Mambo Girl Kevin Lee May 2008 CTEQ Annotations on Film Mambo Girl (1957 Hong Kong 92 mins) Prod Co: MP and GI Prod: Lin Yiliang Dir, Scr: Yi Wen Phot: Dong Shaoyong Ed: Wang Zhaoxi Mus: Qi Xiangtang Cast: Grace Chang, Peter Chen Ho, Mona Fong, Kitty Ting ...
Syndromes of an Inland Film Snob Empire: The 44th New York Film Festival Kevin Lee February 2007 Festival Reports 29 September–15 October 2006 For 44 years we’ve been accused of being demanding, inflexible and insanely selective.... Remarkably like our audience. – Voiceover from 44th New York Film Festival trailer S...
The Time to Live and the Time to Die Kevin Lee February 2006 CTEQ Annotations on Film The Time to Live and the Time to Die/Tong nian wang shi (1985 Taiwan 138 mins) Source: NFSA Prod Co: Central Motion Pictures Corporation Dir: Hou Hsiao-hsien Scr: Hou Hsiao-hsien, Chu Tien-wen Phot: Lee Pin ...
What Price Cinema?: A Report from the 43rd New York Film Festival Kevin Lee February 2006 Festival Reports September 23–October 9, 2005 I would be remiss if this year’s recap of the New York Film Festival neglected a tip of the hat to my predecessor, Jared Rapfogel, whose astute and exhaustive coverage of the...
The Bitter Tea of General Yen Kevin Lee October 2005 CTEQ Annotations on Film The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1932 USA 89 mins) Source: Library of Congress Prod Co: Columbia Pictures Prod: Walter Wanger Dir: Frank Capra Scr: Edward E. Paramore, Jr., based on the novel by Grace Zari...
Finding Freedom the Second Time Around: The Politics of Before Sunset Kevin Lee October 2004 Feature Articles Richard Linklater's latest film has exacted a strong emotional engagement with viewers around the world. Here is one response illustrating what makes this film so special.
From Sea to Sky: An Interview with Zhu Wen Kevin Lee October 2004 Feature Articles The director of South of the Clouds discusses his fresh approach to filmmaking and successfully evades naming a cinematic influence!
A Cinematic Campus: Berlinale 2004 Kevin Lee April 2004 Festival Reports Festival reports typically give the impression that their writers surveyed the proceedings from a high chair – no matter how intelligent the observations, there's seldom an indication of how the writer's ex...
The Boys from Fengkuei Kevin Lee May 2003 CTEQ Annotations on Film The Boys from Fengkuei (1983 Taiwan 98 mins) Source: Chinese Taipei Film Archive/HHH Films Prod Co: Evergreen Prod: Liu Sheng-chung Dir: Hou Hsiao-hsien Scr: Chu Tien-wen Phot: Chen Kun Ho Sound: Hsin Ch...
Jia Zhangke Kevin Lee March 2003 Great Directors b. 1970, Fenyang, China filmography bibliography articles in Senses web resources Jia Zhangke is a leading figure of what is known as the “Sixth Generation” of film directors in the People's Republ...