Specular Failure and Spectral Returns in Two Films with Maggie Cheung (and One without) Carlos Rojas February 2001 Contemporary Asian Cinema Center Stage, Irma Vep and Flowers of Shanghai considered in light of Walter Benjamin's 'aura'.
On Four Prosaic Formulas which Might Summarize Hou’s Poetics Fergus Daly February 2001 Contemporary Asian Cinema A solid and fascinating account of the ideas at play in Hou's cinema, and their relation to Mizoguchi.
Notes on Tsai Ming-Liang’s The River Fiona Villella February 2001 Contemporary Asian Cinema Some general observations on a contemporary masterpiece.
The Belated Auteurism of Johnnie To Andrew Grossman February 2001 Contemporary Asian Cinema From genre thrashing to genre deconstruction; an overview of this prolific Hong Kong filmmaker.
Help!!! Shelly Kraicer February 2001 Contemporary Asian Cinema A discussion of this recent exciting, provocative film by Johnnie To and Wai Kai-fai.
The Unkindest Cut of All? Some Reflections on the Recent Cinematic Release of the Uncut Version of Nagisa Oshima’s Ai no corrida (1976) Freda Freiberg February 2001 Contemporary Asian Cinema A monumental moment in world cinema considered.
