Mongol is coming to a theatre near you

The real scene stealer is mainland China’s Honglei Sun who portrays Temudjin’s blood brother Jamukha. Given the right role, I think Honglei could chew up the scenery, spit it out and come back for more. Each frame he was in, I couldn’t help but watch him.

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Nightwatching – Toronto Film Festival

Well I’m off to see Nightwatching – the Dutch film about Rembrant’s efforts to paint the Nightwatch and the murder that he became involved in. Looks like it may be a lush film. I’ll let you know.   And yes.. I’m one movie behind as usual. I’ll finish the post about Mongol later. Forget the [...]

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Beyond the Years – Chônnyônhak, “thousand year crane”

I saw Beyond the Years on Saturday. The South Korean film translates roughly into Thousand Year Crane. The title is appropriate given the visual theme of cranes throughout the film. Its a simple story of a love between a brother and his stepsister through decades and separation.   Veteran director Im Kwon-taek struggled to get [...]

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Taking you with me to the film Mongol

Movie today – 9:15 showing of Mongol – the story of Gengis Khan, downtown so I have to be on the subway by 8:15 if I don’t want to be rushed.

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Beyond the Years – Toronto Film Festival

I love the pacing of Asian films. The wide sweeps of scenery and periods of quiet. No need to fill every moment with movement and sound. I also enjoy the fact that in a number of the Asian films, the cast have been amateurs.   Yesterday’s film was an excellent example (except for the wide [...]

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Busy day today – movies and computers

Oh what a busy cat I’ll be today. I’m starting the day off with a movie. Yes, you read that correctly. Toronto is the home of TIFF – Toronto International Film Festival – think of Caans Film Festival but with a friendlier approach. Anyone can get tickets to go. If you are so inclined, you [...]

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