Zhang Yimou’s latest (which showed at both the Cannes and Toronto Film Festivals in 2014), represents, in the director’s words, “a return to an earlier state of mind and an older approach to creativity.” Lu […]
Tag: 2015
CAAMFest 2015: La Salada
In the post-show Q&A after a CAAMFest screening, director Juan Martin Hsu made a compelling case for the uniqueness of his film with respect to contemporary Argentinian cinema; he suggested that La Salada portrayed new […]
CAAMFest 2015: 0.5MM by Ando Momoko
This strange and disturbing film is nonetheless a compelling 198 minutes of mysterious motivations and surprising outbursts. Sawa, a caregiver for geriatric patients, goes on the road after a traumatic experience with one of her […]
Tales and more Wild Tales
Like a collection of short stories, Wild Tales and Tales each present a unified narrative and point of view, despite form. The first, by Argentinian director Damián Szifron, includes six defined and unique stories, each […]
CAAMFest 2015: Leonine Films Picks
Herewith, our film picks for Center for Asian-American Media’s popular and entertaining film, food, and music festival, which returns to the Bay Area on March 12, 2015. Tickets on sale now at http://www.caamfest.com. 0.5 MM, […]
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