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Interview: SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING Director Jon Watts on Batman vs. Spidey,...
Beloved as New York’s own wall-crawler is, no one was sure they wanted another Spider-Man movie so soon after the last disappointing Spider-Man reboot. It fell to director Jon Watts to either...
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New York Asian 2017 Interview: BAD GENIUS Stars and Director on Running a...
Based on true incidents, Thailand’s Bad Genius is a very different kind of heist film. The film’s director, Nattawut Poonpiriya and two stars, Chanon Santinatornkul and the New York Asian Film...
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New York Asian 2017 Interview: In A QUIET DREAM, Director Zhang Lu and Star...
After 2014’s acclaimed, Gyeongju, director Zhang Lu returns to the New York Asian Film Festival with A Quiet Dream. With a little help from his star, Han Ye-ri, Zhang spoke with me about blurring the...
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New York Asian 2017 Interview: Legend Eric Tsang on Giving Back and...
One of the true legends of Hong Kong cinema, Eric Tsang has made more than 250 films in a career spanning over 40 years that shows no sign of stopping. Tsang came to the New York Asian Film......
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New York Asian 2017 Interview: MAD WORLD Director Wong Chun Challenges...
For his first feature film, director Wong Chun decided to shine a spotlight on the serious topic of mental illness, and one Hong Kong family’s struggle to cope. The project generated such momentum...
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New York Asian 2017 Interview: Superstar Gang Dong-won on VANISHING TIME,...
At the moment, in Korea, there aren’t many stars that shine brighter or hotter than Gang Dong-won. The leading man of more than 20 features creates frenzies everywhere he goes, as proven by his...
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Japan Cuts 2017 Interview: Kan Hanae on Sex and Religion in WEST NORTH WEST...
Having begun her acting career at age 10 in the hands of legendary Japanese director Suzuki Seijun, Kan Hanae has never stopped working. Attending Japan Cuts, with not one, but two films, Kan spoke...
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Japan Cuts 2017 Interview: Sahel Rosa on Breaking Taboos in WEST NORTH WEST
West North West’s bold, intimate study of three ladies brought together by attraction, yet isolated by race, religion and sexuality, features knockout performances by its leads. Model, actress and...
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Japan Cuts 2017 Interview: Director Miyazaki Daisuke on YAMATO (CALIFORNIA)'s...
For his second feature film, Miyazaki Daisuke decided to turn his camera to his home town. Setting a young rapper’s search for her own voice through the incessant roar of a neighboring US military...
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Japan Cuts 2017 Interview: IN THIS CORNER OF THE WORLD Producer Maki Taro on...
In This Corner of the World is already a blockbuster hit in its native Japan. Japan Cuts hosted the US premiere of the film and I had a chance to chat with its producer, Maki Taro, about the risks...
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Japan Cuts 2017 Interview: Cut Above Winner, Superstar Odagiri Joe on Acting...
One of his country’s most sought-after and exciting actors, Odagiri Joe has made a career pushing the boundaries of Japanese cinema. Fearless in his choice of roles and unhesitant about working...
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THE VILLAINESS Interview: Director Jung Byung-gil on the Stunts and Stars
With its mesmerising female protagonist and eye-popping analog action, The Villainess arrives on our shores after receiving a four-minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival. Closing this...
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