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In what turns out to be Son’s Tottenham farewell tour, Spurs beat Arsenal in Hong Kong
05 August 2025 4:59 AM | No CommentsSon Heung-min leaves Tottenham Hotspur having made 333 appearances for the club over 10 seasons.
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“A Samurai in Time” – 2025 Japan Cuts Film Review
16 July 2025 12:42 PM | No CommentsTime travel is a well-worn trope, but there is a reason that the low-budget “A Samurai in Time” managed to win Best Film honors at the Japan Academy Film Prize.
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Takashi Murakami was everywhere at Art Basel Hong Kong 2025
29 June 2025 11:58 AM | No CommentsThe Japanese artist, both in physical presence and in spirit, seamlessly crossed over to the worlds of art, fashion, sports and even food.
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Paris 2024: Gymnastics – U.S. women victorious in “Redemption Tour”
29 June 2025 2:46 AM | No CommentsThere should have been no doubt: the U.S. women were the favorites to win the Olympic gold. And yet there was, stemming from what happened in Tokyo.
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Paris 2024: U.S. women hang on to win eighth straight Olympic basketball gold
23 June 2025 11:54 AM | No CommentsThe U.S. women's team held off France, 67-66, at Bercy Arena.
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Film Archive
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Ha Jung-woo makes final Busan appearance for “The Terror Live”
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 7, 2013 | No CommentsBefore the final Busan International Film Festival screening of "The Terror Live," actor Ha Jung-woo told spectators why he chose to star in the film. -
“Steel Cold Winter” – 2013 Busan International Film Festival Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 6, 2013 | No CommentsSometimes a film moves along beautifully. Then, inexplicably, it degenerates into an irreparable mess. Such is the case with Choi Jin-seong's debut feature. -
Sabu’s “Miss Zombie” – 2013 Busan International Film Festival Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 6, 2013 | No CommentsIn "Miss Zombie," a human-like zombie is delivered in a cage to an expectant, uneasy family of three. From here, things can only expect to head south. -
Sion Sono’s “Why Don’t You Play in Hell?” – 2013 Busan Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 5, 2013 | No CommentsIf a spinning vortex of rinse-and-repeat violence for fame is Sion Sono's version of purgatory, he at least assures that everyone has a great time. -
Film Review: Nicolas Philibert’s “La Maison de la Radio”
Christopher BournePosted on September 2, 2013 | No CommentsPhilibert's simple yet successful solution to visualize a non-visual medium was to focus on the human Radio France personalities in "La Maison de la Radio." -
Film Review: Bill Siegel’s “The Trials of Muhammad Ali”
Christopher BournePosted on August 27, 2013 | No Comments"The Trials of Muhammad Ali" examines a pivotal but under-reported period of Ali’s life in which the boxer was consumed by battles outside the ring. -
Film Review: Quentin Lee’s “White Frog”
Angela K. HomPosted on August 18, 2013 | No CommentsWhile earnest and endearing, "White Frog" is a bit unrealistic in its eagerness to accept what society may not necessarily open its arms to quite yet. -
“Comrade Kim Goes Flying” – 2013 MIFF Review
Meniscus MagazinePosted on August 15, 2013 | No Comments"Comrade Kim Goes Flying" - a collaboration between North Korea and the West - focuses on a plucky daughter of a coal miner who wants to be an acrobat. -
Film Review: Chung Ji-young’s “National Security”
Christopher BournePosted on August 13, 2013 | No CommentsDirector Chung Ji-young uses Kim Geun-tae’s story, and a very dark recent history in Korea, as the basis of his latest film “National Security." -
“Aim High in Creation!” – 2013 MIFF Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on August 9, 2013 | No CommentsA kooky premise for director Anna Broinowski brings her to North Korea to learn from the very best filmmakers in her documentary, "Aim High in Creation!"