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Photos: Clarissa Oliverio sunglasses 2023
23 September 2023 12:50 PM | No CommentsOliverio's sunglasses are sold at boutiques worldwide, including France (where she is based), the United States, Cyprus and Switzerland.
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Giovanni Fumu’s “Abroad” – 2023 BIFAN Review
07 September 2023 5:41 AM | No CommentsAs soon as “Abroad” opens, it’s clear that something is amiss as a Korean couple arrives at a nearly empty airport in the American Midwest.
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Photos: Georges Wendell x La Manso Spring 2024
21 July 2023 4:54 PM | No CommentsPhotos from the collaboration between Wendell and the Barcelona-based accessories designer.
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Son’s Pokémon cards inspire artist Katherine Bernhardt’s Hong Kong debut
17 July 2023 5:33 PM | No CommentsUnlike the cards, which feature clean lines, solid colors and easy-to-read font, Bernhardt opts for the spirit that made them popular collectors' items.
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“Killing Romance” (킬링 로맨스) – 2023 BIFAN Review
16 July 2023 7:12 PM | No CommentsIt’s a comedy. It’s a drama. It’s a musical. “Killing Romance” is all of these things, and also none of them, at the same time.
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About Author: Alfonse Chiu
Posts by Alfonse Chiu
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“The Bold, the Corrupt and the Beautiful” – 2018 Taipei Film Festival Review
Alfonse ChiuPosted on July 14, 2018 | No CommentsA matriarch’s swift and ruthless game for the social ascension of her family is the centrepiece of the latest from director Yang Ya-che. -
“Men on the Dragon” – 2018 New York Asian Film Festival Review
Alfonse ChiuPosted on July 12, 2018 | No CommentsFearing a round of layoffs, four mid-career telecom workers join the company’s dragon boat team in a bid to avoid the chop in “Men on the Dragon” (逆流大叔). -
“Mrs. Fang” – 2018 Shanghai International Film Festival Review
Alfonse ChiuPosted on July 10, 2018 | No CommentsThe greatest triumph of "Mrs. Fang" is perhaps how little it takes to say so much about the complex rituals of death as a communal experience. -
“Youth” (芳华) – 2018 Udine Far East Film Festival Review
Alfonse ChiuPosted on June 25, 2018 | No CommentsCentred around three People’s Liberation Army dance troupe members as they live through ‘70s and ‘80s China, “Youth” (芳华) is the latest from Feng Xiaogang. -
“Crossroads: One Two Jaga” – 2018 Udine Far East Film Festival Review
Alfonse ChiuPosted on June 22, 2018 | No CommentsThe latest by Malaysian screen veteran Namron is an interesting, though occasionally uneven, take on culpability, civil discontent, and the plights of those trying to survive in a broken system. -
“Steel Rain” – 2018 Udine Far East Film Festival Review
Alfonse ChiuPosted on June 22, 2018 | No CommentsIn "Steel Rain," an almost pre-apocalyptic buddy cop thriller, North-South camaraderie save the day in an obvious paean to Korean fraternity and a reunified state.