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Priceless Treasures Unspooled in THE FORBIDDEN REEL

March 16, 2021March 15, 2021ReviewAriel Nasr, Mariam Ghani, The Forbidden Reel

“What did the Taliban tell you, exactly” queries an offscreen crew member during a tour of the Afghan Film Archive. An unidentified staff member replies “They said to bring out all the films and that

VIWFF: THE CURSE OF WILLOW SONG a Welcome Reflection

March 9, 2021March 9, 2021ReviewAdam Lolacher, Amanda Burke, Elfina Luk, Ingrid Nelson, Johanna Newmarch, The Curse of Willow Song, Valerie Tian

“Just when I thought I was out, they pulled be back in” goes the familiar refrain of Al Pacino’s Michael Corleone in The Godfather Part III. This feeling of being trapped in an endless loop

A Chat with BRUCE FONTAINE (Part 2)

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021InterviewBeyond Redemption, Bruce Fontaine, Operation Condor

Grossing $HKD 39 million upon opening in February 1991, Jackie Chan’s Operation Condor was a resounding success at home and abroad, cementing itself in the pantheon of Hong Kong action classics. Things only seemed to

OPERATION CONDOR 30th Anniversary: A Chat with BRUCE FONTAINE (Part 1)

February 23, 2021February 23, 2021InterviewBruce Fontaine, Curry & Pepper, King of the Kickboxers, Operation Condor

“Where is the map and the key?” snarls a henchman as he corners Jackie Chan at gunpoint in a Moroccan hotel room (actually a set in Hong Kong). Jackie denies any knowledge of the items,

MORE THAN MIYAGI Reveals the Man Behind the Crane Kick

February 16, 2021February 15, 2021ReviewMore Than Miyagi

Wax on, wax off. Besides never getting their big break, every actor has one fear: being typecast as their big break. Most of the moviegoing audience only knows Noriyuki “Pat” Morita as the wise Karate

VFF: EVENTS TRANSPIRING BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER A HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL GAME

February 9, 2021February 8, 2021ReviewB-Ball, Events Transpiring Before During and After a High School Basketball Game, VFF, Victoria Film Festival

What’s a sports movie that features everything but the actual sport? The modern substitute for tribal warfare tends to generate more than a few subplots in it’s periphery and it’s on these bench-warming events that