Author Stephen Teo

Another meditation on migration, but this time also sketching a possible Asian-Australian cinema.

An analysis of the themes of time and memory in Wong Kar-waiís 2046, and how the film forms a trilogy of sorts with In the Mood for Love and Days of Being Wild.

Jonathan Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema: On the Necessity of Film Canons (Baltimore and London: Johns Hopkins University, 2004), takes a canonical view of cinema, asserting the importance of canons or critically ...

(London: British Film Institute, 2002) Bérénice Reynaud's study of Hou Hsiao-hsien's A City of Sadness is a welcome addition to the BFI's “Modern Classics” series, not only because Hou's film is an Asian pre...

The Lin Family Shop (1959 China 85 mins) Source: ScreenSound Australia Prod Co: Beijing Film Studio Prod: Shi Ping, Li Gan Dir: Shui Hua Scr: Xia Yan based on a story by Mao Dun Phot: Qian Jiang Art Dir:...

Li Yang discusses his impressive first feature, a drama set in China's mining industry, starring professional and non-professionals, exploring socio-historical, ethical, and existential themes.

Fiercely independent, committed to the expansive, beautiful qualities of "actual human behaviour" and inspired by the work of Bergman and Cassavetes, Rob Nilsson is a rarity in contemporary cinema.

The 27th edition of the Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) opened on April 8th overshadowed by the deadly SARS virus. The festival was to have marked a new beginning: for the first time in its hi...

b. April 29, 1932, Beijing, China. d. January 14, 1997, Taipei, Taiwan. filmography bibliography articles in Senses web resources In his youth, King Hu (Mandarin name: Hu Jinquan) was captivated b...

The Fate of Lee Khan (1973 Hong Kong 105 mins) Source: Prod Co: Gam Chuen Prod, Dir, Ed: King Hu Scr: King Hu, Wong Chung Phot: Chun Tsing-Chan Martial Arts Dir: Zhu Yuanlong (Sammo Hung Kam Bo) Cast:...

A comprehensive discussion of this key Asian film festival.

Has the cinema brought about September 11? Did the terrorists learn their tactics from the action blockbusters of Hollywood? Is the cinema culpable? Such questions presuppose that the cinema can determine or in...