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NYFF 2008: "Ashes of Time Redux."
Thu, Oct 9 2008 11:05 AM

When Wong Kar-wai's lone attempt at a martial arts film, "Ashes of Time," first came out in 1994, it was considered by most to be awfully pretty and mystifyingly elliptical. "Redux" finds it restored, re-edited, seven minutes shorter, with feverishly heightened colors and dramatic new music from Yo-Yo Ma. Having never seen the original... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Festivals, Wong Kar-Wai, Reviews, NYFF 2008, Ashes of Time Redux, Ashes of Time, Brigitte Lin, Jacky Cheung, Maggie Cheung, Christopher Doyle, Leslie Leung

Odds: "I broke the code Tarantino invented."
Mon, Jul 28 2008 6:17 PM

To watch -- "Tarantino's Mind," a short from Brazilian directing duo 300ml in which a man (Selton Mello) explains his unified field theory of Quentin Tarantino to a skeptical friend (Seu Jorge, of "The Life Aquatic" and "City of God"). It all takes place, naturally, in a diner. (Hat tip -- Fimoculous.) Wong Kar-wai goes unsunglassed... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Quentin Tarantino, Odds, Wong Kar-Wai, Carina Lau, Johnny Depp, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, Britney Spears, Tarantino's Mind, London Film Festival, Terry Gilliam, Lost in La Mancha, The Knoxvile Carjacking Party, Tony Leung