This Japanese movie is going to make lots of girls tear, though not the quite the same way as “10 Promises to My Dog” as one would have expected. The story begins with a mysterious manuscript that arrives at the hands of a grandmother and her granddaughter. And the manuscript tells a story of a [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Foreign'
Broken Embraces (Los Abrazos Rotos) – What A Way To Kick Start The EU Film Festival
May 7th, 2010 2 Comments
At the end of our last week’s blogger event, we were invited to attend the official opening event of the EU Film Festival. Later on, on the bulletin board of our Spanish language school, we found out that one could email the embassy to get oneself invited. I am surprised that we did not meet [...]
Tags: Pedro Almodóvar · Penélope Cruz · Spanish Film
My Rainy Days – Got Me Thinking Of Starting Anew
April 16th, 2010 4 Comments
I enjoy watching Japanese movies. Mainly because they often touch onto my emotional core. Perhaps it is something to do with dramas. Something to do with the way Japanese craft the stories. If there is one thing that got me thinking late at night, long after finished watching “My Rainy Days” (天使の恋), that would be: [...]
Tags: Japanese Film · Nozomi Sasaki
[●REC]² – The Spanish Horror Continues, Not As Shocking As The First One
April 8th, 2010 No Comments
One of the many good reasons to keep a diary is that you can relive a fragment of your past emotion on any given day. Like today. Reading what I wrote after watching [●REC] gives me chill. I did not remember that the first episode was that scary. Comparatively speaking, the sequel is less scary, the [...]
Tags: Spanish Film
Bodyguards And Assassins – One Shouldn’t Be Missed This Year, To Me
December 23rd, 2009 8 Comments
On the same day we were supposed to meet with our friend on his birthday to watch this film, I was reading “Superfreakonomics” in the morning. In this new chapter, it says we often complain about how the old days are better, but more often so it is not the case. After the film, I thought: What [...]
Tags: Chinese Film
The Storm Warriors – Huh? What The …
December 19th, 2009 6 Comments
For the record, I am a huge fan of the Wuxia genre. I am also a fan of the original Chinese comic book series “Fung Wan”. OK, where shall I begin with this second installment? Part one is my casual thoughts, which fans of the movie may disagree. Part two is my deeper albeit random [...]
Tags: Chinese Film · Wuxia
Don’t Look Back (Ne Te Retourne Pas) – An Ending Worths The Wait
December 15th, 2009 7 Comments
An European film staring Sophie Marceau and Monica Bullucci? No way I am going to miss it. At the opening of the movie, TK and Cynthia simultaneously from my right and left asked if “Don’t Look Back” is a horror show. Uh-oh. One tiny detail I have not researched, prior to the booking of the tickets. As [...]
Tags: Monica Bellucci · Sophie Marceau
My Girlfriend Is An Agent – So Very Hilarious!
November 7th, 2009 5 Comments
Once in a while, there are movies that are so beyond expectation that you thought: Wow, I am so glad that I’ve picked it. Maybe my week has been somewhat humdrum, maybe there are just too many sad news of old wive poisoning old husband, young teen stabbing his young girlfriend to death, or the [...]
Tags: Ji-Hwan Kang · Korean Film · Yeong-Nam Jang
Amalfi (Amarufi) – Japanese Diplomacy Is A Long Process
October 24th, 2009 No Comments
When I was young, I often read Japanese novels of the detective and thriller genre. In Chinese of course. There is this Oriental exoticism that is different from the similar stories of the West. The twists and turns, the ambiance, the backdrops, and the attention to details like an art - all in a pace that is [...]
Tags: Erika Toda · Japanese Film · Sarah Brightman · Yuji Oda · Yuki Amami
Darah – Made In Indonesia
October 21st, 2009 12 Comments
Last Monday was significant in a few ways. I have decided to be a vegetarian if the circumstances allow. Something like a social meat eater. Let’s see how long it will last. F1 has one more race to go but the driver and constructor’s champion titles have already been concluded. Cynthia was out-of-town and with [...]
Tags: Indonesian Film
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