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1996, 1995 | reviews by place New reviews & articles Absence as spectacle: Zhang Yimou's
Hero [Yingxiong] Lai Man-wai: father of Chinese cinema: a documentary by Choi Kai-kwong Year end list-time: The Best Films of 2002 (Chinese and otherwise) Chinese films at the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival: notes on Unknown Pleasures, Chicken Poets, Together, Shaolin Soccer, Public Toilet, and Springtime in a Small Town (from Senses of Cinema Film Journal website) Springtime in a Small Town [Xiao cheng zhi chun], by Tian Zhuangzhuang (from the Cinema Scope website) Spring Subway [Kaiwang chuntian de ditie], by Zhang Yibai My Life as McDull [Maidou gushi], by Alice Mak, Brian Tse, and Toe Yuen Chinese short films at the Worldwide Short Film Festival (Toronto): a review Stephen Chiau: a guide for the perplexed from Cinema Scope magazine (with list of recommended film titles) City at Light Speed: Hong Kong cinema since 1997: a series curated for Cinematheque Ontario, June 7-19, 2002, Toronto, Canada
Millennium Mambo [Qianxi manbo]: directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien The Mission [Qianghuo]: directed by Johnnie To (revised) Fish and Elephant [Jinnian xiatian]: directed by Li Yu Planet Hong Kong, by David Bordwell: a book review Reel Asian Film Festival 2001 / Leaving In Sorrow [Youyou chouchou de zou le], directed by Vincent Chiu Johnnie To & Wai Ka-fai: interviewed in Toronto (from Senses of Cinema Film Journal website) East Asian films at the 2001 Toronto International Film Festival (from the Senses of Cinema Film Journal website): reviews of Tsai Ming-liang's What Time is it There [Ni neibian jidian], Hou Hsiao-hsien's Millennium Mambo [Tianxi manbo], Wang Xiaoshuai's Beijing Bicycle [Shiqisui de danche], and Zhang Yang's Quitting [Zuotian]. The Orphan of Anyang: [Anyang de guer], directed by Wang Chao Twelve Nights: [Shi er ye], directed by Aubrey Lam Time and Tide: [Shun liu ni liu], directed by Tsui Hark Durian Durian: [Liulian piao piao], directed by Fruit Chan Platform: [Zhantai], directed by Jia Zhangke reference: Milkyway Image films: a complete list Spacked Out: [Wu ren jia shi], directed by Lawrence Ah Mon Suzhou River: [Suzhou He], directed by Lou Ye Help!!!: [La shou hui chun], directed by Wai Ka-fai and Johnnie To (published in Senses of Cinema Little Cheung: [Xi Lu Xiang], directed by Fruit Chan Wu Yen: [Zheng Wuyan], directed by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai Hong Kong films 2000: some
capsule reviews UPDATED including: A War Named Desire, Diamond Hill, Needing You, Jiang Hu: the Triad Zone, And I Hate You So, Juliet in Love, Okinawa Rendez-vous, and The Mission Fly Me To Polaris: [Xing yuan], directed by Jingle Ma In The Mood For Love [Hua yang nian hua], directed by Wong Kar-wai (from Cinema Scope magazine) Not One Less [Yi ge dou bu neng shao], directed by Zhang Yimou (excerpt: from Persimmon Magazine) Happy Together [Chun guang zha xie], directed by Wong Kar-wai Book review: John Charles' The Hong Kong Filmography Man Man Woman Woman [Nan nan nü nü], directed by Liu Bingjian (at Virtual China) Sausalito [Yi jian zhong qing], starring Maggie Cheung (at Virtual China) The Stormriders [Fung yun zhi xiongba tianxia], directed by Andrew Lau Wai-keung Love Will Tear Us Apart [Tianshang renjian], directed by Nelson Yu Lik-wai In the Heat of the Sun [Yangguang canlan de rizi], directed by Jiang Wen Asia Weekly chooses the Best Chinese films of the century Fin de siècle list-mania: I succumb, and chose my own "best Chinese-language films of the 90s" March of Happiness [Tian ma cha fang], directed by Lin Cheng-sheng The Personals [Zheng hun qi shi], directed by Chen Kuo-fu Bullets Over Summer [Bao lie xing jing], directed by Wilson Yip Wai-shun Away With Words [San tiao ren], directed by Christopher Doyle Tempting Heart [Xin dong], directed by Sylvia Chang Sleepless Town [Bu ye cheng], directed by Lee Chi-ngai When I Look Upon the Stars [Tian xuan di lian], directed by Dante Lam Chiu-yin Chinese films at the Toronto Film Festival 1999: a preview
China vs. Hollywood: the BBC World Service talks to me about cultural hegemony Zhang Yimou in Lumiere et Compagnie: 52 seconds x 9 readings: an exercise in over-interpretation Edward Yang in conversation: excerpts from an interview A full list of publications (print and otherwise, to May, 2000) 1998 reviews 3 new Hong Kong films, from the 1998 Toronto International Film Festival (Beauty, The Poet, & My Rice Noodle Shop) Love Go Go [Ai qing lai le], directed by Chen Yu-hsun Sweet Degeneration [Fang lang], directed by Lin Cheng-sheng Made in Hong Kong [Xiang gang zhi zao], directed by Fruit Chan COMING PRETTY SOON Beast Cops [Ye shou xing jing], directed by Gordon Chan Anna Magdalena, directed by Hai Chung-man Island of Greed [Hei jin], directed by Michael Mak First Love: the Litter on the Breeze [Chu chan lian hou de er ren shi jie], directed by Eric Kot Hong Kong films 1997: some capsule reviews REVISED Eighteen Springs [Ban sheng yuan],
directed by Ann Hui Review archive: 1995 1996 1997 Killing me tenderly [Ai nin ai dao sha si nin], directed by Lee Lik-chi Irma Vep, starring Maggie Cheung, directed by Olivier Assayas REVISED Lifeline [Shi wan huo ji], directed by Johnny To Kei-fung Shanghai Triad [Yao ya yao, yao dao waipo qiao], directed by Zhang Yimou, starring Gong Li and Li Baotian Four Faces of Eve [Si mian Xiawa], starring Sandra Ng Kwun-yu Young and Dangerous: the series/the phenomenon [Gu huo zi I-III], directed by Andrew Lau Wai-keung Scarred Memory [Bao jie qing qing], directed by Ray Leung Viva Erotica [Se qing nan nü], directed by Derek Yee Tung-sing Lost and Found [Tian ya hai jiao], directed by Lee Chi-ngai Beyond Hypothermia [She shi 32º],
directed by Patrick Leung Pak-kin 1996 Hu Du Men , directed by Shu Kei Ah Kam [A Jin de gushi], directed by Ann Hui, starring Michelle Yeoh Recent mainland China films at the 1996 Vancouver Int'l Film Festival Postman [Youchai], directed by He Jianjun Floating Life [Fu sheng], directed by Clara Law Goodbye South Goodbye [Nanguo zaijian nanguo], directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien Tonight Nobody Goes Home [Jintian bu huijia], directed by Sylvia Chang Irma Vep , directed by Olivier Assayas, and starring Maggie Cheung The Golden Girls [Shan shui you xiang feng] Police Confidential [Zhen han xing chou wen] Blush [Hong fen] The Breath [Unihoozuki] Fallen Angels [Duo luo tian shi] Maiden Rose [Nuer hong] On The Beat [Min jing gu shi] Siao Yu. [Shao nu Xiao Yu] Articles, lists, and other writings The Spring issue
of the journal Cineaction (No. 42, April 1997) was devoted to
Chinese cinema. Among the articles are:
a list of all the Young and Dangerous [Goo wat jai] spin-offs, sequels, prequels, and other progeny a complete list of the films produced by UFO
(United Filmmakers Organisation], 1992-2000 One meets the most interesting people at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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