Stories from Asian Cinema While on the Road
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Red Eagle
Asian Cinema While on the Road &bull Oct 15, 2010
In another lifetime and in another galaxy not far from here I used to help program the New York Asian Film Festival and one of my annual duties was to check in with Five Star Production Company to see if the film Red Eagle would be ready for our festival. This went on for five years and every year the answer would come back "Not yet". It was a long gestation, but the film finally hit the screens in Bangkok last week with a publicity bang. Red Eagle is a modern updating of a very beloved… Full Story »
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Green Snake Soundtrack
Asian Cinema While on the Road &bull Oct 9, 2010
Seeing a Tsui Hark film reminded me that I was still sitting unceremoniously on the soundtrack to Green Snake. It is a great film and has a great soundtrack. This isn't all of it but it is most of it.… Full Story »
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Back like a Bad Baht
Asian Cinema While on the Road &bull Oct 8, 2010
Geez, has it really been that long since I last did a post for this Blog? How time flies when you are in a coma. Well, not a coma exactly but a period of such infinite lassitude that I may as well have been. I have been woken from my crusty-eyed slumber by the news of two Hong Kong films suddenly washing ashore here in Bangkok. It is almost like being in Hong Kong. But better. After cruising the Internet like a sneaky Peeping Tom, I got the impression that one of these films was being treated like raw sewage… Full Story »
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Bangkok Adrenaline
Asian Cinema While on the Road &bull May 19, 2010
As armored vehicles break through the barricades, black smoke billows in the not too distant future and helicopters patrol overhead, a mournful feeling has dropped down upon the city. Things may be coming to a head here. It is all very sad that it has come to this and one has to wonder if this will turn out only to be the beginning of something… Full Story »
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Bangkok is heating up
Asian Cinema While on the Road &bull May 14, 2010
And that's not the temperature. A few days back it looked like an agreement was about to be reached between the Government and the Red Shirts, but all hell has broken loose with the shooting of a top Red leader.… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Australia
- Zombieland
- Shooting
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Sam Hui Movie Theme Songs
Asian Cinema While on the Road &bull May 11, 2010
God, it's hot in Bangkok. Walking outside is like shoving your face into a microwave on the defrost setting. Daily living seems to consist primarily of getting from one air conditioned setting to another. It is so hot even some… Full Story »
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Last Four Tracks from Disc 1 of HK Film Songs
Asian Cinema While on the Road &bull Apr 18, 2010
Here are the final four tracks of the CD of Hong Kong movie themes. I wish I was better at telling you which films they come from. I have known a few and though many of the songs are very… Full Story »
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The Next Four Tracks
Asian Cinema While on the Road &bull Apr 16, 2010
Here the next four tracks in the HK film compilation CD that I have. Sorry for being such a slackard of late. Full Story »
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Another Four Songs from the HK Movie CD Compilation
Asian Cinema While on the Road &bull Mar 27, 2010
Thanks for uploading these songs Brian, they sure bring back some memories.Does anyone know what the second theme song is in the Executioners (when Damian Lau gets gunned down at the train station). Dear Editors:I'm writing to tell you about… Full Story »
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Sampling of Hong Kong Film Songs
Asian Cinema While on the Road &bull Mar 25, 2010
I am in the midst of one of my lazy periods. They come and go. But to give this Blog a small pulse, here are four selections from a two disc CD of Hong Kong theme songs. These four are… Full Story »
