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Green Zone and the Struggle for Truth in Political Filmmaking

An analysis of the politics behind Greengrass' thriller, Green Zone.

The Bourne Analysis

A review of the Bourne films.

What is Morality? On Oldboy

Author Hwanhee Lee tackles the knotty moral issues raised in Park Chan-wook's film ??Oldboy??.

Genre: Oldboy and the Suspense Thriller

An genre analysis of Park Chan-Wook's particular brand of film thriller.

Hero

Author Guan-Soon wrestles through the virutes and ambiguities of Zhang Yimou’s Hero, a film which, according to Guan-Soon, negotiates between a Hollywood style blockbuster and a culturally savvy Chinese martial arts epic.

Wuxia Masks: On Come Drink With Me and the Beijing Opera

An exploration of the art of fight choreography as defined by wuxia pan master King Hu.

The 29th Hong Kong International Film Festival

A report on the 29th International Hong Kong Film festival.

The Hong Kong International Film Festival, continued (finally)

Festival report which covers events from 2002 to 2004.

Fantasia 2004 Part 2: Selections from the International Programming

Part-two of Fantasia Festival report.

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Fantasia 2004 Part 1: Selections from Japan (mainly) and Korea

Fantasia is back after a one year hiatus, stonger than ever.

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Fulltime Cinema: An Interview With Johnnie To

An interview with Hong Kong director Johnnie To.

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Suicide, Regeneration, and a Tear upon Waking: Fantasia 2003

Randolph Jordan stretches his writer's arms in his two-part Fantasia 2003 report, using part one to reflect on cult cinema spectatorship.

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Fantasia Part 2. Suicide is for the Birds

Jordan uses part two of his report as an extended mediation on Fantasia (and Jordan) favorite Takashi Miike.

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Fantasia 2003: The Heights of Low Budget

Low budget excels at FanTasia 2003.

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UCLA’s "Heroic Grace: the Chinese Martial Arts Film"

In September 2002, at the Toronto International Film Festival, I was very pleased to meet Cheng-Sim Lim, the Head of Programming at the UCLA Film and Television Archive, who told me she was curating a series of films celebrating the history of Chinese Martial Arts on film!

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Korean Cinema in 2002

A round-up of some of the best from one of the more interesting National cinemas of the past few years.

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A Touch of Hu: A Fan’s Notes and an Appreciation

As an invited guest to Pi-Fan, Professor Rist was asked to share his knowledge of King Hu to interested observers. Offscreen extends the privilege to its readers.

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