Dune, 2021. Directed by Denis Villeneuve. Starring Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya, Oscar Isaac, Jason Momoa, Stellan Skarsgård, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Dave Bautista, Charlotte Rampling, David Dastmalchian, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Chen Chang and Babs Olusanmokun. SYNOPSIS: Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s science fiction novel, about the son of a noble family entrusted with the protection […]
Blu-ray Review – Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, 2000. Directed by Ang Lee Starring Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Chen Chang, Sihung Lung, Cheng Pei Pei, Ziyi Zhang SYNOPSIS: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon has been on Blu-ray before, but this new release serves up some deleted scenes and a new series of retrospective interviews with director Ang Lee, writer/producer James […]
29th Leeds International Film Festival Review – The Assassin (2015)
The Assassin, 2015. Directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou. Starring Qi Shu, Chen Chang and Satoshi Tsumabuki. SYNOPSIS: An assassin in 7th century China accepts a mission to kill a political leader. Arthouse martial arts is a problematic concept. On the one hand, ‘arthouse’ suggests serious, high-minded fare; on the other, ‘martial arts’ conjures up thoughts of […]
29th Leeds International Film Festival Review – The Assassin (2015)
The Assassin, 2015. Directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou. Starring Qi Shu, Chen Chang and Satoshi Tsumabuki. SYNOPSIS: An assassin in 7th century China accepts a mission to kill a political leader. The Assassin is not the film you’re expecting it to be. In that way, many will be disappointed. It’s not Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and […]
Movie Review – The Assassin (2015)
The Assassin, 2015. Directed by Hou Hsiao-Hsien. Starring Qi Shu, Chen Chang, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Shao-Huai Chang and Yun Zhou. SYNOPSIS: An assassin accepts a dangerous mission to kill a political leader in seventh-century China. Almost immediately, as the first shots in stark black and white open on-screen, it’s not a stretch to say that The […]
