Ashes of Time (1994) presents Wong Kar Wai’s ambitious take on the martial arts genre, wuxia (武侠- literally translating to “martial heroes”). Ashes of Time: Redux (2008) is the re-edited… Read More
Ashes fo Time / Wong Kar Wai
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Chungking Express – Wong Kar Wai
Chungking Express is one of the best introductory films to Wong Kar Wai’s work. Chronicling two separate stories about two charming but lovelorn policemen, they are seamlessly brought together by… Read More
Days of Being Wild – Wong Kar Wai
Days of Being Wild begins to flesh out the Wong Kar Wai’s cinematic world, using the potent imagery of early 60’s Hong Kong and the Philippines to entangle a… Read More
As Tears Go By – Wong Kar Wai
Wong Kar Wai’s impressive directorial debut in 1988, As Tears Go By, demonstrates the director’s acumen for portraying the diurnal rhythms of yearning with a healthy dose of commercial appeal.… Read More
On The Rocks
Laura (Rashida Jones) is afraid her marriage is in trouble when she starts to suspect her husband, Dean (Marlon Wayans), is cheating on her. Though she has her doubts, she… Read More
Interview with writer/actor/director of Holy Trinity – Molly Hewitt/Glamhag
Conservative audiences have described Molly Hewitt and their persona ‘Glamhag’s work as “wacky, weird and crazy” but I think Glamhag is a filmmaker who knows who they are, who generously… Read More
Interview with Lisa Donato / Gossamer Folds
Kena from Film in Revolt had the pleasure of talking with Gossamer Folds director, Lisa Donato. Gossamer Folds is screening within the Queer Screen Film Festival. Kena: Could you tell me… Read More
Interview with Hayley MacFarlane / Swimming for Gold
What does splashing around in swimming pools, bossing around boys and winning national championships combined with an intense time limit, a budget and a devoted and talented team, give you? … Read More
Interview with Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond / My Little Sister
Janine from Film in Revolt spoke with Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond, co-writers/directors of My Little Sister which screened recently at the Sydney Film Festival. Janine Lau: Hello! It’s lovely to meet… Read More
Interview with Stefan Popescu / SUFF
Beige is not the word I would use to describe Sydney Underground Film Festival, nor it’s Festival Director; Stefan Popescu. I had the pleasure of chatting with Stefan about Sydney… Read More