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![One major element of Tsai Ming-liang’s films, remarked on by many commentators, is water; Tsai’s films are practically drenched with it. Water, in all its forms, courses through the films; […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Rebels+1-115x115.png "Review: Tsai Ming-liang’s “Rebels of the Neon God”")
Review: Tsai Ming-liang’s “Rebels of the Neon God”
Christopher BournePosted on May 20, 2011 | No CommentsOne major element of Tsai Ming-liang’s films, remarked on by many commentators, is water; Tsai’s films are practically drenched with it. Water, in all its forms, courses through the films; […] -
![Japan’s Nikkatsu Studios is best known for their wild, kinetic action films, especially those of Seijun Suzuki (Tokyo Drifter, Branded to Kill). However, there were a number of other directors […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Warped-Ones-115x115.jpg "Review: Koreyoshi Kurahara’s “The Warped Ones”")
Review: Koreyoshi Kurahara’s “The Warped Ones”
Christopher BournePosted on May 13, 2011 | No CommentsJapan’s Nikkatsu Studios is best known for their wild, kinetic action films, especially those of Seijun Suzuki (Tokyo Drifter, Branded to Kill). However, there were a number of other directors […] -
![Twice in The Fourth Portrait, Chung Mong-hong’s downbeat, episodic, and almost surreally fragmented second feature, Wen-hsiang (Bi Xiao-hai), the ten-year old boy at the narrative’s center, enters, and emerges from, […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/The+Fourth+Portrait+-+image+2-115x115.jpg "Review: Chung Mong-hong’s “The Fourth Portrait”")
Review: Chung Mong-hong’s “The Fourth Portrait”
Christopher BournePosted on May 8, 2011 | No CommentsTwice in The Fourth Portrait, Chung Mong-hong’s downbeat, episodic, and almost surreally fragmented second feature, Wen-hsiang (Bi Xiao-hai), the ten-year old boy at the narrative’s center, enters, and emerges from, […] -
![The omnibus film Juliets consists of three short films set in the 1970’s, the 1980’s (in flashback), and the present day, all riffing on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. As […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Juliets+-+image+2-115x115.jpg "Review: “Juliets”")
Review: “Juliets”
Christopher BournePosted on May 7, 2011 | No CommentsThe omnibus film Juliets consists of three short films set in the 1970’s, the 1980’s (in flashback), and the present day, all riffing on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. As […] -
Film Review: Lee Myung-se’s “Duelist”
Christopher BournePosted on May 6, 2011 | No CommentsIn "Duelist," Lee reduces narrative to a bare minimum, concentrating on color, balletic swordplay and the pursuit of its lovers/antagonists. -
![Chilsu and Mansu begins with the piercing sound of a civil-defense drill siren, a common feature of daily life for Koreans under the military government of Chun Doo Hwan in […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/chilsu-and-mansu-115x115.jpg "Review: Park Kwang-su’s “Chilsu and Mansu”")
Review: Park Kwang-su’s “Chilsu and Mansu”
Christopher BournePosted on April 29, 2011 | No CommentsChilsu and Mansu begins with the piercing sound of a civil-defense drill siren, a common feature of daily life for Koreans under the military government of Chun Doo Hwan in […] -
![The Tribeca Film Festival returns to New York for its tenth edition from April 20 through May 1, screening this year mostly at venues in the East Village and Chelsea. […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/amour_fou_2-115x115.jpg "2011 Tribeca Film Festival: NEDS, Black Butterflies, L’amour Fou, Artificial Paradises")
2011 Tribeca Film Festival: NEDS, Black Butterflies, L’amour Fou, Artificial Paradises
Christopher BournePosted on April 24, 2011 | No CommentsThe Tribeca Film Festival returns to New York for its tenth edition from April 20 through May 1, screening this year mostly at venues in the East Village and Chelsea. […] -
![Craig Lawrence took the unusual step of having an emcee announce each of his look descriptions in full, despite the fact that the seats at the presentation already came with […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1060012-115x115.jpg "Craig Lawrence Fall 2011 – London Fashion Week")
Craig Lawrence Fall 2011 – London Fashion Week
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on April 23, 2011 | No CommentsCraig Lawrence took the unusual step of having an emcee announce each of his look descriptions in full, despite the fact that the seats at the presentation already came with […] -
![Documentarian Frederick Wiseman’s 2009 film La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet, is a typically rigorous institutional examination, this time of the famed Paris Opera Ballet, getting up close and personal behind […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/LA+DANSE_10-115x115.jpg "Review: Frederick Wiseman’s “La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet”")
Review: Frederick Wiseman’s “La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet”
Christopher BournePosted on April 22, 2011 | No CommentsDocumentarian Frederick Wiseman’s 2009 film La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet, is a typically rigorous institutional examination, this time of the famed Paris Opera Ballet, getting up close and personal behind […] -
Anya Hindmarch Fall 2011 – London Fashion Week Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on April 19, 2011 | No CommentsAnya Hindmarch showcased her Fall 2011 collection through a whimsical “House of Intrigue” concept that took over Benjamin Franklin's former residence.