Short Documentary Review: Myanmar Anatomy (2023) by Prapat Jiwarangsan
Yangon Zoological Garden, Yangon Circle Railway and the Drug Elimination Museum are the focal point of this blend of documentary and essay. Jiwarangsan adds accounts of Myanmar activists and their struggle during the coups as well as their conflicts with the authorities which made it necessary for them to flee the country. Also, the images from the three locations are altered, using various illustrations of animals, their anatomy, their muscles and blood circulation, as well as various color filters. The effect is often remindful of a museum installation, but at the same time, especially in combination with the other elements, enlightening for the viewer, give more context to the scenes. (Rouven Linnarz)
Short Film Review: Basri & Salma in a Never-ending Comedy (2023) by Khozy Rizal
The comments Khozy Rizal wanted to make here are quite evident. In the Islamic, patriarchal setting that is (rural) Indonesia,...
Yangon Zoological Garden, Yangon Circle Railway and the Drug Elimination Museum are the focal point of this blend of documentary and essay. Jiwarangsan adds accounts of Myanmar activists and their struggle during the coups as well as their conflicts with the authorities which made it necessary for them to flee the country. Also, the images from the three locations are altered, using various illustrations of animals, their anatomy, their muscles and blood circulation, as well as various color filters. The effect is often remindful of a museum installation, but at the same time, especially in combination with the other elements, enlightening for the viewer, give more context to the scenes. (Rouven Linnarz)
Short Film Review: Basri & Salma in a Never-ending Comedy (2023) by Khozy Rizal
The comments Khozy Rizal wanted to make here are quite evident. In the Islamic, patriarchal setting that is (rural) Indonesia,...
- 6/5/2024
- by AMP Group
- AsianMoviePulse
Mainland Chinese cinema, at least the part that founds its place in festivals, is usually intensely art-house. Jingwei Bu follows the same path in his 15-minute short, which seems to draw, a bit at least, from Hou Hsiao-hsien's style.
A River Stifled is screening at Vienna Shorts
The short begins within a car, with news from the radio stating the disasters ice is causing in the area, due to ice floods. A man is seen in the car, who gets out and picks up who appears to be his teenager son, from prison. The father drives the car slowly on the ice and starts talking about the day his son was born, when they had to got through the same river in similar weather. It turns out the son's name is Chunlei (Spring Thunder).
The next scene has the two in a public bath, with the father washing the son's back.
A River Stifled is screening at Vienna Shorts
The short begins within a car, with news from the radio stating the disasters ice is causing in the area, due to ice floods. A man is seen in the car, who gets out and picks up who appears to be his teenager son, from prison. The father drives the car slowly on the ice and starts talking about the day his son was born, when they had to got through the same river in similar weather. It turns out the son's name is Chunlei (Spring Thunder).
The next scene has the two in a public bath, with the father washing the son's back.
- 6/2/2024
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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After performing solidly at home, China’s latest nationalistic blockbuster, Home Coming, is heading out into the world.
The film topped China’s National Day holiday box office last weekend with a 60 million debut. It has since climbed to 117 million, with local ticketing service Maoyan projecting a finishing total of around 240 million.
Building on the domestic success, Beijing-based distributor Cmc Pictures has set the film for a North American limited release on Oct. 21, followed by the U.K., Ireland, Australia and New Zealand on Oct. 27, and Singapore, Hong Kong, Macau, Pakistan, Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg on Oct. 28.
Home Coming is directed by newcomer Rao Xiaozhi but produced by Frank Guo, the filmmaker behind China’s record-earning sci-fi hit The Wandering Earth (700 million in 2019). The film has racked up strong social scores in China, earning a 9.6 rating from Maoyan and 7.6 from reviews site Douban.
After performing solidly at home, China’s latest nationalistic blockbuster, Home Coming, is heading out into the world.
The film topped China’s National Day holiday box office last weekend with a 60 million debut. It has since climbed to 117 million, with local ticketing service Maoyan projecting a finishing total of around 240 million.
Building on the domestic success, Beijing-based distributor Cmc Pictures has set the film for a North American limited release on Oct. 21, followed by the U.K., Ireland, Australia and New Zealand on Oct. 27, and Singapore, Hong Kong, Macau, Pakistan, Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg on Oct. 28.
Home Coming is directed by newcomer Rao Xiaozhi but produced by Frank Guo, the filmmaker behind China’s record-earning sci-fi hit The Wandering Earth (700 million in 2019). The film has racked up strong social scores in China, earning a 9.6 rating from Maoyan and 7.6 from reviews site Douban.
- 10/5/2022
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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