tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post5664350790003096818..comments2024-03-27T18:23:34.322+08:00Comments on WEBS OF SIGNIFICANCE: Movies on my mindYTSLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-15050015899520739492009-03-14T11:45:00.000+08:002009-03-14T11:45:00.000+08:00Hi Willow --Thing is: many of the worthy movies sh...Hi Willow --<BR/><BR/>Thing is: many of the worthy movies shown at such as the HKIFF never do appear on DVD... including more than one film that I watched at last year's fest...YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-69385344728344437332009-03-14T06:57:00.000+08:002009-03-14T06:57:00.000+08:00I like the sound of some of the films being featur...I like the sound of some of the films being featured at the festival. As always, need to be patient and wait for the films to arrive on DVD.Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08180535915452293414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-10586662775956194872009-03-08T10:22:00.000+08:002009-03-08T10:22:00.000+08:00Hi again Kathie --Fingers crossed re the second bi...Hi again Kathie --<BR/><BR/>Fingers crossed re the second bit. And yes, I know, I should be grateful for the 24 other tickets... It's just that of all the movies showing, I'd been waiting the longest to see "Ashes of Time Redux", you know? :SYTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-70498234404889066452009-03-08T06:30:00.000+08:002009-03-08T06:30:00.000+08:00Well, I look forward to hearing about (and being e...Well, I look forward to hearing about (and being envious of) the 24 other screenings! Maybe the sell out for <I>Redux</I> will add some urgency to the Hong Kong release.Kathie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11855869667016065649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-27636326019117703722009-03-08T00:14:00.000+08:002009-03-08T00:14:00.000+08:00Hi again Stefan --At least you have some consolati...Hi again Stefan --<BR/><BR/>At least you have some consolation... and me too -- or at least, I *am* trying to console myself over lack of "Ashes of Time Redux" tickets by reminding myself that it WILL come out in Hong Kong theatres before too long. And I did get tickets to 24 (other) HKIFF screenings... ;SYTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-14295694996315690392009-03-07T22:06:00.000+08:002009-03-07T22:06:00.000+08:00SIFF has always lent its shoulder to cry on ;)I'm ...SIFF has always lent its shoulder to cry on ;)<BR/><BR/>I'm crossing my fingers for 2010 as well!Stefan Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07397118509561533746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-6568232663013970042009-03-07T17:41:00.000+08:002009-03-07T17:41:00.000+08:00Hi Kathie --Alas, you're going to have to wait lon...Hi Kathie --<BR/><BR/>Alas, you're going to have to wait longer than we would both like as I just got my HKIFF tickets through the mail and guess what was the ONLY screening whose tickets sold out before my order was processed? :(((<BR/><BR/>And sorry to hear that you won't be coming over in 2009. And yes, hope 2010 will be your year.YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-29469104635062412042009-03-07T14:43:00.000+08:002009-03-07T14:43:00.000+08:00I'll be awaiting your thoughts on Redux! (And than...I'll be awaiting your thoughts on <I>Redux</I>! (And thanks for the link!) If I were attending I would no doubt be at the screening with you. Sadly, the HKIFF will have to go on without me this year. Maybe 2010 is my year. Enjoy it for me!Kathie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11855869667016065649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-71375610102766353192009-03-07T11:34:00.000+08:002009-03-07T11:34:00.000+08:00Hi Stefan --Oh no, this means your missing two HKI...Hi Stefan --<BR/><BR/>Oh no, this means your missing two HKIFFs in a row! Ah well, I guess you'll have the Singapore International Film Festival as compensation, right? ;)<BR/><BR/>Hi again ewaffle --<BR/><BR/>Sorry if I got you overly concerned and apologetic. Also, have to say that I'm not that completely sure that the press is that completely free (of pressures and prejudice, etc.) in the USYTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-45607830675239900742009-03-07T02:12:00.000+08:002009-03-07T02:12:00.000+08:00"Er... I hope you don't plagiarize AT ALL but will..."Er... I hope you don't plagiarize AT ALL but will read a lot!!! ;D"<BR/><BR/>Very poor choice of words on my part--not unusual. I would never take the words or images that another person worked to produce although I will quote and attribute things that I find particularly good. <BR/><BR/>What I often take from a blog, website or article is a new way of looking at something, generally a way that ewafflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339565669634286677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-52976540271118688892009-03-06T23:28:00.000+08:002009-03-06T23:28:00.000+08:00Hi YTSL, alas last minute work has caused me to ap...Hi YTSL, alas last minute work has caused me to apply brakes to my travel plans and cannot make it to this year's HKIFF :(<BR/><BR/>I am already seething with rage in having to miss the fabulous lineup :(<BR/>then again i must realize what's paying the bills... so hope that I can make it for the next edition!Stefan Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07397118509561533746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-50947156433410674412009-03-06T21:11:00.000+08:002009-03-06T21:11:00.000+08:00Hi Jason --Actually, the three(!) times I've seen ...Hi Jason --<BR/><BR/>Actually, the three(!) times I've seen "Peking Opera Blues" on a big screen have all been in the US - once at the Smithsonian in DC and twice in New York courtesy of the Subway Cinema collective. ;)<BR/><BR/>And I do hope to have write ups of the HKIFF like I did last year. At the very least, you'll be able to check out what movies I've seen through my "most recently viewed YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-52933413486076055812009-03-05T19:14:00.000+08:002009-03-05T19:14:00.000+08:00Hi! Thanks for leaving a comment on my blog! I've ...Hi! Thanks for leaving a comment on my blog! I've only just started, and I hope this will be a hobby for some time.<BR/><BR/>I agree about your comments on the Film Workshop retrospective. They certainly deserve a larger audience.The Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02959672457255733288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-61844298281979719912009-03-05T10:23:00.000+08:002009-03-05T10:23:00.000+08:00Wow! I am looking forward to reading a bunch of yo...Wow! I am looking forward to reading a bunch of your reviews as you begin to recover from your viewing spectacular--plus, I hope, some general comments on the occasion itself, reflections on what it all means for the future of HK film and even some people watching remarks. <BR/><BR/>I realize this sounds like a editor giving you a paying writing assignment so I should just say that I will be ewafflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339565669634286677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-80661552396502429462009-03-05T01:39:00.000+08:002009-03-05T01:39:00.000+08:00Peking Opera Blues on the big screen? Wow, that's ...Peking Opera Blues on the big screen? Wow, that's a pretty charmed life you're living there in the Fragrant Harbour! Sounds like you've got a lot on your plate; hope you won't be too exhausted to give us your thoughts on the fest...!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-62149763421791486512009-03-04T20:28:00.000+08:002009-03-04T20:28:00.000+08:00Hi Glenn --I realize it's not the first time you t...Hi Glenn --<BR/><BR/>I realize it's not the first time you told me but it really made my day to read that Brian's and my reviews of "Ashes of Time" made you interested in checking out and appreciating the film. <BR/><BR/>Moving on: yes, definitely hope that we get a more toned-down performance from Simon Yam in the new Ann Hui film. Re Chow Yun-fat's acting in "The Postmodern Life of My Aunt": YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-35966778650146553412009-03-04T06:15:00.000+08:002009-03-04T06:15:00.000+08:00Yes, I am sure that I'm not the only one of your f...Yes, I am sure that I'm not the only one of your fans that is anxious to hear what you thought of Ashes of Time Redux (finally!). Without your review, and Brian's, I probably would never been able to appreciate the original film in the first place so many (8?) years ago.<BR/><BR/>I was pleasantly surprised that Ann Hui's new movie is ready so soon! After The Way We Are, I'm excited to see what Glenn, kenixfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00735095946077123391noreply@blogger.com