Written by Amy on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 ( 2 responses ) | 
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Forgive the shameless reminder of Spice Girls. xD
I just got back from watching Alice in Wonderland~~
And how about it? TheAuteurs is showing a short film version of Alice in Wonderland done on 1903, if you would like to watch it (for FREE) just head over there. You will need an account.
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Tags: alice in wonderland, anne hathaway, disney, disney animation, johnny depp, mia wasikowska, short film, theauteurs.com, tim burton
Written by Amy on Saturday, February 27th, 2010 ( 2 responses ) | (6) | Share This!
It is a mixed review, but it has a nice comment on Yu and Ryo’s storyline.
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Tags: japanese film, otouto, ryo kase, yu aoi
Written by Amy on Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 ( 2 responses ) | (6) | Share This!
I had recently bought a whole bunch of Haruki Murakami novels because I have fallen in love with his style. His narrative holds this air of melancholy… missing the past, but also a terrible sense of unhappiness. It’s utterly depressing, but this is why it’s so good.
Norwegian Wood (or Tokio Blues, in Spanish) is already being adapted into a film with a possible release for Dec’10, so it wasn’t a stretch to think about actual people playing the characters in the book.
It tells the non-chronological story of Watanabe Toru, who all of a sudden remembers Naoko, the girlfriend of his best friend in high school, who ended up killing himself. It deals with the aftermath of the suicide, Naoko’s life pre and post-suicide, and Watanabe’s life pre and post-suicide as well.
Just as the other Murakami novels, the story has that vibe of quiet sadness, great soundtrack and a sense of great cinematography. The characters are often quiet, and internalize everything. They are so real, that you can’t help getting into someone else’s shoes and call someone a jerk or a bitch.
I had problems starting the novel, I read the first two chapters fine, but lost something during the middle part that made it almost tedious to continue with it. However, I was over it once I read about Midori, and how her developing relationship with Watanabe clashed with Watanabe’s feelings for Naoko… and then Reiko. As much as I wonder why these three end up sucked into the gravitational forces of Watanabe, and how I think that is somewhat sexist… I can’t help but want the best for him. And, in my opinion, that was with Hatsumi…
I can’t wait to see this on screen!
3.5/5
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Tags: haruki murakami, japanese film, kenichi matsuyama, rinko kikuchi
Written by Amy on Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 ( 2 responses ) | (5) | Share This!
I found a review of Yoji Yamada’s Otouto, which will be closing the Berlinale this 21st – hopefully Yoji Yamada and the cast can be there. The review has possible spoilers~~~
So you’ve been warned!
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From the The Mainichi Daily News
by Tomomi Katsuta
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Written by Amy on Sunday, February 14th, 2010 ( 2 responses ) | (5) | Share This!
Happy Chinese New Year!
Yes, it’s your favorite movie to hate. LOL
We’ve got a very cool issue this month, but I’m not gonna ramble what’s in it.
Just head over here to download it and read it.
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Tags: academy awards, chinese new year, ding wei, download, gong li, han hong, julianne moore, juliette binoche, kou shibasaki, maggie cheung, modern family, new york i love you, nine, online magazine, sa dingding, the princess and the frog, yam
