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Laurence & Chico Spring 2019 – New York Fashion Week
16 September 2018 10:39 PM | No CommentsThe Laurence & Chico sports-inspired Spring 2019 collection featured dancing tulle loofahs and mushrooms in a joyful ode to fashion.
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Where North Koreans watch films: A look into several Pyongyang movie theaters
09 September 2018 1:36 PM | No CommentsThe Pyongyang International Film Festival is a rare opportunity for foreigners to watch movies alongside locals in a select number of theaters.
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Artist Mika Revell: “Unnatural Disasters 2015 – 2017” series
09 September 2018 7:42 AM | No CommentsA selection from Mika Revell's "Unnatural Disasters 2015 - 2017" series displayed at the 2017 LA Art Show featured depictions of Fukushima and Hiroshima.
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2017 LA Art Show: Victoria Roberts
31 August 2018 11:24 PM | No CommentsVictoria Roberts describes her work as "Assemblage Art sculpture using re-purposed vintage and antique parts."
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James Shigeta on his groundbreaking 1959 film, “The Crimson Kimono”
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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.
