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Photos: Coach Spring 2023 – New York Fashion Week
27 September 2022 7:23 PM | No CommentsThe inspiration for the collection was American heritage, reimagined and evolved to adapt to "the next generation's fluid approach to fashion."
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“Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy” – 2021 Tokyo FILMeX Review
05 September 2022 7:18 AM | No CommentsThe literal Japanese-to-English translation Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s unfortunately named anthology is the more appropriate title of a sharp unapologetic work navigating the twists and turns of life.
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Frank Lloyd Wright’s lone surviving Tokyo building: The Jiyu Gakuen Myonichikan
24 August 2022 5:51 AM | No CommentsThe American architect designed 14 buildings in Japan. However, only one of Wright's Tokyo structures remains fully intact.
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Comiket 99 Zine Reviews: The Illustrators
12 August 2022 9:12 PM | No CommentsA few illustrators decided to feature food and fashion in visually creative ways.
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Comiket 99 Zine Reviews: The Travelogues
10 August 2022 7:29 AM | No CommentsPersonal travel diaries were aplenty at Comiket 99. Some were straightforward, detailing a destination(s) and daily random musings. Others, however, went a step further. Our recommendations follow that latter approach.
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Winners of the 15th Asian Film Awards
Meniscus MagazinePosted on October 8, 2021 | No CommentsKiyoshi Kurosawa's "Wife of a Spy" took home three honors, while South Korean actor Lee Byung-hun won the Excellence in Asian Cinema Award. -
Shin Su-won’s “Light for the Youth” – 2019 Busan Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on November 2, 2019 | No CommentsWhether "Light for the Youth" (젊은이의 양지) leads to an optimistic path for today’s Generation Y in "Hell Joseon" is ultimately left up to the viewer to decide. -
Kim Jeong-keun’s “Underground” (더그라운드) – 2019 Busan Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 27, 2019 | No Comments"Underground" shows the inner workings of the Busan Metro system. But it eventually becomes clear that this work is not without its hazards. -
Busan 2019: Actors talk about “Parasite,” working with Bong Joon-ho
Wade-Hahn ChanPosted on October 22, 2019 | No CommentsJang Hye-jin (who played Chung-sook) and Park Myung-hoon (as Geun-sae) addressed the audience prior to the Oct. 7 screening of "Parasite." -
Busan 2019: Director, actors reflect on success of “Extreme Job”
Wade-Hahn ChanPosted on October 21, 2019 | No CommentsIn "Extreme Job," a bumbling narcotics unit stakes out a drug kingpin’s hideout by buying out a fried chicken restaurant across the street. -
Busan 2019: Director, actresses Cho Min-soo & Cheetah take on “Jazzy Misfits”
Wade-Hahn ChanPosted on October 20, 2019 | No CommentsCheetah, Cho and director Nam Yeon-woo appeared at a Q&A session to discuss “Jazzy Misfits” (초미의 관심사) at the 2019 Busan International Film Festival. -
“Jazzy Misfits” (초미의 관심사) – 2019 Busan Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 19, 2019 | No CommentsViewers of genre-twisting Korean film will be pleasantly surprised by "Jazzy Misfits," which breaks new ground in terms of casting, plot and setting. -
Busan 2019: “This Is Not a Documentary 2” directors on film, politics, sequel
Wade-Hahn ChanPosted on October 18, 2019 | No CommentsThe film follows Cho Yeong-gwon, a local candidate for the underfunded Justice Party. He’s failed three times in 14 years. -
Director Lee Sang-geun, actor Jo Jung-suk discuss “Exit” in Busan
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 10, 2019 | No CommentsAt the Busan International Film Festival, Lee and Jo discussed “Exit” (엑시트) which made a big splash in the Korean box office this past summer. -
Bang Sangjun’s “Hamba” (함바) – 2019 Busan Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 7, 2019 | No CommentsThe documentary “Hamba” (함바) could have taken and run with one of several angles, but instead spreads its plot too thin.