Archive for May, 2006
The Da Vinci Code
Note: I purposely didn’t read the book in anticipation of the movie.
Logline: An American symbologist and a French cryptographer investigate the murder of an elderly antiquities curator and, while running for their lives, uncover a conspiracy that threatens to expose Christianity as a hoax.
The Good Idea: Tom Hanks starring in Dan Brown’s phenomenal best seller.
Why [...]
Posted: May 21st, 2006 under Analysis.
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How Do We Know They’re Supposed to be In Love?
A comment that usually turns up about my scripts is, “How do we know they’re supposed to be in love?” Believe me, I’ve pondered this one a lot, not just for my writing but for my own sanity. We’ve all had that moment when we’re introduced to a couple, scratch our heads and think, “I [...]
Posted: May 18th, 2006 under The Craft.
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Eve & the Firehorse
Written and directed by Julia Kwan
Produced by Erik Paulsson, Sham Tam and Yves J. Ma
Eve & the Firehorse is inspired by two real life events in the writer/director’s life. A story about reincarnation into a gold fish when her grandmother died and a Sunday school lesson about how she would be in hell because she [...]
Posted: May 8th, 2006 under Analysis.
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Fishing Luck
Written by Tseng Wen-chen and Yuan Ling Yang
Directed by Tseng Wen-chen
Produced by Yeh Ju-feng and Su Li-mei
I’m probably not the target audience for this film which tells the story about Zing (Linda) from Taipei who finds herself stranded on Orchard Island and is befriended by the free spirited locals led by Behong (Biung Wang).
Zing is [...]
Posted: May 8th, 2006 under Analysis.
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The Motel
Written and directed by Michael Kang
Produced by Michael Kang
The Motel is a gem of subversion and nihilism. Exploding the myth of the model minority, The Motel carries themes about class in a rural motel that would be lucky to have any rating in a AAA guide.
Ernest (Jeffrey Chyau) is a 13 year old Chinese boy [...]
Posted: May 8th, 2006 under Analysis.
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Journey From the Fall
Written and directed by Ham Tran
Produced by Lam Nguyen
I’m not easily moved by a film. I’m conscious of the subtle and not so subtle emotional manipulations that tell me what I’m supposed to feel. However, the emotional bond that connects a family separated by war is devastatingly powerful as shown by the skillful hand of [...]
Posted: May 5th, 2006 under Analysis.
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VC Filmfest 2006 – May 4 – May 11 – Los Angeles
This weekend begins the VC Filmfest 2006, The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. Lots of interesting features and shorts to catch. Most of the films will be shown at the DGA or at the Laemmle Sunset 5 Theater. Check out the official website (which is a pain to navigate).
http://www.vconline.org/ff06/index.html
I’m pretty much going to [...]
Posted: May 2nd, 2006 under Announcements.
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