Monthly Archives: June 2003

Executive Suite

27 June 2003 – 7:58 am +0800

One of these days, when I feel I have a better grasp on his career as a whole, I’ll include Robert Wise in my essays on Great Filmmakers. He’s one of the finest unacknowledged filmmakers ever, and worked, in one capacity or another, on many of the most influential films of all time, among [...]

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Comrades: Almost a Love Story

15 June 2003 – 4:48 am +0800

I know I take an overly authoritative tone in many of my posts, and believe it or not, I try not to oversell anything to you, dear reader, but… it is difficult for me to express my love of this film without lapsing into endless superlatives. I shall do my best to refrain.
The [...]

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After Life

4 June 2003 – 3:18 am +0800

(Sheesh, the last MYOTS I did was in March? Lazy bum.)

It seems, on the surface, to be arbitrary. It is based on no religion or mythology that I am aware of. Yet the question posed by the recent Japanese film After Life strikes a deep emotional chord and produces a quiet, [...]

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