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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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“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. -
“Young Gun in the Time” – 2012 San Diego Asian Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on November 1, 2012 | No CommentsRaymond Chandler meets “Back to the Future,” with a liberal dose of Seijun Suzuki tossed into the mix, in “Young Gun in the Time,” writer-director Oh Young-doo’s clever and funny time-travel detective story. -
“Shanghai Calling” a humorous look through an expat’s eyes
Angela K. HomPosted on October 30, 2012 | No CommentsThis light romantic comedy follows Chinese American lawyer Sam Chao (Daniel Henney) through his initial dip into Shanghai, where his firm posts him for three months with the lure of a promotion upon his return. -
“Knots” – 2012 Asian American International Film Festival Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on August 5, 2012 | No CommentsIn "Knots," Michael Kang delivers a charming, but ultimately uneven tale about marriages, weddings and the tangled messes that result from both. -
Review: Park Chan-wook’s “Thirst”
Christopher BournePosted on July 30, 2012 | No CommentsPark Chan-wook’s vampire movie "Thirst," in the end, is all style and very little substance. -
An interview with Daniel Henney: Comedy, career and Korea
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 29, 2012 | 5 CommentsDaniel Henney spoke with Meniscus Magazine about "Shanghai Calling," how his very first TV shoot nearly ended in disaster and much more. -
Review: Shin Sang-ok’s “Mother and a Guest”
Christopher BournePosted on July 27, 2012 | No CommentsOne of four films Shin Sang-ok released in 1961, "Mother and a Guest" remains one of his most celebrated and enduring films. -
Koji Yakusho “13 Assassins” Q&A – 2012 Japan Cuts Film Festival
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 22, 2012 | No CommentsActor Koji Yakusho (役所 広司) addressed the crowd and answered some questions before the screening of 13 ASSASSINS at the Japan Society in New York. -
Koji Yakusho red carpet and Q&A, “The Woodsman and the Rain” – 2012 Japan Cuts
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 21, 2012 | No CommentsKoji Yakusho (役所 広司) appeared at the screening of THE WOODSMAN AND THE RAIN, giving both introductory remarks and a Q&A after the movie in New York. -
![On the occasion of Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Night Rises hitting movie theaters, I thought it would be a good time to take a look back at one of his earlier […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Memento-115x115.jpg "Review: Christopher Nolan’s “Memento”")
Review: Christopher Nolan’s “Memento”
Christopher BournePosted on July 20, 2012 | No CommentsOn the occasion of Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Night Rises hitting movie theaters, I thought it would be a good time to take a look back at one of his earlier […]