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Lino Brocka’s “Insiang” – 2006 New York Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on October 8, 2006 | No CommentsDespite considerable censorship, “Insiang” remains a stinging indictment of the squalor suffered by the poor during Ferdinand Marcos' regime. -
![Manoel de Oliveira, the only living director who began his career in the silent era, remains an incredibly prolific filmmaker who still delivers witty and surprising works. The 97-year-old Portuguese […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/Belle_Toujours_1-115x115.jpg "Manoel de Oliveira’s “Belle Toujours” – 2006 New York Film Festival Review")
Manoel de Oliveira’s “Belle Toujours” – 2006 New York Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on October 8, 2006 | No CommentsManoel de Oliveira, the only living director who began his career in the silent era, remains an incredibly prolific filmmaker who still delivers witty and surprising works. The 97-year-old Portuguese […] -
![A major re-discovery of this year’s New York Film Festival is the 1962 dark comedy “Mafioso” from Alberto Lattuada, who is best known in this country as the co-director of […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/mafioso_1-115x115.jpg "Alberto Lattuada’s “Mafioso” – 2006 New York Film Festival Review")
Alberto Lattuada’s “Mafioso” – 2006 New York Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on October 8, 2006 | No CommentsA major re-discovery of this year’s New York Film Festival is the 1962 dark comedy “Mafioso” from Alberto Lattuada, who is best known in this country as the co-director of […] -
![Bryant Park – Puerto Rican designer Lisa Thon mixed it up for her “Nostalgia” Spring 2007 collection with dresses, swimsuits and casual wear. The result? An equally mixed bag. Thon’s […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/IMG_0364-113x115.jpg "Lisa Thon Spring 2007 – New York Fashion Week Review")
Lisa Thon Spring 2007 – New York Fashion Week Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on September 15, 2006 | No CommentsBryant Park – Puerto Rican designer Lisa Thon mixed it up for her “Nostalgia” Spring 2007 collection with dresses, swimsuits and casual wear. The result? An equally mixed bag. Thon’s […] -
![Bryant Park – Veteran Joanna Mastroianni unveiled an exquisite Spring 2007 collection that comprised different styles and colors, yet made the sum of these parts equal to a cohesive and elegant […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/IMG_0300-115x115.jpg "Joanna Mastroianni – New York Fashion Week Spring 2007 Review")
Joanna Mastroianni – New York Fashion Week Spring 2007 Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on September 14, 2006 | No CommentsBryant Park – Veteran Joanna Mastroianni unveiled an exquisite Spring 2007 collection that comprised different styles and colors, yet made the sum of these parts equal to a cohesive and elegant […] -
![Awfully, fashionably late: Curious logistics overrode an otherwise excellent, albeit short, show by the young designer Esteban Cortazar. The show, which was scheduled at 9 p.m., didn’t actually open its […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/IMG_0289-115x115.jpg "Scene at New York Fashion Week: Spring 2007 Edition III")
Scene at New York Fashion Week: Spring 2007 Edition III
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on September 14, 2006 | No CommentsAwfully, fashionably late: Curious logistics overrode an otherwise excellent, albeit short, show by the young designer Esteban Cortazar. The show, which was scheduled at 9 p.m., didn’t actually open its […] -
![Terexov is Alexander Terekhov, a Russian who was chosen as one of New York Fashion Week sponsor UPS’s 10 emerging designers. As a reward, Terekhov was granted a runway show […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/IMG_0161-115x115.jpg "Terexov – New York Fashion Week Spring 2007 Review")
Terexov – New York Fashion Week Spring 2007 Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on September 13, 2006 | No CommentsTerexov is Alexander Terekhov, a Russian who was chosen as one of New York Fashion Week sponsor UPS’s 10 emerging designers. As a reward, Terekhov was granted a runway show […] -
![The main activity at New York Fashion Week swirls around the tents at Bryant Park. However, there is only so much room for all that energy in an “indoor” space […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/mischa_nanette-115x115.jpg "Scene at New York Fashion Week: Spring 2007 Edition II")
Scene at New York Fashion Week: Spring 2007 Edition II
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on September 12, 2006 | No CommentsThe main activity at New York Fashion Week swirls around the tents at Bryant Park. However, there is only so much room for all that energy in an “indoor” space […] -
![The masses descend upon the zoo that is the semi-annual New York Fashion Week, then become a part of the circus. Here is a look at what was seen, heard, […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/jojo-115x115.jpg "Scene at New York Fashion Week: Spring 2007 Edition I")
Scene at New York Fashion Week: Spring 2007 Edition I
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on September 10, 2006 | No CommentsThe masses descend upon the zoo that is the semi-annual New York Fashion Week, then become a part of the circus. Here is a look at what was seen, heard, […] -
Youco – New York Fashion Week Spring 2007
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on September 10, 2006 | No Comments230 Fifth Avenue Rooftop Garden – Sept. 10, 2006 all photos by Yuan-Kwan Chan