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Some of my favourite Directors
Aki Kaurism�ki (Man Without a Past)
Akira Kurosawa (Seven Samurai)
Alexander Payne (Sideways)
Anh Hung Tran (Cyclo)
Ann Hui (Summer Snow)
Chang-dong Lee (Peppermint Candy)
David Lynch (Mullholland Drive)
Derek Yee (People's Hero)
Edward Yang (A Brighter Summer Day)
Francis Ford Coppola (Godfather 2)
Fruit Chan (Little Cheung)
Hayao Miyazaki (My Neighbour Totoro)
Hirokazu Koreeda (Maborosi)
Hong Sang-soo (Woman on the Beach)
Hsiao-hsien Hou (A City of Sadness)
Il-gon Song (Flower Island)
Isao Takahata (Only Yesterday)
Jim Jarmusch (Dead Man)
Jin-ho Hur (Christmas in August)
Ji-woon Kim (The Foul King)
Joel Coen (Barton Fink)
John Woo (The Killer)
Johnnie To (Election)
Joon-ho Bong (Memories of Murder)
Kenji Mizoguchi (Sansho the Bailiff)
Ki-duk Kim (3-Iron)
King Hu (A Touch of Zen)
Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Kairo)
Krzysztof Kieslowski (Three Colours)
Kwon-taek Im (Sopyonje)
Masaki Kobayashi (Harakiri)
Masato Harada (Kamikaze Taxi)
Michael Haneke (Hidden)
Park-Chan Wook (Oldboy)
Paul Thomas Anderson (Magnolia)
Pedro Almod�var (Bad Education)
Pen-Ek Ratanaruang (Last life in the Universe)
Peter Chan (Comrades, Almost a Love Story)
Seijun Suzuki (Branded to Kill)
Shinya Tsukamoto (Vital)
Shohei Imamura (Vengeance is Mine)
Shunji Iwai (Love Letter)
Stanley Kubrick (Dr. Strangelove)
Stanley Kwan (Rouge)
Stephen Chow (Shaolin Soccer)
Takashi Miike (The Bird People in China)
Takeshi Kitano (Hana Bi)
Terry Gilliam (12 Monkeys)
Tian Zhuangzhuang (The Blue Kite)
Toshiaki Toyoda (9 Souls)
Tsai Ming-Liang (The River)
Tsui Hark (Peking Opera Blues)
Werner Herzog (Stroszek)
Wong Kar-Wai (In the Mood for Love)
Woody Allen (Crimes and Misdemeanors)
Yasujiro Ozu (Tokyo Story)
Yoji Yamada (The Yellow Hankercheif)
Zhang Ke Jia (Platform)
Zhang Yimou (Raise The Red Lantern)
My dvd's
Reviews
Cheung chin fuchai (1993)
Heartfelt
This may not be the most original of films. Michael Hui plays Chang Yau-Wai a family committed news reporter. Josephine Siao plays his wife, who together, have their hands full with the fast growing children, including their soon to be wed daughter. One day, during a news broadcast, Chang Yau-Wai starts having stomach pains. The doctor tells him he could have cancer. Sounds pretty schmaltzy so far. But the film never feels melodramatic. In fact, for the best part it's very lighthearted and never takes itself too seriously. Michael Hui's vast experience in comedy roles actually helps a lot, creating a funny, yet likeably realistic, down to earth character. The rest of the cast are also excellent. Jacob Cheung is one of Hong Kong's best non art-house directors of drama, and he's at the top of his game here. Technically no big shakes, but the pacing is fine, and the script is very polished for a Hong Kong film. The film also ends on a perfect note. The fate of Michael Hui's character is not what's important. It's what he'd achieved previously. Overall, while not very original, it's a very warm hearted film, as well as being one of the most Universal films to come out of 90's Hong Kong
Yit huet jui keung (1997)
Engaging and Fun
A Truly Hong Kong creation. A Police Soap opera that blends comedy, action and melodrama to very likable affect. It's virtually plot less, but this works in favour of the film. We get to know the character surprisingly well, as they go through their changes that everyone can relate too.
And while not entirely realistic, there is a certain charm and poignancy to the simplistic scenes. Patrick Leung is no auteur, but his lack of pretension serves the likable script well.
The cop soap opera genre has since pretty much dried up, with the exception of Crazy in the City.. But it's worth checking this out. If you have to see one, make it this.
A shame that Patrick Leung has gone overly commercial since.. Oh well, it's a gem either way
Palwolui Keuriseumaseu (1998)
No Movies are Perfect, but this one comes close
This is, without a doubt, one of the most accomplished debut films for any director. The Movie is only 90 minutes long, but manages to say just about everything about life and death. Not much action, and dialogue is minimal, but the movie flows perfectly and demands your attention due to the wonderfully natural feel of everything going on. The performances by the leads are perfection, and even some supporting characters get strong emotional scenes. The movie will be somewhat lost on today's modern audience, but this is one that everyone ought to see.Refreshingly unsentimental and honest, this is on par with Ozu's works.
Scratch my title, this one is perfect!