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Country: Hong Kong
Genre: Drama
Director: Wu Tian-Ming
Year: 1996
Rating:
ESSENTIAL MOVIE
A couple of months ago, I told you guys about Lost In Time, the ultimate weepie/romance. Today, I’m going to write about what is probably the best family drama ever filmed, King of Masks. Like Lost In Time, King of Masks is engineered to squeeze tears from […]
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Country: Hong Kong/Mainland China
Genre: Drama
Director: Chen Kaige
Year: 1993
Rating:
ESSENTIAL MOVIE
Continuing my reviews of art films with the impact of the most tawdry trash cinema, we come to probably the most wrenching historical drama ever made, Farewell My Concubine, starring the awesome trio of Leslie Cheung, Gong Li, and Zhang Feng-Yi, the last of whom holds […]
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Country: China
Genre: Martial Arts/ Art
Director: Zhang Yimou
Year: 2007
Rating:
TRASH CINEMA RECOMMENDED MOVIE
Director Zhang Yimou used to make intimate and exquisite art movies when he was first starting out in China. I guess he decided that should make some money at some point. He directed the opening ceremonies of the Olympic games recently held in Beijing. […]
