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Donnie Yen: “The Lost Bladesman” Q&A – 2012 NYAFF
15 September 2019 6:21 PM | No CommentsDonnie Yen addresses the crowd at the screening of THE LOST BLADESMAN (關雲長) on July 7, 2012, at the Film Society at Lincoln Center.
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The Selects: K-design on the rise – New York Fashion Week
14 September 2019 10:23 PM | No CommentsWith the global dominance of K-beauty and K-pop showing no signs of slowing down, here’s hoping that 'K-design' will soon take its place among the geographic signifiers.
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Donnie Yen: “Dragon (Wu Xia)” Q&A – 2012 New York Asian Film Festival
13 September 2019 7:54 AM | No CommentsDonnie Yen answers questions about Peter Chan's "Dragon (Wu Xia)" - addressing the rumor that it was a remake of "The One-Armed Swordsman" - and other topics.
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Jeju Noodle Culture Street (국수거리) gogi-guksu – South Korea
09 September 2019 12:39 PM | No CommentsJeju Noodle Culture Street is a walkable stretch of 11 restaurants celebrating a dish unique to the island: gogi-guksu, or Japanese-style noodles with pork soup.
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Taoray Wang Spring 2020: Clothes for the clothing-optional
09 September 2019 12:17 PM | No CommentsThe Taoray Wang woman might be happy to flash pedestrians along East 3rd in a barely-there jacket. But she’d probably ditch the crystal cuffs.
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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.
