema" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2460" height="271" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/img_7042.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Terracotta Far East Film Festival 2012 - But... What Is Bobo...?" width="267" /></a></p><h3 style="font-size: 1.17em; text-align: justify;">“Terracotta's new branding of block colours reflects the diverse range of films that the festival is dedicated to screening. The richness of colour in the logo comes to life as it combines with imagery and plays on the theme of close up pixelation as the viewer gets deeper into the festivals films. What is Bobo look forward to once again being the Design Sponsor for the festival, and are excited to have developed its contemporary new style.” says What Is Bobo director, Robyn Larkin.</h3><h3 style="font-size: 1.17em; text-align: justify;">Joey Leung, the Festival’s founder, comments: “We are extremely happy to be working with What Is Bobo again as our Design Sponsor for the festival, and the result of the rebrand has been fantastic and has real longevity to it.”</h3><h3 style="font-size: 1.17em; text-align: justify;">Further announcements on the line-up will be made within a fortnight, exclusively on <a href="http://www.TwitchFilm.net/">Twitch</a>.</h3><h3 style="font-size: 1.17em; text-align: justify;">Personally, I can't wait! Plus, if you need assuring of this event's atmosphere and films themselves, here are some links as a taster from 2011:</h3><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><a href="http://miniminimovie.com/2011/05/31/terracotta-iii-karate-g/" target="_blank" title="Terrific Terracotta III: Karate Girl (KG / 空手少女)"><span style="color: #ff9900;">Karate Girl</span></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><a href="http://miniminimovie.com/2011/05/31/terrific-terracotta-ii-red-light-revolution-hong-deng-meng-%e7%ba%a2%e7%81%af%e6%a2%a6/" target="_blank" title="Terrific Terracotta II: Red Light Revolution (Hong Deng Meng / 红灯梦)"><span style="color: #ff9900;">Red Light Revolution</span></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><a href="http://miniminimovie.com/2011/05/22/terrific-terracotta-iv-gallants-da-lui-toi-%e6%89%93%e6%93%82%e5%8f%b0/" target="_blank" title="Terrific Terracotta IV: Gallants (Da lui toi / 打擂台)"><span style="color: #ff9900;">Gallants</span></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><a href="http://miniminimovie.com/2011/07/15/terrific-terracotta-i-childs-eye/" target="_blank" title="Terrific Terracotta I: Child’s Eye (Tung Ngaan / 童眼 )"><span style="color: #ff9900;">Child's Eye</span></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><a href="http://miniminimovie.com/2011/05/22/terrific-terracotta-v-milocrorze-a-love-story-mirokuroze-%e3%83%9f%e3%83%ad%e3%82%af%e3%83%ad%e3%83%bc%e3%82%bc/" target="_blank" title="Terrific Terracotta V: Milocrorze, A Love Story (Mirokurôze / ミロクローゼ)"><span style="color: #ff9900;">Milocrorze</span></a></span></p><h2 style="font-size: 1.5em; text-align: justify;">
</h2><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>A Mini Mini Mention of Terracotta</em></span></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Committed to bringing quality and entertaining Far East films to the UK.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Releases by Terracotta Distribution include the multi-award winning <a href="http://miniminimovie.com/2011/07/24/breathless-two-unhappy-souls-happy-heads-part-ii/">Breathless</a> directed by Yang Ik-june and most recently, Johnnie To’s <a href="http://miniminimovie.com/2011/04/26/sparrow-a-bird-in-the-sleight-of-hand/">Sparrow</a> .</p><p style="text-align: justify;">A newly launched imprint label TERROR-COTTA is devoted to Asian horror and thrillers.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Terracotta Far East Film Festival is an annual event which aim is to widen the audience for Far Eastern film in the UK and to further promote this genre to existing film fans.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/revenge-terracotta-logo.jpg"><img alt="Asian Movies Films Korean Japanese Awards Terracotta Terror Cotta Terrorcotta Joey Review" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1953" height="156" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/revenge-terracotta-logo.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="TERRACOTTA DISTRIBUTION Presents: Terracotta Far East Film Festival" width="228" /></a></p><h1 style="font-size: 2em; text-align: justify;">
</h1><p>For further information:</p><p><span style="color: #ff9900;"><a href="http://www.terracottafestival.com/"><span style="color: #ff9900;">www.TerracottaFestival.com</span></a></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff9900;"><a href="http://www.terracottadistribution.com/"><span style="color: #ff9900;">www.TerracottaDistribution.com</span></a></span></p><h1 style="font-size: 2em; text-align: justify;">
</h1><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"> </span></p></span></div>Jumjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07880999740936711169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616225315285837455.post-1769498312219497382012-02-10T11:51:00.000-08:002021-01-18T09:44:46.391-08:00EAST WINDS - Third Window Film Festival [2012]<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><p style="text-align: center;"><b><em>NEW WEBSITE LAUNCHED </em></b></p><p style="font-family: -webkit-standard; text-align: center;"><b><em style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif;">- </em><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, Bitstream Charter, Times, serif; font-size: large;">PLEASE GO TO </span><a href="http://MiniMiniMovie.com"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">MiniMiniMovie.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, Bitstream Charter, Times, serif; font-size: large;"> for this </span></em><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: large;">article and MANY, MANY MORE...</i></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em><br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>[Article working title: Third Window Film Festival 2012 - EAST WINDS - "A Second Wind OR A Third Windo(ow)"]</em></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/east-winds-festival-logo.jpg"><img alt="Adam Torel ThirdWindow Japan Japanese Korean Film Movies Films Coventry Festival" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2488" height="132" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/east-winds-festival-logo.jpg?w=300" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="EAST WINDS FESTIVAL - Third Window Films - CUEAFS" width="300" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">It's time to talk about festivals and one in particular.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Let me explain.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Mini Mini Movie has been established for some time now and much of it's focus and real love is for Asian film, or as some prefer to catagorise it <em>'East'</em> Asian. Far East is yet another definition of the part of the world where much of these so loved films emanate.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Now, this is not just a love of these films but more an appreciation of the talent out there. I'm dumbfounded as to how billions of cinema-goers are oblivious to such pictures. Without elaborating too much - that's not what this article is about - I compare the general cinema, Hollywood essentially to that of TV. This is to say, put something in front of viewers and this is what they'll view. Thinking outside the box is the only way such gems - whether filmmaking styles, directors or stories - are discovered.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">With that out of the way, off one's chest and probably disappearing deeply into the world wide web's void I get back onto the subject of Asian films. Not just the movies themselves but the way they're distributed here in the UK. This distribution comes in such forms of 'distribution' companies [well, duh...] but also the recognition of these films is helped and greatly assisted by certain film festivals.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">It's these festivals and the places the distributors' films are also played which got me into this world of Asian cinema. As well as venues like the ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts) and the BFI (British Film Institute), & even the KCC (Korean Cultural Centre) we have these festivals:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><a href="http://www.TerracottaFestival.com" target="_blank" title="Terracotta Far East Film Festival"><span style="color: #ff9900;">Terracotta Far East Film Festival</span></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><a href="http://www.ZipanguFest.com" target="_blank" title="ZIPANGU FESTIVAL / FEST"><span style="color: #ff9900;">Zipangu Fest</span></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><a href="http://www.KoreanFilm.co.uk" target="_blank" title="The London Korean Film Festival"><span style="color: #ff9900;">London Korean Film Festival</span></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"> <a href="http://www.HyperJapan.co.uk" target="_blank" title="HyperJapan Festival - Official Site"><span style="color: #ff9900;">HyperJapan</span></a> (in part)</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">There is another film festival which, like Terracotta Far East Film Festival which is run by a distributor and it's main objective being to heighten the awareness of Asian cinema.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I'm referring to the Third Window Film Festival: East Winds at Coventry University. This is it's second year and they've got some pretty amazing films lined up. This is not to mention the guests recently announced!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Yep, the 2nd Annual East Winds Film Festival at Coventry University is here, or very almost - March 2nd-4th to be precise!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/mitsuko-delivers-east-winds-third-windo-delivers.jpg"><img alt="Mitsuko Delivers Sawako Decides Sion Sono Adam Torel Asian Movies Films Japanese" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2492" height="200" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/mitsuko-delivers-east-winds-third-windo-delivers.jpg?w=300" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Mitsuko Delivers - East Winds- Third Window Delivers" width="300" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Further Info:</span></em></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.thirdwindowfilms.com" target="_blank" title="Third Window Films">Third Window Films</a>, in association with <a href="http://www.cueafs.com" target="_blank" title="CUEAFS - Coventry University East Asian Film Society">CUEAFS</a>* and Coventry University will be hosting their annual East Winds Film Festival on the weekend of March 2nd-4th, 2012.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">East Winds Film Festival was created with the purpose of bringing East Asian cinema to a University campus under the premise that the film festival is predominantly run by and for students, therefore making it one of its kind in the UK. The festival, despite only being in its 2nd year has drawn large international attention due to the way it operates, and this year sees Nissan sponsor the event as well as welcoming many world renowned film-makers and actors in attendance.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/satoshi-miki-imgur1.jpg"><img alt="Satoshi Miki Fuse Eri Adrift In Tokyo Instant Swamp Japanese Asian Korean" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2469" height="300" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/satoshi-miki-imgur1.jpg?w=236" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Third Window Films presents... Satoshi Miki" width="236" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This years' lineup of films includes a retrospective of Japanese film-maker Satoshi Miki who will attend along with his regular actress Fuse Eri.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/fuse-eri-imgur.jpg"><img alt="Satoshi Miki Fuse Eri Adrift In Tokyo Instant Swamp Japanese Asian Korean Far East Turtles Swimmers" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2472" height="300" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/fuse-eri-imgur.jpg?w=207" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Third Window Films presents... Fuse Eri" width="207" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">There will also be a double-bill of feature films from legendary Hong Kong director Herman Yau, who will also be in attendance.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Other screenings include the European Premier of Taiwan/China co-production 'Starry Starry Night' with a Q&A from director Tom Lin as well as screenings of Yuya Ishii's follow-up to 'Sawako Decides' with 'Mitsuko Delivers'; the South Korean blockbuster smash 'The Yellow Sea' and the European Premier of the acclaimed short-film 'BloodTraffick' starring rising star Grace Huang.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">More information can be found here:</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.eastwindsfilm.com" target="_blank" title="East Winds Film">http://www.eastwindsfilm.com</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/east-winds-third-window-films-east-windows.jpg"><img alt="Adam Torel Third Window Films Terracotta DVD Asian Japanese Korean Chinese Hong Kong CUEAFS" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2489" height="300" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/east-winds-third-window-films-east-windows.jpg?w=212" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="East Winds - Third Window Films - East Windows OR Third Wind" width="212" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">*CUEAFS = Coventry University East Asian Film Society.</p></span>Jumjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07880999740936711169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616225315285837455.post-28289980707429918862012-01-22T12:01:00.000-08:002021-01-18T09:45:06.031-08:00REVENGE: A LOVE STORY<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><p style="text-align: center;"><b><em>NEW WEBSITE LAUNCHED </em></b></p><p style="font-family: -webkit-standard; text-align: center;"><b><em style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif;">- </em><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, Bitstream Charter, Times, serif; font-size: large;">PLEASE GO TO </span><a href="http://MiniMiniMovie.com"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">MiniMiniMovie.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, Bitstream Charter, Times, serif; font-size: large;"> for this </span></em><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: large;">article and MANY, MANY MORE...</i></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">[Review working title: "Love: A Revenge Story"]</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><img alt="Asian Movies Films Korean Japanese Awards Terracotta Terror Cotta Terrorcotta Joey Review VIOLENCE" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1957" height="225" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/revenge-main-poster.jpg?w=300" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Revenge: A Love Story (Fuk Sau Che Chi Sei 復仇者之死) / Wong Ching Po / Juno Mak Sola Aoi Tony Ho POSTER" width="300" /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Film: Revenge: A Love Story (Fuk Sau Che Chi Sei / 復仇者之死)</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Year: 2010</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Director: Wong Ching Po</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Venue: Roxy Bar & Screen, London</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Cast:</span></em></p><address><em>Juno Mak</em></address><address><em></em><em>Sola Aoi</em></address><address><em>Tony Ho</em></address><address><em>Chin Siu Ho </em></address><p style="text-align: justify;">Running time: 90 minutes
<strong></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>Distribution:</strong></em></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Released & Distributed in the UK by Terracotta Distribution – details here (and more at foot of review):</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/revenge-terracotta-logo.jpg"><img alt="Asian Movies Films Korean Japanese Awards Terracotta Terror Cotta Terrorcotta Joey Review" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1953" height="156" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/revenge-terracotta-logo.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Revenge: A Love Story (Fuk Sau Che Chi Sei 復仇者之死) / Wong Ching Po / Juno Mak Sola Aoi Tony Ho Chin Siu Ho" width="228" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Official Site: <a href="http://terracottadistribution.com">http://terracottadistribution.com</a>/</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Facebook: <a href="http://www.Facebook.com/TerracottaDistribution">http://www.facebook.com/TerracottaDistribution</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Twitter: <a href="http://www.Twitter.com/TerracottaDistribution">http://www.Twitter.com/TerracottaDistribution</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em>Other Info:</em></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Shown as part of the Asian Movies 'Meetup' - details here:</p><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.meetup.com/AsianMovies/" target="_blank" title="Asian Movies Meet Up">Asian Movies Meetup Group</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Film Festivals:</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div>2010 Hong Kong Asian Film Festival</div><div>2011 (2nd) Terracotta Far East Film Festival</div><div>2011 (15th) Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival</div><div>2011 (7th) Fantastic Fest</div><div>2011 (17th) L'Etrange Festival</div><div>2011 (44th) Sitges Film Festival</div><div>
</div><div><strong>Awards:</strong></div><div>"Best Actor" (Juno Mak) - 2011 (15th) Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival</div><div>
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</div><div>At Terracotta Far East Film Festival this was - I believe - branded or hyped as a 'Must See'... So, I thought I don't want to miss it. I missed it.</div></div><p style="text-align: justify;">A tad of background: Tonight's movie was a surprise (in a way - because it was the outcome of a vote) and it was now many months after the aforementioned Terracotta Festival.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">At the start of the film there is a wrestling scene which seems to last forever. Note: I don't mean wrestling in a ring - you can give a sigh of relief, Hulk Hogan does not make a guest appearance.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/revenge-violence-fight.jpg"><img alt="Asian Movies Films Korean Japanese Awards Terracotta Terror Cotta Terrorcotta Joey Review" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2000" height="200" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/revenge-violence-fight.jpg?w=300" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Revenge: A Love Story (Fuk Sau Che Chi Sei 復仇者之死) / Wong Ching Po / Juno Mak Sola Aoi Tony Ho Chin Siu Ho - STYLISED" width="300" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">We are very soon subjected to images of women+1's. Yes, women with (unborn) babies. What takes place had some irony in it for me. You see, only a week or so before I'd been a tad taken a back by pregnant women scenes in the Japanese "Female Convict Scorpion" series of movies, so what was displayed tonight was hardly shocking. Ok... it was in a way, graphically anyway.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">A suspect, and our main lead are soon shown in wonderful slow motion, being chased by those of the law. This lasts for quite a while. At a point where he appears to have been cornered we are riveted to, and focused on the slowness of the actions. In fact, when he puts his hands on to the back of his head we focus so intensely [his fingers are ever so closing together, causing a focal point] that the cut to the next scene is a bit of a surprise.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/revenge-wheelchair.jpg"><img alt="Asian Movies Films Korean Japanese Awards Terracotta Terror Cotta Terrorcotta Joey Review Chinese Mandarin" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2067" height="200" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/revenge-wheelchair.jpg?w=300" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Revenge: A Love Story (Fuk Sau Che Chi Sei 復仇者之死) / Wong Ching Po / Juno Mak Sola Aoi Tony Ho Chin Siu Ho" width="300" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The latter 'slow'-mo could also be a coincidental comparison to the mind of this guy. Is he mentally slow or just gentle, genuine and quiet? He barely utters anything throughout the picture.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The remainder of this review is less about the story - intentionally - but more about it's nuances, style and comparisons to things in everyday life...</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Starting with, the best 'stepping in blood' imagery I've seen in a while. Very realistic... Sticky but definitely not Sweet.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/revenge-police.jpg"><img alt="Asian Movies Films Korean Japanese Awards Terracotta Terror Cotta Terrorcotta Joey Review Chinese Mandarin" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2070" height="200" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/revenge-police.jpg?w=300" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Revenge: A Love Story (Fuk Sau Che Chi Sei 復仇者之死) / Wong Ching Po / Juno Mak Sola Aoi Tony Ho Chin Siu Ho" width="300" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">A very different use of pins is displayed. Drawing Pins? The sort you'd put on a Pin Board? Well, it can't be argued that they're not on a Board of some kind.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">And, when we meet the 'love interest' I hadn't realised how popular the name Wing was, having also met a certain Wing the previous week.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">We also have a good guy, bad guy chase culminating in a predicament which caused me to think "wow... this actor's on fire..." [literally]</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/revenge-colourful-couple.jpg"><img alt="Asian Movies Films Korean Japanese Awards Terracotta Terror Cotta Terrorcotta Joey Review Chinese CANTONESE Mandarin" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2076" height="200" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/revenge-colourful-couple.jpg?w=300" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="COLOURFUL COUPLE - Revenge: A Love Story (Fuk Sau Che Chi Sei 復仇者之死) / Wong Ching Po / Juno Mak Sola Aoi Tony Ho Chin Siu Ho" width="300" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Nearing the end and just when I was thinking that this has a hurried ending, we're a tad blown away by grey woodlands, white lighting (not White Lighting, to any English recovering alcoholics out there) & green greenery.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Then there's the red bloodery. Asian filmmakers seem to do blood the best! Perhaps though, as this is maybe best described as a whodunnit it also points to this film not being <em>about</em> the blood but more about who-done the spilling of it.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Lastly - and due to certain scenes near the end, involving young & innocent (looking) - I had resided in sub-heading this review & the movie itself as "<em>Love</em>: A Revenge Story".</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/revenge-girl-table.jpg"><img alt="Asian Movies Films Korean Japanese Awards Terracotta Terror Cotta Terrorcotta Joey Review Chinese Mandarin CANTONESE" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2078" height="200" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/revenge-girl-table.jpg?w=300" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="OMINOUS OPERATION - Revenge: A Love Story (Fuk Sau Che Chi Sei 復仇者之死) / Wong Ching Po / Juno Mak Sola Aoi Tony Ho Chin" width="300" /></a></p><p><strong>So, you want a taster?</strong></p><p><strong>OK...</strong></p><p><strong>A Mini Mini Movie (i.e. Trailer)</strong></p><p>"Revenge: A Mini Story"</p><p>[youtube=http://youtu.be/yYxIG_vzY14]</p><p>Find this Trailer and other Mini-er Movies here at:</p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/miniminimovie">http://www.youtube.com/miniminimovie</a></p><p>ENJOY!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">For DVD fans in the UK and fanatics of behind the scene detail, I would recommend checking out the extras on the Terracotta release. They include:</p><ul><li>Making Of</li><li>Producer Interview</li><li>About Terracotta</li><li>What Is Terracotta Festival</li><li>Trailers - 8 Terracotta Films (including <a href="http://miniminimovie.com/2011/07/24/breathless-two-unhappy-souls-happy-heads-part-ii/" target="_blank" title="“BREATHLESS (똥파리 / Ddongpari)” – [REVIEW]">"Breathless"</a> & <a href="http://miniminimovie.com/2011/04/26/sparrow-a-bird-in-the-sleight-of-hand/" target="_blank" title="“SPARROW” – A Bird In The (sleight of) Hand [REVIEW]">"Sparrow"</a>)</li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>Finally...</em></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em>Film Footnote - "Virally Vended"</em></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Further details of Terracotta Distribution and another Asian film favourite, Third Window Films are below. However, before you rush to clickety-click-away I'd like to use this space to mention the recent mindless riots experienced here in the UK. Did you know that these riots caused hundreds of thousands of pounds in damages and loss to our favourite independent film distributors? These are, essentially... <strong><em>Arrow Films, Artifical Eye, The BFI, Crabtree Films, Cine-Asia, Dogwoof Films, Exposure Cinema, Eureka, Kaleidoscope Films, Left Films, Masters of Cinema, Metrodome Films, New Wave Films, Peccadillo Pictures, Revolver Entertainment, Showbox Home Entertainment, Terracotta, Third Window Films and Warp Films.</em></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">So, with the latter in mind it is even more important to spread the word virally about these unfortunate vendors. On that note I leave you with these links... all which will, in some way assist in keeping such films to be distributed here in the so-called land of milk & honey.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/thirdwindowfilms">http://www.facebook.com/thirdwindowfilms</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.Facebook.com/TerracottaDistribution">http://www.facebook.com/TerracottaDistribution</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.Twitter.com/ThirdWindow">http://www.Twitter.com/ThirdWindow</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.Twitter.com/TerracottaDistribution">http://www.Twitter.com/TerracottaDistribution</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.Twitter.com/AIDED_Film">http://www.Twitter.com/AIDED_Film</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>Thanks for your support... in every way.</em></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/revenge-girl.jpg"><img alt="Asian Movies Films Korean Japanese Awards Terracotta Terror Cotta Terrorcotta Joey Review Chinese Mandarin CANTONESE" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2085" height="200" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/revenge-girl.jpg?w=300" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Revenge: A Love Story (Fuk Sau Che Chi Sei 復仇者之死) / Wong Ching Po / Juno Mak Sola Aoi Tony Ho" width="300" /></a></p></span>Jumjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07880999740936711169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616225315285837455.post-79230405773126595832011-10-20T11:56:00.000-07:002021-01-18T09:45:40.687-08:00The Yellow Sea (Hwanghae / 황해)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: -webkit-xxx-large;"><div style="color: #777777; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #777777; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><p style="color: black;"><b><em style="font-size: 13px;">NEW WEBSITE LAUNCHED </em></b></p><p style="color: black; font-family: -webkit-standard;"><b><em style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px;">- </em><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, Bitstream Charter, Times, serif;">PLEASE GO TO </span><a href="http://MiniMiniMovie.com"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">MiniMiniMovie.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, Bitstream Charter, Times, serif;"> for this </span></em><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif;">article and MANY, MANY MORE...</i></b></p></span></span></div><div style="color: #777777; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #777777; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #777777; 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font-family: Times; line-height: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.MiniMiniMovie.com/" style="color: #ffa218; text-decoration: none;">http://www.MiniMiniMovie.com</a>)</span></i></span></span></span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/the-yellow-sea-poster.jpg"><img alt="THE YELLOW SEA - KOREAN - ASIAN - ICA - THE CHASER - I SAW THE DEVIL" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1646" height="271" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/the-yellow-sea-poster.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="The Yellow Sea (Hwanghae / 황해) Na Hong-jin Cho Seong-ha Jung-Woo Ha" width="186" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Film: The Yellow Sea (Hwanghae / 황해)</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Year: 2010</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Director: Na Hong-jin</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Venue: ICA, London</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>Cast:</em></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>Cho Seong-ha</em></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>Jung-Woo Ha</em></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>Kim Yun-seok</em></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>Lee </em><em>Chul-Min</em></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Running time: 140 minutes</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>Other Info:</strong></em></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Preview Screening</p><p><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/the-yellow-sea-girlfriend-new.jpg"><img alt="Korea Korean Asian Girlfriend The Chaser Photo Movies Film Action" class="aligncenter" height="183" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/the-yellow-sea-girlfriend-new.jpg" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0; border: 0px;" title="The Yellow Sea (Hwanghae / 황해) Na Hong-jin Cho Seong-ha Jung-Woo Ha "That's My Girl"" width="275" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I may or not be down with the kids but it's rarely a film makes me go OMG! Yes, Oh My God... From da Oh to da My thru to d'G...!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The Yellow Sea is one suspenseful, part-action, part-thriller (and one could even say, part-love-story) of a film.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Somewhere between essentially South Korea and mainland China we meet a guy. He, [Jung-Woo Ha] like many whom reside in this area is finding it hard to make a living. This guy has a day job, and a blood relation or two.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The main focal point of his love-within has flown a while ago to South Korea, perhaps to never return.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">A proposal is put to our main character. [Our main character thus far anyway - Why? You see, by way of a segment sub-heading he is maybe the first of many who has a story to tell. The sub-heading is somewhat misleading, intentionally.]</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The guy who makes the aforementioned proposal is a dodgy character. But, when you're down on your luck you'll listen to all kinds of proposals. Whatever this character's decision our story takes us to South Korea, ultimately Seoul and also Busan.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/the-yellow-sea-gang.jpg"><img alt="The Yellow Sea / Chaser / Asian / Korean / Movies / Music / Film" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1650" height="188" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/the-yellow-sea-gang.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="The Yellow Sea (Hwanghae / 황해) Na Hong-jin Cho Seong-ha Jung-Woo Ha "The Bloodhound Gang"" width="268" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">In Korea, Jung-Woo Ha's character must execute the proposal made to him. Execute is the perfect word here. It's also handy as he can potentially meet up with his love.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">So, how to Exact an Execution and swiftly Exit accordingly... Hmmm... Well, this guy certainly knows how to observe, plan and stakeout as seen fit, to make this run smoothly. After all, he's not committing any crime for free! Indeed not, and although he's been promised a handful of digit-ed notes to undertake this, a couple of human digits, from a handful may also be acquired by him... Obviously... As proof that he's performed a job well done.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">There is a great scene where he is judging the time a guy takes to get up to his apartment, using what he can see from outside. For example, the lights inside going on at certain times.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">But what does a guy do in between planning and carrying out a deed, in a city not too familiar to him? Well, he could go on the search for the love of his life. He could make enquiries to those in Seoul.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">When carrying out the intended deed things seem to be going well. Not much after this though, we have the perhaps corrupt and often inept police involved.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/the-yellow-sea-car.jpg"><img alt="The Yellow Sea (Hwanghae / 황해) Korean Korea Movies Asian Film Cars Chaser" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1652" height="136" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/the-yellow-sea-car.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="The Yellow Sea (Hwanghae / 황해) Na Hong-jin Cho Seong-ha Jung-Woo Ha "WOAH"" width="256" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Then? It gets rather involved regarding whom is chasing who. Talk about good guys, bad guys and gangs. You could say the story gets messy. The quantity of bodily fluids spilt definitely IS messy. If you don't like sticky red vessel vino, then I wouldn't watch this. The same goes for knives and the like - there are plenty on show here, slicing & splicing.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Indeed, this is a very violent affair. It's not without it's humour though.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">It reminded me of "I Saw The Devil" a little, in it's gore, unflinchingness and it's who-has-the-upper-hand-now element [A review can be found here: <a href="http://miniminimovie.com/2011/05/07/i-saw-the-devil-i-saw-the-movie-have-i-seen-it-somewhere-before/" target="_blank" title="I SAW THE DEVIL” – I Saw The Movie (& have I seen it somewhere before?)">I Saw The Devil</a>]. The few main characters will stop at nothing to achieve their goal, even if their accomplices are less willing.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Although this could be a story of a man running, because he's 'on the run' there is also even a pretty tense car chase thrown in. If you think that The Blues Brothers movie contained many a crashed car, you may want to rethink after seeing this.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The film keeps you watching whilst not getting too predictable - Any predictability is quickly eclipsed by the latest run, attack or almost continuous violence.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Yes. The Yellow Sea has elements of the Red stuff, The Blues Brothers & men with Black hearts.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/the-yellow-sea-car-crash.jpg"><img alt="KOREAN FILM MOVIES ASIA The Yellow Sea (Hwanghae / 황해) Na Hong-jin Cho Seong-ha Jung-Woo Ha" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1659" height="165" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/the-yellow-sea-car-crash.jpg?w=300" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="The Yellow Sea (Hwanghae / 황해) Na Hong-jin Cho Seong-ha Jung-Woo Ha "This is not the car park!"" width="300" /></a></p><p><strong><em>
</em></strong></p><p><em><strong>A Mini Mini Movie (i.e. Trailer)</strong></em></p><div>Find this Trailer and other Mini-er Movies here at:</div><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/miniminimovie">http://www.youtube.com/miniminimovie</a></p><p>"The Little Yellow Sea, The Big Blue...":</p><p>[youtube=http://youtu.be/yTCwY79GQ1o]</p></span>Jumjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07880999740936711169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616225315285837455.post-56375286731438117512011-09-24T12:59:00.000-07:002021-01-18T09:46:19.910-08:00MOTHER (Madeo / 마더) - Two Venues. One Mother.<span class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif" style="line-height: 18px;"><div style="color: #777777; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #777777; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #777777; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #777777; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: large; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #777777;">(Original review on new website:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: large; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; line-height: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.MiniMiniMovie.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: red;">http://www.MiniMiniMovie.com</span></a><span style="color: #777777;">)</span></span></i></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: large; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; line-height: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: #777777;"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></span></div><div style="color: #777777; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #777777; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #001ba6; font-family: Times; line-height: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">
</span></i></span></span></span></div><div style="color: #777777; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: -webkit-xxx-large; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #001ba6; font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><i><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px;"><p><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/mother.png"><img alt="Mother (Madeo / 마더) Year: 2009 Director: Bong Joon-Ho - Korean - Korea - Asia" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1431" height="300" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/mother.png?w=196" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Mother (Madeo / 마더) Year: 2009 Director: Bong Joon-Ho - Poster with the Moster" width="196" /></a></p><p><strong>Film: Mother (Madeo / 마더)</strong></p><p><strong></strong>Year: 2009</p><p><strong>Director: Bong Joon-Ho</strong></p><p>Venue: The Korean Cultural Centre / The ICA</p><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>Cast:</em></span></p><p><em>Bin Won</em></p><p><em>Hye-ja Kim</em></p><p><em>Jin Goo</em></p><p><em>Jun Mi-sun</em></p><p><em>Kim Hye-Ja</em></p><p><em>Ku Jin</em></p><p><em>Won Bin</em></p><p>Running time: 129 minutes.</p><p><strong><em>Other Info:</em></strong></p><p>Selected for Cannes, Toronto and New York film festivals.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/mother-field-new.jpg"><img alt="Mother (Madeo / 마더) Year: 2009 Director: Bong Joon-Ho - Hye-ja Kim - BEST ACTRESS KOREAN KOREA ASIA ASIAN" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1440" height="164" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/mother-field-new.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Mother (Madeo / 마더) Year: 2009 Director: Bong Joon-Ho - Hye-ja Kim - GIVE HER STRENGTH" width="246" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Mother... Second time around... KCC... July 2011.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Bizarrely enough, even though I have recently reminded myself of the wonderful opening of this movie (and even right up to a day or two prior to this screening), the moment surprised me a second time. I use the term 'surprised' loosely - as soon as that scene started I was reminded of it's brilliance.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">In a shot - vaguely related to that opening scene - we are taken to a woman slicing what I believe to be the exact natural material featured in that first moment. [Hence 'vaguely' related].</p><p style="text-align: justify;">We are soon introduced to the woman's offspring & not long after this a scene consisting of just a couple of shots, which is both a tad distasteful whilst strangely beautiful. The feeding of the offspring with some liquid is almost juxtaposed with the motion of liquid leaving his body, as if it's going straight through him.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/images.jpeg"><img alt="Mother (Madeo / 마더) Year: 2009 Director: Bong Joon-Ho - Hye-ja Kim - Korea Korean Asian Far East" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1434" height="150" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/images.jpeg?w=300" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Mother (Madeo / 마더) Year: 2009 Director: Bong Joon-Ho - Hye-ja Kim - Feeding Time at the ... Who?" width="300" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">In fact, the phrase "going straight through him" could relate to the intelligence of this young soul. Yes, he's not the brainiest kid on the block and indeed the clever gene has skipped a generation - things either pass obliviously through him or right above his head. We sympathise with, whilst laugh at him. This tells as that this movie - whatever dramatic genre it is - is to be splattered with, (no, not blood... but...) black comedic moments.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Luckily, his mother dotes over him immensely and is forever looking out for him. Never more so than in a scene upon us next... It's one in which her son is mysteriously taken away in a car - only for this car to somewhat collide with another.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">There is a screech, but we can't quite make out if is one of the sound of tyres or a woman's scream. What has happened? Has it something to do with what we also witness?</p><p style="text-align: justify;">What do we also witness? Well, for one, we know that someone has died, and from the evidence it doesn't look like suicide. In fact, the way that this death has been presented to the audience is by use of an image which is both shocking, haunting and daunting. Perhaps never has so much hair been used to show a life taken from us, especially in one long and still shot.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/mother-glass.jpeg"><img alt="Mother (Madeo / 마더) Year: 2009 Director: Bong Joon-Ho - Hye-ja Kim - Jailhouse Rock - Korea Korean Asia" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1438" height="183" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/mother-glass.jpeg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Mother (Madeo / 마더) Year: 2009 Director: Bong Joon-Ho - Hye-ja Kim - Tears On Glass" width="275" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">It doesn't take a genius to realise who the suspect is, and if the police guys don't tell us by their words other factors do.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Of course, as with most murders there is always someone who believes it either to not be a killing or that somebody else is the culprit. Cue a rather comical appeal, whilst the other town folk & detectives seem to be performing some kind of reconstruction, again with snigger-some results. Look out for a 'dummy' (and I don't mean the suspect!)</p><p style="text-align: justify;">With any appeal comes a lawyer and is this situation any different? Well, there is indeed a well-groomed, female-loving character resembling a person of the law profession. Not only a well-characterized individual in such a bit-part but also some lovely camera-work involving this person and food. Such a lawyer is seen in a good later scene - that scene is a tad surreal, involving drinking, pretty girls & errr a karaoke microphone? Hmmm.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">There are of course a similarity or two with other films (albeit not many), including the also Korean movie, Poetry. As you'll see in my review for Poetry [here: <strong><a href="http://miniminimovie.com/2011/07/25/poetry-or-grand-madeo/">http://miniminimovie.com/2011/07/25/poetry-or-grand-madeo/</a></strong>] some of the story - but definitely not the style - is vaguely familiar. Not only that comparison, there is a funeral or wake scene for the departed [almost obligatory of late, in Asian films?], which the main character doth fleetingly visit, and needless to say is met with a less than warm welcome.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/poetry-shi-for-mother.jpg"><img alt="Mini Mini Mini Movies Films Poetry ShiMother (Madeo / 마더) Year: 2009 Director: Bong Joon-Ho - Hye-ja Kim" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1441" height="148" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/poetry-shi-for-mother.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="POETRY SHI - Another Shi Review" width="216" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">On the subject of comparisons, I believe parts of this film and the style of it have been labelled Hitchcockian... This is certainly true of much of the music score.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I've done well, so far of avoiding spoilers [its not easy, you know...] and I'll continue to do so as I dwell a little on one of the main plot-lines of this picture. What's that? Well, the aforementioned unfortunate death... the death of a girl. It is (of course) a tragic death, but it could also be said that this female had been living a tragic life. When moments are mentioned about the deceased's life it fills you [well, moi at least] with emotion and sympathy.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Some things are just plain 'bizarre'... You see, this being the second time of viewing "Madeo" [the first being way back as part of an UltraCulture event, at the ICA] the same highlights and moments remind me of what scenes to write about. After all this time, you'd think that my brain would be choosing alternative pieces of the film, but no... In fact, as I write these almost-bullet-points down, it's almost déjà vu & I'm convinced I've written this review before. Strange.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/mother-jail.jpg"><img alt="Mother (Madeo / 마더) Year: 2009 Director: Bong Joon-Ho - Hye-ja Kim - Korea South Jail" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1443" height="126" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/mother-jail.jpg?w=300" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Mother (Madeo / 마더) Year: 2009 Director: Bong Joon-Ho - Hye-ja Kim - Upon Reflection" width="300" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The latter is again true in the brilliant scene where 'Mother' has pretty much taken the investigation into her own hands and is now at an individual's home, unbeknown to that person. This scene is not only tense, it's a tad amusing and at the same time realistic & dramatic. And... How do her goings-on go unnoticed? I'm unsure, but it really works.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">This wouldn't be a modern Far Eastern film without a cellphone or two. I guess that such a mobile phone, in this picture anyway can take on it's own personality and therefore become a major cog & character in the story [...'cog' being the operative word, as we half-see the components inside a cellphone]. There is a lovely moment regarding the phone and a some-would-say-geeky girl.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">One of the better - and darker - interrogation scenes put to film is also included in this great movie, if only almost fleeting.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">We also have nosebleeds, blood and even 'bad blood' (literally, it would appear...).</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/mother-lads.jpg"><img alt="Mother (Madeo / 마더) Year: 2009 Director: Bong Joon-Ho - Hye-ja Kim - Repeat Offending - Koreans" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1444" height="190" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/mother-lads.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Mother (Madeo / 마더) Year: 2009 Director: Bong Joon-Ho - Boys Boys Men" width="265" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Speaking of bad blood - and murder - there is a scene in the film when fire is placed in various areas of a building, almost puncturing the space and therefore it feeling like a larger version of acupuncture. This may well be intentional as the art of acupuncture features kind of heavily in certain parts of this motion prick-ture.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The picture also makes us feel like we don't know if to laugh or cry. Perhaps never more so when the young girl is killed. Sounds bizarre? It is, I guess but it doesn't feel like it at the time. Surely a sign of good film-making.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">From milk-making to film promoting. If this were one of those straight-to-DVD American films - you know the ones - it could be given tagline, "Like Mother, Like Son'. You'll have to see it to understand what I mean. If you still don't know, enquire within and message me.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Well, that's it... but lest we forget a superb scene with a bus load of 'MOTHERS'! [Crudity intended... but hardly apt]</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><img alt="Mother (Madeo / 마더) Year: 2009 Director: Bong Joon-Ho - Hye-ja Kim - Grass - Corn - Korean - Korea - Cinema" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1435" height="127" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/images1.jpeg?w=300" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Mother (Madeo / 마더) Year: 2009 Director: Bong Joon-Ho - Hye-ja Kim - The Grass Is Not Always Green" width="300" /></p><p><em><strong>And... Not forgetting...:</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Mini Mini Movie (i.e. Trailer)</strong></em></p><div>Find this Trailer and other Mini-er Movies here at:</div><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/miniminimovie">http://www.youtube.com/miniminimovie</a></p><p>"Mini Mother, Mini Madeo":</p><p>[youtube=http://youtu.be/0oBwQHWeYxo]</p></span></u></i></span></span></span></span></div></span>Jumjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07880999740936711169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616225315285837455.post-58272714500646003112011-09-18T08:10:00.000-07:002021-01-18T09:47:02.913-08:00"BOBBY FISCHER AGAINST THE WORLD" - Of-Fischer-Ali he was the best.<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #777777; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">(Original review on new website:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; line-height: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.MiniMiniMovie.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: red;">http://www.MiniMiniMovie.com</span></a><span style="color: #777777;">)</span></span></i></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #777777; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #001ba6; font-family: Times; line-height: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #777777; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: -webkit-xxx-large; line-height: 19px;">
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #777777; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: -webkit-xxx-large; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: 13px;"><p>[Review working title - "Bobby Fischer Against The World... Or "I have so many reviews on the go that I'm All Fingers And... Pawns..."]</p><p><strong><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/fisher_quad_web-300x223.jpg"><img alt="Bobby Fischer Against The World - Documentary" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1338" height="223" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/fisher_quad_web-300x223.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Bobby Fischer Against The World / Dogwoof... Who are very Good With Film..." width="300" /></a></strong></p><p><strong>Film: <strong>Bobby Fischer Against The World</strong></strong></p><p>Year: 2011</p><p><strong>Director: Liz Garbus</strong></p><p>Venue: Tricycle Theatre & Cinema, London
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>Cast:</em></span></p><p><em>Bobby Fischer</em></p><p><em>Boris Spassky</em></p><p><em>Gary Kasparov</em></p><p><em>+ Many other pawns...</em></p><p><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">Running time: 93 minutes.</span>
</em></p><p><em>Distribution</em></p><p>Released & Distributed in the UK by Dogwoof - details here (and more at foot of review):</p><p><a href="http://www.Dogwoof.com">http://www.Dogwoof.com</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/188274_137167559683713_137167043017098_207081_6741717_n.jpg"><img alt="Bobby Fischer Against The World - Chess Documentary - DogWoof - American" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1331" height="225" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/188274_137167559683713_137167043017098_207081_6741717_n.jpg?w=300" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Bobby Fischer Against The World - Chess Documentary - DogWoof" width="300" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Fingers at the ready...?</p><p style="text-align: justify;">We are introduced to a time of many problems in the world and much darkness. The conflicts in Ireland, Vietnam & it's war and of course, the Watergate scandal.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Another would be the Russia Vs US saga which dominated headlines around that time.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The latter would be used, both at this time in history and in this film, as an almost analogy for this future American world champion and his battle with board nemesis, and current champion Boris Spassky.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">However, this wouldn't be for a while in his life, as such.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">For now, let's concentrate on his childhood and upbringing. [Of course, I'll minimalise any spoiling but as with most non-fictional tales, or documentaries like this one that is more difficult to do than fiction films. Not that describing them without spoilers isn't hard. It is.]</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/bobby-fischer-young.jpeg"><img alt=""BOBBY FISCHER AGAINST THE WORLD" - Bored or Board" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1350" height="174" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/bobby-fischer-young.jpeg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title=""BOBBY FISCHER AGAINST THE WORLD" - Such a 'player'...." width="290" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">So, this youngster... I recall him being asked at what age he started playing chess. His response was "...6". When then asked "At what age did you get serious [at it]?" young Bobby's reply was "7". It was almost taken like a joke, but deep down the world believed he was being truthful.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Bobby's upbringing wasn't easy, or at least it was not easy for Bobby later in life - when a variety of his mother's talents and controversies were being revealed. His mother knew many languages, was involved with various political situations and even an activist for all sorts. Her involvement or connection with the FBI raised many a concern and suspicion, that is for sure.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">There were problems with regard to the male parent of Bobby's but I won't elaborate on that.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Strangely though - and by way of a great movie shot and close-up - at the age of 15 when Bobby was being interviewed, you could see that although a seemingly normal and probably happy kid his eyes were revealing worry... perhaps foreseeing events in his future...?</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Back to the adult-come-chess-superstar, my focus was initially drawn to his collar, rather than his face. Why? Immensely large - but the style at the time. Or one of many styles of that era. He came across very calm, normal and straight-talking - not really out-going, even if his collar was!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/bobbyboris1_300_217.jpg"><img alt=""BOBBY FISCHER AGAINST THE WORLD" - Chess Board Cheese Bored" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1351" height="217" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/bobbyboris1_300_217.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title=""BOBBY FISCHER AGAINST THE WORLD" - Boris / Fischer" width="300" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Of course, like all good [or at least the majority of] documentaries, the story leads to a major event... and no prizes for guessing the pinnacle we were headed for. But to confirm your suspicions, indeed we are leading up to the much-publicised world championship with the aforementioned Boris Spassky.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Would this be plain sailing though? Doubtful... What would be the point of this docu? Certainly the tone early on tells us we are building suspensefully, like a chess game itself, you could analogise.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">'Plagued with problems' would be the (much overused) description for what was to follow. Yes, from Fischer's stubborn-ness, almost reculsive-ness, hibernation & general elusiveness to terms not being met... and even the decision of where this tournament would take place. Incidentally, it was to be Iceland.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Even when the championship games begin, we still wonder if the players are going to turn up... Well, ok just one of the players. This has to be one of the amusing highlights of this movie, although there are many other moments.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">We then have everything from so-called intrusive camera angles, paranoia of cheating or mind games and even suspected murder - murder? Yes, of two dead flies! Seriously, you need to see this to believe it. It's all rather astonishing.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/bobby-fischer-colour.jpg"><img alt=""BOBBY FISCHER AGAINST THE WORLD" - Documentary Factual" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1352" height="180" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/bobby-fischer-colour.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title=""BOBBY FISCHER AGAINST THE WORLD" - Playing with Myself..." width="240" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Add to this the irony and possible terror that this whole match and it's build-up is almost likened to the America's simultaneous war with the Russians. Indeed, this was a real war... with real pawns.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Nonetheless, no matter what motives may be on show here, by the players or important leaders of the world at that time, we're in for a treat. The chess games are well documented here in this picture. Various title cards are used to describe the different stages, each with a chess theme to it. Not to mention ones titled The Beautiful Game and The All-Nighter.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">With all this, it's hardly a surprise when we learn of these words..."Fischer is to chess what Ali is to boxing."</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The music, animation and use of humour in this motion picture should also be applauded.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">All in all, this is a story about a guy with so much focus on chess and chess only that he seems to grow forever embittered. We half want him to fight his inner demons in the time leading up to, and surrounding the all-important chess war-game.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">A war-game or not, this film does well to show both sides of Bobby (if indeed there are two!) whilst leaving us movie-goers to witness Bobby & co tuning up to what could be called film's 'ultimate battle scenes'.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/images.jpeg"><img alt=""BOBBY FISCHER AGAINST THE WORLD" - Handshake Leaders" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1353" height="183" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/images.jpeg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title=""BOBBY FISCHER AGAINST THE WORLD" - 'Oh good, you've laid the table'..." width="275" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Foot Note:</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Following the big tournament we are given a glimpse into Bobby's later life. Monsieur Fischer seems to move from paranoia, cult-following, bitterness and an ultimate hate for his homeland of the United States. With regard to the latter, you could say "Who would blame him?" Especially after certain events which take place.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">What is interesting though is what Bobby states 'to the world' after the September 11th tragedy. It is not nice... But you half-see where he is coming from.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">We are shown that Bobby is now living in Iceland [for reasons you can see in the film], the country which held his famous tournament with Boris. As ironic as this could be seen, he continues to hate the Americans... I found this strange, as he makes himself at home in Iceland, but still dresses like an American! [Denim-clad top-half and baseball cap etc].</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/bobby-fischer-denim.jpeg"><img alt=""BOBBY FISCHER AGAINST THE WORLD" - Denim / Baseball Cap / All American" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1355" height="194" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/bobby-fischer-denim.jpeg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title=""BOBBY FISCHER AGAINST THE WORLD" - 'It's Your Movie, Sonny...'" width="260" /></a></p><p>Find this Trailer and other Min-er Movies here at:</p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/miniminimovie">http://www.youtube.com/miniminimovie</a></p><p>"Pawn Cocktail":</p><p>[youtube=http://youtu.be/5sWuhpsG2aU]</p><p><em>Finally...</em></p><p><em><strong>Film Footnote - "Virally Vending"</strong></em></p><p>As promised above, further details of the distributor of Villain are indeed below. However, before you rush to clickety-click-away I'd like to use this space to mention the recent mindless riots experienced here in the UK. Did you know that these riots caused hundreds of thousands of pounds in damages and loss to our favourite independent film distributors? These are, essentially... <em><strong>Arrow Films, </strong><strong>Artifical Eye, </strong><strong>The BFI, </strong><strong>Crabtree Films, </strong><strong>Cine-Asia, </strong><strong>Dogwoof Films, </strong><strong>Exposure Cinema, </strong><strong>Eureka, </strong><strong>Kaleidoscope Films, </strong><strong>Left Films, </strong><strong><em><strong>Masters of Cinema, Metrodome </strong></em>Films, </strong><strong>New Wave Films, </strong><strong>Peccadillo Pictures, </strong><strong>Revolver Entertainment, </strong><strong>Showbox Home Entertainment, </strong><strong>Terracotta, </strong><strong>Third Window Films and </strong><strong>Warp Films.</strong></em></p><p>So, with the latter in mind it is even more important to spread the word virally about these unfortunate vendors. On that note I leave you with these links... all which will, in some way assist in keeping such films to be distributed here in the so-called land of milk & honey.</p><p><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/dogwoof"><span style="color: black;">http://www.facebook.com/dogwoof</span></a></span></p><p><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/bobbyfischermovie"><span style="color: black;">http://www.facebook.com/bobbyfischermovie</span></a></span></p><p><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.Twitter.com/Dogwoof"><span style="color: black;">http://www.Twitter.com/Dogwoof</span></a></span></p><p><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.Twitter.com/BobbyFischerUK"><span style="color: black;">http://www.Twitter.com/BobbyFischerUK</span></a></span></p><p><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.Twitter.com/AIDED_Film"><span style="color: black;">http://www.Twitter.com/AIDED_Film</span></a></span></p><p><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.bobbyfischermovie.co.uk"><span style="color: black;">http://www.bobbyfischermovie.co.uk</span></a>/</span></p><p>+</p><p>Many thanks & Love to all, including horses.</p><p><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/bobby-fischer-horse.jpeg"><img alt="BOBBY FISCHER AGAINST THE WORLD - OR THE HORSE" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1357" height="183" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/bobby-fischer-horse.jpeg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="BOBBY FISCHER AGAINST - OR ON TOP OF - THE WORLD - Here, Kissy Kissy" width="275" /></a></p></span></span></div>Jumjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07880999740936711169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616225315285837455.post-24409512310063643102011-09-06T13:43:00.000-07:002021-01-18T09:47:55.192-08:00“THE SKIN I LIVE IN” - [The World I Live In... An Almodóvirgin!]<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #777777; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b>(Original review on new website:</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #777777; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 19px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; line-height: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.MiniMiniMovie.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;">http://www.MiniMiniMovie.com</span></i></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #777777; font-size: medium;">)</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #777777; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #777777; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #777777; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #777777; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #777777; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: 13px;"><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/skin-i-live-in.jpg"><img alt="THE SKIN I LIVE IN - SPANISH - Pedro Almodóvar - MASK" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1218" height="225" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/skin-i-live-in.jpg?w=300" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="THE SKIN I LIVE IN - Pedro Almodóvar - POSTER / POSER ?" width="300" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Film: The Skin I Live In (La Piel que Habito)</strong></p><p>Year: 2011</p><p><strong>Director: <strong>Pedro Almodóvar</strong></strong></p><p>Venue: The Lexi Cinema, London</p><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>Cast</em></span></p><p><em>Antonio Banderas</em></p><p><em>Blanca Suarez</em></p><p><em>Elena Anaya</em></p><p><em>Marisa Paredes</em></p><p>Running time: 120 minutes.</p><p><strong><em>Other Info:</em></strong></p><p>The film is based on Thierry Jonquet's book, Tarantula.</p><p><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/the-skin-i-live-in-poster.jpg"><img alt="The Skin I Live In (La Piel que Habito) - Pedro Almodóvar - POSTER - BOOK" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1220" height="300" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/the-skin-i-live-in-poster.jpg?w=155" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="The Skin I Live In (La Piel que Habito) - Pedro Almodóvar - TARANTULA" width="155" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I'd witnessed the trailer to this and it intrigued me enough to go & see it. That's the job of a trailer though, to intrigue.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">This film was obviously going to be audacious but while being grandiose at the same time. Of course, this doesn't mean that it would be guaranteed good.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">On entering the Lexi cinema - my first ever, and long overdue visit - I was not only intrigued by this film but also the lovely venue. It not only helps us punters see brilliant movies it also helps less-fortunate persons - more on this at the foot of the review.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Enter Antonio Banderas... Not into this picturehouse but onto the screen, in the first scenes of the movie.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Along with Robert (Antonio's character) we have a girl who is involved. Let's try to describe her... Pretty, Dark haired & Skinny - Skinny? Well, that's one way to describe her...</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/skin-i-live-in-lab.jpg"><img alt="The Skin I Live In (La Piel que Habito) - Pedro Almodóvar - Lab - Coat - Skin" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1221" height="188" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/skin-i-live-in-lab.jpg?w=300" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="The Skin I Live In (La Piel que Habito) - Pedro Almodóvar - Chemistry" width="300" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">How are these two connected? There seems to be a strong bond or care for one another. It's difficult to tell, but it is clear who has control in this 'relationship'. Perhaps a more apt word would be chemistry - I hope I don't need to eLABorate.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The third almost central character is the mother of Robert. It's clear she would be one to continuously dote on her son. It's not clear though, whether she cares or does not care for 'the girl'.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">It is fair to say that Robert's subject of interest, desire & main focus is a kept girl. Perhaps not in the traditional sense of that expression though. It's only the unfolding of this often creepy tale which reveals why she is there with him. Although, just when we feel we know what's going on we're often diverted to another aspect of the story.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/skin-i-live-in-mother.jpg"><img alt="The Skin I Live In (La Piel que Habito) - Pedro Almodóvar - Chemistry - Spanish" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1222" height="199" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/skin-i-live-in-mother.jpg?w=300" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="The Skin I Live In (La Piel que Habito) - Pedro Almodóvar - Mother? Daughter?" width="300" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Incidentally - and if you hadn't guessed from trailers or posters - the girl appears to be wearing a body stocking of sorts. Not only this, Robert explains that this subject matter (or at least a process in his professional field of work) involves a certain animal. You could indeed refer to this as pig-mentation. And yes, that hyphen is intentional. I'm a swine, I know.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">There is a tale or two of Robert's family, enemies, loves & his past. The past being intertwined with all those aspects. All these past events and present ones are not only shocking, they are brilliantly executed too.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">A bizarre fancy-dressed individual appears at one point and helps to push the story on a bit, of indeed it needed it. Such a character does not seem out of place here... Almost [David] Lynch-esque.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Saying the story doesn't need pushing is perhaps not entirely true... It does help to spiral our confusion and intrigue out of control even further. This is a feat much due it's credit.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/skin-i-live-in-woods.jpg"><img alt="The Skin I Live In (La Piel que Habito) - Pedro Almodóvar - Chemistry - Tarantula" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1224" height="199" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/skin-i-live-in-woods.jpg?w=300" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="The Skin I Live In (La Piel que Habito) - Pedro Almodóvar - Woodland Fairy Tale?" width="300" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Bizarreness also appears in the form of many shots, whether coincidental or intended.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Examples?</p><p style="text-align: justify;">A shop is featured and an old woman appears in a window-like-hatch. I saw her and the box surrounding as a kind of Portrait Painting, like you'd see in a Good Gallery.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Then, a straw-like model is spookily being dressed or even assembled - this, through Mini Mini's eyes resembled a burn-victim previously featured in the film. This victim seems to play an integral role in the story.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Do you want another example or example-come-analogy...? Ok...</p><p style="text-align: justify;">This time, the subject matter of 'pigs' springs up in this tall 'tail' [*sigh*]... Indeed, a certain person drinks water from a bucket, just like a pig and it's trough.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/skin-i-live-in-pig.jpg"><img alt="The Skin I Live In (La Piel que Habito) - Pedro Almodóvar - Horror / Comedy... Genre" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1225" height="199" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/skin-i-live-in-pig.jpg?w=300" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="The Skin I Live In (La Piel que Habito) - Pedro Almodóvar - Scoffing The Trough?" width="300" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Finally - and hopefully not a spoiler - there is a line used, "You'll see , when the time comes..." which could almost be a nod towards a certain man and his ability or non-ability to ejaculate.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Encompass all these goings on with the feel and look of the picture as a whole, and you have the embodiment of a delicious viewing experience.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">To break this deliciousness down a little:</p><p style="text-align: justify;">There are first & foremost, succulent colours and sounds. The latter quality never being more prominent than when a singer is seen performing - it's almost as if it's been recorded separately, over the top of all else. Of course, recording sound separately is not uncommon... Far from it but here it seems unique & intentional.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Then we have well-thought out angles & shots. Instead of the very standard full-shot of a ballroom full of party-goers, which has been used in many a film we are shown something rather different. The characters in the foreground are not displayed fully, and then we move on into the goings-on and event in hand. Why do we not see these individuals heads? Simply, I guess due to them being irrelevant in the story. Mini Mini's opinion, of course.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/skin-i-live-in-bed.jpg"><img alt="The Skin I Live In (La Piel que Habito) - Pedro Almodóvar - The Bed - The Couple ?" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1227" height="300" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/skin-i-live-in-bed.jpg?w=199" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="The Skin I Live In (La Piel que Habito) - Pedro Almodóvar - The Bed I Live In?" width="199" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">To play on the word Sexy a little would be to give away perhaps more than one should about this truly dark & remarkable picture. Instead, go and see this movie and if it's still playing at the same venue, go & get Sexi at the Lexi.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">A Mini Mini Moving story of the Lexi... from their own words:</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>The Lexi Cinema - The UK's First Social Enterprise Boutique Cinema</em></span></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>"</em><strong>100% of The Lexi’s profits go towards improving the quality of life for the people of Lynedoch Village in Stellenbosch, South Africa.</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Every ticket, every membership you buy, every bowl of popcorn, every glass of wine and every event you hold at The Lexi goes towards making a real difference to the lives of the families at Lynedoch."</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://thelexicinema.co.uk">http://thelexicinema.co.uk</a>/</p><p><a href="http://www.Twitter.com/TheLexiCinema">http://www.Twitter.com/TheLexiCinema</a></p><p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Lexi-Cinema/125411586258">http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Lexi-Cinema/125411586258</a></p><p><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/img_3976.jpg"><img alt="The Skin I Live In (La Piel que Habito) Year: 2011 Director: Pedro Almodóvar - LEXI LOVE ME" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1230" height="224" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/img_3976.jpg?w=300" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="The Skin I Live In (La Piel que Habito) - Pedro Almodóvar - THE LEXI CINEMA / KENSAL / NORTH LONDON" width="300" /></a></p><p><em><strong>And... Not forgetting...: </strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Mini Mini Movie (i.e. Trailer)</strong></em></p><p>Find this Trailer and other Minier [ok, that's not a real word, but...] Movies here at:</p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/miniminimovie">http://www.youtube.com/miniminimovie</a></p><p>"The Film I Appear In":</p><p>[youtube=http://youtu.be/PavJUoZNT7g]</p></span></span></span></div>Jumjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07880999740936711169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616225315285837455.post-39409975682072553412011-08-24T11:26:00.000-07:002021-01-18T09:48:28.358-08:00Villain - Virally Vended?<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #777777; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">(Original review on new website:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; line-height: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.MiniMiniMovie.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>http://www.MiniMiniMovie.com</b></span></i></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #777777; font-size: medium;">)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #777777; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #777777; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #777777; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #777777; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #777777; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: 13px;"><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/villain-main.jpeg"><img alt="Villain (Akunin / 悪人) - Lee Sang-il - Trusting? Non-Trusting?" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1052" height="183" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/villain-main.jpeg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Villain (Akunin / 悪人) - Lee Sang-il - Trusting?" width="275" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Film: Villain (Akunin / 悪人)</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Year: 2010</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Director: Lee Sang-il</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Venue: ICA, London</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Cast</span></em></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Satoshi Tsumabuki</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Eri Fukatsu</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Akira Emoto</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Masaki Okada</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Kirin Kiki</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Hikari Mitsushima</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Running time: 140 minutes.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Distribution</span></em></p><p>Released & Distributed in the UK by Third Window Films - details here (and more at foot of review):</p><p><a href="http://thirdwindowfilms.com">http://www.thirdwindowfilms.com</a></p><p><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Other Info:</span></em></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Preview Screening</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Further Info:</span></em></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The film is based on Shuichi Yoshida's crime noir novel of the same name.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/villain-poster.jpg"><img alt="Villain (Akunin / 悪人) / Satoshi Tsumabuki / Eri Fukatsu / Lee Sang-il" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1054" height="222" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/villain-poster.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Villain (Akunin / 悪人) / Satoshi Tsumabuki / Eri Fukatsu" width="160" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I'm so glad I read minimal information about this. Now comes the tricky part... Relaying minimal information whilst explaining maximal details!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">OK, there's this girl (Hikari Mitsushima) who, in between being in the insurance industry spends her time eating with her girlfriends (the Americanised expression... I don't mean she's a lesbian), falling in lust with men and probably purchasing the best designer-wear around. This is not labelling her a bad girl but just one of many almost happy-go-lucky youngsters of this modern world.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Hikari's character tells her friends that she's off to meet a guy and proceeds to do so. What follows is a brilliantly executed, but brief meeting of more than one of her male... errr... acquaintances, shall we say. [Not wanting to give away too much, one of these guys is played by Satoshi Tsumabuki] Well, accidents will happen and storylines do need to unfold.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">It's fair to say that one of the guys is not best pleased, not only considering the circumstances but also because he's made quite an effort to meet. There is a great use of sound at this point in the movie.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/villain-hikari-main.jpg"><img alt="Villain (Akunin / 悪人) / Satoshi Tsumabuki / Eri Fukatsu / Lee Sang-il / Hikari Mitsushima / Smuggler!" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1056" height="184" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/villain-hikari-main.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Villain (Akunin / 悪人) / Satoshi Tsumabuki / Eri Fukatsu / Lee Sang-il / Hikari Mitsushima" width="274" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Missy follows her heart and heads off with a seemingly well-to-do male. Smiles are all round, almost. I would say that they head off into the sunset but it's night time and therefore no sun to be seen.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">A sleepy-ish town in the middle of nowhere and suddenly "there's been a murder" - these are the words you'd probably here if this were somewhere in England and a North-of-England detective were involved. This murder though, may not have actually occurred in the sleepy town but definitely somewhere almost as sleepy and far away from life or cities.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Who has committed this nasty deed? Could it be one of the young male leads? Or could they both be responsible in some way? The answers to these and other questions will be answered if you go and see this film, or of course read the book... Something I've not had a chance to do yet.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">We soon have obviously distraught parents of the victim. Understandably, they blame one another for this event and at times blame themselves. This said, they know that someone else is literally to blame, ultimately.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/villain-other-girl.jpg"><img alt="Villain (Akunin / 悪人) / Satoshi Tsumabuki / Eri Fukatsu / Lee Sang-il / Hikari Mitsushima / The Other Girl?" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1057" height="183" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/villain-other-girl.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Villain (Akunin / 悪人) / Satoshi Tsumabuki / Eri Fukatsu" width="275" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">A dating site is referred to on more than one occasion in this movie. Our main suspect puts such a site to use and meets a girl... A girl who's almost the opposite to Hikari's character. We could call her niaive and homely but that's not entirely true. More innocent could be more apt. What therefore follows is a play with us, the audience. We are played with in the form of us being presented with the situation of a sweet girl meeting a guy, whom we believe to be perhaps untrustworthy and capable of anything. A grinding juxtaposition giving us a "What Will Happen?" debacle. This is nothing new in films, but it's done brilliantly throughout the remaining longer segment of the movie.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">In fact, there is an almost beautiful - but uncertain - love story which is put in front of us. Will they, won't they? Did he, didn't he? ('commit the murder')... And, is this really 'love' or just an escape from the reality of situations surrounding the main male lead?... It's definitely an escape for this new female 'love-interest', if only to take her away from the seemingly mundane life she has been living.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/villain-mother.jpg"><img alt="Villain (Akunin / 悪人) / Satoshi Tsumabuki / Eri Fukatsu / Lee Sang-il / Hikari Mitsushima / Relative" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1059" height="184" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/villain-mother.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Villain (Akunin / 悪人) / Satoshi Tsumabuki / Eri Fukatsu / It's All Relative" width="274" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">In between the latter relationship we are shown this male's family and pieces of his past. We are also displayed the detective's, the police's and the media's progress in solving the crime. There is, of course a flashback or two but done very well, compared with many others experienced in cinema.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Essentially, this film seems to move from a murder & whodunit [even if we have more than our fair share of suspicions] to an almost Romeo & Juliet situation... All the time, never really letting us know the male lead's intention. They seem like they shouldn't be together.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">There is a real heart to this story, and not to mention such a great soundtrack, acting and sublime photography.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/villain-beautiful-image.jpg"><img alt="Villain (Akunin / 悪人) / Satoshi Tsumabuki / Eri Fukatsu / Lee Sang-il / Hikari Mitsushima / Beauty" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1060" height="163" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/villain-beautiful-image.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Villain (Akunin / 悪人) / Satoshi Tsumabuki / Eri Fukatsu / Lee Sang-il / Photography" width="115" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I suppose it's the love story which ultimately stole my heart. Do I mean crimes of the heart? Well, it is titled "Villain", so you decide.</p><p>Find this Trailer and other Minier [ok, that's not a real word, but...] Movies here at:</p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/miniminimovie">http://www.youtube.com/miniminimovie</a></p><p>"Villain Video":</p><p>[youtube=http://youtu.be/6s6ELkB1LXY]</p><p><em>Finally...</em></p><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Film Footnote - "Virally Vended"</strong></em></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">As promised above, further details of the distributor of Villain are indeed below. However, before you rush to clickety-click-away I'd like to use this space to mention the recent mindless riots experienced here in the UK. Did you know that these riots caused hundreds of thousands of pounds in damages and loss to our favourite independent film distributors? These are, essentially... <em><strong>Arrow Films, </strong><strong>Artifical Eye, </strong><strong>The BFI, </strong><strong>Crabtree Films, </strong><strong>Cine-Asia, </strong><strong>Dogwoof Films, </strong><strong>Exposure Cinema, </strong><strong>Eureka, </strong><strong>Kaleidoscope Films, </strong><strong>Left Films, </strong><strong><em><strong>Masters of Cinema, Metrodome </strong></em>Films, </strong><strong>New Wave Films, </strong><strong>Peccadillo Pictures, </strong><strong>Revolver Entertainment, </strong><strong>Showbox Home Entertainment, </strong><strong>Terracotta, </strong><strong>Third Window Films and </strong><strong>Warp Films.</strong></em></p><p style="text-align: justify;">So, with the latter in mind it is even more important to spread the word virally about these unfortunate vendors. On that note I leave you with these links... all which will, in some way assist in keeping such films to be distributed here in the so-called land of milk & honey.</p><p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/thirdwindowfilms">http://www.facebook.com/thirdwindowfilms</a></p><p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/VillainTheMovie">http://www.facebook.com/VillainTheMovie</a></p><p><a href="http://www.Twitter.com/ThirdWindow">http://www.Twitter.com/ThirdWindow</a></p><p><a href="http://www.Twitter.com/VillainTheMovie">http://www.Twitter.com/VillainTheMovie</a></p><p><a href="http://www.Twitter.com/AIDED_Film">http://www.Twitter.com/AIDED_Film</a></p><p>Many thanks.</p></span></span></span></div>Jumjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07880999740936711169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616225315285837455.post-73658660970373444732011-08-24T11:22:00.001-07:002021-01-18T09:58:21.593-08:00"SAWAKO DECIDES" - or perhaps it is really Sake Deciding<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><p style="text-align: justify;"><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #777777;">Original review on NEW website:</span></span></em></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: red; letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.MiniMiniMovie.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><i>http://www.MiniMiniMovie.com</i></a></span></span></span></em></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em><br /></em></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>[Review Working Title: A Small Fish in a Small Pond]</em></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/sawako-decides1_promo.jpg"><img alt="Third Window Films - Sawako Decides - Hikari Mitsushima - Yuya Ishii" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1107" height="223" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/sawako-decides1_promo.jpg?w=300" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Third Window Films - Sawako Decides - Hikari Mitsushima" width="300" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Film: Sawako Decides (Kawa No Soko Kara Konnichiwa / 川の底からこんにちは)</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Year: 2010</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Director (& writer): Yuya Ishii</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Venue: ICA, London</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>Cast:</em></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Hikari Mitsushima</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Masashi Endo</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Kira Aihara</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Ryo Iwamatsu</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Kotaro Shiga</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Running time: 112 minutes</p><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>Distribution</em></span></p><p>Released & Distributed in the UK by Third Window Films - details here (and more at foot of review):</p><p>Official Site: <a href="http://thirdwindowfilms.com/">http://www.thirdwindowfilms.com</a></p><p>Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/thirdwindowfilms">http://www.facebook.com/thirdwindowfilms</a></p><p>Twitter: <a href="http://www.Twitter.com/ThirdWindow">http://www.Twitter.com/ThirdWindow</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em>Other Info:</em></strong></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Winner at 53rd Blue Ribbon Awards (Best Director) </strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Winner at Fantasia Film Festival (Best Film; Best Actress)</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/sawako-decides-towel1.jpg"><img alt="Third Window Films - Sawako Decides - Hikari Mitsushima - Yuya Ishii - Towel" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1110" height="164" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/sawako-decides-towel1.jpg?w=300" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Third Window - Sawako Decides - Hikari Mitsushima - Handing In The Towel?" width="300" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I'm at a bit of a loss as to how to describe the humour in this picture... Sometimes deadpan, dry, subtle and slapstick - but each type really works!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">There is even sentimentality, alcoholism & death. Death... In a Japanese movie? Never...</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Anyway, I'll remove my sarcastic head for a second or two and describe the film as best I can, spoilers aside.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">A girl, Sawako (Hikari Mitsushima) is seen, having a medical procedure of some kind. Sawako, it evolves is not too bright and takes whatever life throws at her. We witness this at the beginning in her love life & her working life.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/sawako-decides-workplace.jpg"><img alt="Third Window Films - Sawako Decides - Hikari Mitsushima - Yuya Ishii - Workplace" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1111" height="199" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/sawako-decides-workplace.jpg?w=300" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Third Window Films - Sawako Decides - Hikari Mitsushima - Three Raised Pinkies" width="300" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The first real comedy moments are at her workplace, where it would seem that not much work is actually undertaken and at times it's 'dull'... This is confirmed by a character or two even using that word - to great comedy effect.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Sawako is also receiving mysterious - to us - phonecalls. It's pretty obvious that this is from someone who is, or at some point was close to her. Is it an ex, family member or perhaps even a company trying to persuade her to come to work with her...? At this point, we do not know... so why should you?! ;)</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The latest love (or just-for-company) interest of Sawako's brings further comedy to the story. I will just say that one of the two drinks beer a lot and the other knits clothes, whilst caring for the environment. You may be surprised which one does what, or of course... not.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Sawako, her male companion & her colleagues are not the only human beings bringing humour to this film. Another major (but tiny - literally) character is a young child. Funny, cute & to boot played by a great little actress.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/sawako-decides-sad.jpg"><img alt="Third Window Films - Sawako Decides - Hikari Mitsushima - Young Girl" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1112" height="199" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/sawako-decides-sad.jpg?w=300" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Sawako Decides - Hikari Mitsushima - Best Actress Award? Which One?" width="300" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Our female lead must, almost suddenly head of out-of-town in the form of an emergency of the health kind.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">In doing so, she becomes a kind of 'fish' out of water. Yes, pun intended... And you'll get this pun when you see the movie.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">You see, not only must Sawako get used to her new surroundings in this out-of-town place but also it means that (yet another) job must commence. A different type of work and more demanding. Is this for Sawako? Perhaps she really has no choice.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Does she adapt well, after being a fish out of water? I believe she does a little and becomes a baby 'duck' out of water, by this I mean that she, in some small way does indeed adapt but not fully at first.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Incidentally, there is moment where a duck is shown slowly bobbing it's head under the water and out again. The motion is repeated a couple of times. This reminded me of an earlier scene where Sawako is in a bath and her head is seen to splash out of the water. This said, she's not the kind to do any ‘ducking’ & diving - no, she's not known for being a risk-taker.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/sawako-decides-new-job.jpg"><img alt="Third Window Films - Sawako Decides - Hikari Mitsushima - By Herself" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1114" height="200" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/sawako-decides-new-job.jpg?w=300" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Sawako Decides - Hikari Mitsushima - Yuya Ishii - Alone Or Lonely..." width="300" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">A fish out of water? A non-risk taker? So, how does she truly adapt? Let's put it this way... Sometimes family, and reasons linked to a 'happy home' make one try to adapt more.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Up to this point I've not mentioned much about her family, and that is essentially because they are unknown to us at the start of the film. I will say now that one member is sick, whilst another is your almost typical, whilst comedic slightly-perverted-come-randy uncle.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">This family of Sawako's is not only connected by blood but also by that other life-force [for many people], alcohol. Drinking can make for an easy laugh in a movie, but here it works well and subtly. It features so much so that I wasn't sure if it was medicinal fluids stored in a featured intravenous drip, or in fact alcohol! Are they drinking beer? Are they drinking the Japanese drink, sake? If the alcohol indeed plays a part in Sawako’s life choices, chances or fate, perhaps it should be renamed “Sake Decides’.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/sawako-decides-stock-sake.jpeg"><img alt="Third Window Films - Sawako Decides - Hikari Mitsushima - Yuya Ishii - Japan" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1115" height="194" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/sawako-decides-stock-sake.jpeg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Third Window Films - Sawako Decides - Hikari Mitsushima - For Sake's Sake" width="259" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">A note on Hikari Mitsushima and her deservedly revered acting displayed in this movie. I'm no guru in all what is Japanese, nor on every film Hikari has been in but this is surely the most dress-downed that we've seen her, if not the most dowdy.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Throw in some larger than life colleagues, employee hatred & a humorous workplace anthem and you have the perfect recipe for a reason to check out this film sometime soon. If undecided before, now I hope the decision of whether to see this film has been made.</p><p>Find this Trailer and other Minier [ok, that's not a real word, but...] Movies here:</p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/miniminimovie">http://www.youtube.com/miniminimovie</a></p><p>"Small Sawako":</p><p>[youtube=http://youtu.be/kwnJpZtGhYM]</p><p><em>Finally...</em></p><p><em><strong>Film Footnote - "For Sawako's Sake"</strong></em></p><p>Links to Third Window Film (& similar distributors) are listed again below. However, before you rush to clickety-click-away I'd like to use this space to mention the recent mindless riots experienced here in the UK. Did you know that these riots caused hundreds of thousands of pounds in damages and loss to our favourite independent film distributors? These are, essentially... <em><strong>Arrow Films, </strong><strong>Artifical Eye, </strong><strong>The BFI, </strong><strong>Crabtree Films, </strong><strong>Cine-Asia, </strong><strong>Dogwoof Films, </strong><strong>Exposure Cinema, </strong><strong>Eureka, </strong><strong>Kaleidoscope Films, </strong><strong>Left Films, </strong><strong><em><strong>Masters of Cinema, Metrodome </strong></em>Films, </strong><strong>New Wave Films, </strong><strong>Peccadillo Pictures, </strong><strong>Revolver Entertainment, </strong><strong>Showbox Home Entertainment, </strong><strong>Terracotta, </strong><strong>Third Window Films and </strong><strong>Warp Films.</strong></em></p><p>So, with the latter in mind it is even more important to spread the word virally about these unfortunate vendors. On that note I leave you with these links... all which will, in some way assist in keeping such films to be distributed here in the so-called land of milk & honey.</p><p><a href="http://thirdwindowfilms.com/">http://www.thirdwindowfilms.com</a></p><p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/thirdwindowfilms">http://www.facebook.com/thirdwindowfilms</a></p><p><a href="http://www.Twitter.com/ThirdWindow">http://www.Twitter.com/ThirdWindow</a></p><p><a href="http://www.Twitter.com/AIDED_Film">http://www.Twitter.com/AIDED_Film</a></p><p>Many thanks.</p></span>Jumjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07880999740936711169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616225315285837455.post-49813369248115780082011-08-05T11:00:00.000-07:002011-08-05T11:01:37.268-07:00"Salt of Life" - Peppered with Laughter<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(119, 119, 119); line-height: 19px; ">Original review on new website:<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; line-height: normal; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(0, 27, 166); "><span style="text-decoration: underline; letter-spacing: 0px; "><a href="http://www.MiniMiniMovie.com/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(255, 162, 24); "><i> http://www.MiniMiniMovie.com</i></a></span></span>)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(119, 119, 119); line-height: 19px; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; "><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: center; "><dl id="attachment_908" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 285px;" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: center; background-color: rgb(243, 243, 243); padding-top: 4px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-top-left-radius: 3px 3px; border-top-right-radius: 3px 3px; border-bottom-right-radius: 3px 3px; border-bottom-left-radius: 3px 3px; width: 285px; "><dt class="wp-caption-dt"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/salt-of-life-dog.jpeg" href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/salt-of-life-dog.jpeg"><img class="size-full wp-image-908" title="Salt of Life - Gianni Di Gregorio" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/salt-of-life-dog.jpeg" alt="Gianni Di Gregorio - SALT OF LIFE ITALIAN" width="275" height="183" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/salt-of-life-dog.jpeg" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-color: initial; " /></a></dt><dd class="wp-caption-dd" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 4px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 4px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Italian Man's Best Friend</dd></dl></div><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><strong>Film: </strong><strong>SALT OF LIFE (Gianni e le Donne)</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><em>UK Release Date: 12th August 2011</em></p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><strong>Year: 2011</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Director: G</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><em>Bonus: Q & A with director / co-writer / actor Gianni Di Gregorio</em></p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Venue: Curzon, Mayfair</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;" style="text-decoration: underline; "><strong>Cast:</strong></span></em></p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Gianni Di Gregorio</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Valeria de Franciscis Bendoni</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Alfonso Santagata</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Elisabetta Piccolomini</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Valeria Cavalli</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Alyn Prandi</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Kristina Cepraga</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Michelangelo Ciminale</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Teresa Di Gregorio</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Lilia Silvi</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Gabriella Sborgi</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Laura Squizzato</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Silvia Squizzato</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><span style="text-decoration: underline;" style="text-decoration: underline; "><em>Further Info:</em></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><strong><em>UK PREMIERE</em></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><em>Distributed by Artificial Eye</em></p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Official Site: <a href="http://www.artificial-eye.com" href="http://www.artificial-eye.com">http://www.artificial-eye.com</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Twitter: <a href="http://www.artificial-eye.com" href="http://www.artificial-eye.com">http://www.Twitter.com/ArtificialEye</a></p><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: center; "><dl id="attachment_910" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 270px;" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: center; background-color: rgb(243, 243, 243); padding-top: 4px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-top-left-radius: 3px 3px; border-top-right-radius: 3px 3px; border-bottom-right-radius: 3px 3px; border-bottom-left-radius: 3px 3px; width: 270px; "><dt class="wp-caption-dt"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/salt-of-life-poster.jpg" href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/salt-of-life-poster.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-910" title="Salt Of Life Poster - Gianni Man Woman Dog" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/salt-of-life-poster.jpg" alt="Gianni Gabriella Squizzato Salt Of Life" width="260" height="194" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/salt-of-life-poster.jpg" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-color: initial; " /></a></dt><dd class="wp-caption-dd" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 4px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 4px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">This Is No Asterix</dd></dl></div><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">I had a decision. A film or a farewell meal for a friend. I must add that this friend was having many a farewell do and this was almost 'just another one'.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">It turned out though, that after half-cancelling my acquired place at this Premiere screening I could now in fact attend both the movie and the meal.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">It was going to be tight but I knew I could do both of the events. So, I proceeded to head to the Curzon, Mayfair. It was now a case of a Cancelled and Re-Claimed prize... Indeed, would a seat be there with my name on it, or not? It was there... In fact, I was ultimately informed that I could sit anywhere inside the auditorium.</p><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: center; "><dl id="attachment_913" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px;" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: center; background-color: rgb(243, 243, 243); padding-top: 4px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-top-left-radius: 3px 3px; border-top-right-radius: 3px 3px; border-bottom-right-radius: 3px 3px; border-bottom-left-radius: 3px 3px; width: 310px; "><dt class="wp-caption-dt"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/img_3519.jpg" href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/img_3519.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-913" title="SALT OF LIFE (Gianni e le Donne) (Gregorio and Women;)" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/img_3519.jpg?w=300" alt="SALT OF LIFE (Gianni e le Donne) Gregorio the Great" width="300" height="224" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/img_3519.jpg?w=300" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-color: initial; " /></a></dt><dd class="wp-caption-dd" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 4px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 4px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">"Seen it... Seen it... Seen it..."</dd></dl></div><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">But until such time, I was seated in the bar and reception area of this fine establishment. I was a tad excited to see such a movie - but one I knew little about. Whilst there I witnessed many an Italian person arrive [obviously], as well as English and a fidgety old woman who appeared to have lost something. Or her mind... Bless her.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">I can't say that the staff behind the bar were stupid, or clever but I'm sure I heard one of the guys tell a customer that "Salt Of Life" is an animated film. Really? Solely based on the animated poster? Silly man, although perhaps I'm also that man, as I believed him! [So much so that when the film later begun I thought it was perhaps going to transition away from live action to animation - This would then be in line both with it's movie poster and a film still, or two I'd seen previously on the Curzon website: <a href="http://www.curzoncinemas.com" href="http://www.curzoncinemas.com">http://www.curzoncinemas.com</a>]</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Ultimately, I placed myself in the front row of what is, incidentally the best Curzon screen I've experienced. However, this was too close really - Especially for some of the early shaky camera work. Of course, it was also great to be fully immersed in the proceedings.</p><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: center; "><dl id="attachment_915" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px;" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: center; background-color: rgb(243, 243, 243); padding-top: 4px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-top-left-radius: 3px 3px; border-top-right-radius: 3px 3px; border-bottom-right-radius: 3px 3px; border-bottom-left-radius: 3px 3px; width: 310px; "><dt class="wp-caption-dt"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/img_3518.jpg" href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/img_3518.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-915" title="SALT OF LIFE (Gianni e le Donne) It's always e le donne...." src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/img_3518.jpg?w=300" alt="SALT OF LIFE (Gianni e le Donne) Donne but not Forgotten" width="300" height="224" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/img_3518.jpg?w=300" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-color: initial; " /></a></dt><dd class="wp-caption-dd" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 4px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 4px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">A Salty Reception</dd></dl></div><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">This being the UK Premiere & Preview, director Gianni Di Gregorio introduced the film and explained, with the aid of a translator that he made it at a certain age when he realised women had stopped looking at him.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Without further a do, and spoiling as little as possible I'll describe this movie to you.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Here we have a middle aged man and a much older woman, clearly his mother. They appear to be speaking with a lawyer or more so probably an executor [that's the pronounciation as in law not in executing in the form of killing!]</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">It's clear from early on that this man is a little low and frustrated at this time in his life. Is this all there is? Whatever happened? Where has gone his ability to attract - or even attempt to attract - women? Has it dwindled so much that some kind of analogy to a motor or mechanical part is required here? Yes. This is later, and more than once reflected in such a broken down vehicle. It's fair to say that this vehicle keeps having the same problem. Hmmm...</p><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: center; "><dl id="attachment_917" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 300px;" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: center; background-color: rgb(243, 243, 243); padding-top: 4px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-top-left-radius: 3px 3px; border-top-right-radius: 3px 3px; border-bottom-right-radius: 3px 3px; border-bottom-left-radius: 3px 3px; width: 300px; "><dt class="wp-caption-dt"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/salt-of-life-oldies.jpg" href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/salt-of-life-oldies.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-917" title="Salt Of Life - Golden Oldies / Lovely Le Donnes" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/salt-of-life-oldies.jpg" alt="Salt Of Life - Party Mature Women" width="290" height="174" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/salt-of-life-oldies.jpg" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-color: initial; " /></a></dt><dd class="wp-caption-dd" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 4px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 4px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">My Kind O' Party...</dd></dl></div><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">So, what does a guy do in such a pickle? He surely doesn't want to become 'just one the many' old guys out there, doing the same old thing, day after day. Such a character is shown which could demonstrate this monotonousness - this character is a guy who has trousers & hat which match in colour... And so matches his dog! [In colour, I mean... It's not a trousers-and-hat-wearing dog! Come on, this film is lighthearted enough but not over the top!]</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Dogs feature semi-heavily in this movie... And I'm in no way meaning the derogitory word for women (or men to come to think of it). No. We see a few different breeds of our four-legged friends. A great example of two such pets is shown not long into the story. Our protagonist is seen walking more than one such pet - much to the amusement of one girl seated behind me.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Our hero is naturally facing a midlife or latelife crisis. This is reflected greatly in many scenes, whether looking in the mirror, chatting to his best male friend, spending time with his much-demanding mother or taking a walk almost alongside a load of young female joggers.</p><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: center; "><dl id="attachment_918" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 269px;" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: center; background-color: rgb(243, 243, 243); padding-top: 4px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-top-left-radius: 3px 3px; border-top-right-radius: 3px 3px; border-bottom-right-radius: 3px 3px; border-bottom-left-radius: 3px 3px; width: 269px; "><dt class="wp-caption-dt"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/salt-of-life-youngies.jpg" href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/salt-of-life-youngies.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-918" title="Salt Of Life Youngies / Ladies / Doggies" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/salt-of-life-youngies.jpg" alt="Salt Of Life Gianni Dog Cherry" width="259" height="194" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/salt-of-life-youngies.jpg" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-color: initial; " /></a></dt><dd class="wp-caption-dd" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 4px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 4px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">A Walk In The Park... Or A Jog...</dd></dl></div><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Cherries are used in a great filmic way. Are these suggesting popping someone's cherry, cherry-picking a fruit of his own choice, or simply indicating that he is not taking a second bite of the cherry? [...like so many other men at his age, either in the movie or in real life...]</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Indeed, had this film been made a couple of decades ago it could have been named "Men on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown"...!</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">"What about the women?", I hear you cry. Apart from some lovely females, including twins, a party-loving youngster, and a practising soprano we have the oldies. Although, one or two of the old women in the movie could be said to resemble men, except with a tad too much make-up. Surely not just my opinion here?</p><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: center; "><dl id="attachment_919" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 285px;" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: center; background-color: rgb(243, 243, 243); padding-top: 4px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-top-left-radius: 3px 3px; border-top-right-radius: 3px 3px; border-bottom-right-radius: 3px 3px; border-bottom-left-radius: 3px 3px; width: 285px; "><dt class="wp-caption-dt"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/salt-of-life-neighbour.jpg" href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/salt-of-life-neighbour.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-919" title="Salt Of Life - Neighbourhood Girl; Misunderstood Guy ? " src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/salt-of-life-neighbour.jpg" alt="Salt of Life - Woof Rough Etc - Gianni" width="275" height="183" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/salt-of-life-neighbour.jpg" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-color: initial; " /></a></dt><dd class="wp-caption-dd" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 4px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 4px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Love Thy Neighbourhood...?</dd></dl></div><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">And what kind of modern film would this be without the mention or hint of Viagra? In fact, an almost too-brilliant-to-be-considered-coincidental moment comes along, giving a knew meaning to someone who has got 'the horn'.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Sex. Drugs. Drugs? Yes. Drugs (both sexual and recreational), a pixies tune & gambling all feature half-heavily in this sublime picture. As do images [and memories, in my case anyway] of Rome.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Just when you wonder how the film will end, and as it approaches it's modest and moderately lengthed run time, it hits you like a beautiful thunderbolt of euphoric lightning.</p><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: center; "><dl id="attachment_922" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px;" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: center; background-color: rgb(243, 243, 243); padding-top: 4px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-top-left-radius: 3px 3px; border-top-right-radius: 3px 3px; border-bottom-right-radius: 3px 3px; border-bottom-left-radius: 3px 3px; width: 310px; "><dt class="wp-caption-dt"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/img_3525.jpg" href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/img_3525.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-922" title="Salt Of Life - Gianni e le Donne - Gianni Upstaged?" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/img_3525.jpg?w=300" alt="Salt Of Life - Gianni e le Donne - Gianni Upstaged - Women - Curzon" width="300" height="224" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/img_3525.jpg?w=300" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-color: initial; " /></a></dt><dd class="wp-caption-dd" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 4px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 4px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Up-Staged At Q & A? I Wouldn't Know... This Was Before The Film, Not After...</dd></dl></div><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">I couldn't stay for the Q & A [I later heard it was wonderful] with the Italian director-slash-writer-slash-star.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">So, Goodbye it was to this Salty Italian classic and onwards to say Farewell to a friend (leaving for Shanghai) over a Salty Chinese meal.</p><p>Find this trailer and other Minier [ok, that's not a real word, but...] Movies here at:</p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/miniminimovie" href="http://www.youtube.com/miniminimovie">http://www.youtube.com/miniminimovie</a></p><p>...:</p><p>[youtube=http://youtu.be/DXb0YqOxgLE]</p></span></div>Jumjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07880999740936711169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616225315285837455.post-83310506314037067612011-07-15T00:31:00.000-07:002011-07-15T00:34:19.165-07:00“The Orphanage” - far from Awful-age & more like Awe-filled-ness [Really Orph-full Review Title]<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; "><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(119, 119, 119); ">Original review on new website:<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; line-height: normal; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(0, 27, 166); "><span style="text-decoration: underline; letter-spacing: 0px; "><a href="http://www.MiniMiniMovie.com/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(255, 162, 24); "><i> http://www.MiniMiniMovie.com</i></a></span></span>)</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(119, 119, 119); "><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(119, 119, 119); "><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/orphanage-poster.jpeg" href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/orphanage-poster.jpeg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-705" title="ORPHANAGE POSTER - IT LOOKS SO WELCOMING..." src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/orphanage-poster.jpeg" alt="DEL TORO ORPHANAGE" width="251" height="201" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/orphanage-poster.jpeg" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; " /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Film: The Orphanage (El Orfanato)</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Year: 2007</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Director: Juan Antonio Bayona</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Venue: Prince Charles Cinema, London</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Further Info: <a href="http://www.princecharlescinema.com/" href="http://www.princecharlescinema.com/">http://www.princecharlescinema.com/</a></p><address>Cast:</address><address>Belén Rueda</address><address>Fernando Cayo</address><address>Roger Príncep</address><address>Geraldine Chaplin</address><p><em>Running Time: 105 minutes</em></p><address> </address><address><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/orphanage-woman.jpg" href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/orphanage-woman.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-708" title="BREAKING NEWS - ORPHANAGE WOMAN LARGER THAN HOUSE?" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/orphanage-woman.jpg" alt="DEL TORO - Belén Rueda" width="259" height="194" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/orphanage-woman.jpg" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; " /></a></address><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Tuesday 17th May</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">[Following "Julia's Eyes"... <a title="Julia's Eyes" href="http://bit.ly/l8Iau5" target="_blank" href="http://bit.ly/l8Iau5">http://bit.ly/l8Iau5</a>... ] I focused on exiting the cinema, like a man possessed [and intent on getting food], did my best to verify the ETA of the next film to appear on the screen & headed to the culinary un-delight vendor around the corner. I purchased a bite, headed back to the venue, grabbed a coffee and took position again in the cinema. If that reads a tad speedy that's because it was!</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">One quick and discreet phone-call later and the film was almost underway.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">The Orphanage was On:</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Amongst children seen playing, we see a scarecrow, which I must admit has the dress-sense and hair of one of Johnny Depp's famous characters. But which film am i thinking of? Benny & Joon perhaps. Anyway, it’s not important.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/orphanage-kid.jpeg" href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/orphanage-kid.jpeg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-710" title="ORPHANAGE KID / NOT HOW JIM CARREY THOUGHT THE MASK SEQUEL WOULD BE..." src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/orphanage-kid.jpeg" alt="DEL TORO - CHILD" width="291" height="173" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/orphanage-kid.jpeg" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; " /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">[Food for Thought: I take it crows are anti-christians and therefore fly away from such "Jesus-on-a-cross" stanced scarecrows...As I say, that's just Thought Food]</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">We're also introduced to some lovely titles...but lovely designed titles do not make a great film, of course. Yes, I was in a tad negative mood. Only a tad, due to my non-impressedness from the previously shown film, Julia's Eyes.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">I liked the fact that this (along with Julia's Eyes) was a double-bill and therefore thought of the following:</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Analogy Part I: Julia's Eyes involved...yes, you've guessed it, a women (named Julia!;) and problems with her eyesight.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Analogy Part II: The Orphanage and an early - and I guess you could say first real - scene featuring a woman waking up and therefore her eyes being opened.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/orphanage-own.jpg" href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/orphanage-own.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-712" title="ORPHANAGE - What? Why Am I Wasting Time With This If It's Available On DVD?!" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/orphanage-own.jpg" alt="orphanage - Belén Rueda - Julia's Eyes" width="279" height="181" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/orphanage-own.jpg" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; " /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Now... On the assumption that you'll know a tad about this movie already - even from posters I guess you can tell it's subject matter - I'll reveal vague suggestions of story.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Essentially, we are talking either about ghosts, invisible friends or poltergeists here. And on that 'revelation' there is a part where a trail is left for such beings...(or 'non-beings', would perhaps be more apt) ...and this path trailing reminded me either of Hansel & Gretal or E.T., or both.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Now, this is not the first film to use the idea of a fancy dress party and I'm sure there is many a fright film out there which does so, but this particular one did make me think that perhaps it would have been a different story without this party. Not that there wouldn't be a movie anyway but, well you'll perhaps see what I mean when you see this movie - if, indeed you haven't already seen this picture before...It was released back in 2007.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">[And even if you have seen, I hope you're just interested in MiniMini's opinion and perhaps just want to be entertained by reading the review - after all, that's partly why I write these - see my Mini-Mission Statement ;)]</p><p><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/orphanage-old.jpg" href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/orphanage-old.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-715" title="ORPHANAGE - Or "On A Lighter Note, At Least I'll Die Before You"..." src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/orphanage-old.jpg" alt="The Orphanage Woman" width="189" height="267" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/orphanage-old.jpg" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; " /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Now, shall we have a seance? Or what I like to call a House Market Evaluation..!? *laugh* (OR) *sigh* Anyway, perhaps it is just me, but I was thinking that the old woman employed to undertake such a task looked remarkably like an older version of the lead female. Also, I'm trying to recall where I've seen this (much) older woman in movies before... Hmm...</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">We then have a bit of a grown-up-Home-Alone scene as our main lady prepares to summon those whom perhaps she would be better leaving to their own devices. It's similarity is only slight, but a 'Home Alone' aspect I saw in more than one way.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">I can't help my humour or word-playing - it just comes out - but there are some things I should apologise for and this could be one. Basically, one character is looking or reading a mirrored plaque on a grave... and I thought of him saying "I can see myself in that!" One day, yes. *sigh*</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/orphanage-foreign-poster.jpg" href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/orphanage-foreign-poster.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-717" title="The Orphanage - It's All Foreign To Me" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/orphanage-foreign-poster.jpg" alt="The Orphanage - Del Toro - Horror - Child's Play?" width="192" height="262" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/orphanage-foreign-poster.jpg" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; " /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">And with that bit of shallow philosophising I'll end this review on a higher note, just like a Hollywood happy ending.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">A suspenseful thriller-come-horror, having taken us on an only vaguely cliched rollercoaster, rounds events off with an ending that big softie [and owner of a child's heart & mind, and perhaps an orphanage of Hollywood kid actors at his home] Steven Spielberg would be proud of.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">[Trailer... Complete with cheesy American voiceover...: ]</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">[youtube=http://youtu.be/nUZQgqxIZ6s]</p></span>Jumjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07880999740936711169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616225315285837455.post-30836976282990757122011-06-18T09:36:00.000-07:002011-06-18T09:39:12.919-07:00Terrific Terracotta II: Red Light Revolution (Hong Deng Meng / 红灯梦)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; "><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: center;">Original review on new website:<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; line-height: normal; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(0, 27, 166); "><span style="text-decoration: underline; letter-spacing: 0px; "><a href="http://www.MiniMiniMovie.com/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(255, 162, 24); "><i> http://www.MiniMiniMovie.com</i></a></span></span>)</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/red-light-revolution-main.jpeg" href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/red-light-revolution-main.jpeg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-450" title="Red Light Revolution Main" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/red-light-revolution-main.jpeg" alt="Sex Toys Dolls Chinese Mandarin" width="240" height="163" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/red-light-revolution-main.jpeg" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; " /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Film: Red Light Revolution (Hong Deng Meng / <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;" style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; ">红灯梦)</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Year: 2010<a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/red-light-revolution-poster.jpeg" href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/red-light-revolution-poster.jpeg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-448" title="Red Light Revolution Poster" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/red-light-revolution-poster.jpeg" alt="Sex Toys China" width="183" height="275" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/red-light-revolution-poster.jpeg" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; float: right; " /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Writer/Director: Sam Voutas</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Venue: Prince Charles Cinema, London</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Further Info: <a href="http://www.princecharlescinema.com/" href="http://www.princecharlescinema.com/">http://www.princecharlescinema.com/</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><em>Cast:</em></p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><em>Zhao Jun</em></p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><em>Vivid Wang</em></p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><em>Jiang Xiduo</em></p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><em>Masanobu Otsuka</em></p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><em>Virgin Chen</em></p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">(Running time: 91 mins)</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">This film was first up on this, my second day of the festival...</p><p>The writer/director (Greek/Australian but essentially Oz) introduced this movie, accompanied by a blow up doll. Strange? Well, I've seen many a bizarre thing in this life so... errr... no.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Firstly, this film is set and filmed in Beijing in one of the older, small town areas (apparently within one of the main ringroads).</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Secondly, it's filled & fuelled with brilliant humour. I was wondering whether I would have guessed that it was written by a non-Asian or non-Chinese individual if I didn't already know this. I say that I 'knew' this but frankly I only knew that he directed it and not necessarily wrote also, but this was affirmed in the Q & A which would follow.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/red-light-revolution-solo.jpeg" href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/red-light-revolution-solo.jpeg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-587" title="Red Light Revolution "Are You Talking To Me?"" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/red-light-revolution-solo.jpeg" alt="Main Character - Red Light - Voutas" width="104" height="78" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/red-light-revolution-solo.jpeg" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; " /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">In the movie, we meet a man who is not having much success lately. Work, relationships & his TV to name but 3 random items. However, all these moments - and they're all kind of interconnected with one another - are so comedic you fall in love with all whom are involved. His parents are fantastic and have such advice & 'wisdom' which you'd expect, to a degree. It's pretty hilarious whilst honest also.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Spoilers aside, he doesn't sit on his butt jobless but as any man (or woman) down on their luck needs something to lift his spirits. It's not long before he is trying to fully pick up the pieces, whether this be by looking for work actively or being offered a 'chance of a lifetime'. But what kind of lucky chance would this be? Well, it doesn't take an expert to judge from the film's title alone that it must include sexual connotations. Albeit not in the 'red light' we might associate with (I'm thinking of prostitution), but still connected with such areas.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/red-light-revolution-salesman.jpeg" href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/red-light-revolution-salesman.jpeg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-585" title="Red Light Revolution Table Fun" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/red-light-revolution-salesman.jpeg" alt="Sam Voutas Director Red Light" width="271" height="186" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/red-light-revolution-salesman.jpeg" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; " /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Around this time there is a great Japanese character introduced who briefly steals a scene or two. And it is ultimately from this introduction that our little hero is given the opportunity he is (NOT necessarily) after. Either way, he needs something to put his mind to and of course earn money from.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">With the aid of a girl whom he knows, although who he has not that long known he sets up this business. A business in which the items he is to hopefully sell to the public are very unfamiliar to him...and who could blame him, we're not talking of Fisher Price items on sale here.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/red-light-revolution-girl.jpeg" href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/red-light-revolution-girl.jpeg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-589" title="Red Light Revolution "Are We Filming?"" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/red-light-revolution-girl.jpeg" alt="Sam Voutas Female Lead" width="104" height="186" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/red-light-revolution-girl.jpeg" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; " /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Some very chuckle-enducing scenes or experiments with sex toys ensure, both at this start of his venture and throughout the picture.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">We meet very funny locals and regulars - or irregulars - to his new establishment. And, what success story would be one without a threat of closure or the fact that it may not actually succeed...?</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">An essential part of any such threats is displayed to us by the local 'Neighbourhood Watch' guy, although this title is not the same as such a 'watch' in the UK.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">This brings it's own comedy, including a scene where the Neighbourhood Watch guy must be stopped or at least stalled from visiting the young man's establishment. The intended stalling scene is brief but humorous, I hope you'd agree.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/red-light-revolution-another-poster.jpeg" href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/red-light-revolution-another-poster.jpeg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-590" title="Red Light Revolution Male or Female Sex" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/red-light-revolution-another-poster.jpeg" alt="No Sex Please We're Chinese - Voutas" width="182" height="277" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/red-light-revolution-another-poster.jpeg" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; " /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">[Leading on from the latter, & when our hero and associate are asked about what line of work they are in, the comedy-writer inside me came out. Elaboration? Me? OK. 1) There are balloons on display in the store - I thought there would be a joke where they claim to be a balloon or party shop and had to demonstrate with condoms...Seriously, such an idea would not be out of place in this movie. 2) When asked with what are some shoes to be polished with, I was convinced there would be some kind of lubricating gel displayed &/or applied.]</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">There is a great scene or two involving a reverse-impotency solution. A solution in more ways than one. One of such scenes also involves the director & writer of the picture in this part of the movie, with funny consequences. So... Cameo...? Word Up...</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">All in all, good clean (or 'dirty') fun...</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/img_2350.jpg" href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/img_2350.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-591" title="Sam Voutas, Joey Terracotta & a blow-up friend" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/img_2350.jpg?w=300" alt="Terracotta Far East Film Festival Red Light" width="300" height="224" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/img_2350.jpg?w=300" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; " /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;" style="text-decoration: underline; ">Q & A</span></em></p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">The fluent director (fluent in Mandarin, it had been previously explained, and of course English;) answered questions on the task of making this movie. A few highlights:</p><ul style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><li>Due to one needing a license to film in a sex shop [a license is also required before one decides to open such an adult store] a large manufacturer, based in China supplied the adult toys shown in this picture. In other words, much product placement is on display here.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><li>He probably wouldn't have been able to make the film had he not been able to speak Mandarin. If only because all the crew spoke zero English.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><li>Certain Hollywood or non-Chinese film companies suggested that the film be shot in the appropriate New York area or Chinatown in London (with English language actors too!) but of course this would not have been genuine, or quaint in my opinion. The director also knows Beijing very well.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><li>It had been suggested, upon hearing the synopsis that the shop in the film be changed to a Tea Shop but as the director explained, they "just weren't getting it"...!</li></ul><ul><li style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">I noticed there seemed to be quite a few French in the audience. At least 3 of the individuals had French accents.</li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">I then wandered off with a newly found friend (from the previous evening) to grab coffee - well, this was to be a long day - and got back to the Prince Charles cinema in time to catch main star, & karate champion Rina finishing up her brief introduction to Karate Girl. You can karate-kick your way over to a review of that one here:</p><p><a href="http://miniminimovie.com/2011/05/31/terracotta-iii-karate-g/" href="http://miniminimovie.com/2011/05/31/terracotta-iii-karate-g/">http://miniminimovie.com/2011/05/31/terracotta-iii-karate-g/</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/img_2352.jpg" href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/img_2352.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-592" title="The Prince Charles, Sam Voutas....and not far from London's 'Red Light District'..." src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/img_2352.jpg?w=224" alt="Terracotta Blow-Up" width="224" height="300" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/img_2352.jpg?w=224" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; " /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">"Red Light Revolution" Reel...</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">[youtube=http://youtu.be/NFSzRjbE9HE]</p></span>Jumjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07880999740936711169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616225315285837455.post-86619855768457127692011-05-22T09:12:00.000-07:002011-05-22T09:16:16.836-07:00"Julia's Eyes" told through this Journo's Eyes<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font: normal normal normal 13px/19px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; padding-top: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0.6em; "><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">(Original review on new website:<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; line-height: normal; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(0, 27, 166); "><span style="text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.0px"><a href="http://www.MiniMiniMovie.com"><i> http://www.MiniMiniMovie.com</i></a></span></span>)</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/julia-poster.jpg" href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/julia-poster.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-326" title="julia poster" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/julia-poster.jpg" alt="" width="275" height="183" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/julia-poster.jpg" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; " /></a></p><p>Film: Julia's Eyes (Los Ojos De Julia)</p><p>Year: 2010</p><p>Director: Guillem Morales</p><p>Venue: Prince Charles Cinema, London</p><p>Further Info: <a href="http://www.princecharlescinema.com/" href="http://www.princecharlescinema.com/">http://www.princecharlescinema.com/</a></p><p>Cast:</p><p>Belén Rueda<br />Lluís Homar<br />Clara Segura<br />Julia Gutiérrez Caba<br />Francesc Orella<br />Pablo Derqui<br />Joan Dalmau<br />Hèctor Claramunt<br />Daniel Grao<br />Boris Ruiz<br />Víctor Benjumea<br />Carlos Fabregas<br />Dani Codina<br />Òscar Foronda<br />Laura Barba</p><p><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/julia-foreign-poster1.jpeg" href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/julia-foreign-poster1.jpeg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-330" title="julia foreign poster" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/julia-foreign-poster1.jpeg" alt="" width="287" height="176" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/julia-foreign-poster1.jpeg" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; " /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Tuesday 17th May</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Thanks to a certain mobile phone network which was down pretty much all day (all of South East of England and London, I understand) I was a little furious that I had missed an invitation to attend a double bill of movies this Tuesday evening. I, of course had no idea of this, until the network was back up - and by then, I'd incidentally made plans to go to a lecture at my favourite Korean venue, the Korean Cultural Centre (KCC).</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">So, I didn't rush my way over to Trafalgar Square area and instead - still a tad angry - arrived there at 17:48. I proceeded to wander and wonder...was I to hit Starbucks or head to the KCC? Well, I guess Starbucks had already made up my mind. I needed wi-fi and it was conveniently located to the KCC.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Of course, being an avid Twitter user I checked it. At 17:50 I read "...if you wanna see JULIA'S EYES for FREE (as well as The Orphanage), get down here for 18:00 & we'll do our best to squeeze you in..."</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Well, I hesitated, thought about how close I was to Leicester Square and walked up there but sharpishly [not a real word, I guess but what constitutes a real word these days?]</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">On the way, I thought "well, even if I do miss my chance with these screenings I've still got plenty of time to wander down to The Strand and the KCC.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">17:57 - Arrived at The Prince Charles Cinema. It was sounding hopeful although they suggested that it best to come back at 18:20 for a final decision. Time for a non-Starbucks coffee from my old favourite, Caffe Nero....</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">18:12 - Back at the cinema. All was good and I was in just before 18:30, I believe.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">So beginneth a double bill of similar but very differently executed movies. One Of Quantity and One Of Quantity I would say now, looking back ...At this point you may guess which one would fall into which category.</p><h2 style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 1.5em; text-align: center; ">Julia's Eyes:</h2><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: center; "><dl id="attachment_331" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 80px;" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: center; background-color: rgb(243, 243, 243); padding-top: 4px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-top-left-radius: 3px 3px; border-top-right-radius: 3px 3px; border-bottom-right-radius: 3px 3px; border-bottom-left-radius: 3px 3px; width: 80px; "><dt class="wp-caption-dt"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/julia-eye-one.jpg" href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/julia-eye-one.jpg"><br /><img class="size-full wp-image-331" title="julia eye one" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/julia-eye-one.jpg" alt="blind julia" width="70" height="104" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/julia-eye-one.jpg" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-color: initial; " /></a></dt><dd class="wp-caption-dd" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 4px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 4px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">A Star Pupil...</dd></dl></div><p>After a short introduction to a vital character we are introduced to Julia and her husband. But what's this? Julia seems young enough looking to be this guy's daughter, not wife! Anyway...</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Julia - or should I say 'ulia, so give it an authentic pronunciation - has developed an almost unique defect with her eyes. And, due to certain interventions her vision comes and goes. Yes, it's that kind of film - making it predictable in places and more predictable in others.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">But, to give it it's due I was generally rivetted and gripped at times, essentially in the latter half. It's hard though to take a movie really seriously when we are displayed a film which uses the 'magician' technique. What? You've never heard of that...ok, that's because I made it up.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">By this I mean, the sort of film and situations where something has 'allegedly' (from the central character and therefore protagonist's point of view) occurred inside her house but when figures of some authority, let's say police, survey the situation they summise that there's been no sign of break in or destruction indoors. Whaaat? Are they blind? (no pun intended). You see, by having this in a movie you may as well have someone do something only to say afterwards "What? I'm a magician. Nothing happened here, guv...honest".</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Also, by having a character with a vulnerability, say err the greatness or weakness of the eyesight, you can have anything thrown at the character & dependent on her strength she will sometimes win or sometimes fail. Often it will be fail upon fail until the third act.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">A great example here would be where the main character has been told not to exert or push things to hard. But she's vulnerable, sir... Exactly.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">I also smiled to myself when someone who has pretty much witnessed a couple or so deaths, namely suicides in her life, was prescribed sleeping pills [genuinely for assisting with the sleep] - I was internally shouting "ARE YOU CRAZY? DON'T GIVE HER THOSE!!"</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Don't get me wrong, its not all negativity or doom & gloom...No, we have some stunningly dark, dismal shots - by which I mean beautifully filmed - of the city, it's buildings and the sky.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">I had moments of much praise but also ones of despair...so much so that I was actually preferring Hong Kong's recent offering, "Child's Eye" - Link to follow here shortly:</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/julia-childs-eye.jpg" href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/julia-childs-eye.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-333" title="julia child's eye" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/julia-childs-eye.jpg" alt="japanese child's eye the" width="152" height="88" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/julia-childs-eye.jpg" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; " /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">With Child's Eye indeed it was easy, filled with dodgy (& 'doggy') effects and, at the same time had little originality about. OK, so does Julia's Eyes but it does seem to retrace the same steps, especially when our hero is trapped over and over again. It felt formulaic often. This was a shame because I had indeed liked it in it's start.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">A few classic "Hmmmmmm, No Way" moments:</p><ul><li style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Not only had details [for the sake of the plot, I guess] been deleted from a computer, there is a character who described such a happening as a "computer error" - Now, how many computers delete their own stored material? Often someone - yes a human - has to hit 'delete' or erase / file in trash for the computer to start processing, and then finally disposing of.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><li>Speaking of 'disposing of', and trying my best to not spoil events and certainly not the plot, I must point out one moment. A body is revealed at a certain moment in the film, and although not unrecognisable from when that individual was alive, the camera briefly [and perhaps meant to be artistically] shows us a piece of clothing with a label displaying their name on it...incase we didn't know.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><li>A hand is held out to show a key to a character, but I felt that perhaps this was being too arty. The reason: The way in which the key is displayed. The hand unfolds slowly with a camera shot from above, the slowness of the reveal making me think it didn't need to be so slow and almost over-dramatic, but was due to the shot. I may be wrong.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><li>Unbelievably (perhaps), I guessed correct about the relationship between a mother and their offspring. That’s all I’m saying. I guess it was meant to be a revelation.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><li>Finally, if I see one more dream sequence I will scream! I don't mean to scream at the horror on display but due to the fact that surely we've all seem enough of these moments where we are duped [not me, on this occasion...honest] into thinking what is happening is a part of the character's real life, only to find that individual wake from a dream. Come on...!</li></ul><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: center; "><dl id="attachment_334" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 293px;" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: center; background-color: rgb(243, 243, 243); padding-top: 4px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-top-left-radius: 3px 3px; border-top-right-radius: 3px 3px; border-bottom-right-radius: 3px 3px; border-bottom-left-radius: 3px 3px; width: 293px; "><dt class="wp-caption-dt"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/julia-rope.jpg" href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/julia-rope.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-334" title="...ropey vision..." src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/julia-rope.jpg" alt="hold the rope....." width="283" height="178" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/julia-rope.jpg" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-color: initial; " /></a></dt><dd class="wp-caption-dd" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 4px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 4px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">...blurred vision...</dd></dl></div><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">In contrast, a few “Aaaaahhh Yes, Good” moments:</p><ul><li style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Artistically, I like the fact that many characters we are introduced to are only shown from their feet upwards but rarely up to their faces. Think “Tom & Jerry’ - this idea was surely to ‘see’ these people as this occasionally blind woman would see them. She would not necessarily know their faces already and indeed nor would we.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><li>Good, but harsh use of a knife. Let’s leave it there ;)</li></ul><ul style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><li>And, just when I thought I’d heard the loudest gasp in the auditorium (for the aforementioned knife-trick) we are subjected to something even harsher [in olde times ‘more harsh’ would be a more accepted & grammatical description!] and extremely cringeworthy. OK, I controlled my feelings - am I cold-blooded? No. Well not compared to the main antagonist in I Saw The Devil, [see here:</li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><a href="http://miniminimovie.com/2011/05/07/i-saw-the-devil-i-saw-the-movie-have-i-seen-it-somewhere-before/" href="http://miniminimovie.com/2011/05/07/i-saw-the-devil-i-saw-the-movie-have-i-seen-it-somewhere-before/">http://miniminimovie.com/2011/05/07/i-saw-the-devil-i-saw-the-movie-have-i-seen-it-somewhere-before/</a>]</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">but there was much gasping-come-moaning-and-oo-ing from this audience. Justifiably so.</p><ul><li style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">*A clever use of a camera, or more aptly it’s flash, is seen in this film...Have we seen this before somewhere? Possibly, but executed well here.</li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">As they say on TV, “that’s almost it from me” but just a couple of thoughts regarding the film and it’s venue. I could leave them in my head, but what good would that do? So...</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">A character is later introduced called Lia and I thought it appropriate as she seemed a little untrusting [Lia or Liar!]...& LIA is also the latter part of the name JULIA.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">I didn’t mention in my recent, and yet-to-be-published reviews of films at the Terracotta Far East Fil Festival, but the seats here at The Prince Charles Cinema are not only laid out bizarrely they also squeak quite a lot. I don’t mean that they need oiling underneath but more that they are made of a leathery material, perhaps even...oh what’s that stuff called?...errr...Leather! Anyway, this combined with doors a-noising & people a-toilet-tripping [not to mention the occasional popcorn sound - resist, MiniMini resist!] gave an even more eery feeling than perhaps somewhere else. I even thought something touched me at one point - but no, my luck was not in.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Well, I could go on all night, a bit like this movie double-bill almost felt like but I’ll leave you with this. [Forthcoming pun/s excused, hopefully...but...] As ‘blindly’ as I went in to see this movie (and The Orphanage) it is, in my opinion not a ‘must see’.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">In Summary? Silly, un-Subtle but Stylish.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">[The Orphanage review to follow - Link will be here ;)]</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><strong><em>Funny Footnote:</em></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">There was a moment in this film, near the end where an emotionally - and ultimately physically - scarred individual screams “Dont look at me! ... Don’t look at me!!” and I couldn’t help but think back to The Simpsons and in particular the episode “Fear Of Flying”. Do you know what I mean? Hmmm... Hilarious...</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Although, what I’m keen to know is whether that ‘Simpsons’ moment is in reference to a film line itself...? Can anyone shine some light? Thanks either way.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><strong>Marge: </strong>I was a little girl...</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">[<em>flashback to Marge holding Daddy's hand</em>]</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><strong>Daddy: </strong>Goodbye, Margie. Be a good girl, now. [<em>gets on plane</em>]</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><strong>Marge: </strong>Why does Daddy have to leave?</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><strong>Mommy: </strong>Because he's a pilot. He flies all over the world.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><strong>Marge: </strong>I want to see Daddy fly. [<em>runs up plane steps</em>]</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><strong>Mommy: </strong>Margie! No, come back!</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">[<em>Marge gets inside, looks around</em>]</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><strong>Marge: </strong>Daddy? Daddy, where are --</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><strong>Daddy: </strong>[<em>a steward</em>] So, who wants pre-flight cookie? Fig Newtons?</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Hydrox?</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><strong>Marge: </strong>Daddy? Aah!</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><strong>Daddy: </strong>Don't look at me. Don't look at me!</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">-- The shameful truth comes out, "Fear of Flying"</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">With thanks to The Simpsons Archive for the latter.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; ">Link: <a href="http://www.snpp.com" href="http://www.snpp.com">http://www.snpp.com</a>/</p><p style="text-align: justify;" style="text-align: justify; "><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/julia-simpsons.jpg" href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/julia-simpsons.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-336" title=""Don't Look At...This...!"" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/julia-simpsons.jpg" alt="marge dad" width="259" height="194" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/julia-simpsons.jpg" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; float: left; " /></a></p></div>Jumjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07880999740936711169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616225315285837455.post-61862177331215684532011-05-15T09:30:00.000-07:002021-01-18T09:59:11.217-08:00"Life In A Day” - Or ‘From My WORKplace to WORDpress, to the WORLDpeople’<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: normal normal normal 13px/19px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.6em; padding: 0.6em;"><div style="font-family: -webkit-standard; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #777777; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">(Original review on new website:</span></span></div><div style="font-family: -webkit-standard; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; line-height: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.MiniMiniMovie.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>http://www.MiniMiniMovie.com</b></span></i></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #777777; font-size: medium;">)</span></span></div><p>Film: Life In A Day</p><p>UK Release Date: 17th June 2011 (beginning with Vue cinemas first)</p><p>Year: 2011</p><p>Director: Kevin MacDonald</p><p>Bonus: Q & A with editors, including Joe Walker.</p><p>Venue: Empire, Leicester Square</p><p>Production Company: Scott Free UK</p><p>Executive Producer: Ridley Scott</p><p>Cast:</p><p>You, You & You...</p><p><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/life-poster.jpeg"><img alt="LIFE IN A DAY POSTER WORLD 192 DOCUMENTARY RIDLEY SCOTT" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-292" height="194" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/life-poster.jpeg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="LIFE IN A DAY POSTER WORLD 192" width="259" /></a></p><p>I left the Canary Wharf part of town pretty much at 5pm on the nose. I needed to be in Leicester Square by 18:30.</p><p>...I was bizarrely & crazily early...17:30!</p><p>So, there I was standing in the Empire cinema at 30 to 6. Well early. I hung around like a patient necklace on one’s neck. What was I there for? Well...</p><p>This was a blogging event, "Bloggers Event 1" to give the night it's rightful name, I believe...and although I think I've mastered the art of blogging [so much so that my reviews have now become an actual site].</p><p>But this evening was to include more than a lesson on the pretty-well-known. Indeed, it included much more - even if at the time of attending it was only an outline known about it.</p><p><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/img_2283.jpg"><img alt="CINEMA EMPIRE FOYER MAY 2011" class="aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-294" height="112" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/img_2283.jpg?w=150" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="EMPIRE CINEMA BLOGGER BLOGGING" width="150" /></a></p><p>At this point, I should give a shout out to Kate and Paris who'd suggested that I still attend to see if I could catch the whole event, by this I mean film trailers and movie which were later to be shown...and not just the 'bloggers segment'. You see...I'd missed an opportunity and chance of obtaining entry in the correct manner - this could well have been due to the night's popularity. Anyway, thanks ladies.</p><p>First up? A very knowledgable guy in the field of WordPress, the platform which has taken the blogging world by storm. He took us through WordPress and it's basics, incidentally using a presentation feature from WordPress itself.</p><p><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/img_2281.jpg"><img alt="SHOW FILM FIRST EMPIRE BLOG CINEMA" class="aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-296" height="112" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/img_2281.jpg?w=150" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="SHOW FILM FIRST EMPIRE BLOG" width="150" /></a></p><p>A short break followed in which there were complimentary drinks available. I resisted as I recently started another no-alcohol period [oo-er that sounds, err well...].</p><p>And we were back in this Empire's screening theatre & once settled we were introduced to Alex Zane, who was the hired-hand chosen to present this next segment. Alex, wow what can I say? He's a quit witted, fast on his feet, humour-filled guy. I tell you this but I'm sure many of you know his persona from TV - but me? I, of course know his work too but not of late due to my TV blackout. Indeed, it's been a while since I tuned into television...no doubt I will at some point but it's got little to offer me presently.</p><p>Now, what was Alex here to present? A combination of items:</p><ul><li>News of the summer ahead - 2011 being apparently one focused on 'comedy & action'</li><li> Statistics (made hilarious by Alex)</li><li>A trailer reel for the forthcoming blockbuster/other movies - twice</li><li>A trailer reel of 3D movies, for which we had been provided glasses.</li></ul><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: center;"><dl class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_297" style="width: 310px;"><dt class="wp-caption-dt"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/img_2285.jpg"><img alt="ALEX ZANE PRESENTER MINI MINI MOVIE" class="size-medium wp-image-297" height="224" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/img_2285.jpg?w=300" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="ALEX ZANE PRESENTER CINEMA FILMS MOVIES 2011" width="300" /></a></dt><dd class="wp-caption-dd" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px 4px 5px;">The Zany Mr Zane</dd></dl></div><p>Frankly (and this is only my unique opinion), I don't think we needed to see the main trailer reel twice, as much as Alex humoured us - and himself - along to watch it a second time. I probably don't need to mention to you my thoughts on the sort of movies being displayed, as I stated them here before:</p><p><a href="http://miniminimovie.com/2011/04/22/showcase-the-next-three-days-tron-legacy/">http://miniminimovie.com/2011/04/22/showcase-the-next-three-days-tron-legacy/</a></p><p>But this is what these events are essentially about and I, as are others am grateful to attend such events, viewings & previews.</p><p>Another break...it was now ticking up to 8pm.</p><p>And then, we're 'back in the room'. A couple of guys, David and Lance were up briefly. They produce a kind of video blog on the internet named "Talking Pictures -‘with Lance and David’" and showed us a clip. They're actually a couple of funny lads - which I'd guess you'd expect of doing such a blog - who amused the audience with a bit of a background about their stuff. Check them out here, if you like...:</p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/TheTalkingPictures">http://www.youtube.com/user/TheTalkingPictures</a></p><p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/TalkPics">http://www.facebook.com/TalkPics</a></p><p>[If this event, so far made me realise one thing, its the effect that someone else’s laughter engages on oneself causing them - or myself - to laugh further. Alex Zane and Lance & David would cause laughter - then just when you think you’ve smiled enough, a distant giggle is heard, enflaming more laughter in others. Oh How We laugh At Others Who Laugh.]</p><p><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/life-fruit.jpg"><img alt="SCOTT FREE MINI MINI MOVIE" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-298" height="112" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/life-fruit.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="LIFE IN A DAY RIDLEY SCOTT KEVIN MACDONALD FRUIT" width="200" /></a></p><p>Onwards... Now, this next segment was initially thought to be a secret preview showing of a foreign language feature film and I guess in many ways it is, and was. I'm also glad that I was allowed to stay for this, a monumental and seminal event in cinema - You see, except for Sundance and maybe one or two other festivals, this was a Premiere of sorts. One of the film's editors introduced this picture, called “Life In A Day”.</p><p>Produced by Scott Free UK and so 'presented' by Ridley Scott & Tony Scott, the film was made in conjunction with YouTube and sponsored by LG, amongst other companies I’m sure.</p><p>Life In A Day - or you could probably rename it The World In A Day - is from the brainchilds of Ridley Scott & Kevin MacDonald but technically speaking it is 'directed' by Kevin MacDonald.</p><p>[Note: Kevin MacDonald's The Eagle can be found reviewed here:</p><p><a href="http://miniminimovie.com/2011/04/22/the-eagle-or-the-last-bling-of-scotland/">http://miniminimovie.com/2011/04/22/the-eagle-or-the-last-bling-of-scotland/</a>]</p><p>Life...begins..</p><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: center;"><dl class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_299" style="width: 309px;"><dt class="wp-caption-dt"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/life-freefalling.jpg"><img alt="LIFE IN A DAY REVIEW" class="size-full wp-image-299" height="168" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/life-freefalling.jpg" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="LIFE FREEFALLING IN A DAY MINI MINI" width="299" /></a></dt><dd class="wp-caption-dd" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px 4px 5px;">or..."We Have Lift Off!"...</dd></dl></div><p>To coin an often used line "It starts [not] like any other film..." I begin this review, and how could this movie be anything like others? Randomness ensues but a story does unfold. The story [plot-spoiler alert...not!] is one of a day, an ordinary day. Wow! Did you guess? And involves the whole world...oh you guessed that too?!</p><p>Indeed it may be an 'ordinary' day but this is what makes this an 'extraordinary' documovie. From the very early hours of July 24th 2010 we see the day unfold and not in one or two countries, but up to 192 of them.</p><p>From dawn's early light through to the last few minutes of this day we are taken on a visual and audio journey with astounding filmwork, whether it be by an amateur or professional...either way, it's striking and beautiful & often strikingly beautiful.</p><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: center;"><dl class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_301" style="width: 250px;"><dt class="wp-caption-dt"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/life-contrast.jpg"><img alt="LIFE IN A DAY GREY CONTRAST" class="size-full wp-image-301" height="134" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/life-contrast.jpg" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="LIFE CONTRAST MINI MINI MOVIE" width="240" /></a></dt><dd class="wp-caption-dd" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px 4px 5px;">Her beautiful colour matches the grey canvas background.</dd></dl></div><p>The characters we meet are so varied but I wouldn't want to spoil your viewing pleasure - plus, if the truth be told I couldn't possibly remember all the remarkable human beings in the picture [To give you an idea, there are 331 clips compiled here]. But, these characters include:</p><ul><li>An Asian father and son. What they are doing for their mother is so very touching. But where is she?</li><li>A Korean cyclist - He has been cycling through various countries now for a long while, I won't say how long - even such a film has potential spoilers. It's interesting and a tad shocking to hear about any accidents which he has had.</li><li>An animal - perhaps a scene not suitable for vegetarians... Even I, a current meat-eater was hit by this scene and another split-second shot. But all this is essential in a story which, after all is about life in this world.</li><li>A seemingly reactionary dog, on hearing his young master’s confession to his mother.</li><li>An old couple renewing wedding vows - but perhaps not in the way you'd expect.</li></ul><p>There really is so much Humanitarianism, Humanism & Unison on display. We are all Human 'Beings', after all.</p><p><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/life-striking.jpg"><img alt="MINI MINI SKY SHOT" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-303" height="181" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/life-striking.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="LIFE STRIKING IN A DAY SKY" width="279" /></a></p><p>As amazing as this film is, I'm amazed too that it took so long for someone to do such a thing.</p><p style="text-align: center;">The Q & A with the two editors revealed the following:</p><ul><li>An enormous 4500 hours of footage was submitted to them (80,000 submissions!)</li></ul><p>[Incidentally, there has been an online access-database built so that users can see their own submissions - you can dip in out of various clips]</p><ul><li>This had to be whittled down to 1.5 hours.</li><li>When footage had been selected, the provider (i.e. Joe Public) would have to be contacted again to re-submit the uncompressed, and therefore original footage [as it is compressed when uploaded to YouTube.</li><li>A handful of questions - on Love, Fear etc - were used to get certain varying responses on camera. This could be either in their words, or perhaps in their actions.</li><li>A building contained a load of selectors and editors working all through many days to help to realise the finished product.</li></ul><p>Lastly, the music is sublime. As much as I’m not one for spoilers, do check out the trailer - found below. You see, it won’t spoil a thing. The trailer itself is magical in music, vision and human emotion.</p><p>I hope the trailer touches you in the way the actual film touched me.</p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/lifeinaday">http://www.youtube.com/lifeinaday</a></p><p>The end of my review - it's all IN A DAY's work, for me...</p><p>...and whilst the world moves past so fast, we often move at a snail's pace...I guess that's just the human race...</p><p>...such is LIFE.</p><p><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/life-snail.jpg"><img alt="SNAIL WORLD YOUTUBE" class="alignright size-full wp-image-305" height="164" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/life-snail.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; float: right;" title="LIFE SNAIL IN A DAY MINI MINI" width="307" /></a></p><p>LIFE</p><p>IN</p><p>A</p><p>DAY</p></div>Jumjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07880999740936711169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616225315285837455.post-16984420493670884682011-05-07T09:55:00.001-07:002021-01-18T09:59:28.791-08:00"I Saw The Devil" - I Saw The Movie (& have I seen it somewhere before?)<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><div><p><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/devil-car.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignright size-full wp-image-269" height="273" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/devil-car.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; float: right;" title="DEVIL CAR" width="184" /></a></p><div style="font-family: -webkit-standard; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #777777; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">(Original review on new website:</span></span></div><div style="font-family: -webkit-standard; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; line-height: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.MiniMiniMovie.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>http://www.MiniMiniMovie.com</b></span></i></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #777777; font-size: medium;">)</span></span></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Film: I Saw The Devil (Akmareul Boattda / 악마를 보았다)</p><p>Year: 2010</p><p>Director: Jee-woon Kim</p><p>Venue: ICA, London</p><p>Further Info: <a href="http://www.ica.org.uk/">http://www.ica.org.uk/</a></p><p>Cast:</p><p>Lee Byung-hun</p><p>Choi Min-sik</p><p>Oh San-ha</p><p>Jeon Kuk-hwan</p><p>Kim Yun-seo</p><p>Choi Moo-sung</p><p>Kim In-seo</p><p>Cheon Ho-jin</p><p><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/poster-two-men2.jpg"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-272" height="273" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/poster-two-men2.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="POSTER TWO MEN" width="184" /></a></p></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Since hearing that this much-raved about movie was to show for a two week run at the ICA I was determined to catch it. And this weekend (and the movie's first one at the ICA on this two week run) proved a good time to give me a good sobering up, in certain ways.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I was a tad concerned that this was a true horror and thus me going to see such a flick would go against all that I'd said before about the horror genre, albeit referring to Hollywood when previously 'dissing' it. I don't want to be thought if as some kind of hypocrite - it proved to me, ultimately though that this was essentially a thriller...although an unflinching, bloody and 'cutting' * one. [*how apt a word]</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Anyway, I was seated with 2 drinks - yes, 2...a black coffee and a red wine. Well, this film is just under 2.5 hours in length.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">As I was saying... Whilst I was seated there, the first (pre) movie fact that struck me was the distribution company name of Showbox. I had noted the same name on the film Sa-Kwa, which I'd seen only a couple of days before at the Korean Cultural Centre.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/devil-showbox1.jpg"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-261" height="124" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/devil-showbox1.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="DEVIL SHOWBOX" width="137" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Plot spoiling aside, I'll give my best rendition of what was in store for us the audience...and for you, should you see it.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">...And of course I hope you do.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">But, I'm sure it's not indeed for everyone & this is for the reasons I stated before [i.e. horror; bloody - and this sentiment was seconded by one of the ICA staff on my visit] and also because even I thought "how bad can it be? I have a strong stomach" but was still awestruck. Awestruck pleasantly whilst shockingly at times.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The opening shot is a touch clever, beautiful and at the same time, haunting. We, of course don't know why...but the music 'plays' it's part - or should I say the 'intrument/s' play the music.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">We're in a place a long way from home, at least in the sense that home may be a town or city and that this area is not. We can see this upon being introduced to the first female character of this picture.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">To expand on the latter a tad. What detracted me away from the thought of this being a horror, as such, was a scene interspersed from the one of this lonely girl, into another, by way of showing us a guy who cares very deeply for her and in a very different setting. He is elsewhere and I guess in a town or city location. If we had been shown this girl in a remote or country location and stayed there for every shot & scene it would remind me of a horror, and of the seen-it-too-many-times-already sub-genre. In summary, the interaction between various characters and the roles they play (whether this be a relative, police office-type or friend) is indeed what helped assure me that this was more a thriller than anything else.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Now, a girl somewhere remote has got to tell you something. And it speaks volumes when we are also introduced to a nicely quiet (and therefore surely creepy) guy. I'm speaking of the character played by "Old Boy" himself, Choi Min-sik.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/devil-old-boy.jpg"><img alt="OLD BOY" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-264" height="112" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/devil-old-boy.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="DEVIL OLD BOY" width="168" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The aforementioned girl being shown to us and the fact that we're almost simultaneously introduced to the town-living deeply-caring-guy (& perhaps lover) gives a good amount of vagueness as to where she will end up. In his arms or in the arms of "creepy Old Boy" ... or worse!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">If I was to sum up how this film begins to pan out or style-up to in one title I guess it would be "The Silence of The Lambs" B U T (that's a big but...'I like bit buts' *sigh*) put all 3 related 'lambs' films and sequels together (or the 5 or more there are now) and you still don't have enough cringeworthy or bone-crunching gore & spurts of blood as you do in this movie.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Perhaps this type of gore or unflinchingly violent crimes is new to me but it's definitely displayed very well here. But why is this sometimes called unflinching ... ? I flinched enough times in this film...! Indeed, the Japanese-crafted "Cold Fish" was pretty gruesome but this Korean offering seems to take things a step further. There is at least one real 'jaw-dropping' moment in this movie... Or perhaps the hinting term I should use is 'side-splitting'.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">A cat & mouse chase could be used to describe this picture, certainly in places. There are also moments in which you are convinced the game is up for parties involved and sometimes..err..well I'm not saying it's predictable at times but...</p><p style="text-align: justify;">...You know those moments when someone always turns up in the nick of time... Hmm...</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/devil-both.jpg"><img alt="POSTER" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-265" height="193" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/devil-both.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="DEVIL BOTH" width="261" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The thing is that you have to give it it's due for the simple fact that not once was I bored or uninterested in it's 2.5 hours of suspense, black humour and well, violence. And the minimal dialogue will appeal to the "I don't do subtitles" crowd.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Indeed, it keeps you glued, keeps you watching and keeps you from ever being bored. To put it another way, if you are feeling a little weak in the waters & need to escape briefly to that little room outside of the auditorium, you may find it difficult to pick the best moment to walk out.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">*TMI Alert* - I popped out around the halfway mark and missed a slight character introduction. Who were these new characters? A lunatic's brother and his wife? Do I really know, even now? [of course, perhaps I'll go and read someone else's in-depth review of this same film, but at the moment I'm content].</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/devil-popular.jpg"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-268" height="183" src="http://miniminimoviereview.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/devil-popular.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="DEVIL POPULAR" width="275" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">There is a great but tiny moment where I thought that the line "he washes his hands clean off of it" would be apt, if this were an out & out comedy. Add to this the fact that I saw an almost "Home Alone" scene, it basically shows that my humour gland or attention to such detail is never switched off - and for that I apologise to any whom find it sickening or *sigh*kening.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">In summary, I Saw The Devil can be cliched and formulaic but it's also uncompromising & if temptation to see it isn't enough already it includes one of the best, if non-unique displays of the uses of GPS ever put to film [of ones which lowly I have seen, of course].</p><p style="text-align: justify;">If you're expecting a Hollywood ending it hints at one but I'm not going to say one way or another any more than that. But, well done Dir. 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</p><p style="font-family: Chalkduster; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Chalkduster; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Film: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Sweetgrass</span></p> <p style="font-family: Chalkduster; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Chalkduster; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Year: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>2009</span></p> <p style="font-family: Chalkduster; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Chalkduster; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Director/s: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Ilisa Barbash & Lucien</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 14.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; letter-spacing: 0.0px color:#555555; line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Castaing-Taylor </span></p> <p style="font-family: Chalkduster; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Chalkduster; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Bonus: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Q & A with Lucien Castaing-Taylor </span></p> <p style="font-family: Chalkduster; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Chalkduster; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Venue: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Curzon, Renoir </span></p> <p style="color: #001ba6; font-family: Chalkduster; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Chalkduster; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; letter-spacing: 0px;">Other Info: </span></p><p style="color: #001ba6; font-family: Chalkduster; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Chalkduster; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; letter-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.curzoncinemas.com/"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.curzoncinemas.com</span></a></span></p> <p style="color: #001ba6; font-family: Chalkduster; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Chalkduster; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; letter-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.Twitter.com/CurzonCinemas"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.Twitter.com/CurzonCinemas</span></a></span></p><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span><p></p> <p style="font-family: Chalkduster; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Chalkduster; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;">
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</p> <p style="font-family: Chalkduster; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Chalkduster; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">As always, I'll try to keep 'spoiling' to a minimum but I feel I have slightly more license or reason for doing so a little on this film. The reasons? Well, firstly it's a documentary with not much to jump off the screen to surprise you [that's not talking the movie down but simply a fact] and therefore much can be revealed without ruining things too much.</span></p><div><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">
</span></div><p></p> <p style="font-family: Chalkduster; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Chalkduster; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">The second reason is simply because the director himself pre-empted us, the audience before the screening itself: Lucien told us that - perhaps thanking us for coming & putting up with it, because - the movie is approximately 2 hours and one of long & therefore slow [well, 'still' I guess would be a better description] shots...and is a film of practically non-verbalness.</span></p> <p style="font-family: Chalkduster; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Chalkduster; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
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</p><p style="font-family: Chalkduster; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Chalkduster; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Facts & Figures from the Fantastic (director) Q & A:</span></p><p style="font-family: Chalkduster; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Chalkduster; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">[Although I could have called this section "On The 'Castaing' Couch"]</span></p> <p style="font-family: Chalkduster; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Chalkduster; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: Chalkduster; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Chalkduster; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Lucien answered regarding the appeal for the film in the first place. One reason being his astoundment that not only would it takes many weeks to get from one area to the next, but that the last couple of weeks would be needed to scale the final hillside or mountain, call it what you will.</span></p><div><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">
</span></div></span></span></div><div> <p style="font-family: Chalkduster; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Chalkduster; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Lucien also explained:</span></p> <p style="font-family: Chalkduster; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Chalkduster; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: Chalkduster; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Chalkduster; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">* About the town, town-folk and that he had camera attached to his front during all the time but the folk (and sheep!) would be unsure if he was or was not filming.</span></p> <p style="font-family: Chalkduster; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Chalkduster; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: Chalkduster; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Chalkduster; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">*That he occasionally helped out..herding etc</span></p> <p style="font-family: Chalkduster; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Chalkduster; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: Chalkduster; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Chalkduster; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">*There was over 200 hours of footage to whittle down and edit to the couple of finished-product hours! This said, it was only really physically possible to look at approximately 120 or 130 hours of footage, out of the 200 or so.</span></p> <p style="font-family: Chalkduster; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Chalkduster; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
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</p> <p style="font-family: Chalkduster; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Chalkduster; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">The End indeed. It was time to head 'baa-ck' home, go to bed and if necessary I was sure to be able to lay there counting sheep.</span></p></div></div></div>Jumjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07880999740936711169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616225315285837455.post-22581584979901847212011-04-26T05:53:00.000-07:002021-01-18T10:00:04.572-08:00Sparrow - A Bird In The (sleight of) Hand<div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #777777; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">(Original review on new website:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; line-height: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.MiniMiniMovie.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>http://www.MiniMiniMovie.com</b></span></i></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #777777; font-size: medium;">)</span></span></div></div><div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></p> <p style="color: #232323; font-family: "Corsiva Hebrew"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Corsiva Hebrew'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Film: Sparrow ( </span><span style="color: black; letter-spacing: 0px;">Man Jeuk / 文雀 )</span></p> <p style="color: #232323; font-family: "Corsiva Hebrew"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Corsiva Hebrew'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Year: 2008</span></p> <p style="color: #232323; font-family: "Corsiva Hebrew"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Corsiva Hebrew'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Director: Johnnie To</span></p> <p style="color: #232323; font-family: "Corsiva Hebrew"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Corsiva Hebrew'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Venue: ICA, London</span></p> <p style="color: #232323; font-family: "Corsiva Hebrew"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Corsiva Hebrew'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Further Info: <a href="http://www.ica.org.uk/"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.ica.org.uk/</span></a></span></p> <p style="font-family: "Corsiva Hebrew"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 14.0px 'Corsiva Hebrew'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13.0pxcolor:#777777; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b></b></span>
</p> <p style="color: #333233; font-family: "Corsiva Hebrew"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 14.0px 'Corsiva Hebrew'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;">Cast:</span></p> <p style="color: #333233; font-family: "Corsiva Hebrew"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 14.0px 'Corsiva Hebrew'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Denis Babushkin</span></p> <p style="color: #333233; font-family: "Corsiva Hebrew"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 14.0px 'Corsiva Hebrew'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Kelly Lin</span></p> <p style="color: #333233; font-family: "Corsiva Hebrew"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 14.0px 'Corsiva Hebrew'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Kenneth Cheung</span></p> <p style="color: #333233; font-family: "Corsiva Hebrew"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 14.0px 'Corsiva Hebrew'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Lam Ka-tung</span></p> <p style="color: #333233; font-family: "Corsiva Hebrew"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 14.0px 'Corsiva Hebrew'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Law Wing-cheong</span></p> <p style="color: #333233; font-family: "Corsiva Hebrew"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 14.0px 'Corsiva Hebrew'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Lo Hoi-pang</span></p> <p style="color: #333233; font-family: "Corsiva Hebrew"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 14.0px 'Corsiva Hebrew'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Sergey Reusenko</span></p> <p style="color: #333233; font-family: "Corsiva Hebrew"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 14.0px 'Corsiva Hebrew'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Simon Yam</span></p></div><div>
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</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg48H-FylxXoF3NmJD6EF7OqeS9Npb8oJGlQA8Aj6ynspUPl_ROf4W9eemtTnncdMDUvOmsQZkbREkp1Av5k6HOfdq2kU7UGw-fs3Y8ktfSmnuaw_ch4jSke4h6CdaJdQiItAw1seuT0aU/s1600/sparrow+poster.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599986581151107554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg48H-FylxXoF3NmJD6EF7OqeS9Npb8oJGlQA8Aj6ynspUPl_ROf4W9eemtTnncdMDUvOmsQZkbREkp1Av5k6HOfdq2kU7UGw-fs3Y8ktfSmnuaw_ch4jSke4h6CdaJdQiItAw1seuT0aU/s320/sparrow+poster.jpeg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 266px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 189px;" /></a>
<div><p style="font-family: "Corsiva Hebrew"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Corsiva Hebrew'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">
</p><p style="font-family: "Corsiva Hebrew"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Corsiva Hebrew'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">After a day of much stressing and debating I had made my mind up about at least one thing - to see Sparrow at the ICA. Why was I stressing, on this the first day of our 4 day Easter weekend? Nothing worth mentioning on here, except to say that I wasn't getting a </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;">Good</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> Friday feeling.</span></p> <p style="font-family: "Corsiva Hebrew"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Corsiva Hebrew'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: "Corsiva Hebrew"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Corsiva Hebrew'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Part of the cause of any stress would have surely been helped by a little tipple to relax and relieve myself. But a recent 7 weeks completely off alcohol had shown me that it is NOT a necessity in life, as relieving a power as it can have.</span></p> <p style="font-family: "Corsiva Hebrew"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Corsiva Hebrew'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: "Corsiva Hebrew"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Corsiva Hebrew'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">But, at the last minute I told myself, "Damn it, it's a holiday and the next best thing to taking a holiday was to do what I jolly well felt like" [Yes, I was also regretting not using holiday days and flying off somewhere - whilst now trying to enjoy beautifully hot & sunny England...without an alcoholic beverage].</span></p><p style="font-family: "Corsiva Hebrew"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Corsiva Hebrew'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></p> <p style="font-family: "Corsiva Hebrew"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Corsiva Hebrew'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">A red wine it was to be - this being my alcohol of choice when having a drink in a picturehouse - and lo & behold one of the early scenes in this movie had the main male & female characters glugging red wine together. I had made the right choice...I would have been having a coffee otherwise or even a water.</span></p> <p style="font-family: "Corsiva Hebrew"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Corsiva Hebrew'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: "Corsiva Hebrew"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Corsiva Hebrew'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Sparrow, after the wine scene continues with the beautiful music & filmwork that it had started with. This filmwork being as intriguing as you could possibly imagine. Was this imagery and music pointing to it being a comedy movie or even fairytale? The shots were also pretty misty and therefore a little mysterious (or perhaps that should be mistyrious? *wink wink* </span></p> <p style="font-family: "Corsiva Hebrew"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Corsiva Hebrew'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: "Corsiva Hebrew"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Corsiva Hebrew'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">I'm fully aware though, that Hong Kong can be foggy and a tad smoggy. Many people are aware of this fact but it was proven to me, definitely in the 'foggy' sense, in January of this year when I passed through it for a few days. But...I will add that's it mostly a very clean and pleasant city, or at least the parts I saw. Lovely culture and lovingly cultured.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Corsiva Hebrew"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Corsiva Hebrew'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">
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</p> <p style="font-family: "Corsiva Hebrew"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Corsiva Hebrew'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Not giving the plot away, Sparrow is essentially about pickpocketing and is a subject which hasn't before been covered in such a beautiful way - from my cinema-going and movie-watching experience anyhow. And the relevance of a 'sparrow'? Well, for one it's a word for a pickpocket in Hong Kong.</span></p> <p style="font-family: "Corsiva Hebrew"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Corsiva Hebrew'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: "Corsiva Hebrew"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Corsiva Hebrew'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">It has such a magical but mysterious start to it, this movie, and we're treated to some lovely scenes. Look out for one involving an elevator and a balloon. Interesting / amusing.</span></p> <p style="font-family: "Corsiva Hebrew"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Corsiva Hebrew'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: "Corsiva Hebrew"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Corsiva Hebrew'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">And then there's a great staircase, or stairwell shot. Some shots, particularly the sleight of hand ones are well done and so 'sleight' that if you look away or blink you may miss them...as in fact I think I did on more than one occasion.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Corsiva Hebrew"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Corsiva Hebrew'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></p> <p style="font-family: "Corsiva Hebrew"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Corsiva Hebrew'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Any bizarre scenes, characters and/or comedy moments reminded me of many directors works, particularly David Lynch, Luc Besson and even a splash of The Wachowski Brothers.</span></p> <p style="font-family: "Corsiva Hebrew"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Corsiva Hebrew'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: "Corsiva Hebrew"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Corsiva Hebrew'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Speaking of comedy, some of the moments are subtle, but mildly crippling. [There's a pun in there...especially for any Sparrow pre-viewees out there]</span></p> <p style="font-family: "Corsiva Hebrew"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Corsiva Hebrew'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: "Corsiva Hebrew"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Corsiva Hebrew'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Topping off this unique movie experience is the inclusion of one of the greatest duels - perhaps even to be described as a grand standoff - ever put to celluloid.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Corsiva Hebrew"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Corsiva Hebrew'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">
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</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnEedwxdCCxGnyyP6Xqx6L_xlFkOCNoo9PuziG6L8z_UIcAEKPmoatbfB6u_lOTo4JDwv8T7dT29QEtp3_EbS-M7zfBwDHjZ0FpmEKrjFV56qzOmiWk3chyFMCcNvxh7RP1gKpPT7eQ4Q/s1600/sparrow+umbrella.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599983593736662722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnEedwxdCCxGnyyP6Xqx6L_xlFkOCNoo9PuziG6L8z_UIcAEKPmoatbfB6u_lOTo4JDwv8T7dT29QEtp3_EbS-M7zfBwDHjZ0FpmEKrjFV56qzOmiWk3chyFMCcNvxh7RP1gKpPT7eQ4Q/s320/sparrow+umbrella.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 201px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 250px;" /></a>
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</p><p style="font-family: "Corsiva Hebrew"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Corsiva Hebrew'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">With all the above taken into account it's maybe no wonder that the film was selected for the 58th Berlin Film Festival, and as such premiered worldwide during that festival (in 2008).<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </span></p> <p style="font-family: "Corsiva Hebrew"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Corsiva Hebrew'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: "Corsiva Hebrew"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Corsiva Hebrew'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">The whole picture could be described as a sleight of hand in film work and it shows what can be achieved by a genius director - a director [Johnnie To] who shot it over a period of three years, 2005 to 2008.</span></p></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Corsiva Hebrew';">
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Corsiva Hebrew';">Indeed, be under no 'illusion', this sleight of hand motion picture is as 'magical' as seeing a sparrow close-up, if ever given the opportunity. But (nearly) all puns aside, to catch all the Sparrow's 'tricks' you could need eyes like a Hawk...</span></div><div>
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</p></div>Jumjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07880999740936711169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616225315285837455.post-18188221839544799772011-04-25T06:12:00.000-07:002021-01-18T10:00:19.091-08:00The Trip - A little review surrounding a little island.<div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #777777; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">(Original review on new website:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; line-height: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.MiniMiniMovie.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>http://www.MiniMiniMovie.com</b></span></i></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #777777; font-size: medium;">)</span></span></div></div><div>
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</p><p style="font-family: Silom; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Silom; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Film: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The Trip</span></p> <p style="font-family: Silom; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Silom; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Year: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>2009</span></p> <p style="font-family: Silom; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Silom; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Director: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Bae Chang-Ho</span></p> <p style="font-family: Silom; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Silom; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Venue: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The Korean Cultural Centre, The Strand, <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>London </span></p> <p style="font-family: Silom; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Silom; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><i>
</i></span></p><p style="font-family: Silom; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Silom; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><i>Other Info: </i></span></p><p style="font-family: Silom; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Silom; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Shown as a short season of films - in the </span>lead up to the Royal Wedding - to promote the Korean island of Jeju.</p> <p style="font-family: Silom; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Silom; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 24px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
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</p> <p style="font-family: Silom; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Silom; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Ironically, this night was the evening where it had finally dawned on me or hit home that I should have possibly taken an 11 day holiday....by just using 3 of my work holiday days. Actually, I already knew that I had the option but due to the indecisiveness of my nature, and the fact that I'd not planned much nothing went ahead. I even briefly considered Korea as a destination this time around. Oh well, at least it will be money saved, for now.</span></p> <p style="font-family: Silom; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Silom; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 24px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: Silom; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Silom; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">So. I found myself indoors on a lovely (hot...yes, in the UK!) evening, at the Korean Cultural Centre, London...again.</span></p> <p style="font-family: Silom; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Silom; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 24px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: Silom; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Silom; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">A technical hitch delayed the start [later revealed to be some kind of power-off somewhere]. We sat watching the "No Signal" wording slowly climbing the screen. Hey, if this sounds boring it wasn't, totally. Why not? As the wording was swapped sides of the screen..left to right ..half way up...</span></p> <p style="font-family: Silom; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Silom; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 24px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: Silom; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Silom; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Test card... Almost there...</span></p> <p style="font-family: Silom; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Silom; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 24px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: Silom; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Silom; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">And we're off!</span></p> <p style="font-family: Silom; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Silom; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 24px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: Silom; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Silom; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Except, it wasn't as dramatic start as I make out. It was a very mellow beginning to a film which ultimately felt like it had been made by the Jeju Tourist Board*. Jeju being Korean's much loved little island and also the reason for this film tonight. You see, Jeju has been nominated as one of the new “Seven Wonders Of The World”.</span></p> <p style="font-family: Silom; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Silom; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 24px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <ul> <li style="font-family: Silom; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Silom; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> Including various museums from this exotic island - one or two dedicated to well-known historical figures and ... yes ... Teddy Bears! (sweet though).</span></li></ul></div><div>
</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4vqfaKrZYQyZ_cPTbMqACOphzfJn0zrrGW9LWOK171YpafFtHusDeoNtXJdnk1L9fe3-9I0LRFbjpXTSIva_OjqrSU9NztrU8TuJ5FUlz7z8i67-AI19tFeJE9-EeEFRPkAfiuWrF1Bk/s1600/TRIP+SCULPTURES.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599523674454724706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4vqfaKrZYQyZ_cPTbMqACOphzfJn0zrrGW9LWOK171YpafFtHusDeoNtXJdnk1L9fe3-9I0LRFbjpXTSIva_OjqrSU9NztrU8TuJ5FUlz7z8i67-AI19tFeJE9-EeEFRPkAfiuWrF1Bk/s320/TRIP+SCULPTURES.jpeg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 188px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 267px;" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;">('not' the film's two main characters...)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Silom;">
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</p> <p style="font-family: Silom; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Silom; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">I'm not, as you may know, one for giving away entire plots - but I will say that this movie is split into 3. </span></p> <p style="font-family: Silom; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Silom; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 24px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
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</span></p><p style="font-family: Silom; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Silom; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">All 3 of these aspects are almost joined together with the idea of a road - perhaps a road on which we are all on, or on a path...a path which runs along the road. Well, that's one place you'd expect to find a path, isn't it? [insert sarcasm apology here]</span></p> <p style="font-family: Silom; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Silom; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 24px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: Silom; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Silom; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">The film has comedy, lovely music (mostly...and the kind I've come to expect from so many Korean films), good characters & actors and of course, exquisite shots of Jeju's scenery.</span></p><div><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">
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</div>Jumjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07880999740936711169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616225315285837455.post-44674986560487663782011-04-20T07:07:00.001-07:002021-01-18T10:00:53.830-08:00"LITTLE WHITE LIES" - become Little Half Laughs or Little Clear Tears<div><p style="font-family: Futura; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Futura; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">
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</p> <p style="font-family: Futura; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Futura; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Now, if you've see the trailer or posters you will have noted that some of the film is based at sea, either in it or by it. Indeed, any shots in the sea - for example, on a motorboat - are pretty sublime in realism and colour. As is the summerhouse-come-dwelling - it really makes you feel like you're on holiday or at least makes you wish you were on one!</span></p></div><div><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">
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</p> <p style="font-family: Futura; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Futura; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">One rather bizarre moment - or perhaps normal, considering these 'normal' beings - involves someone speaking to a jar of rice. Why? Again, I won't say - Well, I like to inject a little mystique into the intentional vagueness of my reviews. But I will say that if anyone ever caught me talking angrily to a jar of rice, I would turn back to the jar and exclaim "Now, look what you made me do - you made me look like an idiot!" This may make more sense when you see the film - or perhaps I've inserted words such as those as I've seen one too many movies over the years.</span></p></div><div><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">
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</div><div> <p style="font-family: Futura; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Futura; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">For the sake of a few points I mentally noted, there is also a musician who is involved with this family. Does he like rice? It doesn't matter... [that was my smart attempt at linking from one paragraph to another] ... There is, however a moment which I couldn't help thinking of, due to the words stated. There is a line along the lines (?) of "...since he rocked up..." 'Rocked Up'? Was that a reference to him being a musician? I felt it a very American thing to say although perhaps it was lost in the translation of the subtitles. Either way, how ironic. </span></p> <p style="font-family: Futura; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Futura; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 21px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: Futura; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Futura; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">When the aforementioned musician plays a song for those present you may get a little lost in the moment. So much so that you want to applaud him when he finishes - I know I did (Meaning...I know I did 'feel like' applauding, not 'I DID' applaud...that may be a step too far in the cinema, albeit not that out of place at the Tricycle Theatre cinema, for someone to clap at the screen;)</span></p> <p style="font-family: Futura; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Futura; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 21px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: Futura; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Futura; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Whilst on a musical note, I simply must comment on this movie's soundtrack...one word...? Ok..."Wow"...! A mix of classic, well-known songs with some lesser-known tunes. I really left the film wanting to find and purchase the OST. [Incidentally, I searched on the world wide web but could not locate such a soundtrack, but I do hope there is one].</span></p> <p style="font-family: Futura; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Futura; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 21px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: Futura; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Futura; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Add to this the fact that I weeped at a certain point of this film, I have to say it got me in every sense going - Life, the people we connect with and that its all over one day. Perhaps I'm very emotive or compassionate - the combination of certain scenes & music caused Little Clear Tears...and that's no Little White Lie.</span></p><p style="font-family: Futura; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px Futura; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">
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</span></p></div></div>Jumjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07880999740936711169noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616225315285837455.post-32364551903087620232011-04-19T00:50:00.001-07:002021-01-18T10:01:10.332-08:00"Guilty Pleasures" - A Film For Men & Women<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj690ugpR14WEsaCBUaXS2msAs6oMV9yREc_h9fXwuvPg97xFz7c2l-2nwY19U5fVm51ht9PGLQg-QH36a3ulePPP-p5ZFTosGE67g0BTw97L1qTtxGu1lRIkhIk3edLEg7rWVIvzOxal8/s1600/Unknown" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597350369709474578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj690ugpR14WEsaCBUaXS2msAs6oMV9yREc_h9fXwuvPg97xFz7c2l-2nwY19U5fVm51ht9PGLQg-QH36a3ulePPP-p5ZFTosGE67g0BTw97L1qTtxGu1lRIkhIk3edLEg7rWVIvzOxal8/s320/Unknown" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 260px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 194px;" /><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #777777; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">(Original review on <b>N E W</b> website:</span></span></div><p style="color: black; font-family: Futura; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font: 16.0px Futura; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></p></a><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj690ugpR14WEsaCBUaXS2msAs6oMV9yREc_h9fXwuvPg97xFz7c2l-2nwY19U5fVm51ht9PGLQg-QH36a3ulePPP-p5ZFTosGE67g0BTw97L1qTtxGu1lRIkhIk3edLEg7rWVIvzOxal8/s1600/Unknown" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; line-height: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; line-height: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.MiniMiniMovie.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>http://www.MiniMiniMovie.com</b></span></i></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #777777; font-size: medium;">)</span></span></div>
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</p> <p style="font-family: "Apple LiGothic"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Apple LiGothic'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">What had I let myself come and see? This was not a man's film - not that there should really be "a man's film" and "a woman's film" these days but hey, slightly nervously anticipate it I did.</span></p> <p style="font-family: "Apple LiGothic"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Apple LiGothic'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: "Apple LiGothic"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Apple LiGothic'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Rather than purchase a Harlequin book (think Mills & Boon) I bought a kind of girlie drink instead. So, with my lime & soda in hand I looked forward.</span></p> <p style="font-family: "Apple LiGothic"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Apple LiGothic'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: "Apple LiGothic"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Apple LiGothic'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Looking forward I did...and some film or TV people talked opposite me in the bar area. Speaking of adapting a book, I believe. Ironic? Not really...Guilty Pleasures is 'about' a certain range of books and not an adaptation of one but well, interesting nonetheless (you may or may not say!)</span></p> <p style="font-family: "Apple LiGothic"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Apple LiGothic'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
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</p> <p style="font-family: "Apple LiGothic"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Apple LiGothic'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">The screen quoted "Curzon - DocDays"... Yes DocDays being short for Documentary Days (indeed I am well educated...well, err...)</span></p> <p style="font-family: "Apple LiGothic"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Apple LiGothic'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: "Apple LiGothic"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Apple LiGothic'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">A brief intro and then into Guilty Pleasures. Myself and friend were taken in from the very start...and my fears of this film being one for women 'only' disappeared immediately.</span></p> <p style="font-family: "Apple LiGothic"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Apple LiGothic'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: "Apple LiGothic"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Apple LiGothic'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">We firstly meet a male - I won't give away his age - who, sat at a typewriter, taps away whilst we hear his voice narrating such words you would read, should you have ever picked up a Mills & Boon book. This writer's narration mixed with his actions ends this brief scene comically. We were indeed hooked.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Apple LiGothic"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Apple LiGothic'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></p> <p style="font-family: "Apple LiGothic"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Apple LiGothic'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Other characters we are then introduced to are a Japanese lady (and later her husband), an Indian woman, an English couple and a male model - for the latter, think a Mills & Boon book cover.</span></p> <p style="font-family: "Apple LiGothic"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Apple LiGothic'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: "Apple LiGothic"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Apple LiGothic'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Each of these characters has their own charm and endearment. We warm to them, no matter how different and removed they may be from the audience's lives. Definitely unrelatable to mine - I tried but I just couldn't connect. That doesn't mean I disliked the characters or not engage. No. We are all very different beings...is all I'm trying to say.</span></p> <p style="font-family: "Apple LiGothic"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Apple LiGothic'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: "Apple LiGothic"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Apple LiGothic'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">The funniest characters but also perhaps the warmest are English Phil & wife, Shirley. Phil being a "man's man" [his words, not mine] but at the same time coming across as a romantic man. Romantic in his eyes, you understand. He thinks that repeating the same actions & type of gifts year after year was romantic a gesture as one could give. I was shouting to myself "Where's your originality? Where's your variety?!" [but Shirley seems to accept it and even like it]</span></p><p style="font-family: "Apple LiGothic"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Apple LiGothic'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></p> <p style="font-family: "Apple LiGothic"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Apple LiGothic'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">A classic moment, to me was where Phil was saying that he doesn't understand men who have to read a handbook just to hammer a nail in a wall to hang up a picture...going on, reiterating the fact that he does everything himself and wants to learn how everything works, hence calling himself a man's man. Whilst saying this Phil is dressing for Valentines Day by clipping on - not tying! - a tie for the dinner. Classic. He's obviously not learned how to do 'everything' now, has he..? Come on, Phil! </span></p> <p style="font-family: "Apple LiGothic"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Apple LiGothic'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: "Apple LiGothic"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Apple LiGothic'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">I must also add that Phil's dress sense needed much improvement. He is seen wearing, for Valentine's Day a black tie and White shirt - I seriously thought he was dressing for a funeral. </span></p> <p style="font-family: "Apple LiGothic"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Apple LiGothic'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
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</p> <p style="font-family: "Apple LiGothic"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Apple LiGothic'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">The Japanese lady (Hiroko) is almost re-enacting an actual Mills & Boon story, with her almost lust for her dancing tutor. Perhaps not ultimate lust but the longing to be lead the way, both in dancing & seduction and maybe in life itself.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Apple LiGothic"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Apple LiGothic'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">
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</p><p style="font-family: "Apple LiGothic"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Apple LiGothic'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">That's my mini-breakdown of highlights and much more, I'd say than I normally like to give away in a film review. But hey, this is a documentary.</span></p> <p style="font-family: "Apple LiGothic"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Apple LiGothic'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: "Apple LiGothic"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Apple LiGothic'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">The Q & A:</span></p> <p style="font-family: "Apple LiGothic"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Apple LiGothic'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: "Apple LiGothic"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Apple LiGothic'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Director Julie Moggan mentioned, when talking about the lengthy [2 years!] it took to make, that it was featured in 2010's London Film Festival. She discussed the main arc and the one most like a Mills & Boon book...this arc being the Japanese woman's story. She talked about the 'stars' and their feelings on how they were portrayed. There was minimal manipulation in this doc, she also confirmed.</span></p> <p style="font-family: "Apple LiGothic"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Apple LiGothic'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: "Apple LiGothic"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Apple LiGothic'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">On the whole, and in summary I have to say that it could be anyone's fantasies told in these stories - even mine - because... not everyone's love life is an open book.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Apple LiGothic"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Apple LiGothic'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">
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</div>Jumjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07880999740936711169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616225315285837455.post-29893494516895154602011-04-15T10:49:00.001-07:002021-01-18T10:01:24.188-08:00Nice Character Arc - hipelago . . .<div><p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">
</p> <div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #777777; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">(Original review on <b>N E W</b> website:</span></span></div><p style="font-family: Futura; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font: 16.0px Futura; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></p><p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; line-height: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.MiniMiniMovie.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>http://www.MiniMiniMovie.com</b></span></i></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #777777; font-size: medium;">)</span></span></div> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">(I was going to make word-play from "Artificial Eye - Let's..." and "Archipelago / Is-lets" but I couldn't quite achieve it. Well, I am no Stephen Fry)</span></p><p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">
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</p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Film: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Archipelago </span></p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Year: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>2010</span></p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Director: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Joanna Hogg</span></p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Venue: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Tricycle Theatre/Cinema, London</span></p> <p style="color: #001ba6; font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="http://www.tricycle.co.uk/"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.tricycle.co.uk</span></a>/</span></p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Distributer:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Artificial Eye</span></p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><i>Cast:</i></span></p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Tom Hiddleston</span></p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Kate Fahy</span></p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Lydia Leonard</span></p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Amy Lloyd as Rose</span></p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Christopher Baker</span></p><p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">
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</p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">If I told you this film begins with a helicopter landing you'd probably picture some Bruckheimer Blockbuster.</span></p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">How wrong you would be.</span></p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Hmm where to begin...Well...</span></p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">For a change, let's begin with a bit about the director - and indeed it is just 'a bit' as I've to admit I knew little about her and know little more now. But her style, and especially the lighting made me want to read up on her following this showing at the Tricycle Theatre's cinema.</span></p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Joanna Hogg's filming uses extended takes and minimal camera movement...as well as minimal lighting, if Archipelago is something to go by. She also uses a combination of real actors and non-professional actors. See if you can spot who are and those whom are not - you might be surprised...I was.</span></p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">On being introduced to this movie's characters and setting, it was - as I mentioned before - the lighting which first grabbed me and perhaps you also. Interior shots where you can only just make out the characters - essentially a select few members of one family - in the scene, are prominent and given this naturalistic feel. Even an off-camera moment is provided on a couple of occasions.</span></p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Just when your eyes are a tad pained by any lowlight interior shot they are reopened by a brightly coloured exterior scene or shot. As bright as the latter may be it still looks natural and not like the general 3-point technique has been used.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">
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</p><p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">The slow unfolding of this picture goes hand in hand with the (intentionally) dull and realistic tones of colour. It really slowly unfolds and so do the characters & their interactions with one another. Adding to the realism or bleakness of the surroundings is the tranquil landscape of Tresco (Isles of Scilly).</span></p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Almost at the same time as being introduced to the family we are shown the maid. She is there to help, prepare food mostly & well, to be a maid!</span></p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">The slow-movingness of this picture leaves you sitting there wondering where these family members will end up, or indeed go if anywhere...as well as whether the maid and or another non-family member will assist on wherever the journey is going. </span></p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Now, I will say how this family and other factors affected me, or how reminiscent this "family away from home" situation is and touched me. Perhaps you'll have similar connections. </span></p><p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">
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</p><p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">I'll begin with the type of people we are talking about here as this has been mentioned in write-ups on this film, and in fact Joanna Hogg's characters in general. </span></p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">These are obviously middle-classers and perhaps I'm one. I firmly believe that even in one particular class you also get sub-classes. Point in question: This family do in some ways remind me of my childhood but by no means were we rich..but still took similar holidays, albeit not rich destinations.</span></p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">The maid, Rose (Amy Lloyd) reminded me also of my own family - there is mention of her father having been a racing driver...an accident is quoted...and my father & grandfather also raced, bikes as opposed to cars. And the latter of my ancestors was involved in an accident whilst racing.</span></p></div><div><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Vegetarianism is subjected here in a brief moment...but as much as family members of mine are indeed non-meat eaters, I won't of course liken us to the characters. Meat was very much a part of our generation's young life - except that my mother did go through a vegetarian phase...although perhaps that was because of my father...who knows?!</span></p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">It is clear in this picture that one of the family are vegetarian. Not only vegetarian but also caring in a worldly way. The beliefs of this individual [the son] are clear and sensical.</span></p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">We can see that any family tension - along with the oh so many 'world' problems on this being's mind all the time - is affecting the son, Edward (Tom Hiddleston) greatly. Albeit, subtle tension is also ever growing throughout the time we spend with the three family members. The fourth member is the father - but we're never sure if he is going to turn up or not...so, we wait.</span></p><div><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">
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</span></p><p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Many things and representations can be read from characters or shots in this picture. Here's just a few of mine and namely about the main male of the movie, Edward.</span></p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Edward's intent on helping the world, beginning (?) with Africa and his empathy with this giant globe is demonstrated as such:</span></p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">1. His family have a maid for this mini-break. That must cry out 'selfishness' or non-awareness of the world's bigger issues.</span></p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">2. In the same vain, the family's meal in a non-cheap restaurant would surely give you angst for those countries who can only dream of such luxuries. Could this add to his reasons for walking out midway through this culinary excursion (family issues aside)?</span></p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">[Its worth stating here that this restaurant scene is one of the more comical ones on show in this arty masterpiece]</span></p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">3. Rose, the maid who physically murders animals prior to cooking for the family - or 'would', given half a chance perhaps - is also the opposite of his vegetarian beliefs. This said, there is a nice and almost heartwarming bonding in the kitchen, whilst the pair of them discuss various aspects of cooking and non-cooking. I half-expected a 'Woody Allen & the lobsters' moment at one point.</span></p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
</p> <p style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 16.0px 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">4. Edward mounts his bike but no peddling is required...he just coasts down a path. I like to think that this represents him having to follow (his family in the adventures) wherever he is being taken...whether he likes it all not.</span></p></div><div><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">
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</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiukaSEmtwonISTTO-ISNa2Rc4gebfDJeqYqDS3LES0VrHEGxwaovSSyeQQAZ8bXE50-ESOYhxKKB9aAtJuz2GlGB2uGiuW56qqNlto8-sTvo0NZFxTYGxXNjQM3JpryZM6QSMYfyCJOD8/s1600/ARCH+PAINTER.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595871074902546290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiukaSEmtwonISTTO-ISNa2Rc4gebfDJeqYqDS3LES0VrHEGxwaovSSyeQQAZ8bXE50-ESOYhxKKB9aAtJuz2GlGB2uGiuW56qqNlto8-sTvo0NZFxTYGxXNjQM3JpryZM6QSMYfyCJOD8/s320/ARCH+PAINTER.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 176px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 287px;" /></a>
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</p> <p style="font-family: Kokonor; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 12.0px Kokonor; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">This was my third movie at the Korean Cultural Centre, London and the first one I'd seen there which was over 10 years old...well over in fact.</span></p> <p style="font-family: Kokonor; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 12.0px Kokonor; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
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</p> <p style="font-family: Kokonor; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 12.0px Kokonor; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Scene A) </span></p> <p style="font-family: Kokonor; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 12.0px Kokonor; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">They require food and enter a funeral gathering (perhaps a wake, but not the sort we may experience here in the UK) and get involved surreally with dancing and singing - this scene is a out of place, but it works all the better for it. It is a kind of 'trippy' scene or at least couple be given the right substances. It could have been something from The Wicker Man...but without naked dancing. Incidentally, the younger of the men starts to act obviously out of character - Out of character for a funeral, you understand, but not necessarily for him! - followed by the rest of this thrifty threesome. This ultimately means they 'have to leave'...Which leads us to...</span></p> <p style="font-family: Kokonor; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 12.0px Kokonor; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>
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