China Archive
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On the red carpet: Andy Lau (劉德華) – 2013 Asian Film Awards
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on March 20, 2013 | No CommentsHong Kong actor Andy Lau (劉德華) served as the Jury President of the 7th Asian Film Awards. Before the ceremony, he answered questions on the red carpet. -
“11 Flowers” (我十一) – 2012 San Diego Asian Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on November 3, 2012 | No CommentsDirector Wang Xiaoshuai has quietly amassed one of the most impressive filmographies of contemporary Chinese filmmakers. His latest is his most classically composed and one of his most emotionally affecting works, affording a unique, child’s-eye view of the Cultural Revolution. -
Review: Jia Zhang-ke’s “Still Life”
Christopher BournePosted on November 18, 2011 | No CommentsThe title of Jia Zhang-ke’s 2006 film would seem at first to be grimly ironic, since the Three Gorges Dam, around which the film’s bifurcated narrative revolves, has caused the... -
“Buddha Mountain” (观音山) – 2011 New York Asian Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on June 26, 2011 | No CommentsLi Yu’s fourth feature “Buddha Mountain” is, among many other things, a film of generational collision. One side of the divide is represented by Nan Feng (Fan Bingbing), Ding Bo... -
The best films of the 2010 Pusan International Film Festival
Christopher BournePosted on August 31, 2010 | No CommentsThe 15th edition of the Pusan (now Busan) International Film Festival, the largest film festival in Asia, was a transitional year in many senses. First, Kim Dong-ho, the long-time founder... -
From a packed Pusan lineup, a Top 10 film list emerges
Christopher BournePosted on October 25, 2009 | No CommentsForming a list of the best films is probably the height of folly; still, I want to highlight some of the films at the 2009 Pusan International Film Festival. -
“Old Fish” Review – 2009 New York Asian Film Festival
Wade-Hahn ChanPosted on June 24, 2009 | No CommentsThe day-to-day work of a policeman can seem banal to non-first responders. Conversely, police thrillers and TV shows are often a strange combination of hard-nosed drama and bracing action. “Old... -
Jia Zhang-ke’s “24 City” – 2008 New York Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on December 15, 2008 | No CommentsPerhaps the most famous of the Lumière Brothers’ works is “Workers Leaving the Factory,” a 50-second film which consists of a static shot of what its title describes. This ancestral... -
Li Ying’s “Yasukuni” – 2008 NYAFF & Japan Cuts Review
Christopher BournePosted on July 5, 2008 | No CommentsLi Ying’s extraordinary documentary “Yasukuni” examines one of the most politically contentious spots of land in Japan: the Yasukuni Shinto shrine in central Tokyo, a memorial to Japan’s fallen soldiers... -
Interview with “Useless” director Jia Zhang-ke
Christopher BournePosted on December 15, 2007 | No CommentsJia Zhang-ke’s mesmerizing and meditative documentary “Useless” screened at the 2007 New York Film Festival. Earlier this year, the film received the Horizons Documentary Award at the Venice Film Festival....
