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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
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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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![Lee Yoon-ki’s third feature Ad-Lib Night (2006), based on a short story by Japanese author Azuko Taira, is an intimate and beautifully observed drama which takes place, as per the title, […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Ad-Lib-Night-1-115x115.jpg "Review: Lee Yoon-ki’s “Ad-Lib Night”")
Review: Lee Yoon-ki’s “Ad-Lib Night”
Christopher BournePosted on August 19, 2011 | No CommentsLee Yoon-ki’s third feature Ad-Lib Night (2006), based on a short story by Japanese author Azuko Taira, is an intimate and beautifully observed drama which takes place, as per the title, […] -
![Let’s start with the good news: the Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF) has a very full lineup this Sunday. The bad news: the two features I prescreened are not particularly […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/weddingpalace-115x115.jpg "Two mediocre films close out 2011 Asian American International Film Festival")
Two mediocre films close out 2011 Asian American International Film Festival
Eric HungPosted on August 13, 2011 | No CommentsLet’s start with the good news: the Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF) has a very full lineup this Sunday. The bad news: the two features I prescreened are not particularly […] -
![Successful film director Joong-rae is struggling to come up with a scenario for his latest film. Feeling blocked and needing a quiet place to write, he travels from Seoul to […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Woman-on-the-Beach-115x115.jpg "Review: Hong Sang-soo’s “Woman on the Beach”")
Review: Hong Sang-soo’s “Woman on the Beach”
Christopher BournePosted on August 12, 2011 | No CommentsSuccessful film director Joong-rae is struggling to come up with a scenario for his latest film. Feeling blocked and needing a quiet place to write, he travels from Seoul to […] -
![Two features screening Friday evening at New York’s Asian American International Film Festival are “My Wedding and Other Secrets,” a formulaic but well-made romantic comedy from New Zealand, and “Living […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/My-Wedding-and-Other-Secrets-115x115.jpg "Reviews: “My Wedding and Other Secrets” and “Living in Seduced Circumstances”")
Reviews: “My Wedding and Other Secrets” and “Living in Seduced Circumstances”
Eric HungPosted on August 11, 2011 | No CommentsTwo features screening Friday evening at New York’s Asian American International Film Festival are “My Wedding and Other Secrets,” a formulaic but well-made romantic comedy from New Zealand, and “Living […] -
![On Thursday, August 11, the Asian American International Film Festival presents LBGTQ (Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgender, Queer) Cinema Night at the Clearview Chelsea on West 23rd Street in Manhattan. “Tales […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/when-hainan-meets-teochew-115x115.jpg "Reviews: “Tales of the Waria” and “When Hainan Meets Teochew”")
Reviews: “Tales of the Waria” and “When Hainan Meets Teochew”
Eric HungPosted on August 9, 2011 | No CommentsOn Thursday, August 11, the Asian American International Film Festival presents LBGTQ (Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgender, Queer) Cinema Night at the Clearview Chelsea on West 23rd Street in Manhattan. “Tales […] -
![James Benning’s 13 Lakes and its companion piece Ten Skies, both made in 2004, employ the same visual strategy: unbroken 10-minute takes shot with a fixed camera. The effect becomes […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/13-lakes-still-115x115.jpg "Review: James Benning’s “13 Lakes”")
Review: James Benning’s “13 Lakes”
Christopher BournePosted on August 9, 2011 | No CommentsJames Benning’s 13 Lakes and its companion piece Ten Skies, both made in 2004, employ the same visual strategy: unbroken 10-minute takes shot with a fixed camera. The effect becomes […] -
![This film is about one man’s long journey, often across snowy roads and sometimes near death, to enlightenment and self-awareness. However, the English title Portrait of Youth points to what […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Portrait_ofYouth-115x115.jpg "Review: Kwak Ji-kyun’s “Portrait of Youth”")
Review: Kwak Ji-kyun’s “Portrait of Youth”
Christopher BournePosted on August 5, 2011 | No CommentsThis film is about one man’s long journey, often across snowy roads and sometimes near death, to enlightenment and self-awareness. However, the English title Portrait of Youth points to what […] -
![What’s looking to be a shoo-in for inclusion on my list of the best films of 2011 is Federico Veiroj’s beautiful, beguiling, and deadpan funny second feature A Useful Life, […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/a-useful-life-poster-115x115.jpg "Review: Federico Veiroj’s “A Useful Life”")
Review: Federico Veiroj’s “A Useful Life”
Christopher BournePosted on August 3, 2011 | No CommentsWhat’s looking to be a shoo-in for inclusion on my list of the best films of 2011 is Federico Veiroj’s beautiful, beguiling, and deadpan funny second feature A Useful Life, […] -
![Not to be confused with the Edith Piaf biopic of the same name, this particular 1994 film with the French title La Vie en Rose is a Korean film set […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/La-Vie-en-Rose-2-115x115.jpg "Review: Kim Hong-joon’s “La Vie en Rose”")
Review: Kim Hong-joon’s “La Vie en Rose”
Christopher BournePosted on July 29, 2011 | No CommentsNot to be confused with the Edith Piaf biopic of the same name, this particular 1994 film with the French title La Vie en Rose is a Korean film set […] -
![A major trend in film is the ever increasing prevalence of digital technology. Song Il-gon’s The Magicians (2005), a 95 minute film shot in a single take, is one of the […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Magicians-115x115.jpg "Review: Song Il-gon’s “The Magicians”")
Review: Song Il-gon’s “The Magicians”
Christopher BournePosted on July 22, 2011 | No CommentsA major trend in film is the ever increasing prevalence of digital technology. Song Il-gon’s The Magicians (2005), a 95 minute film shot in a single take, is one of the […]