Category Archives: Hollywood

Ashes Of Time Redux

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Luke Ford

Ashes of Time Redux is inspired by Louis Cha’s novel The Eagle-Shooting Heroes. It centers on a man named Ouyang Feng (Leslie Cheung). Since the woman he loved rejected him, he has lived in the western desert, hiring skilled swordsmen … Continue reading →

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I Despise ‘The Dark Knight’

Posted on September 3, 2008 by Luke Ford

I’m not into comic books, even when they’re called "graphic novels." I’m not into super-heroes and movies based on them. I went to see "The Dark Knight" last week because Marc Gafni wanted to do a dialogue with me on … Continue reading →

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Synecdoche, New York

Posted on August 29, 2008 by Luke Ford

From imdb.com: "Theater director Caden Cotard (Philip Seymour Hoffman) is mounting a new play. Fresh off of a successful production of Death of a Salesman, he has traded in the suburban blue-hairs and regional theater of Schenectady for the cultured … Continue reading →

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Lorna’s Silence

Posted on August 28, 2008 by Luke Ford

From Sony Classics: The destiny of a woman caught between love and the law of the underworld. Lorna, (Arta Dobroshi), a young Albanian woman living in Belgium, has her sights set on opening a snack bar with her boyfriend, Sokol … Continue reading →

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‘I Loved You So Long’

Posted on August 28, 2008 by Luke Ford

From Sony Classics: "I’VE LOVED YOU SO LONG" is a film about the strength of women, their capacity to shine forth, reconstruct themselves and be reborn. A story about our secrets, about confinement, about the isolation we all share…." – … Continue reading →

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