interviews – podcasts – reviews
Starring: Tseng Chang (Village Chief Tang), CoCo Lee (Tang Luhua), John Lone (Mi Jihong) Written by: Sara Chen IMDb ranking & story line: 6.4/10 A lovable modern twist on a Chinese fairy tale, Bamboo Shoot's mixing of screwball kung-fu with Shakespearean themes of desire and confusion elevates this film to one with universal appeal. Not one for love stories as such I... Continue Reading →
...for a moment, time stood still....as I gasped in awe at her beauty
"Such beautiful artwork yet such a coarse mouth." Dr Albert ‘Bertie’ Chan, SPRING
Next week I return to one of the most fascinating countries I have ever been to, China! and more specifically Beijing! With my last trip to the capital being way back in 1992 I think its time for a visit, I was supposed to be running the Great Wall marathon however a triple ankle fracture... Continue Reading →
The last and third film I would like to discuss which influenced my story is The Last Emperor. Like many people reading this blog, I’ve seen this film many, many times and as you can imagine find it very difficult to summarise quite what I like about this magnificent masterpiece from Bernardo Bertolucci without the... Continue Reading →
To be honest I wish I could answer that myself, this would have saved me a lot of stress, time and sleepless nights BUT something within me is unable to quit this project, its unable to swerve off until all four episodes are written and delivered. A calling? A moment of madness? Who knows, who... Continue Reading →