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Written by Amy on Saturday, February 20th, 2010 ( 5 responses ) | 
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Well, now that I’m much better I can continue going through Acerk’s and my own picks for Yu Aoi wishful thinking films. We are almost done, and I really wish more people would participate, not only commenting but also suggesting your own.
Anyway… here we go~
2. Picnic
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Tags: fandom, if only, shunji iwai, yu aoi
Written by Amy on Friday, February 19th, 2010 ( Start discussion ) | (3) | Share This!
I would have liked to find out about this a bit sooner to report, but oh well.
The resurgence of Japanese cinema in the 1990s dramatically reconfigured the aspirations, practices and reception of one of the largest and most continuous film cultures outside of the United States. This three-day event features films by three contemporary Japanese filmmakers whose work has crossed national borders and been viewed outside of Japan, elsewhere, in the world: Shinji Aoyama, Shunji Iwai and Ryuhei Kitamura.
According to a forward by the USC Biological Sciences Blog, The School of Cinematic Arts and Visions and Voices will be holding a 3-day event showcasing 6 samples of Contemporary Japanese Cinema. The films are:
- Baton
- Hana & Alice
- Air Doll
- Azumi
- Eureka
- Sad Vacation
The event starts today Friday 19th, until Sunday 21st [more info on that website]. According to the information provided, there will be panels discussion. Today’s panel for Baton and H&A apparently includes Shunji Iwai. We would love to have a report on anyone attending the event. It would be awesome.
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Tags: hana to alice, japanese film, kore-eda, shunji iwai
Written by Amy on Monday, January 25th, 2010 ( One response ) | (2) | Share This!
Let’s see… just saw New York, I Love You.
as far as my expectations, I was disappointed… I did like two of the shorts. I was entertained by Brett Ratner’s segment (Olivia Thirlby and Anton Yelchin), but my favorite has to be Joshua Marston’s segment with Cloris Leachman.
Natalie Portman’s segment was okay… but her acting segment was kind of weak — plus, the bald cap she used (coz that was a bald cap, right?) bothered me a little because we know how her shaved head looks like.
Because I wanted to see something new by Shunji Iwai, I had high expectations and was let down. Nothing really wrong with it. Christina Ricci is okay, and I guess Orlando Bloom is okay… but did it have to be him?
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I also got my screener for Precious, which I have seen already… but it’s nice to get to watch it on my DVD player. I’m getting ready to vote for Independet Spirit Awards ^^ Second time around!
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Amazon hasn’t published my DVD Review of Linda Linda… why is that? It was a perfectly fine constructive critic that would have made Linda Linda a better release. If they don’t publish it this week, I will publish it here.
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I’m almost done re-watching Pushing Daisies…
These are my last DVD buys:
- Pushing Daisies Season 1
- Pushing Daisies Season 2
- The Animatrix
- Linda Linda Linda
- Kamikaze Girls
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Tags: amazon.com, anna tsuchiya, anton yelchin, bae doona, bryan fuller, dvd review, independent spirit awards, lee pace, linda linda linda, michael arias, natalie portman, new york i love you, nobuhiro yamashita, olivia thirlby, precious, pushing daisies, shunji iwai, tetsuya nakashima
Written by Amy on Monday, January 18th, 2010 ( 2 responses ) | (6) | Share This!
TheAuteurs has a nice post talking about some films that changed films in Japan in some way or the other…
Two major consequences of this have been: the diminishing status of the director in the creative process, who comes in as a hired gun, and: the banality and triteness of encountering performers on a daily basis, from movie to TV drama to variety show to advertising. The last decade launched the careers of countless “talentos”, young and cute boy-girl products, yet revealed but a handful of actors & actresses one might be eager to follow over the next ten years.
Wow, that statement sounds pretty negative xD almost making “auteur” films non-existent in Japan, and focusing on idol-pushing films that are more commercial than anything.
Like Acerk pointed out, a shout out to Shunji Iwai’s Lily Chou Chou film;
The film featured two outstanding young actresses, Ayumi Ito, discovered by Iwai for his 1996 Swallowtail Butterfly, and another Iwai revelation, Yu Aoi, who has since become one of Japan’s more original and refreshing performers. It should be noted that Iwai was among the first directors to hire TV drama stars as main actors in his films, to secure additional financing; he proved that when a director worked hard enough, he could get inspired work from talentos. This method has since been used by virtually every auteur in Japan.
Hello, and thank-you.
And more shout outs to Memories of Matsuko, and Tekkonkinkreet.
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Tags: article, ayumi ito, cha no aji, independent, japanese film, kiraware matsuko no issho, lily chou chou no subete, memories of matsuko, michael arias, shunji iwai, tekkonkinkreet, tetsuya nakashima, the taste of tea, theauteurs.com, yu aoi
Written by Amy on Thursday, January 7th, 2010 ( 4 responses ) | (7) | Share This!
by Acerk.
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In my opinion, Yu’s had a pretty decent 10-year career. She’s been a supporting character more than I would prefer, but who cares, she’s still young and has a long way to go. Here are 5 movies that I wish she could have been in. I believe each film selected would have helped her career in one way or another.
5. April Story
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Tags: fandom, if only, shunji iwai, yu aoi
