Tag: christopherdoyle
Fantastic Fest 2015 Review: RUINED HEART, A Doomed Love Song Of Two Humans
Filipino director Khavn De La Cruz burst onto the radar of avant garde film lovers around the world with his 2010 feature Mondomanila. While far from a debutante with dozens of shorts and features behind him, Khavn's film made an...
Doyle, Asano And Khavn Collide In The RUINED HEART Trailer
What happens when you take one of the most punk rock filmmakers on the planet in Khavn de la Cruz - a Filipino lofi maestro who elevates 'shambolic' to an art form - and put him together with acclaimed cinematographer...
THE SAND STORM, A New Sci-fi Short Starring Chinese Artist And Political Activist Ai Wei Wei
Ai Wei Wei is China's most influential contemporary artist, active in numerous fields (sculpture, installation, architecture, photography, and more...), as well as a major political activist for democracy and human rights, making him one of the leading critical voices against...
Vancouver 2013 Review: BENDS Offers An Assured Study Of Class, Wealth And Excess
Bends, the first full-length film from Flora Lau, observes a dreamy Hong Kong through the eyes of a wealthy, middle-aged kept woman Anna (Carina Lau), and her young, blue-collar driver (Chen Kun). Minutes into the film, shortly after Anna...
Acclaimed Documentarian Yves Montmayeur Launches PINKU EIGA: INSIDE THE PLEASURE DOME OF JAPANESE EROTIC CINEMA
Japanese 'pink' film - or pinku eiga - is in the international eye now as never before. Scholars such as Jasper Sharp have been the driving force towards early critical examination of the genre - Sharp having written a book...